Jonsson Workwear Open

Last updated

Jonsson Workwear Open
Tournament information
Location Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
Established2022
Course(s)Glendower Golf Club
Par72
Length7,542 yards (6,896 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$1,500,000
Month playedMarch
Final year2024
Tournament record score
Aggregate260 J. C. Ritchie (2022)
To par−26 J. C. Ritchie (2022)
−26 Matteo Manassero (2024)
Final champion
Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero
Location map
South Africa relief location map.svg
Icona golf.svg
Glendower GC
Location in South Africa
South Africa Gauteng relief location map.svg
Icona golf.svg
Glendower GC
Location in Gauteng

The Jonsson Workwear Open was a professional golf tournament held at Glendower Golf Club, in Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa. It was last played on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour as a co-sanctioned event, having previously been played on the Challenge Tour in 2022.

Contents

History

The tournament was inaugurated in 2022 as a co-sanctioned event between the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour. [1] J. C. Ritchie won the event, shooting 26-under-par, beating Christopher Mivis by six shots. [2]

The 2023 event was scheduled as a co-sanctioned European Tour and Sunshine Tour event, played at The Club at Steyn City, the same venue in which the 2022 Steyn City Championship was played at. [3]

In 2024, Matteo Manassero won the tournament by three shots in fading light, claiming his fifth European Tour victory and first in nearly 11 years. [4]

Winners

YearTours [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-upVenue
2024 AFR, EUR Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Manassero 262−263 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Thriston Lawrence
Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Norris
Flag of England.svg Jordan Smith 		Glendower
2023 AFR, EUR Flag of Germany.svg Nick Bachem 264−244 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis
Flag of South Africa.svg Zander Lombard 		Steyn City
2022 AFR, CHA Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie 260−266 strokes Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Christopher Mivis Durban
Mount Edgecombe

Notes

  1. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Challenge Tour</span> Professional golf tour in Europe

The Challenge Tour, also sometimes referred to as the European Challenge Tour, is the second-tier men's professional golf tour in Europe. It is operated by the PGA European Tour and similarly with the main European Tour and the European Senior Tour, some of the events are played outside Europe.

The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the Southern Africa Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the FNB Tour and the Vodacom Tour. For the 2000–01 season the tour rebranded itself as the Sunshine Tour in an attempt to broaden its appeal. A large majority of the tour events are still staged in South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Matteo Manassero</span> Italian professional golfer

Matteo Manassero is an Italian professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour. In 2010, he became the youngest golfer to win a European Tour event. His most notable victory to date was in the 2013 BMW PGA Championship.

Shaun Patrick Norris is a South African professional golfer.

Oliver Bekker is a South African professional golfer.

Dean Burmester is a South African professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League, as well as having status on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He formerly played on the PGA Tour.

Juan Carlo "J.C." Ritchie is a South African professional golfer. He plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour where he has won ten times.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout is a South African professional golfer who is a three-time winner on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters and, in consecutive weeks, the 2020 Alfred Dunhill Championship and 2020 South African Open.

Rasmus Højgaard is a Danish professional golfer who won his first European Tour event at the 2019 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, becoming the third youngest player to win on the European Tour.

The Limpopo Championship is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in Modimolle, Limpopo, South Africa.

The 2021 Challenge Tour was the 33rd season of the Challenge Tour, the official development tour to the European Tour.

The 2021–22 Sunshine Tour was the 51st season of the Sunshine Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971.

The 2022 European Tour, titled as the 2022 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Thriston Lawrence is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won four times on the European Tour.

The MyGolfLife Open was a professional golf tournament held at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club, in Hartbeespoort, South Africa.

The Steyn City Championship was a professional golf tournament held at The Club at Steyn City, in Midrand, South Africa.

The 2023 European Tour, titled as the 2023 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 52nd season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

Nick Bachem is a German professional golfer who plays on the European Tour. He claimed his first European Tour victory in his rookie season at the Jonsson Workwear Open. He also won three times on the Pro Golf Tour as an amateur.

The SDC Open is a professional golf tournament held at Zebula Golf Estate & Spa, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, South Africa. It is played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour as a co-sanctioned event.

The 2025 European Tour, titled as the 2025 DP World Tour for sponsorship reasons, will be the 54th season of the European Tour, the main professional golf tour in Europe since its inaugural season in 1972.

References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Tour: Jonsson Workwear Open 2022". Golf Post. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Peters, Carl (28 February 2022). "JC Ritchie wins inaugural Jonsson Workwear Open". The Witness. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ↑ Vlismas, Michael (7 March 2023). "Jonsson Workwear to title parner DP World Tour event". Super Sport. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Magnificent Manassero claims first win in 11 years". Reuters. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.

25°46′16″S27°51′14″E / 25.771°S 27.854°E / -25.771; 27.854

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.