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Facts and figures - Joburg Open
Facts and Figures

Facts and figures - Joburg Open

Joburg Open

First played: 2007

Past winners: 2007: Ariel Canete, 2008: Richard Sterne, 2009: Anders Hansen,
2010: Charl Schwartzel, 2011: Charl Schwartzel, 2012: Branden Grace

Consecutive wins: 2010-2011: Charl Schwartzel

Lowest 18 hole score: 61 (-10) Charl Schwartzel, 2011 (West Course)

Lowest first 18 hole score: 62 (-9) Neil Schietekat, 2010, Martin Maritz, Tyrone Mordt, 2011 (all West Course)

Lowest first 36 hole score: 129 (-13), Charl Schwartzel, Garth Mulroy, Jamie Elson, 2011

Lowest first 54 hole score: 195 (-18), Charl Schwartzel, 2010

Lowest 72 hole score: 261 (-23), Charl Schwartzel, 2010

Lowest under par winning score: 261 (-23), Charl Schwartzel, 2010

Lowest final round by a winner: 65 (-6), Richard Sterne, 2008

Wire-to-wire-winners: None

Largest 18 hole lead: 1 shot, Andrew McLardy, 2007, Neil Schietekat, 2010

Largest 36 hole lead: 1 shot, Mark Murless, 2008, David Drysdale, 2009,
David Lynn, 2010

Largest 54 hole lead: 4 shots, Charl Schwartzel, 2010

Largest winning margin: 6 shots, Charl Schwartzel, 2010

Biggest final round 4 shots, Richard Sterne, 2008
comeback by a winner:

Play-offs: Richard Sterne beat Magnus A Carlsson and Garth Mulroy, 2008

Holes-in-one: Gary Boyd, Rnd 2, Hole 12 (East Course), 2008
Alan McLean, Rnd 2, Hole 13 (West Course), 2009
Charl Schwartzel, Rnd 3, Hole 12 (East Course), 2009
Jesus Maria Arruti, Rnd 4, Hole 12, (East Course), 2009
Michiel Bothma, Rnd 2, Hole 13, (West Course), 2010
David Horsey, Rnd 3, Hole 12, (East Course), 2010
Mikael Lundberg, Rnd 1, Hole 13 (West Course), 2012
Richard Finch, Rnd 2, Hole 12 (East Course), 2012

Albatrosses: Retief Goosen, Rnd 4, Hole 18 (East Course), 2009

Low cut: 138 (-4), 2011, 139 (-4), 2012
High cut: 142 (L), 2008

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