Tournament information | |
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Location | South Africa |
Established | 2004 |
Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 54 holes: 195 Jean Hugo (2015) 195 George Coetzee (2022) 72 holes: 260 Dean Burmester (2024) |
To par | 54 holes: −21 as above 72 holes: −28 as above |
The Vodacom Origins of Golf is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour.
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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29 May 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula | Patrick O'Brien | 210 | −6 | 1 stroke | Ulrich van den Berg | |
12 Jun 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Schoeman Park | Steve van Vuuren | 200 | −16 | 4 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg | |
2 Jul 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali | Thomas Aiken | 204 | −12 | Playoff | Keith Horne | |
22 Jul 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sun City | Thomas Aiken (2) | 204 | −12 | 3 strokes | Des Terblanche | |
19 Sep 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Louis Oosthuizen | 215 | −1 | 1 stroke | Keith Horne | |
21 Oct 2004 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Thomas Aiken (3) | 214 | −5 | 7 strokes | Jean Hugo |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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13 May 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Desvonde Botes | 202 | −14 | Playoff | Jean Hugo | |
27 May 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula | Desvonde Botes (2) | 198 | −18 | 6 strokes | Ian Hutchings | |
1 Jul 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Dean Lambert | 205 | −5 | 1 stroke | Grant Muller Lindani Ndwandwe | |
26 Aug 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Nic Henning | 205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Doug McGuigan | |
9 Sep 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Hennie Otto | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Thomas Aiken | |
21 Oct 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Steve Basson | 218 | −1 | 4 strokes | Chris Williams |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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21 Apr 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Jean Hugo | 208 | −8 | 5 strokes | Chris Williams | |
26 May 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Vaughn Groenewald | 205 | −11 | 6 strokes | Thomas Aiken Doug McGuigan | |
30 Jun 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | Rossouw Loubser | 205 | −8 | 1 stroke | Adilson da Silva Vaughn Groenewald | |
18 Aug 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Rossouw Loubser (2) | 205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva Doug McGuigan | |
15 Sep 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula | Kevin Stone | 207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Ian Hutchings | |
6 Oct 2006 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Darren Fichardt | 212 | −4 | 1 stroke | Alex Haindl |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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20 Apr 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Andrew Curlewis | 207 | −9 | Playoff | Alan Michell | |
11 May 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Hennie Otto (2) | 201 | −15 | 3 strokes | James Kamte | |
15 Jun 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | George Coetzee | 207 | −9 | 2 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg | |
3 Aug 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Ulrich van den Berg | 202 | −14 | 3 strokes | Bradford Vaughan | |
24 Aug 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt | Adilson da Silva | 217 | −2 | Playoff | Warren Abery | |
28 Sep 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Titch Moore | 209 | −7 | 3 strokes | Ulrich van den Berg |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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4 Apr 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Dion Fourie | 201 | −15 | 2 strokes | Jean Hugo Chris Swanepoel | |
25 Apr 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Tyrone van Aswegen | 201 | −15 | 4 strokes | Darren Fichardt Neil Schietekat | |
30 May 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | Jean Hugo (2) | 203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Bradford Vaughan | |
29 Aug 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Garth Mulroy | 210 | −6 | 4 strokes | Richard Sterne | |
19 Sep 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | George Coetzee (2) | 212 | −4 | 1 stroke | Jean Hugo | |
24 Oct 2008 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Jaco van Zyl | 214 | −2 | 1 stroke | Bradford Vaughan |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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3 Apr 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein | Trevor Fisher Jnr | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Jean Hugo Willie van der Merwe | |
22 May 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Brandon Pieters | 204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Darren Fichardt | |
25 Jun 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt | Brandon Pieters (2) | 141 [a] | −3 | 1 stroke | Clinton Whitelaw | |
14 Aug 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | Jaco Ahlers | 135 [a] | −9 | Playoff | Ulrich van den Berg | |
18 Sep 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | Darren Fichardt (2) | 198 | −18 | 7 strokes | Keenan Davidse Jbe' Kruger | |
