Which South African golfer won the 2010 Open Championship last month?
"present TV deals with the BBC and ESPN each having their swan song. NBC and Sky Sports would take over coverage the following year at Royal Troon. The 2015 event is the 29th Open Championship played at the Old Course at St Andrews. The most recent was in 2010 when Louis Oosthuizen won his only major title and became the first South African to win an Open Championship at St Andrews. Previous lengths of the course for The Open Championship (since 1950): Each player is classified according to the first category in which he qualified, but other categories are shown"
"2010 Senior Open Championship The 2010 Senior Open Championship was a senior major golf championship and the 24th Senior Open Championship, held from 22–25 July at Carnoustie Golf Links in Carnoustie, Scotland. It was the first Senior Open Championship played at the course and the 8th Senior Open Championship played as a senior major championship. World Golf Hall of Fame member Bernhard Langer won by one stroke over 1995 U.S. Open champion Corey Pavin. The 2010 event was Langer's first senior major championship victory. The 2010 event was the first Senior Open Championship played at Carnoustie. Carnoustie hosted the Senior"
"despite opening the championship with a 79. Tiger Woods switched back to his old putter with improved results, but poor ball striking left him with an even-par 72. Phil Mickelson made a charge early in his round, but poor putting led to him a 75. Rory McIlroy bounced back well from his 80 on Friday and finished tied for third. Amateurs: Jeong (−4). Complete Final Leaderboard ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par"" 2010 Open Championship The 2010 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and was held from 15–18 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland."
"2010 Sunshine Tour The 2010 Sunshine Tour was the 11th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 4th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Swaziland, Zambia and Namibia. The Order of Merit was won by Charl Schwartzel. The table below shows schedule of events for the 2010 Sunshine Tour. As usual, the"
"Muller only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Grant Muller Grant Muller (born 16 July 1970) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour. Muller was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1991 and joined the Sunshine Tour the same year. He has won twice on the Sunshine Tour, with the first win coming in 1997 at the Vodacom Series: Kwazulu-Natal and the second in 2010 at the Lombard Insurance Classic. He has finished in the top-25 of the Sunshine Tour's Order of Merit four times (2000/01, 2001/02, 2004/05, 2010),"
"Mizuno Open Yomiuri Classic Kim Kyung-tae, Katsumasa Miyamoto 28. The Senior British Open Champion for 2009 Loren Roberts 29. The 2010 Amateur Champion Jin Jeong (a) 30. The 2009 U.S. Amateur Champion An Byeong-hun (a) 31. The 2009 European Individual Amateur Champion Victor Dubuisson (a) International Final Qualifying Local Final Qualifying (Tuesday 29 June) Alternates Drawn from the Official World Golf Rankings of 4 July 2010 (provide the player was entered in the Open and did not withdraw from qualifying): ""Thursday, 15 July 2010"" For the 28th time, the Open Championship took to the Old Course at St Andrews, and"
"the Official World Golf Ranking, leapfrogging fellow South African Retief Goosen in 16th position. Oosthuizen claims his exemplary focus during the tournament, which enabled him to win by a wide margin, was due to a red spot marked on his glove. He would look at that spot as the beginning of his pre-shot routine and use it to help him remain focused before and during his swing. Oosthuizen had consulted Karl Morris, a Manchester-based sports psychologist, prior to the event for ways in which he could improve his concentration. Oosthuizen finished the 2010 season in 10th place on the Race"
"the Asian Tour. Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour<br> European Tour playoff record (1–3) PGA Tour playoff record (0–2) Co-sanctioned by the European Tour<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> WD = withdrew<br> ""T"" = tied ""Results not in chronological order prior to 2015."" QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play<br> ""T"" = tied<br> Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Amateur Professional Louis Oosthuizen Lodewicus Theodorus ""Louis"" Oosthuizen (; ; born 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He also holds the"
