Vodacom Origins of Golf

The Vodacom Origins of Golf is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour.

Vodacom Origins of Golf
Tournament information
LocationSouth Africa
Established2004
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Tournament record score
Aggregate54 holes:
195 Jean Hugo (2015)
195 George Coetzee (2022)
72 holes:
260 Dean Burmester (2024)
To par54 holes:
−21 as above
72 holes:
−28 as above

2004–05 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
29 May 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula   Patrick O'Brien 210 −6 1 stroke   Ulrich van den Berg
12 Jun 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Schoeman Park   Steve van Vuuren 200 −16 4 strokes   Ulrich van den Berg
2 Jul 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali   Thomas Aiken 204 −12 Playoff   Keith Horne
22 Jul 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sun City   Thomas Aiken (2) 204 −12 3 strokes   Des Terblanche
19 Sep 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Louis Oosthuizen 215 −1 1 stroke   Keith Horne
21 Oct 2004 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Thomas Aiken (3) 214 −5 7 strokes   Jean Hugo

2005–06 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
13 May 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria   Desvonde Botes 202 −14 Playoff   Jean Hugo
27 May 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula   Desvonde Botes (2) 198 −18 6 strokes   Ian Hutchings
1 Jul 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun   Dean Lambert 205 −5 1 stroke   Grant Muller
  Lindani Ndwandwe
26 Aug 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein   Nic Henning 205 −11 1 stroke   Doug McGuigan
9 Sep 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale   Hennie Otto 202 −14 1 stroke   Thomas Aiken
21 Oct 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Steve Basson 218 −1 4 strokes   Chris Williams

2006–07 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
21 Apr 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Jean Hugo 208 −8 5 strokes   Chris Williams
26 May 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria   Vaughn Groenewald 205 −11 6 strokes   Thomas Aiken
  Doug McGuigan
30 Jun 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne   Rossouw Loubser 205 −8 1 stroke   Adilson da Silva
  Vaughn Groenewald
18 Aug 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein   Rossouw Loubser (2) 205 −11 2 strokes   Adilson da Silva
  Doug McGuigan
15 Sep 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pezula   Kevin Stone 207 −9 1 stroke   Ian Hutchings
6 Oct 2006 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Darren Fichardt 212 −4 1 stroke   Alex Haindl

2007 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
20 Apr 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Andrew Curlewis 207 −9 Playoff   Alan Michell
11 May 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria   Hennie Otto (2) 201 −15 3 strokes   James Kamte
15 Jun 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne   George Coetzee 207 −9 2 strokes   Ulrich van den Berg
3 Aug 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein   Ulrich van den Berg 202 −14 3 strokes   Bradford Vaughan
24 Aug 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt   Adilson da Silva 217 −2 Playoff   Warren Abery
28 Sep 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Titch Moore 209 −7 3 strokes   Ulrich van den Berg

2008 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
4 Apr 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein   Dion Fourie 201 −15 2 strokes   Jean Hugo
  Chris Swanepoel
25 Apr 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria   Tyrone van Aswegen 201 −15 4 strokes   Darren Fichardt
  Neil Schietekat
30 May 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne   Jean Hugo (2) 203 −13 2 strokes   Bradford Vaughan
29 Aug 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Garth Mulroy 210 −6 4 strokes   Richard Sterne
19 Sep 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood   George Coetzee (2) 212 −4 1 stroke   Jean Hugo
24 Oct 2008 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Jaco van Zyl 214 −2 1 stroke   Bradford Vaughan

2009 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
3 Apr 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Bloemfontein   Trevor Fisher Jnr 201 −15 1 stroke   Jean Hugo
  Willie van der Merwe
22 May 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria   Brandon Pieters 204 −12 1 stroke   Darren Fichardt
25 Jun 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Fancourt   Brandon Pieters (2) 141[a] −3 1 stroke   Clinton Whitelaw
14 Aug 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale   Jaco Ahlers 135[a] −9 Playoff   Ulrich van den Berg
18 Sep 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne   Darren Fichardt (2) 198 −18 7 strokes   Keenan Davidse
  Jbe' Kruger
9 Oct 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Brandon Pieters (3) 208 −8 1 stroke   Doug McGuigan
  Jaco van Zyl

2010 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
16 Apr 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Gardener Ross   Jean Hugo (3) 201 −15 1 stroke   Charl Schwartzel
30 Apr 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Jaco van Zyl (2) 200 −16 1 stroke   Jean Hugo
  Jbe' Kruger
30 Jul 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood   Ulrich van den Berg (2) 202 −14 1 stroke   Daniel Greene
20 Aug 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne   James Kingston 203 −13 2 strokes   Adilson da Silva
18 Sep 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch   Jean Hugo (4) 199 −17 3 strokes   Shaun Norris
15 Oct 2010 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Justin Harding 209 −7 1 stroke   Ulrich van den Berg

