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The South African Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament in South Africa.

History

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The first tournament was held from 26 September to 1 October 1892. It was held at Kimberley Golf Club as part of the Kimberley Exhibition. It was entitled the "South African Championship." It was a match play event. Pat Grant was the favorite but was defeated by Denholm Walker in the early rounds. Walker ultimately won the championship, defeating H.J. Mackay 1 up in the finals.[1] The second event was held at Port Elizabeth Golf Course and referred to as the SA Tournament. The format changed from match play to stroke play. D.G. Proudfoot won the tournament. It was his first of many victories in the event.[1]

In recent years the event has usually been held in February.[2][3][4]

Winners

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Year Champion Score Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2024 Scotland Gregor Graham 4 & 2 South Africa Jordan Burnand Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2023 France Martin Couvra 3 up South Africa Kyle De Beer Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate
2022 South Africa Kyle De Beer 4 & 2 Scotland Rory Franssen Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2021 South Africa Christian Maas 3 & 2 South Africa Christopher Dyer Royal Johannesburg & Kensington [4]
2020 South Africa Casey Jarvis 7 & 6 South Africa James Wilson Royal Johannesburg & Kensington [3]
2019 South Africa Wilco Nienaber 1 up South Africa Jordan Duminy King David Mowbray Golf Club [2][5]
2018 South Africa Deon Germishuys 39th hole South Africa Chris Woollam Durban Country Club [6]
2017 South Africa Christo Lamprecht 7 & 6 South Africa Caylum Boon Humewood Golf Club
2016 Scotland Craig Ross 3 & 1 South Africa Dylan Naidoo George Golf Club
2015 Scotland Daniel Young 8 & 6 South Africa Jovan Rebula Silver Lakes
2014 South Africa Thriston Lawrence 5 & 4 South Africa Altin van der Merwe Hermanus
2013 South Africa Thriston Lawrence 9 & 8 South Africa Andrew Light Country Club JHB
2012 Scotland Brian Soutar 2 & 1 South Africa Brandon Stone Mowbray Golf Club
2011 Scotland Michael Stewart 5 & 4 Scotland Paul Shields Vaal de Grace
2010 England Laurie Canter 6 & 5 South Africa Allan Versfeld East London Golf Club
2009 South Africa Ryan Dreyer 5 & 3 South Africa Adrian Ford Benoni Country Club
2008 South Africa Jacques Blaauw 6 & 5 Wales Nigel Edwards Royal Durban Golf Club
2007 South Africa Louis de Jager 5 & 4 South Africa Andre de Decker Humewood Golf Club
2006 Wales Nigel Edwards 2 up Australia Won Joon Lee De Zalze & Stellenbosch
2005 South Africa George Coetzee 5 & 3 South Africa Hertzog Landman Wingate Park Country Club
2004 South Africa Hennie Rootman 4 & 3 South Africa Billy Valentyn Paarl Golf Club
2003 South Africa Anton Haig 8 & 7 South Africa Jake Roos Roodepoort Country Club
2002 South Africa Rossouw Loubser 1 up South Africa Grant Veenstra George Golf Course
2001 England David Dixon 1 up South Africa Dean Lambert Oppenheimer Park
2000 South Africa Jaco van Zyl 8 & 6 South Africa Dean Lambert East London
1999 South Africa Richard Sterne 3 & 2 South Africa Jaco Olver Westlake
1998 South Africa Jean Hugo 4 & 3 South Africa Ryan Reid Mount Edgecombe Country Club
1997 South Africa Trevor Immelman 2 & 1 New Zealand David Somervaille Humewood
1996 South Africa Titch Moore 8 & 7 South Africa Martin Maritz Benoni Country Club
1995 South Africa Warren Abery 1 up South Africa Jean Hugo Schoeman Park
1994 South Africa Bradford Vaughan 8 & 7 South Africa Derrick Deans Royal Cape
