Cape Town Open

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Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
Tournament information
Location Cape Town, South Africa
Established2012
Course(s) Royal Cape Golf Club
Par72
Length6,633 yards (6,065 m)
Tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$350,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Rhys Enoch (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lindberg
Location Map
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Royal Cape GC
Location in South Africa
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Royal Cape GC
Location in Western Cape

The Cape Town Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour in Cape Town, South Africa.

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History

From 2012 to 2016, it was played annually in November at Royal Cape Golf Club. In 2018, it moved to February at the King David Mowbray Golf Club. Rhys Enoch won by one stroke from Peter Karmis. [1] In 2019, the event moved to the Royal Cape Golf Club and was won by Benjamin Follett-Smith. [2]

The 2020 edition was co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour and had increased prize money of US$250,000 (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, two courses were used for the first two rounds; Royal Cape Golf Club and King David Mowbray Golf Club. Anton Karlsson won by a stroke from Garrick Higgo, with overnight leader Daniel van Tonder fading with a final round 78. [3]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
2024 AFR, CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Mikael Lindberg 272−16Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan van Velzen
2023 AFR, CHA Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Follett-Smith (2)273−151 stroke Flag of France.svg Ugo Coussaud
Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
2022 AFR, CHA Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie (2)270−181 stroke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Mivis
2021 AFR, CHA Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie 274−14Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw
RAM Cape Town Open
2020 AFR, CHA Flag of Sweden.svg Anton Karlsson 274−141 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Garrick Higgo
2019 AFR Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Benjamin Follett-Smith 275−132 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Zander Lombard
Flag of South Africa.svg Jean-Paul Strydom
Cape Town Open
2018 AFR Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Rhys Enoch 269−191 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Peter Karmis
2017: No tournament due to reschedulling from November to February
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
2016 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Kruyswijk 271−172 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Harding
Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone
2015 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone 272−165 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ockie Strydom
Flag of England.svg Steve Surry
2014 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers 276−12Playoff Flag of England.svg Ross McGowan
Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto
2013 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Tjaart van der Walt 274−146 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Michael Hollick
2012 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Jake Roos 279−9Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Tyrone van Aswegen
Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl
Flag of South Africa.svg Mark Williams

Notes

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References

  1. "Enoch claims the Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 25 February 2018.
  2. "Zimbabwe's Follett-Smith wins Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 10 February 2019.
  3. "Karlsson seals maiden victory in Cape Town". Sport 24. 9 February 2020.