| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location |  |
| Established | 1935 |
| Course(s) | Windhoek Country Club |
| Format | Stroke play, 3 rounds |
| Month played | April |
| Defunct | No |
| Current champion | |
| Francois Hanekom | |
The Bank Windhoek Namibian Open Golf Tournament is an amateur golf tournament currently held at the Windhoek Country Club in Windhoek, Namibia. The current tournament operation began in 1970 as the South West African Open in 1970, while a tournament in some form has been in operation since 1935. Bank Windhoek has been the official sponsor since 1987.
The Windhoek Country Club Resort is a multi-use resort outside of Windhoek, Namibia owned by Legacy Hotels and Resorts International. The Resort was opened in May 1995 and was home to the 1995 Miss Universe Pageant. The resort's golf course is home to the yearly Bank Windhoek Namibian Open Golf Tournament. The Hotel consists of 152 rooms, of which 18 are family rooms, 39 are luxury, 87 are twin, 7 suites and 1 paraplegic room. The resort also includes a casino.
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean; it shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations.
Bank Windhoek Limited, commonly referred to as Bank Windhoek, is a commercial bank operating in the Namibian market. Bank Windhoek conducts business as a registered bank and provides comprehensive banking services to its clients in Namibia. While being an autonomous Namibian company, the bank also provides international banking services through direct liaison with financial centres and institutions worldwide. Bank Windhoek is one of the commercial banks licensed to operate in Namibia by the Bank of Namibia, the national banking regulator.
The FNB Namibian Open, for professionals, was part of the Winter Swing of the Southern Africa Tour between 1995 and 1998.
The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern Africa. For much of its history it was known either as the South African Tour or the FNB Tour, but it rebranded itself in an attempt to broaden its appeal. A large majority of the tour events are still staged in South Africa.