1993 Zimbabwe Lewis Chitengwa 4 & 2 South Africa Hugo Lombard East London
1992 South Africa Bradley Davidson 7 & 6 South Africa Tim Clark Royal Durban
1991 South Africa Desvonde Botes 3 & 1 South Africa Barry Sundelson Royal Johannesburg
1990 South Africa Retief Goosen 2 & 1 South Africa D. Smith Port Elizabeth
1989 South Africa Craig Rivett 38th hole South Africa Ernie Els Maritzburg Country Club
1988 South Africa Neville Clarke 40th hole South Africa Ernie Els Oppenheimer Park
1987 South Africa Ben Fouchee 1 up South Africa Ernie Els Glendower
1986 South Africa Ernie Els 5 & 3 South Africa Tony Louw East London
1985 South Africa Neville Clarke 3 & 1 South Africa Duncan Lindsay-Smith Royal Cape
1984 South Africa M. Wiltshire 3 & 1 South Africa Peter Van Der Riet Humewood
1983 Taiwan Yuan Ching-chi 6 & 5 South Africa David Suddards Royal Durban
1982 South Africa Neil James 37th hole South Africa Duncan Lindsay-Smith East London
1981 South Africa David Suddards 2 & 1 South Africa David Frost Oppenheimer Park
1980 South Africa Etienne Groenewald 9 & 8 South Africa David Suddards Royal Johannesburg
1979 South Africa Louis Norval 5 & 4 South Africa W. Branthwaite Humewood
1978 Rhodesia Teddy Webber 3 & 2 South Africa Etienne Groenewald Durban Country Club
1977 Rhodesia Teddy Webber 37th hole South Africa Richter Van Niekerk Bryanston Country Club
1976 South Africa Russell Kotzen 8 & 7 South Africa George Schwartzel Mowbray
1975 South Africa Peter Vorster 3 & 2 South Africa J. Diniz Bloemfontein
1974 South Africa Trevor Lagerwey 1 up South Africa Neville Sundelson Port Elizabeth
1973 South Africa Andries Oosthuizen 3 & 2 South Africa Coen Dreyer Houghton
1972 South Africa Neville Sundelson 3 & 2 South Africa R. Gouverneur East London
1971 South Africa Coen Dreyer 6 & 5 South Africa Kevin Suddards Durban Country Club
1970 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 37th hole South Africa Roy Joubert Mowbray
1969 South Africa Derek Thornton 2 & 1 South Africa John Fourie Humewood
1968 South Africa Bob Williams 5 & 3 South Africa Reg Taylor Bloemfontein
1967 South Africa Derek Kemp 7 & 6 South Africa Rod Mullan Royal Johannesburg
1966 South Africa Comrie du Toit 1 up South Africa Brian Lefson Mowbray
1965 South Africa Peter Vorster 7 & 6 South Africa I. Dorrington Humewood
1964 England Richard Langridge 1 up South Africa Dorian Wharton-Hood Bloemfontein
1963 South Africa Dave Symons 5 & 4 South Africa John Hayes Durban Country Club
1962 South Africa John Hayes 2 & 1 South Africa Barry Franklin Houghton
1961 South Africa Jannie le Roux 3 & 2 South Africa John Hayes East London
1960 South Africa Murray Grindrod 3 & 2 South Africa Cobie Legrange Mowbray
1959 South Africa Arthur Walker 11 & 10 South Africa D. Muller Royal Johannesburg
1958 South Africa Jimmy Boyd 5 & 4 South Africa Arthur Walker Bloemfontein
1957 South Africa Arthur Stewart 41st hole South Africa Peter Vorster Humewood
1956 South Africa Reg Taylor 37th hole South Africa Arthur Walker Durban Country Club
1955 South Africa Bruce Keyter 10 & 9 South Africa N.K. Cowan Zwartkop
1954 South Africa Alan Jackson 37th hole South Africa Denis Hutchinson East London
1953 South Africa Roger Brews 4 & 3 South Africa Jimmy Boyd Royal Cape
1952 South Africa Mickey Janks 2 & 1 South Africa Ronnie Glennie Humewood
1951 South Africa Teddy Irwin 4 & 3 South Africa Mickey Janks Houghton
1950 South Africa Eric Dalton 5 & 4 South Africa Frank Agg Durban Country Club
1949 South Africa Ronnie Glennie 3 & 2 South Africa Jimmy Boyd Maccauvlei
1948 South Africa Ben Ryan 3 & 2 South Africa Christian Watermeyer East London
