Tienie Britz

Tienie Britz
Tienie Britz
Personal information
Full name	Tienie Britz
Born	14 May 1945 (age 76); Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Residence	Kent, England
Spouse	Frances
Children	Sophie, Katie
Career
Turned professional	1965
Former tour(s)	European Tour; European Seniors Tour; Southern Africa Tour
Professional wins	12
Number of wins by tour
European Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	11
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T19: 1983
Achievements and awards
Sunshine Tour; Order of Merit winner
Sunshine Tour; Order of Merit winner	1971/72

Tienie Britz (born 14 May 1945) is a South African professional golfer.

Britz was born in Johannesburg. He won the South African PGA Championship twice in 1971 and led the South African Tour Order of Merit in 1971/72.^[1] He has also played extensively on the European Tour and the European Seniors Tour. His best finish on the European Tour was nineteenth in 1977, which was the year he won his only European Tour title at the German Open, having had to pre-qualify first. Britz represented South Africa three times in the World Cup: in Australia with Gary Player, in Thailand with John Bland and in Columbia with Bobby Verwey.

Since 1986, Britz has been the head teaching professional at Broome Park Golf Club in Barham, near Canterbury, Kent, England.^[2]

Professional wins[]

European Tour wins[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	7 Aug 1977	German Open	−13 (66-67-71-71=275)	2 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi

Southern Africa wins[]

This list is incomplete

1969 Bush Babes Open^[3]
1971 South African PGA Championship (Feb),^[4] Bush Babes Open,^[5] South African PGA Championship (Nov)^[6]
1972 Natal Open^[7]
1979 Kalahari Classic^[7]

Results in major championships[]

Tournament	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
The Open Championship	T49	T59			T32			T29			CUT	T47	T19	CUT

Note: Britz only played in The Open Championship.

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances[]

World Cup (representing South Africa): 1972, 1975, 1980

References[]

^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.
^ "The Head Professional at Broome Park". Broome Park Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
^ "Hitchcock in third place". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 March 1971. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Britz wins by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1971.
^ "Now for some of that Latin lolly". Aberdeen Evening Express. 15 March 1969. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Oosterhuis beaten in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 30 November 1971.
^ ^a ^b The Allied Book of South African Sport & Sports Records. SASBOR. 1988. pp. 1941, 1945. ISBN 0620128828 – via Google Books.

External links[]

Tienie Britz at the European Tour official site

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[1] Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.

[2] "The Head Professional at Broome Park". Broome Park Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-05-31.

[3] "Hitchcock in third place". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 March 1971. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "Britz wins by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1971.

[5] "Now for some of that Latin lolly". Aberdeen Evening Express. 15 March 1969. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "Oosterhuis beaten in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 30 November 1971.

[absassr-7] The Allied Book of South African Sport & Sports Records. SASBOR. 1988. pp. 1941, 1945. ISBN 0620128828 – via Google Books.

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