Jump to content

Investec Royal Swazi Open

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Holiday Inns Open)

Investec Royal Swazi Open
Tournament information
LocationEzulwini Valley, Eswatini
Established1971
Course(s)Royal Swazi Spa
Par72
Length7,834 yards (7,163 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatModified Stableford
Prize fundR 1,500,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2020
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Mark McNulty (1987)
To par−29 as above
Score65 points Jaco van Zyl (2009)
Final champion
South Africa Daniel van Tonder
Location map
Royal Swazi Spa is located in Eswatini
Royal Swazi Spa
Royal Swazi Spa
Location in Eswatini

The Investec Royal Swazi Open was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and was played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it was played using a Modified Stableford System.

Winners

[edit]
Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Investec Royal Swazi Open
2020 South Africa Daniel van Tonder (2) 48 points 18 points South Africa Neil Schietekat
2019 South Africa Martin Rohwer 59 points 12 points South Africa Jake Roos
England Steve Surry
2018 South Africa Justin Harding 47 points 1 point South Africa Lyle Rowe
2017 South Africa Peter Karmis 49 points 1 point United States Zack Byrd
2016 South Africa Titch Moore 60 points 11 points Brazil Adilson da Silva
2015 South Africa PH McIntyre 45 points 1 point South Africa Morne Buys
2014 South Africa Daniel van Tonder 48 points Playoff South Africa Jacques Blaauw
South Africa Jared Harvey
2013 South Africa James Kingston 45 points Playoff South Africa Ruan de Smidt
2012 South Africa Christiaan Basson 50 points 1 point South Africa Desvonde Botes
South Africa Daniel van Tonder
2011 South Africa Justin Walters 45 points 1 point South Africa Divan van den Heever
2010 South Africa Keith Horne 47 points 1 point South Africa Christiaan Basson
Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open
2009 South Africa Jaco van Zyl 65 points 12 points Zimbabwe Tongoona Charamba
South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen
2008 South Africa Jean Hugo 56 points 6 points South Africa Neil Schietekat
2007 South Africa Des Terblanche (2) 50 points 2 points South Africa James Kamte
2006 South Africa Thomas Aiken 59 points 9 points South Africa Steve Basson
Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
2005 South Africa Hendrik Buhrmann 42 points 1 point South Africa Ross Wellington
2004 South Africa Nic Henning 42 points 1 point South Africa Titch Moore
2003 South Africa Des Terblanche 36 points Playoff Brazil Adilson da Silva
Royal Swazi Sun Open
2002 South Africa Andrew McLardy 268 −20 2 strokes South Africa Nic Henning
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
2001 South Africa Bradford Vaughan 263 −25 8 strokes England Mark Hilton
South Africa Trevor Immelman
Stenham Swazi Open
2000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (5) 267 −13 2 strokes Scotland Doug McGuigan
Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open
1999 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux 266 −22 3 strokes Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
1998 Eswatini Paul Friedlander 201 −15 Playoff United States Scott Dunlap
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open
1997 South Africa Warrick Druian 269 −19 1 stroke England Chris Davison
South Africa Nic Henning
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
1996 South Africa Richard Kaplan 271 −17 Playoff South Africa Wayne Westner [1]
1995 United States Brad Ott 266 −22 2 strokes England Chris Davison
South Africa Richard Kaplan
1994 United States Omar Uresti 274 −14 2 strokes United States Andrew Pitts
1993 South Africa Sean Pappas 272 −16 Playoff South Africa Ernie Els
1992 South Africa Ernie Els 269 −19 1 stroke England Chris Davison
1991 United States Hugh Royer III 265 −23 4 strokes United States Robin Freeman
South Africa Des Terblanche
1990 United States John Daly 267 −21 2 strokes South Africa John Bland [2][3]
1989 South Africa Jeff Hawkes 202[a] −14 1 stroke United States John Daly
Eswatini Joe Dlamini		 [4]
Helix Swazi Sun Classic
1988 United States Don Levin 268 −20 Playoff United States Alan Pate [5]
Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1987 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (4) 259 −29 6 strokes South Africa Wayne Westner [6]
Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1986 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 263 −25 Playoff South Africa Fulton Allem [7]
1985 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2) 270 −18 1 stroke South Africa Simon Hobday
1984 United States Rick Hartmann 271 −17 1 stroke Zimbabwe Teddy Webber [8][9]
Holiday Inns Pro-Am
1983 South Africa John Bland (3) 271 −17 2 strokes Zimbabwe Teddy Webber [10]
1982 Zimbabwe Denis Watson 268 −20 4 strokes South Africa Fulton Allem [11][12]
1981 England Ian Mosey 278 −10 Playoff England Nigel Burch
South Africa Allan Henning		 [13]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1980 Mark McNulty 274 −14 1 stroke South Africa Tienie Britz [14]
Holiday Inns Open
1979 South Africa John Bland (2) 267 −21 Playoff South Africa Andries Oosthuizen
1978: No tournament
Holiday Inns Invitational
1977 South Africa John Bland 265 −23 4 strokes South Africa Bobby Cole [15]
1976 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 273 −15 Playoff South Africa Dale Hayes
Holiday Inns Open
1975
(Dec)		 South Africa Dale Hayes (3) 275 −13 Playoff South Africa John Fourie [16]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1975
(Feb)		 Republic of Ireland John O'Leary 271 −17 4 strokes South Africa John Fourie
South Africa Dale Hayes		 [16]
Holiday Inns Open
1974 South Africa Dale Hayes (2) 269 −19 2 strokes New Zealand Bob Charles [17]
1973 South Africa Dale Hayes 136 −8 1 stroke South Africa Trevor Wilkes [18]
1972 United States John Buczek 270 −18 1 stroke South Africa Cobie Legrange [19]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1971 South Africa Cobie Legrange 273 −15 Playoff South Africa Denis Hutchinson [20][21]

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 201, 581. ISBN 1-878843-17-6.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 254, 497. ISBN 1-85592-558-3.
  3. ^ "Daly's win at Investec Royal Swazi remembered". Sunshine Tour. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 254, 498. ISBN 0-948615-38-9.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 247, 472. ISBN 0-00-218284-X.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 222, 441. ISBN 0-00-218283-1.
  7. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 231, 446. ISBN 0-00-218257-2.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 201, 415. ISBN 0-86254-124-7.
  9. ^ "Clipped From The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 5 March 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  10. ^ "It's Bland by two strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "For the Record | Golf". The Times. 22 February 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  12. ^ "Rafferty eyes top ten finish". Belfast Telegraph. 20 February 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 213, 429. ISBN 0-86254-101-8.
  14. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 150, 352. ISBN 0-86254-005-4.
  15. ^ The Allied Book of South African Sport & Sports Records, Issue 2. SASBOR. 1988. ISBN 0620128828. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 271, 461, 463. ISBN 0-385-14940-9.
  17. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 234, 413. ISBN 0-00-211955-2.
  18. ^ Simms, George (1974). John Player Golf Yearbook 1974. Queen Anne Press. p. 50. ISBN 0362001758.
  19. ^ "Britons slip as Buczek wins". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 21 February 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  20. ^ "Legrange's title after playoff". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 15 March 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  21. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1972). The World of Professional Golf 1972. Collins. pp. 295–296, 484. ISBN 0-00-211941-2.
[edit]


Stub icon

This article on a golf tournament is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Investec_Royal_Swazi_Open&oldid=1246674859"