Zimbabwe Open

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Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open
Tournament information
LocationHarare, Zimbabwe
Established1984
Course(s)Royal Harare Golf Club
Par72
Length7,337 yards (6,709 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR2,000,000
Month playedApril
Final year2018
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Nick Price (1995)
To par−22 as above
Final champion
South Africa Bryce Easton
Location Map
Royal Harare GC is located in Zimbabwe
Royal Harare GC
Royal Harare GC
Location in Zimbabwe

The Zimbabwe Open is a professional golf tournament held in Zimbabwe. It was first played in 1984 and from 1985 to 1992 was part of the Safari Circuit, a collection of events in Africa that were played by professionals based on the European Tour during their winter. In 1991 and 1992 the event was also part of the Challenge Tour. From 1993 it moved onto the First National Bank Tour, which was later renamed the Sunshine Tour.

When it was held in the weeks preceding the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the tournament attracted some of the world's leading players, as they used it as a warm up to the big money invitational. Past winners include major winners Vijay Singh and Nick Price who, along with Mark McNulty, is the most successful player at the event, both men having recorded three victories. Ryder Cup player Gordon J Brand is also a past winner.

Due to economic instability in Zimbabwe the tournament lost sponsors and was cancelled prior to the 2002 event. There were many attempts to resurrect the tournament, but none were successful until 2010.[1][2][3] The 2019 edition was also cancelled because of a lack of sponsors caused by a weak economy.[4]

Winners[]

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
Zimbabwe Open
2020 AFR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019: No tournament
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open
2018 AFR South Africa Bryce Easton 272 −16 1 stroke South Africa Daniel van Tonder Royal Harare
Zimbabwe Open
2017 AFR South Africa J. C. Ritchie 272 −16 Playoff South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr Royal Harare
Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open
2016 AFR South Africa Lyle Rowe 277 −11 2 strokes South Africa Dylan Frittelli Royal Harare
2015 AFR South Africa Dean Burmester 272 −16 1 stroke Brazil Adilson da Silva Royal Harare
2014 AFR South Africa Jbe' Kruger 270 −18 1 stroke South Africa Royal Harare
2013 AFR South Africa Jake Roos 274 −14 1 stroke South Africa Darren Fichardt
Italy Francesco Laporta
Royal Harare
2012 AFR South Africa Chris Swanepoel 273 −15 Playoff South Africa Trevor Fisher Jnr Royal Harare
Africom Zimbabwe Open
2011 AFR South Africa Theunis Spangenberg 201[b] −15 2 strokes South Africa Royal Harare
2010 AFR South Africa Jbe' Kruger 269 −19 2 strokes South Africa Jaco van Zyl Royal Harare
2002–2009: No tournament
CABS Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open
2001 AFR South Africa Darren Fichardt 275 −13 3 strokes South Africa
South Africa Bradford Vaughan
Chapman
2000 AFR Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 269 −19 1 stroke South Africa Jean Hugo Royal Harare
Zimbabwe Open
1999 AFR South Africa Jean Hugo 271 −17 2 strokes South Africa Ulrich van den Berg Chapman
1998 AFR Zimbabwe Nick Price (3) 271 −17 5 strokes South Africa Tjaart van der Walt Royal Harare
1997 AFR Zimbabwe Nick Price (2) 269 −19 2 strokes Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
South Africa Brenden Pappas
Chapman
1996 AFR Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2) 270 −18 4 strokes South Africa Justin Hobday
Zimbabwe Nick Price
Chapman
1995 AFR Zimbabwe Nick Price 266 −22 1 stroke South Africa Brenden Pappas Royal Harare
1994 AFR South Africa Chris Williams 272 −16 Playoff United States Royal Harare
1993 AFR Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone 273 −15 8 strokes South Africa Nic Henning
South Africa James Kingston
Chapman
1992 CHA Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 272 −16 9 strokes Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone Royal Harare [5]
1991 CHA England 282 −6 Playoff Zimbabwe Nick Price
England
Chapman [6]
1990 SAF England 281 −7 1 stroke England Chapman [7]
1989 SAF Fiji Vijay Singh 282 −6 2 strokes Wales Mark Mouland Chapman [8]
1988 SAF England Roger Chapman 275[c] −6 1 stroke Fiji Vijay Singh Chapman [9][10]
1987 SAF England Gordon J. Brand 277 −11 Playoff England Andrew Murray Royal Harare [11]
1986 SAF England Stephen Bennett 277 −11 2 strokes New Zealand Stuart Reese Royal Harare [12]
1985 SAF England Malcolm MacKenzie 281 −7 3 strokes Wales David Llewellyn Chapman [13]
1984 Zimbabwe (a) Royal Harare
  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ Two holes were unplayable on day one.

References[]

  1. ^ "Zimbabwe Open to bounce back". Zimbabwe Independent. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Zim Open hits a bunker". Zimbabwe Standard. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Zimbabwe Open to bounce back". Zimbabwe Herald. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Financiers pull plug on Zim Open". 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Zim golfers stage big win" (PDF). The Namibian. 16 January 1992. p. 11.
  6. ^ "Scunthorpe's Waters on the crest of a wave". The Guardian. 14 January 1991. p. 15.
  7. ^ "England's Grant Turner". The Glasgow Herald. 15 January 1990. p. 19.
  8. ^ "In Harare, Zimbabwe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1989. p. 41.
  9. ^ "Roger Chapman". The Glasgow Herald. 22 February 1988. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Richard Fish". The Glasgow Herald. 19 February 1988. p. 39.
  11. ^ "Tournament favourite". The Glasgow Herald. 23 February 1987. p. 10.
  12. ^ "Zimbabwe Open goes to Bennett by two strokes". The Glasgow Herald. 24 March 1986. p. 13.
  13. ^ "Mackenzie hooks his way to victory". The Glasgow Herald. 1 April 1985. p. 13.

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