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Tournament results: Africa Open

Results for the Africa Open are shown in the table below, which includes details of the respective winners, their scores and prize money, relevant venues and title sponsors.
2015
Africa
Fisher Jr, Trevor
264 (-24)
€166,058
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Fisher Jr, Trevor

Score

264 (-24)

Prize money

€166,058

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open (Mar 5-8; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event). Second-placed Matt Ford (Eng) finished 5 shots behind 35-year-old Trevor Fisher Jr (RSA), who recorded his first European Tour win. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2014
Africa
Aiken, Thomas
264 (-20)
€158,500
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Aiken, Thomas

Score

264 (-20)

Prize money

€158,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open (Feb 13-16; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event). Thomas Aiken (RSA) beat Oliver Fisher (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2013
Africa
272 (-16)
€158,500
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Fichardt, Darren

Score

272 (-16)

Prize money

€158,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open (Feb 14-17; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event). Second-placed Grégory Bourdy (Fra) finished 2 shots behind Darren Fichardt (RSA), who recorded his fourth European Tour win. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2012
Africa
265 (-27)
€158,500
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Oosthuizen, Louis

Score

265 (-27)

Prize money

€158,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open (Jan 5-8; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event; Eurpn Tour season-opener). Second-placed Tjaart van der Walt (RSA) finished 2 shots behind defending champion Louis Oosthuizen (RSA). [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2011
Africa
276 (-16)
€158,500
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Oosthuizen, Louis

Score

276 (-16)

Prize money

€158,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open (Jan 6-9; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event). Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) beat Manuel Quirós (Esp) and Chris Wood (Eng) with a birdie at the first playoff hole. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2010
Africa
272 (-20)
€158,500
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Schwartzel, Charl

Score

272 (-20)

Prize money

€158,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open (Jan 7-10; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event). Second-placed Thomas Aiken (RSA) finished 1 shot behind Charl Schwartzel (RSA). [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2009
Africa
267 (-21)
R792,500
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Goosen, Retief

Score

267 (-21)

Prize money

R792,500

Title sponsor

x

Played as the Africa Open Golf Challenge (Jan 15-18; Sunshine Tr event). Second-placed Branden Grace (RSA), Darren Fichardt (RSA), Darren Clarke (N.Ire) and Michael Hoey (N.Ire) finished 1 shot behind Retief Goosen (RSA), who recorded the last of his nine Sunshine Tour wins. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

2008
Africa
Norris, Shaun
275 (-13)
R190,200
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Norris, Shaun

Score

275 (-13)

Prize money

R190,200

Title sponsor

x

Played as the inaugural Africa Open (Feb 7-10; Sunshine Tr event). Second-placed Nic Henning (RSA) finished 6 shots behind 25-year-old Shaun Norris (RSA), who recorded his first Sunshine Tour win. [Fish River Sun Resort, nr Port Alfred, Eastern Cape, RSA].

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