"week, Porteous' win was the second consecutive European Tour win by a South African first-time winner. Source: Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour Co-sanctioned with the European Tour CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Haydn Porteous Haydn Porteous (born 8 July 1994) is a South African professional golfer. Porteous won many amateur tournaments in South Africa, including the South African Stroke Play in 2012 and 2013. He was the top-ranked South African player when he turned professional in 2013. Porteous has played on the Sunshine Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won the 2015 Barclays Kenya Open on"
"of 17th in 2008. Victory at the Sunshine Tour's Vodacom Championship in February 2008, lifted Kingston into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings for the first time. Kingston secured his first win of 2009 with a playoff triumph against Anders Hansen at the 2009 Mercedes-Benz Championship in Cologne. European Tour playoff record (1–1) ""Note: Kingston never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied James Kingston James Hubert Kingston (born 30 November 1965) is a South African professional golfer. Kingston was born in Ottosdal, South Africa. He"
"Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009. Amateur Professional Charl Schwartzel Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (; born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters in 2011. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012. Born in Johannesburg, Schwartzel had a dominant junior amateur career in South Africa, and won some amateur events in other countries including the 2002 Indian Amateur"
"2010 Open Championship The 2010 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and was held from 15–18 July over the Old Course at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. It was the 150th anniversary of the founding of The Open in 1860, and the 28th time The Open was played at St Andrews. Usually branded with the edition of the championship (for example, the previous year's Open was branded as the ""138th Open Championship""), due to the sesquicentennial anniversary, the R&A branded this as the ""150th Anniversary Open Championship"" rather than ""139th Open Championship."" The standard branding returned the following year."
"and Philemon Masinga, Benni McCarthy, Aaron Mokoena, and Delron Buckley. South Africa hosted the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and FIFA president Sepp Blatter awarded South Africa a grade 9 out of 10 for successfully hosting the event. Famous boxing personalities include Baby Jake Jacob Matlala, Vuyani Bungu, Welcome Ncita, Dingaan Thobela, Gerrie Coetzee and Brian Mitchell. Durban surfer Jordy Smith won the 2010 Billabong J-Bay Open making him the highest ranked surfer in the world. South Africa produced Formula One motor racing's 1979 world champion Jody Scheckter. Famous current cricket players include AB de Villiers, Hashim Amla, Dale Steyn, Vernon"
"as a result, and possibly lead to a co-sanctioning agreement with the European Tour in subsequent years. In 2009, it was announced that the Africa Open would be included on the 2010 European Tour schedule. It was the third event of the four tournament South African swing of the tour, held after the Alfred Dunhill Championship and the South African Open, and the week before the Joburg Open. The purse for 2014 was €1,000,000. Africa Open The Africa Open was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour held in Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was first contested in February 2008,"
"Open Championship for a second time in 2016. The field consisted of 144 competitors: 136 professionals and 8 amateurs. An 18-hole stroke play qualifying round was held on Monday, 19 July for players who were not already exempt. ""Thursday, 22 July 2010"" Bernhard Langer, Jay Don Blake, and Carl Mason posted four-under-par 67s on day one to share the lead by one stroke. ""Friday 23 July 2010"" Corey Pavin shot a second consecutive 69 (−2) to tie Bernhard Langer for the lead. Langer shot an even-par 71. Amateurs: ""Haag"" (+6), ""Simson"" (+8), ""Stubbs"" (+10), ""Vallis"" (+15), ""Gilchrist"" (+16), ""Mercier"" (+17),"
"title on the European Tour (co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour) at the South African Open Championship in November 2011. Co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour. European Tour playoff record (0–1) Co-sanctioned with the European Tour. ""Note: Otto only played in The Open Championship and the PGA Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Hennie Otto Hendrik Johannes ""Hennie"" Otto (born 25 June 1976) is a South African professional golfer. Otto was born in Boksburg. He has played golf on the European Tour since 2000 having graduated from the Challenge Tour, but has only finished within the top"