2011 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
27 May 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Pretoria   Jean Hugo (5) 205 −11 3 strokes   George Coetzee
  Adilson da Silva
10 Jun 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Chris Swanepoel 205 −11 3 strokes   Christiaan Basson
29 Jul 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola   Jean Hugo (6) 201 −15 Playoff   Peter Karmis
12 Aug 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun   Darren Fichardt (3) 204 −6 1 stroke   David Hewan
2 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Adilson da Silva (2) 206 −10 2 strokes   Allan Versfeld
23 Sep 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Jean Hugo (7) 208 −8 2 strokes   Louis de Jager
  Lyle Rowe

2012 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
11 May 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola   Ryan Cairns 201 −15 Playoff   Vaughn Groenewald
8 Jun 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula   Bryce Easton 200 −16 3 strokes   Doug McGuigan
27 Jul 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze   Allan Versfeld 198 −18 3 strokes   Ockie Strydom
24 Aug 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park   Adilson da Silva (3) 198 −18 1 stroke   Doug McGuigan
  Daniel van Tonder
7 Sep 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Trevor Fisher Jnr (3) 202 −14 Playoff   Christiaan Basson
28 Sep 2012 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Branden Grace 209 −10 3 strokes   Allan Versfeld

2013 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
7 Jun 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola   Jacques Blaauw 204 −12 1 stroke   PH McIntyre
  Neil Schietekat
  Daniel van Tonder
28 Jun 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park   Jacques Blaauw (2) 198 −18 1 stroke   Daniel van Tonder
9 Aug 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria   Heinrich Bruiners 208 −8 5 strokes   Adilson da Silva
  Daniel van Tonder
23 Aug 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan   Jean Hugo (8) 202 −14 7 strokes   Merrick Bremner
  Andrew Curlewis
  Jbe' Kruger
13 Sep 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys   Andrew Curlewis (2) 209 −7 Playoff   Lyle Rowe
11 Oct 2013 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   J. J. Senekal 212 −4 Playoff   Titch Moore

2014 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
27 Jun 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria   Daniel van Tonder 204 −12 1 stroke   Tyrone Ferreira
25 Jul 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Jean Hugo (9) 137[a] −7 1 stroke   Rhys West
1 Aug 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis   Keith Horne 207 −9 3 strokes   Erik van Rooyen
5 Sep 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun   Louis de Jager 208 −2 Playoff   Jaco Ahlers
  Haydn Porteous
3 Oct 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace   PH McIntyre 200 −16 Playoff   Jake Roos
31 Oct 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Keith Horne (2) 203 −13 5 strokes   Andrew Curlewis

2015 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
6 Jun 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Langebaan   Justin Harding (2) 208 −8 Playoff   Vaughn Groenewald
22 Aug 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer   Jean Hugo (10) 210 −6 1 stroke   Peter Karmis
  Derick Petersen
12 Sep 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Vaal de Grace   Jean Hugo (11) 195 −21 1 stroke   Jacques Kruyswijk
3 Oct 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis   Christiaan Basson 205 −11 1 stroke   Mark Williams
24 Oct 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Koro Creek   Dean Burmester 197 −19 5 strokes   Vaughn Groenewald
13 Nov 2015 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Darren Fichardt (4) 202 −14 1 stroke   Tyrone Mordt
  Callum Mowat
  Jake Redman

2016–17 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
30 Jul 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun   Madalitso Muthiya 199 −11 2 strokes   Hennie du Plessis
  Ockie Strydom
20 Aug 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Vaughn Groenewald (2) 207 −9 1 stroke   Stefan Engell Andersen
10 Sep 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Jacques Blaauw (3) 206 −10 Playoff   Theunis Spangenberg
1 Oct 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola   Justin Harding (3) 202 −14 1 stroke   Ockie Strydom
22 Oct 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Euphoria   Jaco Ahlers (2) 207 −9 3 strokes   Jacques Kruyswijk
5 Nov 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Mark Williams 205 −11 2 strokes   Christiaan Bezuidenhout

2017–18 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
29 Jul 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate   Doug McGuigan 206 −10 1 stroke   Brandon Stone
19 Aug 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Keith Horne (3) 210 −6 3 strokes   Jaco Ahlers
  Keenan Davidse
  Titch Moore
2 Sep 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zimbali   Jared Harvey 204 −12 8 strokes   Louis de Jager
23 Sep 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis   Doug McGuigan (2) 203 −13 2 strokes   Hennie du Plessis
14 Oct 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Hennie du Plessis 204 −12 Playoff   Ockie Strydom
4 Nov 2017 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Jaco Prinsloo 200 −16 1 stroke   Ockie Strydom

2018–19 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
18 Aug 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula   Zander Lombard 206 −10 Playoff   Jake Roos
1 Sep 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park   Peter Karmis 202 −14 4 strokes   Jacques Blaauw
16 Sep 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella   Neil Schietekat 205 −11 1 stroke   Louis de Jager
29 Sep 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis   Alex Haindl 204 −12 1 stroke   Jake Roos
20 Oct 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Parys   Garth Mulroy (2) 206 −10 1 stroke   Chris Cannon
  Fredrik From
3 Nov 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Steve Surry 210 −6 1 stroke   Derick Petersen

