Investec Royal Swazi Open

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Investec Royal Swazi Open
Tournament information
LocationEzulwini Valley, Eswatini
Established1971
Course(s)Royal Swazi Spa
Par72
Length7,834 yards (7,163 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatModified Stableford
Prize fundR1,500,000
Month playedOctober
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Mark McNulty (1987)
To par−29 as above
Score65 points Jaco van Zyl (2009)
Current champion
South Africa Daniel van Tonder
Location Map
Royal Swazi Spa is located in Eswatini
Royal Swazi Spa
Royal Swazi Spa
Location in Eswatini

The Investec Royal Swazi Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and is played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it has been played using a Modified Stableford System.

Winners[]

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Investec Royal Swazi Open
2020 South Africa Daniel van Tonder (2) 48 points 18 points South Africa
2019 South Africa 59 points 12 points South Africa Jake Roos
England Steve Surry
2018 South Africa Justin Harding 47 points 1 point South Africa Lyle Rowe
2017 South Africa Peter Karmis 49 points 1 point United States
2016 South Africa Titch Moore 60 points 11 points Brazil Adilson da Silva
2015 South Africa PH McIntyre 45 points 1 point South Africa
2014 South Africa Daniel van Tonder 48 points Playoff South Africa
South Africa
2013 South Africa James Kingston 45 points Playoff South Africa
2012 South Africa Christiaan Basson 50 points 1 point South Africa Desvonde Botes
South Africa Daniel van Tonder
2011 South Africa Justin Walters 45 points 1 point South Africa
2010 South Africa Keith Horne 47 points 1 point South Africa Christiaan Basson
Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open
2009 South Africa Jaco van Zyl 65 points 12 points Zimbabwe Tongoona Charamba
South Africa Tyrone van Aswegen
2008 South Africa Jean Hugo 56 points 6 points South Africa
2007 South Africa Des Terblanche (2) 50 points 2 points South Africa James Kamte
2006 South Africa Thomas Aiken 59 points 9 points South Africa
Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
2005 South Africa Hendrik Buhrmann 42 points 1 point South Africa
2004 South Africa Nic Henning 42 points 1 point South Africa Titch Moore
2003 South Africa Des Terblanche 36 points Playoff Brazil Adilson da Silva
Royal Swazi Sun Open
2002 South Africa Andrew McLardy 268 −20 2 strokes South Africa Nic Henning
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
2001 South Africa Bradford Vaughan 263 −25 8 strokes England
South Africa Trevor Immelman
Stenham Swazi Open
2000 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (5) 267 −13 2 strokes Scotland Doug McGuigan
Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open
1999 Zimbabwe Marc Cayeux 266 −22 3 strokes Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
1998 Eswatini Paul Friedlander 201 −15 Playoff United States Scott Dunlap
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open
1997 South Africa 269 −19 1 stroke England
South Africa Nic Henning
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
1996 South Africa Richard Kaplan 271 −17 Playoff South Africa Wayne Westner [1]
1995 United States Brad Ott 266 −22 2 strokes England
South Africa Richard Kaplan
1994 United States Omar Uresti 274 −14 2 strokes United States
1993 South Africa Sean Pappas 272 −16 Playoff South Africa Ernie Els
1992 South Africa Ernie Els 269 −19 1 stroke England
1991 United States Hugh Royer III 265 −23 United States Robin Freeman
South Africa Des Terblanche
1990 United States John Daly 267 −21 South Africa John Bland [2][3]
1989 South Africa Jeff Hawkes 202[a] −14 United States John Daly
Eswatini 		[4]
Helix Swazi Sun Classic
1988 United States 268 −20 Playoff United States Alan Pate [5]
Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1987 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (4) 259 −29 South Africa Wayne Westner [6]
Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1986 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 263 −25 Playoff South Africa Fulton Allem [7]
1985 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2) 270 −18 South Africa Simon Hobday
1984 United States 271 −17 South Africa [8]
Holiday Inns Pro-Am
1983 South Africa John Bland (3) 271 −17 South Africa [9]
1982 Zimbabwe Denis Watson 268 −20 4 strokes South Africa Fulton Allem [10][11]
1981 England Ian Mosey 278 −10 Playoff England
South Africa Allan Henning		 [12]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1980 Zimbabwe Rhodesia Mark McNulty 274 −14 South Africa Tienie Britz [13]
Holiday Inns Open
1979 South Africa John Bland (2) 267 −21 Playoff South Africa Andries Oosthuizen
1978: No tournament
Holiday Inns Invitational
1977 South Africa John Bland 265 −23 South Africa Bobby Cole
1976 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi 273 −15 Playoff South Africa Dale Hayes
Holiday Inns Open
1975
(Dec)		 South Africa Dale Hayes (2) 269 −19 Playoff South Africa John Fourie [14]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1975
(Feb)		 Republic of Ireland John O'Leary 271 −17 4 strokes South Africa John Fourie
South Africa Dale Hayes		 [14]
Holiday Inns Open
1974 South Africa Dale Hayes 269 −19 [15]
1973: No tournament
1972 United States John Buczek 270 −18 [16]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1971 South Africa Cobie Legrange 273 −15 Playoff [17]
  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References[]

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  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 254, 497. ISBN 1855925583.
  3. ^ "Daly's win at Investec Royal Swazi remembered". Sunshine Tour. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 254, 498. ISBN 0948615389.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 247, 472. ISBN 000218284X.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 222, 441. ISBN 0002182831.
  7. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 231, 446. ISBN 0002182572.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 201, 415. ISBN 0862541247.
  9. ^ "It's Bland by two strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  10. ^ "For the Record | Golf". The Times. 22 February 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  11. ^ "Rafferty eyes top ten finish". Belfast Telegraph. 20 February 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 213, 429. ISBN 0862541018.
  13. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 150, 352. ISBN 0862540054.
  14. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 271, 461, 463. ISBN 0385149409.
  15. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 234, 413. ISBN 0002119552.
  16. ^ "Britons slip as Buczek wins". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 21 February 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. ^ "Legrange's title after playoff". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 15 March 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.

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