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Joburg Open

Men's professional golf tournament

Field	Value
name	Joburg Open
image	Joburg Open logo.png
location	Johannesburg, South Africa
establishment	2007
course	Houghton Golf Club
par	70
yardage	7153 yd
tour	European Tour
Asian Tour
Sunshine Tour
format	Stroke play
purse
month_played	March
aggregate	260 Richard Sterne (2013)
to-par	−27 as above
current_champion	SCO Calum Hill
coordinates
map	South Africa#South Africa Gauteng
map_label	Houghton GC
map_caption	Location in South Africa##Location in Gauteng
map_relief	yes

Asian Tour Sunshine Tour | to-par = −27 as above The Joburg Open is a men's professional golf tournament that is held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It is an event on the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and co-sanctioned by the European Tour, which attracts a larger prize fund and stronger fields. It is one of several tournaments in South Africa on the European Tour's international schedule, and until 2017 was one of the events where high-finishing players earned entry into The Open Championship if not already exempt.

History

The event was founded in 2007 and was played at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa until 2017. The tournament was contested over both the West and East courses for the first two rounds, enabling a large field of 210 competitors, with the final two rounds being played over the East course following a cut to the top 65 and ties.

Originally contested in January or February, the tournament moved to December in late 2017 and became a tri-sanctioned event with the Asian Tour joining the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour in sanctioning the event; the number of players in the field increased from 210 to 240. The December 2017 event was part of the 2018 European Tour.

Having not been held in 2018 or 2019, in October 2020 it was announced that the tournament would be revived in November 2020, when it would be played at Randpark Golf Club. The 2021 event was shortened due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in place in the UK from South Africa. Originally the event was shortened to 54 holes to allow international players to travel back home in time. However, the following day rain and the threat of lightning shortened the event even further to 36 holes. Thriston Lawrence was the eventual winner.

The tournament was then hosted at Houghton Golf Club in November 2022 and November 2023, as part of the DP World Tour's Opening Swing for the 2024 and 2025 seasons. In the 2025 season, the tournament remained at Houghton Golf Club but shifted to March 2025 as part of the DP World Tour's International Swing. The event was held the week after the South African Open Championship, to minimize international travel and attract a stronger field by allowing golfers to remain in South Africa for both weeks.

Winners

Year	Tours	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up	Venue
2025	AFR, EUR	SCO Calum Hill	266	−14	Playoff	ZAF Jacques Kruyswijk
ZAF Shaun Norris	Houghton Golf Club
2024: No tournament
2023	AFR, EUR	ZAF Dean Burmester	262	−18	3 strokes	ZAF Darren Fichardt	Houghton Golf Club
2022	AFR, EUR	ENG Dan Bradbury	263	−21	3 strokes	FIN Sami Välimäki	Houghton Golf Club
2021	AFR, EUR	ZAF Thriston Lawrence	130	−12	4 strokes	ZAF Zander Lombard	Randpark Golf Club
2020	AFR, EUR	DNK Joachim B. Hansen	265	−19	2 strokes	ZAF Wilco Nienaber	Randpark Golf Club
2018–19: No tournament
2017
(Dec)	AFR, ASA, EUR	IND Shubhankar Sharma	264	−23	3 strokes	ZAF Erik van Rooyen	Randpark Golf Club
2017
(Feb)	AFR, EUR	ZAF Darren Fichardt	200	−15	1 stroke	WAL Stuart Manley
ENG Paul Waring	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2016	AFR, EUR	ZAF Haydn Porteous	269	−18	2 strokes	ZAF Zander Lombard	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2015	AFR, EUR	ENG Andy Sullivan	270	−17	2 strokes	ZAF Wallie Coetsee
ENG David Howell
IRL Kevin Phelan
ZAF Jaco van Zyl
ENG Anthony Wall	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2014	AFR, EUR	ZAF George Coetzee	268	−19	3 strokes	ENG Tyrrell Hatton
KOR Jin Jeong
ZAF Justin Walters	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2013	AFR, EUR	ZAF Richard Sterne (2)	260	−27	7 strokes	ZAF Charl Schwartzel	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2012	AFR, EUR	ZAF Branden Grace	270	−17	1 stroke	ENG Jamie Elson	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2011	AFR, EUR	ZAF Charl Schwartzel (2)	265	−19	4 strokes	ZAF Garth Mulroy	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2010	AFR, EUR	ZAF Charl Schwartzel	261	−23	6 strokes	NIR Darren Clarke
ZAF Keith Horne	Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC
2009	AFR, EUR	DNK Anders Hansen	269	−15	1 stroke	ZAF Andrew McLardy	Royal Johannesburg Club, East Course
2008	AFR, EUR	ZAF Richard Sterne	271	−13	Playoff	SWE Magnus A. Carlsson
ZAF Garth Mulroy	Royal Johannesburg Club, East Course
2007	AFR, EUR	ARG Ariel Cañete	266	−19	2 strokes	ZAF Andrew McLardy	Royal Johannesburg Club, East Course

Notes

References

(19 March 2010). "Kingston seeks title double in South Africa". [[PGA European Tour]].
Jackson, Keith. (20 October 2020). "Joburg Open returns to European Tour schedule in November".
(27 November 2021). "Reduced Joburg Open continues on Saturday". The Sunday Times.
(27 November 2021). "Lawrence wins maiden title at shortened Joburg Open". European Tour.
https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/schedule/
(27 November 2021). "Joberg Open: Thriston Lawrence wins 36-hole event amid increasing Covid-19 concerns". BBC Sport.

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