Telkom PGA Pro-Am

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Telkom PGA Pro-Am
Tournament information
Location Tshwane, South Africa
Established2005
Course(s)Centurion Country Club
Par72
Length7,238 yards (6,618 m)
Tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund R  600,000
Month playedJanuary
Final year2013
Tournament record score
Aggregate196 Oliver Bekker (2013)
To par−20 as above
Final champion
Flag of South Africa.svg Oliver Bekker
Location Map
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Centurion CC
Location in South Africa
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Centurion CC
Location in Gauteng

The Telkom PGA Pro-Am was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was founded in 2005 and is played at the Centurion Country Club in Tshwane, South Africa.

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Winners

YearWinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-upRef.
2013 Flag of South Africa.svg Oliver Bekker 196−202 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg PH McIntyre
Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan Strauss
[1]
2012: No tournament
2011 Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl (3)197−196 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jean Hugo [2]
2010 Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl (2)201−151 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Garth Mulroy [3]
2009 Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl 204−125 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tongoona Charamba [4]
2008 Flag of South Africa.svg Merrick Bremner 200−163 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Stone [5]
2007 Flag of South Africa.svg Michiel Bothma 204−121 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl [6]
2006 Flag of Scotland.svg Doug McGuigan 205−112 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Desvonde Botes
Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie Otto
[7]
2005 Flag of South Africa.svg Thomas Aiken 201−156 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Henk Alberts [8]

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References

  1. "2013 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 27 January 2013.
  2. "2011 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. "2010 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  4. "2009 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  5. "2008 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  6. "2007 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  7. "2006 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  8. "2005 Telkom PGA Pro-Am results" . Retrieved 22 July 2014.