1947 South Africa Christian Watermeyer 9 & 8 South Africa Ben Ryan Mowbray
1946 South Africa Jimmy Boyd 4 & 3 South Africa Graham Packer Royal Johannesburg
1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1940 South Africa Jack Watermeyer 5 & 4 South Africa Rick Dorrington Humewood
1939 South Africa Otway Hayes 3 & 1 South Africa Christian Watermeyer Durban Country Club
1938 South Africa Bernard Wynne 8 & 7 South Africa Ben Ryan Maccauvlei
1937 South Africa Bobby Locke 4 & 3 South Africa Clarence Olander East London
1936 South Africa Clarence Olander 4 & 3 South Africa Maurice Bodmer Royal Cape
1935 South Africa Bobby Locke 38th hole South Africa Frank Agg Parkview
1934 South Africa Clarence Olander 3 & 2 South Africa Jack Watermeyer Humewood
1933 South Africa Bernard Wynne 38th hole South Africa L.M. Jacobs Durban Country Club [7]
1932 South Africa Clarence Olander 37th hole South Africa Frank Agg Royal Port Alfred
1931 South Africa Charles Coetzer 4 & 3 South Africa Charles Hunter E.R.P.M. [8]
1930 South Africa Bernard Wynne 4 & 3 South Africa Clarence Olander East London
1929 South Africa C. Hunter 8 & 6 South Africa P. Coetzer Royal Cape
1928 South Africa Bernard Wynne 9 & 7 South Africa R. Broadley Durban Country Club
1927 South Africa G.J. Chantler 4 & 3 South Africa E.J. Hunt Maccauvlei
1926 South Africa W.S. Bryant 2 & 1 South Africa W.C.E. Stent Port Elizabeth
1925 South Africa Tom McLelland 2 & 1 South Africa A.L. Forster Johannesburg
Format change from stroke play to match play
1924 South Africa A.L. Forster 329 South Africa P. McLeod[a] Durban Country Club
1923 South Africa W.C.E. Stent 322[b] South Africa Humphrey McMaster Royal Cape
1922 South Africa W.C.E. Stent 324 South Africa L.P. Vernon Royal Port Alfred
1921 South Africa A.L. Forster 322 Scotland Hugh Gordon Stewart Port Elizabeth
1920 Scotland Hugh Gordon Stewart 315 South Africa A.L. Forster Johannesburg
1919 Scotland Hugh Gordon Stewart 329 South Africa A.L. Mandy Durban
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914 Scotland Stuart MacPherson 324 South Africa W.C.E. Stent Royal Cape
1913 Scotland Jimmy Prentice 304 Scotland Stuart MacPherson Kimberley
1912 Scotland Hugh Gordon Stewart 326 South Africa W.C.E. Stent Potchefstroom
1911 Scotland Jimmy Prentice 318 South Africa H.A. Biden Durban
1910 South Africa E.L. Steyn 330 Scotland Jimmy Prentice Cape Golf Club
1909 Scotland Jimmy Prentice 321 Scotland Hugh Gordon Stewart Potchefstroom
1908 Scotland Jimmy Prentice 310 South Africa Ben Wynne, Scotland Hugh Gordon Stewart Port Elizabeth
1907 Scotland Harry Miller Ballingall 307 Scotland Jimmy Prentice Kimberley
1906 Scotland Harry Miller Ballingall 324 Scotland Hugh Gunn East London [9]
1905 South Africa H.C.V Nicholson 322 Scotland Hugh Gunn Bloemfontein
1904 South Africa J.R. Southey 301 South Africa F.H. Mitchell Johannesburg
1903 South Africa R. Law 336 South Africa Ben Wynne Port Elizabeth
1902 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot 361 King William's Town
1900–1901: No tournament due to The Boer War
1899 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot 320 Kimberley
1898 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot East London
1897 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot Port Elizabeth
1896 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot King William's Town
1895 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot Port Elizabeth
1894 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot Port Elizabeth
1893 South Africa Douglas Proudfoot 168 South Africa Graaff Reinet Port Elizabeth
1892 South Africa Denholm Walker 1 up South Africa H.J. Mackay Kimberley