9 Oct 2009 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Brandon Pieters (3) | 208 | −8 | 1 stroke | Doug McGuigan Jaco van Zyl |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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16 Apr 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross | Jean Hugo (3) | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Charl Schwartzel | |
30 Apr 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Jaco van Zyl (2) | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Jean Hugo Jbe' Kruger | |
30 Jul 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Ulrich van den Berg (2) | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Daniel Greene | |
20 Aug 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne | James Kingston | 203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Adilson da Silva | |
18 Sep 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch | Jean Hugo (4) | 199 | −17 | 3 strokes | Shaun Norris | |
15 Oct 2010 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Justin Harding | 209 | −7 | 1 stroke | Ulrich van den Berg |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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27 May 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria | Jean Hugo (5) | 205 | −11 | 3 strokes | George Coetzee Adilson da Silva | |
10 Jun 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Chris Swanepoel | 205 | −11 | 3 strokes | Christiaan Basson | |
29 Jul 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Jean Hugo (6) | 201 | −15 | Playoff | Peter Karmis | |
12 Aug 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Darren Fichardt (3) | 204 | −6 | 1 stroke | David Hewan | |
2 Sep 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Adilson da Silva (2) | 206 | −10 | 2 strokes | Allan Versfeld | |
23 Sep 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Jean Hugo (7) | 208 | −8 | 2 strokes | Louis de Jager Lyle Rowe |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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11 May 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Ryan Cairns | 201 | −15 | Playoff | Vaughn Groenewald | |
8 Jun 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Bryce Easton | 200 | −16 | 3 strokes | Doug McGuigan | |
27 Jul 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze | Allan Versfeld | 198 | −18 | 3 strokes | Ockie Strydom | |
24 Aug 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Adilson da Silva (3) | 198 | −18 | 1 stroke | Doug McGuigan Daniel van Tonder | |
7 Sep 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) | 202 | −14 | Playoff | Christiaan Basson | |
28 Sep 2012 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Branden Grace | 209 | −10 | 3 strokes | Allan Versfeld |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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7 Jun 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Jacques Blaauw | 204 | −12 | 1 stroke | PH McIntyre Neil Schietekat Daniel van Tonder | |
28 Jun 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Jacques Blaauw (2) | 198 | −18 | 1 stroke | Daniel van Tonder | |
9 Aug 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Heinrich Bruiners | 208 | −8 | 5 strokes | Adilson da Silva Daniel van Tonder | |
23 Aug 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Jean Hugo (8) | 202 | −14 | 7 strokes | Merrick Bremner Andrew Curlewis Jbe' Kruger | |
13 Sep 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Andrew Curlewis (2) | 209 | −7 | Playoff | Lyle Rowe | |
11 Oct 2013 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | J. J. Senekal | 212 | −4 | Playoff | Titch Moore |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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27 Jun 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Daniel van Tonder | 204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Tyrone Ferreira | |
25 Jul 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Jean Hugo (9) | 137 [a] | −7 | 1 stroke | Rhys West | |
1 Aug 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Keith Horne | 207 | −9 | 3 strokes | Erik van Rooyen | |
5 Sep 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Louis de Jager | 208 | −2 | Playoff | Jaco Ahlers Haydn Porteous | |
3 Oct 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | PH McIntyre | 200 | −16 | Playoff | Jake Roos | |
31 Oct 2014 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Keith Horne (2) | 203 | −13 | 5 strokes | Andrew Curlewis |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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6 Jun 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan | Justin Harding (2) | 208 | −8 | Playoff | Vaughn Groenewald | |
22 Aug 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer | Jean Hugo (10) | 210 | −6 | 1 stroke | Peter Karmis Derick Petersen | |
12 Sep 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace | Jean Hugo (11) | 195 | −21 | 1 stroke | Jacques Kruyswijk | |
3 Oct 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Christiaan Basson | 205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Mark Williams | |
24 Oct 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek | Dean Burmester | 197 | −19 | 5 strokes | Vaughn Groenewald | |
13 Nov 2015 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Darren Fichardt (4) | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Tyrone Mordt Callum Mowat Jake Redman |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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30 Jul 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Madalitso Muthiya | 199 | −11 | 2 strokes | Hennie du Plessis Ockie Strydom | |
20 Aug 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Vaughn Groenewald (2) | 207 | −9 | 1 stroke | Stefan Engell Andersen | |
10 Sep 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Jacques Blaauw (3) | 206 | −10 | Playoff | Theunis Spangenberg | |
