Jonsson Workwear Open

Jonsson Workwear Open
Tournament information
Location	Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa
Established	2022
Course(s)	Glendower Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,542 yards (6,896 m)
Tour(s)	European Tour ; Sunshine Tour ; Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$1,500,000
Month played	March
Tournament record score
Aggregate	260 J. C. Ritchie (2022)
To par	−26 J. C. Ritchie (2022); −26 Matteo Manassero (2024)
Current champion
	Matteo Manassero
Location map
	Glendower GC Location in South Africa Glendower GC Location in Gauteng

Last updated April 27, 2024

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

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

Year	Tours^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
2024	AFR, EUR	Matteo Manassero	262	−26	3 strokes	Thriston Lawrence Shaun Norris Jordan Smith	Glendower
2023	AFR, EUR	Nick Bachem	264	−24	4 strokes	Hennie du Plessis Zander Lombard	Steyn City
2022	AFR, CHA	J. C. Ritchie	260	−26	6 strokes	Christopher Mivis	Durban Mount Edgecombe

Notes

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

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References

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

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[5] AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.

[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.

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