Vodacom Origins of Golf explained

Vodacom Origins of Golf
Location:	South Africa
Establishment:	2004
Tour:	Sunshine Tour
Format:	Stroke play
Aggregate:	195 Jean Hugo (2015) 195 George Coetzee (2022)
To-Par:	−21 as above
Map Relief:	yes

The Vodacom Origins of Golf is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour.

2004–05 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
29 May 2004	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula		210	−6	1 stroke
12 Jun 2004	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Schoeman Park		200	−16	4 strokes
2 Jul 2004	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali		204	−12	Playoff
22 Jul 2004	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sun City	Thomas Aiken (2)	204	−12	3 strokes
19 Sep 2004	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella		215	−1	1 stroke
21 Oct 2004	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Thomas Aiken (3)	214	−5	7 strokes

2005–06 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
13 May 2005	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria		202	−14	Playoff
27 May 2005	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula	Desvonde Botes (2)	198	−18	6 strokes
1 Jul 2005	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun		205	−5	1 stroke
26 Aug 2005	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein		205	−11	1 stroke
9 Sep 2005	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale		202	−14	1 stroke
21 Oct 2005	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		218	−1	4 strokes

2006–07 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
21 Apr 2006	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella		208	−8	5 strokes
26 May 2006	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria		205	−11	6 strokes
30 Jun 2006	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne		205	−8	1 stroke
18 Aug 2006	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein	Rossouw Loubser (2)	205	−11	2 strokes
15 Sep 2006	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula		207	−9	1 stroke
6 Oct 2006	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		212	−4	1 stroke

2007 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
20 Apr 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella		207	−9	Playoff
11 May 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria	Hennie Otto (2)	201	−15	3 strokes
15 Jun 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne		207	−9	2 strokes
3 Aug 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein		202	−14	3 strokes
24 Aug 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt		217	−2	Playoff
28 Sep 2007	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		209	−7	3 strokes

2008 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
4 Apr 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein		201	−15	2 strokes
25 Apr 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria		201	−15	4 strokes
30 May 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne	Jean Hugo (2)	203	−13	2 strokes
29 Aug 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella		210	−6	4 strokes
19 Sep 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood	George Coetzee (2)	212	−4	1 stroke
24 Oct 2008	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		214	−2	1 stroke

2009 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
3 Apr 2009	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein		201	−15	1 stroke
22 May 2009	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria		204	−12	1 stroke
25 Jun 2009	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt	Brandon Pieters (2)	141	−3	1 stroke
14 Aug 2009	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale		135	−9	Playoff
18 Sep 2009	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne	Darren Fichardt (2)	198	−18	7 strokes
9 Oct 2009	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Brandon Pieters (3)	208	−8	1 stroke

2010 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
16 Apr 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross	Jean Hugo (3)	201	−15	1 stroke
30 Apr 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Jaco van Zyl (2)	200	−16	1 stroke
30 Jul 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood	Ulrich van den Berg (2)	202	−14	1 stroke
20 Aug 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne		203	−13	2 strokes
18 Sep 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch	Jean Hugo (4)	199	−17	3 strokes
15 Oct 2010	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		209	−7	1 stroke

2011 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
27 May 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria	Jean Hugo (5)	205	−11	3 strokes
10 Jun 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella		205	−11	3 strokes
29 Jul 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola	Jean Hugo (6)	201	−15	Playoff
12 Aug 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun	Darren Fichardt (3)	204	−6	1 stroke
2 Sep 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Adilson da Silva (2)	206	−10	2 strokes
23 Sep 2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Jean Hugo (7)	208	−8	2 strokes

2012 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
11 May 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola		201	−15	Playoff
8 Jun 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula		200	−16	3 strokes
27 Jul 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze		198	−18	3 strokes
24 Aug 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park	Adilson da Silva (3)	198	−18	1 stroke
7 Sep 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Trevor Fisher Jnr (3)	202	−14	Playoff
28 Sep 2012	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		209	−10	3 strokes

2013 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
7 Jun 2013	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola		204	−12	1 stroke
28 Jun 2013	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park	Jacques Blaauw (2)	198	−18	1 stroke
9 Aug 2013	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria		208	−8	5 strokes
23 Aug 2013	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan	Jean Hugo (8)	202	−14	7 strokes
13 Sep 2013	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys	Andrew Curlewis (2)	209	−7	Playoff
11 Oct 2013	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		212	−4	Playoff

2014 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
27 Jun 2014	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria		204	−12	1 stroke
25 Jul 2014	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella	Jean Hugo (9)	137	−7	1 stroke
1 Aug 2014	Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis		207	−9	3 strokes
5 Sep 2014	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun		208	−2	Playoff
3 Oct 2014	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace		200	−16	Playoff
31 Oct 2014	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Keith Horne (2)	203	−13	5 strokes

2015 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
6 Jun 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan	Justin Harding (2)	208	−8	Playoff
22 Aug 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer	Jean Hugo (10)	210	−6	1 stroke
12 Sep 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace	Jean Hugo (11)	195	−21	1 stroke
3 Oct 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis		205	−11	1 stroke
24 Oct 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek		197	−19	5 strokes
13 Nov 2015	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	Darren Fichardt (4)	202	−14	1 stroke

2016–17 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
30 Jul 2016	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun		199	−11	2 strokes
20 Aug 2016	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella	Vaughn Groenewald (2)	207	−9	1 stroke
10 Sep 2016	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Jacques Blaauw (3)	206	−10	Playoff
1 Oct 2016	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola	Justin Harding (3)	202	−14	1 stroke
22 Oct 2016	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria	Jaco Ahlers (2)	207	−9	3 strokes
5 Nov 2016	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		205	−11	2 strokes