2019–20 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
24 Aug 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Ockie Strydom 200 −16 6 strokes   Thriston Lawrence [1]
28 Sep 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood   Merrick Bremner 197 −19 5 strokes   Jonathan Ågren
  Ruan Conradie
  Clinton Grobler
[2]
5 Oct 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Stellenbosch   Thriston Lawrence 201 −15 1 stroke   Deon Germishuys
  Riekus Nortje
  J. J. Senekal
  Jean-Paul Strydom
[3]
19 Oct 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park   Jaco Ahlers (3) 201 −15 2 strokes   Ockie Strydom [4]
2 Nov 2019 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   George Coetzee (3) 196 −20 3 strokes   M. J. Viljoen [5]

2020–21 season

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No tournaments took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

2021–22 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
6 Aug 2021 Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze   George Coetzee (4) 198 −18 3 strokes   Jaco Ahlers
  Tristen Strydom
[7]
28 Aug 2021 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Alex Haindl (2) 213 −3 1 stroke   Peter Karmis [8]
18 Sep 2021 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Mount Edgecombe   Louis Albertse 201 −9 1 stroke   CJ du Plessis [9]
2 Oct 2021 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Humewood   Daniel Greene 211 −5 Playoff   Tristen Strydom [10]
30 Jan 2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Martin Rohwer 203 −13 2 strokes   Tristen Strydom [11]

2022–23 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Ref.
6 Aug 2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf at De Zalze   George Coetzee (5) 195 −21 2 strokes   Joe Long [12]
27 Aug 2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate   Anthony Michael 206 −10 1 stroke   Wynand Dingle
  Herman Loubser
[13]
17 Sep 2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf at San Lameer   Wynand Dingle 200 −16 1 stroke   Jaco Prinsloo [14]
1 Oct 2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf at St Francis   Ruan Korb 203 −13 2 strokes   Ockie Strydom [15]
30 Oct 2022 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Combrinck Smit 280 −8 Playoff   Jake Redman [16]

2023–24 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Ref.
13 Aug 2023 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula   Jacques Kruyswijk 203 −13 1 stroke   Heinrich Bruiners [17]
17 Sep 2023 VOG Western Cape   Kyle Barker 203 −10 Playoff   Pieter Moolman [18]
22 Oct 2023 VOG KZN   Pieter Moolman 208 −2 Playoff   Ethan Smith [19]
5 Nov 2023 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Neil Schietekat 273 −15 2 strokes   Jacques P. de Villiers [20]

2024–25 season

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Date Tournament Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up Ref.
18 Aug 2024 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Highland Gate   Jean Hugo (12) 203 −13 1 stroke   Jonathan Broomhead [21]
22 Sep 2024 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen   Yurav Premlall 205 −11 1 stroke   Martin Vorster [22]
13 Oct 2024 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun   Jonathan Broomhead 199 −11 Playoff   Luke Brown [23]
17 Nov 2024 Vodacom Origins of Golf Final   Dean Burmester (2) 260 −28 7 strokes   Jean Hugo [24]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ Green, Mike (24 August 2019). "Bridesmaid no more! Strydom wins at Sishen". News24. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Coasting home: Bremner wins at Humewood". News24. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Lawrence the toast of Stellenbosch". Compleat Golfer. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Ahlers claims Selborne victory". Compleat Golfer. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Coetzee goes wire-to-wire for Simola win". News24. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Sunshine Tour suspends all activities". Sunshine Tour. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Coetzee wins Vodacom Origins opener". Compleat Golfer. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ Vlismas, Michael (29 August 2021). "Alex Haindl claims 2nd Sunshine Tour win of season at Sishen". News24. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Louis Albertse gets his maiden victory at Mount Edgecombe". Independent Online. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ Vlismas, Michael (2 October 2021). "Daniel Greene wins maiden Sunshine Tour title in playoff at Humewood". News24. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Rohwer wins Vodacom Origins of Golf Final". Compleat Golfer. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Coetzee defends De Zalze title". Compleat Golfer. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Relief as Anthony Michael makes his breakthrough in Vodacom Origins". Independent Online. 27 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Dingle breaks through with Vodacom Origins win". Compleat Golfer. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Korb wins Vodacom Origins in St Francis". SuperSport. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Smit wins Vodacom Origins Final". Compleat Golfer. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  17. ^ "Kruyswijk wins Vodacom Origins opener at Zebula". SuperSport. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  18. ^ "Barker grabs second Sunshine Tour title". Compleat Golfer. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  19. ^ "Moolman charges to Vodacom Origins victory". SuperSport. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  20. ^ "Schietekat wins Vodacom Origins Final". Compleat Golfer. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
  21. ^ "Hugo claims record 12th Vodacom Origins title". OFM. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Premlall wins Sishen Vodacom Origins". Compleat Golfer. 22 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  23. ^ "Broomhead wins Wild Coast playoff". Compleat Golfer. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Burmester wins Vodacom Origins Final". Compleat Golfer. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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