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Joburg Open - Facts and Figures
Facts and Figures

Joburg Open - Facts and Figures

First played
2007

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

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

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 comeback by a winner
4 shots, Richard Sterne, 2008

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


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

Low cut
138 (-4), 2011

High cut
142 (L), 2008