2017–18 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
29 Jul 2017	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate		206	−10	1 stroke
19 Aug 2017	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella	Keith Horne (3)	210	−6	3 strokes
2 Sep 2017	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali		204	−12	8 strokes
23 Sep 2017	Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis	Doug McGuigan (2)	203	−13	2 strokes
14 Oct 2017	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen		204	−12	Playoff
4 Nov 2017	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		200	−16	1 stroke

2018–19 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
18 Aug 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula		206	−10	Playoff
1 Sep 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park		202	−14	4 strokes
16 Sep 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella		205	−11	1 stroke
29 Sep 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis		204	−12	1 stroke
20 Oct 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys	Garth Mulroy (2)	206	−10	1 stroke
3 Nov 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		210	−6	1 stroke

2019–20 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
24 Aug 2019	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen		200	−16	6 strokes		^[1]
28 Sep 2019	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood		197	−19	5 strokes		^[2]
5 Oct 2019	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch		201	−15	1 stroke		^[3]
19 Oct 2019	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park	Jaco Ahlers (3)	201	−15	2 strokes		^[4]
2 Nov 2019	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final	George Coetzee (3)	196	−20	3 strokes		^[5]

2020–21 season

No tournaments took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6]

2021–22 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
6 Aug 2021	Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze	George Coetzee (4)	198	−18	3 strokes		^[7]
28 Aug 2021	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen	Alex Haindl (2)	213	−3	1 stroke		^[8]
18 Sep 2021	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Mount Edgecombe		201	−9	1 stroke		^[9]
2 Oct 2021	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood		211	−5	Playoff		^[10]
30 Jan 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		203	−13	2 strokes		^[11]

2022–23 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
6 Aug 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze	George Coetzee (5)	195	−21	2 strokes		^[12]
27 Aug 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate		206	−10	1 stroke		^[13]
17 Sep 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer		200	−16	1 stroke		^[14]
1 Oct 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis		203	−13	2 strokes		^[15]
30 Oct 2022	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		280	−8	Playoff		^[16]

2023–24 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
13 Aug 2023	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula		203	−13	1 stroke		^[17]
17 Sep 2023	VOG Western Cape		203	−10	Playoff		^[18]
22 Oct 2023	VOG KZN		208	−2	Playoff		^[19]
5 Nov 2023	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final		273	−15	2 strokes		^[20]

2024–25 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
18 Aug 2024	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate	Jean Hugo (12)	203	−13	1 stroke		^[21]
22 Sep 2024	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen
13 Oct 2024	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun
17 Nov 2024	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Oubaai

External links

• • Sunshine Tour

Notes and References

1. News: Bridesmaid no more! Strydom wins at Sishen . News24 . Mike . Green . 24 August 2019 . 7 August 2023.
2. News: Coasting home: Bremner wins at Humewood . News24 . 28 September 2019 . 7 August 2023.
3. Lawrence the toast of Stellenbosch . Compleat Golfer . 5 October 2019 . 7 August 2023.
4. Ahlers claims Selborne victory . Compleat Golfer . 19 October 2019 . 7 August 2023.
5. News: Coetzee goes wire-to-wire for Simola win . News24 . 2 November 2019 . 7 August 2023.
6. Web site: Sunshine Tour suspends all activities . Sunshine Tour . 16 March 2020 . 6 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210118164236/https://sunshinetour.com/sunshine-tour-suspends-all-activities-nathan/ . 18 January 2021.
7. Coetzee wins Vodacom Origins opener . Compleat Golfer . 7 August 2021 . 6 August 2023.
8. News: Alex Haindl claims 2nd Sunshine Tour win of season at Sishen . News24 . Michael . Vlismas . 29 August 2021 . 6 August 2023.
9. News: Louis Albertse gets his maiden victory at Mount Edgecombe . Independent Online . 18 September 2021 . 6 August 2023.
10. News: Daniel Greene wins maiden Sunshine Tour title in playoff at Humewood . News24 . Michael . Vlismas . 2 October 2021 . 6 August 2023.
11. Rohwer wins Vodacom Origins of Golf Final . Compleat Golfer . 30 January 2022 . 6 August 2023.
12. Coetzee defends De Zalze title . Compleat Golfer . 6 August 2022 . 6 August 2023.
13. Web site: Relief as Anthony Michael makes his breakthrough in Vodacom Origins . Independent Online . 27 August 2022 . 6 August 2023.
14. Dingle breaks through with Vodacom Origins win . Compleat Golfer . 17 September 2022 . 6 August 2023.
15. Web site: Korb wins Vodacom Origins in St Francis . SuperSport . 1 October 2022 . 6 August 2023.
16. Smit wins Vodacom Origins Final . Compleat Golfer . 30 October 2022 . 6 August 2023.
17. Web site: Kruyswijk wins Vodacom Origins opener at Zebula . SuperSport . 13 August 2023 . 13 August 2023.
18. Barker grabs second Sunshine Tour title . Compleat Golfer . 17 September 2023 . 17 September 2023.
19. Web site: Moolman charges to Vodacom Origins victory . SuperSport . 22 October 2023 . 5 November 2023.
20. Schietekat wins Vodacom Origins Final . Compleat Golfer . 5 November 2023 . 7 November 2023.
21. News: Hugo claims record 12th Vodacom Origins title . OFM . 19 August 2024 . 19 August 2024.