Cape Town Open

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Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
Tournament information
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Established2012
Course(s)Royal Cape Golf Club
Par72
Length6,633 yards (6,065 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR3,000,000
Month playedApril/May
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Rhys Enoch (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
South Africa J. C. Ritchie
Location Map
Royal Cape GC is located in South Africa
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in South Africa

The Cape Town Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour in Cape Town, South Africa. From 2012 to 2016, it was played annually in November at Royal Cape Golf Club. In 2018, it moved to February at the King David Mowbray Golf Club. Rhys Enoch won by one stroke from Peter Karmis.[1] In 2019, the event moved to the Royal Cape Golf Club and was won by .[2]

The 2020 edition was co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour and had increased prize money of US$250,000 (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, two courses were used for the first two rounds; Royal Cape Golf Club and King David Mowbray Golf Club. Anton Karlsson won by a stroke from Garrick Higgo, with overnight leader Daniel van Tonder fading with a final round 78.[3]

Winners[]

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
2021 AFR, CHA South Africa J. C. Ritchie 274 −14 Playoff South Africa
RAM Cape Town Open
2020 AFR, CHA Sweden Anton Karlsson 274 −14 1 stroke South Africa Garrick Higgo
2019 AFR Zimbabwe 275 −13 2 strokes South Africa Zander Lombard
South Africa
Cape Town Open
2018 AFR Wales Rhys Enoch 269 −19 1 stroke South Africa Peter Karmis
2017: No tournament due to reschedulling from November to February
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
2016 AFR South Africa 271 −17 2 strokes South Africa Justin Harding
South Africa Brandon Stone
2015 AFR South Africa Brandon Stone 272 −16 5 strokes South Africa
England Steve Surry
2014 AFR South Africa Jaco Ahlers 276 −12 Playoff England Ross McGowan
South Africa Hennie Otto
2013 AFR South Africa Tjaart van der Walt 274 −14 6 strokes South Africa
2012 AFR South Africa Jake Roos 279 −9 Playoff South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen
South Africa Jaco van Zyl
South Africa
  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References[]

  1. ^ "Enoch claims the Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe's Follett-Smith wins Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Karlsson seals maiden victory in Cape Town". Sport 24. 9 February 2020.

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