Source:[1][10][11]

Proudfoot Trophy

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The Proudfoot Trophy was introduced in 1931. It was originally presented to he player with the best net score at the Inter-Centre Championship. However, it was later awarded to the medalist of the South African Amateur's qualifier.[11]

Year Champion Score Venue
2024 South Africa Benjamin Webber 135 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2023 France Martin Couvra 129 Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate
2022 South Africa Reece Mckain 133 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2021 England Jack Dyer 133 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2020 South Africa Samuel Simpson 131 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2019 South Africa Luca Filippi 137 King David Mowbray
2018 Scotland David Langley 137 Durban Country Club
2017 South Africa Chris Woollam 129 Humewood Golf Club
2016 Scotland Rory Franssen 132 George Golf Club
2015 Scotland Greig Marchbank 138 Silver Lakes
2014 South Africa Jovan Rebula 136 Hermanus Golf Club
2013 South Africa Haydn Porteous 134 Country Club Johannesburg
2012 South Africa Dylan Raubenheimer 134 Mowbray
2011 South Africa Brandon Stone 142 Vaal de Grace
2010 England Laurie Canter 138 East London Golf Club
2009 France Johann Lopez-Lazaro 136 Benoni Country Club
2008 South Africa Louis Calitz 141 Royal Durban
2007 South Africa Louis de Jager 145 Humewood Golf Club
2006 Italy Federico Colombo 135 De Zalze and Stellenbosch Golf Club
2005 South Africa Josh Cunliffe 139 Wingate Country Club
2004 South Africa Christiaan Basson 136 Paarl Golf Club
2003 South Africa Matthew Kent 136 Roodepoort Country Club
2002 England Gary Wolstenholme 136 George Golf Club
2001 South Africa D. Lambert 129 Oppenheimer Park Golf Club
2000 Republic of Ireland C. McMonagle 144 East London Golf Club
1999 South Africa D. Van der Merwe 142 Westlake Golf Club
1998 South Africa Trevor Immelman 141 Mount Edgecombe Country Club
1997 South Africa Ulrich van den Berg 145 Humewood Golf Club
1996 Zimbabwe G. Cayeux 140 Benoni Country Club
1995 South Africa Titch Moore 139 Schoeman Park
1994 South Africa N. Homann 136 Royal Cape Golf Club
1993 South Africa D. Kinnear 145 East London
1992 South Africa D. Stratton 141 Royal Durban Golf Club
1991 South Africa Nic Henning 137 Royal Johannesburg
1990 South Africa R. Fletcher 140 Port Elizabeth
1989 South Africa C. Davison 141 Maritzburg Country Club
1988 South Africa Ben Fouchee 139 Oppenheimer Park
1987 South Africa Ben Fouchee 144 Glendower Golf Club
1986 Taiwan Hsieh Chin-sheng 142 East London Golf Club
1985 South Africa D. Van Staden 141 Royal Cape Golf Club
1984 South Africa S. Collard 143 Humewood
1983 Taiwan C-H Yu 142 Royal Durban
1982 Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu 142 East London
1981 Taiwan Yuan Ching-chi 138 Oppenheimer Park
1980 South Africa A. Van Straaten 144 Royal Johannesburg
1979 Rhodesia Tony Johnstone 142 Humewood
1978 South Africa Duncan Lindsay-Smith 142 Durban Country Club
1977 South Africa Peter Todt 142 Bryanston Country Club
1976 Rhodesia Mark McNulty 141 Mowbray
1975 Brazil Rafael Navarro 139 Bloemfontein
1974 South Africa Neville Sundelson 144 Port Elizabeth
1973 South Africa G. Harvey 140 Houghton
1972 South Africa W. Pitt 145 East London
1971 South Africa W. Pitt 145 Durban Country Club
1970 South Africa Dale Hayes 144 Mowbray
1969 South Africa B. McIntosh 155 Humewood
1968 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 143 Bloemfontein
1967 South Africa Derek Kemp 139 Royal Johannesburg
1966 South Africa Bobby Cole 142 Mowbray
1965 South Africa Peter Vorster 146 Humewood
1964 South Africa A. Hofmann 135 Bloemfontein
1963 South Africa Jannie le Roux 145 Durban Country Club
1962 South Africa John Hayes 138 Houghton
1961 South Africa Bob Williams 146 East London
1960 South Africa Reg Taylor 142 Mowbray
1959 South Africa Jannie le Roux 146 Royal Johannesburg
1958 South Africa Arthur Walker & Jannie le Roux 142 Bloemfontein
1957 South Africa Basil Keartland 149 Humewood
1956 South Africa R.D.D. Evans 150 Durban Country Club
1955 South Africa Alan Jackson 137 Zwarthkop Country Club
1954 South Africa Denis Hutchinson 141 East London
1953 South Africa Denis Hutchinson 145 Royal Cape
1952 South Africa Basil Keartland 149 Humewood
1951 South Africa Mickey Janks 148 Houghton
1950 South Africa Eric Dalton 148 Durban Country Club
1949 South Africa A.J. McCracken 142 Maccauvlei
1948 South Africa Ben Ryan 151 East London
1947 South Africa Steve Boshoff 147 Mowbray
1946 South Africa Basil Keartland 148 Royal Johannesburg
1941-45 No tournament due to World War II
1940 South Africa Clarence Olander 154 Humewood
1939 South Africa Jack Watermeyer 146 Durban Country Club
1938 South Africa Steve Boshoff 143 Maccauvlei
1937 South Africa Bobby Locke 137 East London
1936 South Africa Jack Watermeyer 148 Royal Cape
1935 South Africa Bobby Locke 130 Parkview
1934 South Africa Clarence Olander 154 Humewood
1933 South Africa Ben Ryan Durban Country Club
1932 South Africa F.M. Bonder 161 Royal Port Alfred
1931 South Africa Clarence Olander 149 Royal Johannesburg

Source:[12][11]

Notes

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  1. ^ McLeod finished as runner-up following a playoff with Hugh Gordon Stewart.
  2. ^ Stent defeated McMaster in a 36-hole playoff; Stent 155, McMaster 156.

References

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  2. ^ a b "Albatros Web Services". livescoring.handicaps.co.za. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Albatros Web Services". livescoring.handicaps.co.za. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Albatros Web Services". livescoring.handicaps.co.za. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Memorable 112th SA Amateur victory for Nienaber". Golf RSA. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Albatros Web Services". tournament.handicaps.co.za. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "South African Amateur Championship". The Guardian. 2 May 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "African Golf Champ". Intelligencer Journal. 27 April 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "S.A. Amateur Championship". Evening Standard and St. James Gazette. 25 May 1906. p. 16. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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  12. ^ "Proudfoot Trophy". GolfRSA. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
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