"2010 Australian Open The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. In the singles competition, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams were the defending champions. Williams was able to retain her title with a win over Justine Henin, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 in the final, while Nadal retired in his quarterfinals match against Andy Murray owing to a quadriceps injury. Roger Federer was the men's champion, defeating finalist Andy Murray"
"Charl Schwartzel Charl Adriaan Schwartzel (; born 31 August 1984) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour, European Tour, and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters in 2011. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012. Born in Johannesburg, Schwartzel had a dominant junior amateur career in South Africa, and won some amateur events in other countries including the 2002 Indian Amateur and English Open Stroke Play Championships. He played for South Africa in the 2002 Eisenhower"
"Irish Senior Masters on his way to winning that tour's order of merit. He continued to play on the seniors tour into his mid sixties. European Tour playoff record (1–0) ""Note: Fourie only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur John Fourie Jonathan Adriaan Fourie (born 23 August 1939) is a South African professional golfer. Fourie was born in Johannesburg. He turned professional in 1970 and spent his career playing mainly on the Southern Africa Tour and the European Tour. He won ten times on the Southern Africa Tour, including one win"
"Outside of South Africa, he won the French Open in 1966. Hutchinson retired from tournament golf after playing on the South African Seniors Tour in 1999, and has since become considered as the ""voice of golf"" in South Africa, having been a mainstay of the SuperSport golf commentary team, as well as working internationally for Sky Sports. He is also honorary Life President of the PGA of South Africa. ""Note: Hutchinson never played in the PGA Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Amateur Professional Denis Hutchinson Denis John Hutchinson (born 14 March"
"Juneau (+18), Murcia Ortiz (+18), Altomare (+19), Lee-Bentham (+20), Drolson (+22), Feng (+22), Then (+23), Lee (+24), Vandermade (+24), Green (+29). ""Saturday, July 10, 2011"" ""Sunday, July 11, 2010"" ""Final round"" ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par""<br> 2010 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship The 2010 United States Women's Open Golf Championship was the 65th U.S. Women's Open, played July 8–11 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh. Paula Creamer, in her fourth tournament after surgery to her left thumb, won her first major championship, four shots ahead of runners-up Na Yeon Choi and Suzann Pettersen."
"Order of Merit three times. He recorded a further nine victories on the now defunct Paradym Tour. In 2000, Henning partnered with fellow South African Retief Goosen at the Nelson Mandela Invitational where they won the betterball medal. Allan Henning Allan Henning (born 1 June 1944) is a former professional golfer from South Africa. Henning won 10 tournaments on the South African Sunshine Tour between 1963 and 1980. His biggest win was the South African Open when it was played twice in 1963. He also secured a big win at the South African Masters in 1968. Henning won the Sunshine"
"2010 U.S. Open (golf) The 2010 United States Open Championship was the 110th U.S. Open, held June 17–20 in Pebble Beach, California. Graeme McDowell of Northern Ireland won his first major title, one stroke ahead of runner-up Grégory Havret of France. McDowell was the first European to win the U.S. Open in forty years, since Tony Jacklin of England won in 1970, which started a period in which four out of five U.S. Open champions between 2010-14 were European. This was the fifth U.S. Open to be played at Pebble Beach Golf Links (it also hosted in 2000, 1992, 1982,"
"their name stricken did not play. ""Cumulative tournament scores, relative to par""<br> 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions The 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions was a golf tournament contested from 4–7 November 2010 at the Sheshan Golf Club in Shanghai, China. It was the second WGC-HSBC Champions tournament, and the fourth of four World Golf Championships events held in 2010. It was won by Francesco Molinari of Italy who completed a wire-to-wire one stroke victory over Lee Westwood to win his first WGC event. The following is a list of players for the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions. Players who have qualified from multiple categories are listed"
"at the Suncoast Classic. Louis de Jager Louis de Jager (born 30 March 1987) is a professional golfer from South Africa playing on the Sunshine Tour. De Jager was born in Duiwelskloof, Northern Transvaal. He won the South African Amateur Championship in 2007 in both the stroke play and match play format. In 2007, de Jager also won the Gauteng North Etonic Open and the Boland Open. He turned professional in 2008. De Jager played his first full season on the Sunshine Tour in 2008. He played in 17 events and recorded five top-10 finishes. He won his first professional"
