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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,

2013: Richard Sterne, 2014: George Coetzee, 2015: Andy Sullivan

Youngest winner: Branden Grace, 23 years and 240 days, 2012

Oldest winner: Anders Hansen, 38 years and 117 days, 2009

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, Nic Henning, 2015  (all West Course)

Lowest first 36 hole score: 128 (-15), Trevor Fisher Jnr, Richard Sterne, 2013

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

Lowest 72 hole score: 260 (-27) Richard Sterne, 2013

Lowest under par winning score: 260 (-27), Richard Sterne, 2013

Lowest final round by a winner: 64 (-8), Richard Sterne, 2008

Wire-to-wire-winners: Richard Sterne, 2013

Largest 18 hole lead: 1 shot, Andrew McLardy, 2007, Neil Schietekat, 2010, Nic Henning, 2015

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

David Lynn, 2010, Wallie Coetsee, 2015

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

Largest winning margin: 7 shots, Richard Sterne, 2013

Biggest final round 4 shots, Richard Sterne, 2008, George Coetzee, 2014

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

Mikael Lundberg, Rnd 1, Hole 13 (West Course), 2012

Richard Finch, Rnd 2, Hole 12 (East Course), 2012

David Horsey, Rnd 3, Hole 12, (East Course), 2010

Bryce Easton, Rnd 1, Hole 12 (East Course), 2013

Vaughn Groenewald, Rnd 2, Hole 8, (West Course), 2013

Edouard Dubois, Rnd 1, Hole 5, (West Course), 2014

Titch Moore, Rnd 1, Hole 5, 2015 (West Course), 2015

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

Francois Coetzee, Rnd 3, Hole 1 (East Course), 2015

Low cut: 138 (-4), 2011, 139 (-4), 2012, 139 (-4), 2013, 2015

High cut: 142 (L), 2008

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