Hennie Otto

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Hennie Otto
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Personal information
Full nameHendrik Johannes Otto
Born (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 47)
Boksburg, South Africa
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Residence Boksburg, South Africa
Career
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins17
Highest ranking 73 (8 June 2008) [1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour3
Sunshine Tour14
Challenge Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2008
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T10: 2003

Hendrik Johannes "Hennie" Otto (born 25 June 1976) is a South African professional golfer.

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Early life

Otto was born in Boksburg.

Professional career

Otto earned a place on the European Tour for 2000 by graduating from the Challenge Tour, but struggled to establish himself on the tour. In 2003, while splitting time between the European and Challenge Tours, he finished tied for tenth at The Open Championship in his major championship début and went on to finish 73rd in the European Tour Order of Merit. In 2008, again playing with limited European Tour status, he won the Italian Open and finished 37th on the Order of Merit. The win gave him full membership for the first time since 2004; this he maintained through the 2017 season, winning the 2011 South African Open Championship and the Italian Open again three years later.

Including the South African Open win, Otto has won 14 times on the Sunshine Tour since 1999.

Professional wins (17)

European Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
111 May 2008 Methorios Capital Italian Open −25 (65-66-63-69=263)1 stroke Flag of England.svg Oliver Wilson
227 Nov 2011 SA Open Championship 1−14 (70-67-65-72=274)1 stroke Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger
331 Aug 2014 Open d'Italia (2)−20 (67-62-71-68=268)2 strokes Flag of England.svg David Howell

1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2008 Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal Flag of Scotland.svg Alastair Forsyth Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Sunshine Tour wins (14)

Legend
Flagship events (1)
Tour Championships (1)
Other Sunshine Tour (12)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
18 May 1999 Pietersburg Classic −17 (65-65-69=199)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ashley Roestoff, Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche
212 Jun 1999 Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal)−11 (69-64-69=202)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Ashley Roestoff
311 May 2002 Limpopo Industrelek Classic −14 (66-67-69=202)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Des Terblanche
424 Nov 2002 Nashua Masters −1 (67-70-73-69=279)1 stroke Flag of Ireland.svg Ciaran McMonagle, Flag of Ireland.svg Gavin McNeill,
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Mark McNulty, Flag of South Africa.svg Roger Wessels
52 Feb 2003 The Tour Championship −17 (71-64-68-68=271)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Trevor Immelman
69 Sep 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale−14 (71-63-68=202)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Thomas Aiken
711 May 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Pretoria−15 (67-65-69=201)3 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg James Kamte
815 Nov 2009 MTC Namibia PGA Championship −8 (72-70-72-66=280)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Titch Moore
928 Feb 2010 Vodacom Championship (2)−28 (65-61-67-67=260)9 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jbe' Kruger
1020 Feb 2011 Dimension Data Pro-Am −16 (68-71-66-68=273)4 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg James Kingston
111 Oct 2011 Platinum Classic −17 (69-63-67=199)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Darren Fichardt
1227 Nov 2011 SA Open Championship 1−14 (70-67-65-72=274)1 stroke Flag of Austria.svg Bernd Wiesberger
1325 Oct 2019 Sibaya Challenge −13 (69-66-62=197)1 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg James Hart du Preez
142 Jun 2023 SunBet Challenge (Sun City)−6 (71-72-67=210)Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Hayden Griffiths

1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour

Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2009 MTC Namibia PGA Championship Flag of South Africa.svg Titch Moore Won with par on first extra hole
2 2013 Investec Cup Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco van Zyl Lost to par on first extra hole
3 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Ahlers, Flag of England.svg Ross McGowan Ahlers won with par on fourth extra hole
Otto eliminated by par on first hole
4 2023 SunBet Challenge (Sun City) Flag of South Africa.svg Hayden Griffiths Won with par on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Oct 1999 Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 −10 (74-69-66-69=278)Playoff Flag of Spain.svg Pello Iguaran

Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1999 Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 Flag of Spain.svg Pello Iguaran Won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament200320042005200620072008
The Open Championship T10CUTCUT
PGA Championship CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Otto never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Match Play
Championship T48T6350
Invitational T77T65T29
Champions T62T53
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

Team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. "Week 23 2008 Ending 8 Jun 2008" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved 29 October 2019.