Investec Royal Swazi Open

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

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 fundR 1,500,000
Month playedOctober
Final year2020
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Mark McNulty (1987)
To par−29 as above
Score65 points Jaco van Zyl (2009)
Final champion
South Africa Daniel van Tonder
Location map
Royal Swazi Spa is located in Eswatini
Royal Swazi Spa
Royal Swazi Spa
Location in Eswatini

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
Investec Royal Swazi Open
2020   Daniel van Tonder (2) 48 points 18 points   Neil Schietekat
2019   Martin Rohwer 59 points 12 points   Jake Roos
  Steve Surry
2018   Justin Harding 47 points 1 point   Lyle Rowe
2017   Peter Karmis 49 points 1 point   Zack Byrd
2016   Titch Moore 60 points 11 points   Adilson da Silva
2015   PH McIntyre 45 points 1 point   Morne Buys
2014   Daniel van Tonder 48 points Playoff   Jacques Blaauw
  Jared Harvey
2013   James Kingston 45 points Playoff   Ruan de Smidt
2012   Christiaan Basson 50 points 1 point   Desvonde Botes
  Daniel van Tonder
2011   Justin Walters 45 points 1 point   Divan van den Heever
2010   Keith Horne 47 points 1 point   Christiaan Basson
Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open
2009   Jaco van Zyl 65 points 12 points   Tongoona Charamba
  Tyrone van Aswegen
2008   Jean Hugo 56 points 6 points   Neil Schietekat
2007   Des Terblanche (2) 50 points 2 points   James Kamte
2006   Thomas Aiken 59 points 9 points   Steve Basson
Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
2005   Hendrik Buhrmann 42 points 1 point   Ross Wellington
2004   Nic Henning 42 points 1 point   Titch Moore
2003   Des Terblanche 36 points Playoff   Adilson da Silva
Royal Swazi Sun Open
2002   Andrew McLardy 268 −20 2 strokes   Nic Henning
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
2001   Bradford Vaughan 263 −25 8 strokes   Mark Hilton
  Trevor Immelman
Stenham Swazi Open
2000   Mark McNulty (5) 267 −13 2 strokes   Doug McGuigan
Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open
1999   Marc Cayeux 266 −22 3 strokes   Mark McNulty
1998   Paul Friedlander 201 −15 Playoff   Scott Dunlap
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open
1997   Warrick Druian 269 −19 1 stroke   Chris Davison
  Nic Henning
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
1996   Richard Kaplan 271 −17 Playoff   Wayne Westner [1]
1995   Brad Ott 266 −22 2 strokes   Chris Davison
  Richard Kaplan
1994   Omar Uresti 274 −14 2 strokes   Andrew Pitts
1993   Sean Pappas 272 −16 Playoff   Ernie Els
1992   Ernie Els 269 −19 1 stroke   Chris Davison
1991   Hugh Royer III 265 −23 4 strokes   Robin Freeman
  Des Terblanche
1990   John Daly 267 −21 2 strokes   John Bland [2][3]
1989   Jeff Hawkes 202[a] −14 1 stroke   John Daly
  Joe Dlamini
[4]
Helix Swazi Sun Classic
1988   Don Levin 268 −20 Playoff   Alan Pate [5]
Royal Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1987   Mark McNulty (4) 259 −29 6 strokes   Wayne Westner [6]
Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1986   Mark McNulty (3) 263 −25 Playoff   Fulton Allem [7]
1985   Mark McNulty (2) 270 −18 1 stroke   Simon Hobday
1984   Rick Hartmann 271 −17 1 stroke   Teddy Webber [8][9]
Holiday Inns Pro-Am
1983   John Bland (3) 271 −17 2 strokes   Teddy Webber [10]
1982   Denis Watson 268 −20 4 strokes   Fulton Allem [11][12]
1981   Ian Mosey 278 −10 Playoff   Nigel Burch
  Allan Henning
[13]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1980   Mark McNulty 274 −14 1 stroke   Tienie Britz [14]
Holiday Inns Open
1979   John Bland (2) 267 −21 Playoff   Andries Oosthuizen
1978: No tournament
Holiday Inns Invitational
1977   John Bland 265 −23 4 strokes   Bobby Cole [15]
1976   Hugh Baiocchi 273 −15 Playoff   Dale Hayes
Holiday Inns Open
1975
(Dec)
  Dale Hayes (3) 275 −13 Playoff   John Fourie [16]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1975
(Feb)
  John O'Leary 271 −17 4 strokes   John Fourie
  Dale Hayes
[16]
Holiday Inns Open
1974   Dale Hayes (2) 269 −19 2 strokes   Bob Charles [17]
1973   Dale Hayes 136 −8 1 stroke   Trevor Wilkes [18]
1972   John Buczek 270 −18 1 stroke   Cobie Legrange [19]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1971   Cobie Legrange 273 −15 Playoff   Denis Hutchinson [20][21]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

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  1. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1997). The World of Professional Golf 1997. IMG Publishing. pp. 201, 581. ISBN 1-878843-17-6.
  2. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1990). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 254, 497. ISBN 1-85592-558-3.
  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 0-948615-38-9.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 247, 472. ISBN 0-00-218284-X.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 222, 441. ISBN 0-00-218283-1.
  7. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 231, 446. ISBN 0-00-218257-2.
  8. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 201, 415. ISBN 0-86254-124-7.
  9. ^ "Clipped From The Daily Telegraph". The Daily Telegraph. 5 March 1984. p. 22. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  10. ^ "It's Bland by two strokes". The Straits Times. Singapore. 28 February 1983. p. 38. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via National Library Board.
  11. ^ "For the Record | Golf". The Times. 22 February 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  12. ^ "Rafferty eyes top ten finish". Belfast Telegraph. 20 February 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  13. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 213, 429. ISBN 0-86254-101-8.
  14. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 150, 352. ISBN 0-86254-005-4.
  15. ^ The Allied Book of South African Sport & Sports Records, Issue 2. SASBOR. 1988. ISBN 0620128828. Retrieved 11 November 2023 – via Google Books.
  16. ^ a b McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 271, 461, 463. ISBN 0-385-14940-9.
  17. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 234, 413. ISBN 0-00-211955-2.
  18. ^ Simms, George (1974). John Player Golf Yearbook 1974. Queen Anne Press. p. 50. ISBN 0362001758.
  19. ^ "Britons slip as Buczek wins". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 21 February 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  20. ^ "Legrange's title after playoff". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 15 March 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  21. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1972). The World of Professional Golf 1972. Collins. pp. 295–296, 484. ISBN 0-00-211941-2.
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