Vodacom Origins of Golf

Vodacom Origins of Golf

Tournament information
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.

2004–05 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2005–06 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2006–07 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2007 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2008 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2009 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2010 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2011 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2012 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2013 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2014 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2015 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2016–17 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2017–18 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2018–19 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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

2019–20 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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]

2020–21 season

No tournaments took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[6]

2021–22 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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]

2022–23 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Ref.
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]

2023–24 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
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]

2024–25 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
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]

2025–26 season

Date	Tournament	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Ref.
17 Aug 2025	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys	Herman Loubser	208	−8	Playoff	Yurav Premlall
14 Sep 2025	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gowrie
28 Sep 2025	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Devonvale
23 Nov 2025	Vodacom Origins of Golf Final

Notes

1. Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References

1. Green, Mike (24 August 2019). "Bridesmaid no more! Strydom wins at Sishen". News24. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "Coasting home: Bremner wins at Humewood". News24. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Lawrence the toast of Stellenbosch". Compleat Golfer. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. "Ahlers claims Selborne victory". Compleat Golfer. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
5. "Coetzee goes wire-to-wire for Simola win". News24. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
6. "Sunshine Tour suspends all activities". Sunshine Tour. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
7. "Coetzee wins Vodacom Origins opener". Compleat Golfer. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
8. Vlismas, Michael (29 August 2021). "Alex Haindl claims 2nd Sunshine Tour win of season at Sishen". News24. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
9. "Louis Albertse gets his maiden victory at Mount Edgecombe". Independent Online. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
10. Vlismas, Michael (2 October 2021). "Daniel Greene wins maiden Sunshine Tour title in playoff at Humewood". News24. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
11. "Rohwer wins Vodacom Origins of Golf Final". Compleat Golfer. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
12. "Coetzee defends De Zalze title". Compleat Golfer. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
13. "Relief as Anthony Michael makes his breakthrough in Vodacom Origins". Independent Online. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
14. "Dingle breaks through with Vodacom Origins win". Compleat Golfer. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
15. "Korb wins Vodacom Origins in St Francis". SuperSport. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
16. "Smit wins Vodacom Origins Final". Compleat Golfer. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
17. "Kruyswijk wins Vodacom Origins opener at Zebula". SuperSport. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
18. "Barker grabs second Sunshine Tour title". Compleat Golfer. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
19. "Moolman charges to Vodacom Origins victory". SuperSport. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
20. "Schietekat wins Vodacom Origins Final". Compleat Golfer. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
21. "Hugo claims record 12th Vodacom Origins title". OFM. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
22. "Premlall wins Sishen Vodacom Origins". Compleat Golfer. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
23. "Broomhead wins Wild Coast playoff". Compleat Golfer. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
24. "Burmester wins Vodacom Origins Final". Compleat Golfer. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Sunshine Tour