"the Bank BRI Indonesia Open by a stroke from Scott Vincent. Two weeks later he won the Royal Cup in Thailand by 6 strokes. Justin Harding Justin Harding (born 9 February 1986) is a South African professional golfer. Harding played college golf at Lamar University, Texas and represented his country as an amateur golfer. Having graduated, he earned a place on the Sunshine Tour at the first attempt, finishing third at the 2009 qualifying school while still an amateur. He won a tournament in each of his first three seasons on the tour, 2010, 2011 and 2012. He won again"
"a cumulative money list taken from all official 2011 Japan Golf Tour events up to and including the 2011 Mizuno Open Hiroo Kawai, Tadahiro Takayama 28. The Senior British Open Champion for 2010 Bernhard Langer 29. The 2011 Amateur Champion Bryden Macpherson (a) 30. The 2010 U.S. Amateur Champion Peter Uihlein (a) 31. The 2010 European Individual Amateur Champion Lucas Bjerregaard (a) International Final Qualifying Local Final Qualifying Alternates To make up the full entry of 156, additional players are drawn from the Official World Golf Rankings dated 3 July 2011 (provided the player was entered in the Open and"
"34th on the Order of Merit. ""Note: Hugo only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut Amateur Jean Hugo (golfer) Victor Jean Hugo (born 3 December 1975) is a South African professional golfer. Hugo matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 1994 and graduated three years later with a BA Degree from the University of Stellenbosch prior to becoming a professional golfer. He is the youngest son of organic chemist Professor Victor Hugo and Esme Hugo who were both active in sport and sport administration. He also excelled in rugby and cricket before"
"J. Choi, Louis Oosthuizen, Álvaro Quirós, Charl Schwartzel, Thongchai Jaidee 20. International invitees<br> ""None"" Louis Oosthuizen won the contest with a 6 under par 21. There were 2 holes in one during the contest, both on the 9th hole, achieved by Graeme McDowell and Jim Furyk. McDowell went on to win the U.S. Open, Oosthuizen went on to win The Open Championship, and Furyk went on to win the 2010 FedEx Cup. ""Thursday, April 8, 2010"" The day started very sunny, but clouds began accumulating later in the morning and thunderstorms were expected in the afternoon; however, the weather remained"
"lost to Brian Dabul. In August 2010 Van der Merwe won his maiden ATP Challenger title at the Campos Do Jordao-1 in Brazil, when he defeated world number 88 Ricardo Mello. In February Van der Merwe reached his first main draw Semi-Finals on the ATP World Tour, when he reached the Semi-Finals of the SA Tennis Open (ATP 250 Event) in Johannesburg, South Africa. He went on to lose to world number 110 Somdev Devvarman. In April Van der Merwe won his second ATP Challenger title at the Soweto Open in Johannesburg, South Africa, when he defeated countryman and world"
"July 1944 and 19 July 1948 4. Past Open Champions finishing in the top 10 and tying for 10th place in The Open Championship 2005–2009 5. First 10 and anyone tying for 10th place in the 2009 Open Championship Thomas Aiken, Luke Donald (6,16), Mathew Goggin, Retief Goosen (6,7,16,20), Søren Hansen (7), Richard S. Johnson, Lee Westwood (6,7), Chris Wood 6. The first 50 players on the Official World Golf Rankings for Week 21, 2010 Robert Allenby (7,20), Ángel Cabrera (12,13,16,20), Paul Casey (7,8), K. J. Choi, Tim Clark (15,20), Ben Crane, Ross Fisher (7), Jim Furyk (16,20), Sergio García"
"in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Fred Wadsworth Frederick Willi Wadsworth (born July 17, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and South Africa's Sunshine Tour. Wadsworth was born in Munich, Germany and grew up in Columbia, South Carolina. He attended the University of South Carolina. He turned professional in 1984. Wadsworth was a Monday qualifier who won a PGA Tour event. His victory came at the 1986 Southern Open when he shot a final round 67 to finish at 11-under-par 269 to win by two strokes over"
"2010 Open Championship at St Andrews, where he made the cut and finished tied 37th. ""Note: Moriarty only played in The Open Championship.""<br> ""T"" = tied Amateur Colm Moriarty Colm Moriarty (born 12 June 1979) is an Irish professional golfer. Moriarty was born in Dublin. He turned professional in 2003, after playing in the victorious Great Britain and Ireland Walker Cup team. He has competed mostly on lower level tours, qualifying for his first full season on the second tier Challenge Tour in 2005. In 2007 he recorded wins on both the Challenge Tour, at the FIRSTPLUS Wales Challenge, and"