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Top tournament results: East London

The main tournaments played at East London are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on the winners, their scores and prize money.

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].

2001
Africa
280 (-8)
€169,283
Mercedes-Benz

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

McNulty, Mark

Score

280 (-8)

Prize money

€169,283

Title sponsor

Mercedes-Benz

Played as the Mercedes-Benz South African Open (Jan 25-28; Sunshine/Eurpn Trs event). Second-placed Justin Rose (Eng) finished 1 shot behind McNulty (Zim), who recorded the last of his 16 European Tour wins. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1967
Africa
279
BP / Grosvenor Motors

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Player, Gary

Score

279

Prize money

Title sponsor

BP / Grosvenor Motors

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Allan Henning (RSA) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Player (RSA). This was the fifth of 13 South African Open wins for Player, and his third straight win in this event. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1961
Africa
Waltman, Retief
289
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Waltman, Retief

Score

289

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the South African Open (50th). Second-placed Barry Franklin (S Africa, amateur) finished 8 shots behind 22-year-old Waltman (RSA). [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1954
Africa
Verwey, Jock
11 & 9
SA Golf Union

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Verwey, Jock

Score

11 & 9

Prize money

Title sponsor

SA Golf Union

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Verwey (S Africa) beat A.N. Thomas 11 and 9 in the 36-hole final. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1954
Africa
Taylor, Reg
289
amateur
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Taylor, Reg

Score

289

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

x

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jannie le Roux (S Africa, amateur) finished 2 shots behind Taylor (S Africa, amateur). [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1948
Africa
Verwey, Jock
5 & 4
SA Golf Union

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Verwey, Jock

Score

5 & 4

Prize money

Title sponsor

SA Golf Union

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Verwey (S Africa) beat James Ockendon Jr (Eng) 5 and 4 in the 36-hole final. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1948
Africa
Janks, Mickey
298
amateur
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Janks, Mickey

Score

298

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

x

Played as the South African Open. Janks (S Africa, amateur) beat A.R. "Sandy" Guthrie (S Africa) in a 36-hole playoff (Janks 147, Guthrie 153). [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1937
Africa
Robertson, John
37th hole
SA Golf Union

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Robertson, John

Score

37th hole

Prize money

Title sponsor

SA Golf Union

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Robertson beat A.N. Thomas at the 37th hole in the 36-hole final. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Locke, Bobby

Score

288

Prize money

amateur

Title sponsor

x

Played as the South African Open. Defending champion and second-placed Clarence Olander (S Africa, amateur) finished 11 shots behind 19-year-old Locke (S Africa, amateur). This was the second of nine South African Open wins for Locke, who also won the South African Amateur title in 1937, beating Olander in the 36-hole final. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1930
Africa
Tomsett, Arthur
37th hole
SA Golf Union

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Tomsett, Arthur

Score

37th hole

Prize money

Title sponsor

SA Golf Union

Played as the South African Professional Match Play Ch'ship. Tomsett (S Africa) beat defending champion Charles McIlvenny (Eng/S Africa) at the 37th hole in the 36-hole final. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1930
Africa
Brews, Sid
297
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Brews, Sid

Score

297

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed Jock Brews (S Africa) finished 11 shots behind his brother Sid Brews (S Africa). This was the third of eight South African Open wins for Sid Brews, and the seventh of 12 won by the Brews brothers, Jock and Sid. [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

1906
Africa
Gray, A.G.
151
x

Category

Africa

Winner (holder)

Gray, A.G.

Score

151

Prize money

Title sponsor

x

Played as the South African Open. Second-placed H. Fraser Watson (amateur) finished 3 shots behind defending champion Gray (S Africa). [East London GC, Eastern Cape, RSA].

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