1 Oct 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | Justin Harding (3) | 202 | −14 | 1 stroke | Ockie Strydom | |
22 Oct 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria | Jaco Ahlers (2) | 207 | −9 | 3 strokes | Jacques Kruyswijk | |
5 Nov 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Mark Williams | 205 | −11 | 2 strokes | Christiaan Bezuidenhout |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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29 Jul 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate | Doug McGuigan | 206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Brandon Stone | |
19 Aug 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Keith Horne (3) | 210 | −6 | 3 strokes | Jaco Ahlers Keenan Davidse Titch Moore | |
2 Sep 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali | Jared Harvey | 204 | −12 | 8 strokes | Louis de Jager | |
23 Sep 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Doug McGuigan (2) | 203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Hennie du Plessis | |
14 Oct 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Hennie du Plessis | 204 | −12 | Playoff | Ockie Strydom | |
4 Nov 2017 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Jaco Prinsloo | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Ockie Strydom |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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18 Aug 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Zander Lombard | 206 | −10 | Playoff | Jake Roos | |
1 Sep 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Peter Karmis | 202 | −14 | 4 strokes | Jacques Blaauw | |
16 Sep 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella | Neil Schietekat | 205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Louis de Jager | |
29 Sep 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Alex Haindl | 204 | −12 | 1 stroke | Jake Roos | |
20 Oct 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys | Garth Mulroy (2) | 206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Chris Cannon Fredrik From | |
3 Nov 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Steve Surry | 210 | −6 | 1 stroke | Derick Petersen |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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24 Aug 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Ockie Strydom | 200 | −16 | 6 strokes | Thriston Lawrence | [1] |
28 Sep 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Merrick Bremner | 197 | −19 | 5 strokes | Jonathan Ågren Ruan Conradie Clinton Grobler | [2] |
5 Oct 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch | Thriston Lawrence | 201 | −15 | 1 stroke | Deon Germishuys Riekus Nortje J. J. Senekal Jean-Paul Strydom | [3] |
19 Oct 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | Jaco Ahlers (3) | 201 | −15 | 2 strokes | Ockie Strydom | [4] |
2 Nov 2019 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | George Coetzee (3) | 196 | −20 | 3 strokes | M. J. Viljoen | [5] |
No tournaments took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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6 Aug 2021 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze | George Coetzee (4) | 198 | −18 | 3 strokes | Jaco Ahlers Tristen Strydom | [7] |
28 Aug 2021 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Alex Haindl (2) | 213 | −3 | 1 stroke | Peter Karmis | [8] |
18 Sep 2021 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Mount Edgecombe | Louis Albertse | 201 | −9 | 1 stroke | CJ du Plessis | [9] |
2 Oct 2021 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood | Daniel Greene | 211 | −5 | Playoff | Tristen Strydom | [10] |
30 Jan 2022 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Martin Rohwer | 203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Tristen Strydom | [11] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Ref. |
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6 Aug 2022 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze | George Coetzee (5) | 195 | −21 | 2 strokes | Joe Long | [12] |
27 Aug 2022 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate | Anthony Michael | 206 | −10 | 1 stroke | Wynand Dingle Herman Loubser | [13] |
17 Sep 2022 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer | Wynand Dingle | 200 | −16 | 1 stroke | Jaco Prinsloo | [14] |
1 Oct 2022 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis | Ruan Korb | 203 | −13 | 2 strokes | Ockie Strydom | [15] |
30 Oct 2022 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Combrinck Smit | 280 | −8 | Playoff | Jake Redman | [16] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref. |
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13 Aug 2023 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula | Jacques Kruyswijk | 203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Heinrich Bruiners | [17] |
17 Sep 2023 | VOG Western Cape | Kyle Barker | 203 | −10 | Playoff | Pieter Moolman | [18] |
22 Oct 2023 | VOG KZN | Pieter Moolman | 208 | −2 | Playoff | Ethan Smith | [19] |
5 Nov 2023 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Neil Schietekat | 273 | −15 | 2 strokes | Jacques P. de Villiers | [20] |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up | Ref. |
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18 Aug 2024 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate | Jean Hugo (12) | 203 | −13 | 1 stroke | Jonathan Broomhead | [21] |
22 Sep 2024 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen | Yurav Premlall | 205 | −11 | 1 stroke | Martin Vorster | [22] |
13 Oct 2024 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | Jonathan Broomhead | 199 | −11 | Playoff | Luke Brown | [23] |
17 Nov 2024 | Vodacom Origins of Golf Final | Dean Burmester (2) | 260 | −28 | 7 strokes | Jean Hugo | [24] |
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