Who was the last South African to win the Open Golf Championship?
"events on the Sunshine Tour. The South African PGA Championship, along with the South African Open and the South African Masters formed the Triple Crown of South African golf. Winning all three titles in the same season is a feat only achieved by Bobby Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els. ""<nowiki>*</nowiki> – 1979 and 1996 events reduced to 3 rounds."" Match-play era South African PGA Championship The Eye of Africa PGA Championship, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It is currently played in February with a"
"Open Champion Retief Goosen, 2008 Masters Champion Trevor Immelman, British Open Champion Louis Oosthuizen and 2011 Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel. Other notable players include Tim Clark with 2 Nationwide Tour wins and winner of the PGA 2010 Players Championship. The country has had less success in women's golf. The only South African woman to have won a major was Sally Little, who won the LPGA Championship in 1980. Little later became a U.S. citizen and won a second major, the 1988 du Maurier Classic, as an American. British golfer Justin Rose is South Africa-born, but was raised from age 5"
"a number of non-white golfing championships in South Africa. ""Note: Sewgolum only played in The Open Championship.""<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut<br> ""T"" = tied Sewsunker Sewgolum Sewsunker ""Papwa"" Sewgolum (OIS) (1930 – 6 July 1978) was a South African professional golfer of ethnic Indian origin, who carved a niche for himself in golfing folklore when he became the first golfer of colour to win a provincial open in South Africa. He became a symbol of the sports boycott movement when pictures of him receiving his trophy outdoors in the rain, because, due to apartheid, he was not allowed"
"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"
"Sewsunker Sewgolum Sewsunker ""Papwa"" Sewgolum (OIS) (1930 – 6 July 1978) was a South African professional golfer of ethnic Indian origin, who carved a niche for himself in golfing folklore when he became the first golfer of colour to win a provincial open in South Africa. He became a symbol of the sports boycott movement when pictures of him receiving his trophy outdoors in the rain, because, due to apartheid, he was not allowed to enter the clubhouse, were published across the world. Sewgolum married Suminthra. The pair had five children together. He took part in the 1959 Open Championship"
"South African Open (golf) The South African Open Championship is one of the oldest national open golf championships in the world, and is one of the principal tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. Since 1997 it has also been co-sanctioned by the European Tour. Except for the 2017 edition, the tournament is the Sunshine Tour's flagship event for the purposes of the Official World Golf Ranking, earning a minimum of 32 OWGR points for the winner. In December 2018, the event became part of the Open Qualifying Series, giving up to three non-exempt players entry into The Open Championship. The first"
"in South Africa but also visits other neighbour countries. Several tournaments have been co-sanctioned by the European Tour, such as the South African Open, South African PGA Championship, Alfred Dunhill Championship, Nedbank Golf Challenge, Africa Open, Joburg Open, Tshwane Open, Notable African golfers include Bobby Locke, winner of The British Open four times in 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957; Gary Player, winner of the British Open in 1959, 1968 and 1974, The Masters in 1961, 1974 and 1978, the PGA Championship in 1962 and 1972 and the U.S Open in 1965; Ernie Els, winner of the 1994, 1997 U.S. Open"
"Glendower Golf Club The Glendower Golf Club is an 18-hole golf complex located in Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa. The course has been the home of the South African Open for eight competitions. Englishman Chris Paisley won his first European Tour title winning the 2018 SA Open. Englishman Graeme Storm won the 2017 SA Open beating Rory McIlroy in a play-off while South African golfer Brandon Stone won the 2016 SA Open. In 1935, ten businessmen formed a company with an idea to create a country club and purchased the farm Glendower which in those days was on the edge to"
"three titles in the same season was a feat only achieved by Gary Player and Ernie Els. ""<nowiki>*</nowiki> - Event reduced to 54 holes in 1975"" South African Masters The South African Masters was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It was last played in 2011. Before its discontinuation, it had a prize fund of 1.2 million rand and was held at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club on the KwaZulu-Natal border, South Africa. The tournament had its roots in the South African Professional Match Play Championship, the running of which was taken over by"
"apartheid regime. South Africa was banned from the competition in 1979, not to re-enter till 1995. Johan Kriek won the Australian Open final in 1981 (South Africa's only Grand Slam victory to date), before becoming a US citizen in 1982. Kevin Curren got to the Australian Open final in 1984, losing to Mats Wilander, before naturalising as a US citizen in 1985. Other South African Grand Slam finalists include Brian Norton (1921), Irene Bowder Peacock (1927), Eric Sturgess (1947, 1948 & 1951), Ian Vermaak (1959), Sandra Reynolds (1960), Cliff Drysdale (1965) and Kevin Anderson (2017, 2018). The most recent tennis"
"Hopkins (nee Christian). ""Note: McIlvenny only played in The Open Championship.""<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Charles McIlvenny Charles McIlvenny (born 1897) was an English-born professional golfer. McIlvenny was a professional at West Middlesex and Sudbury in the early 1920s. He reached the third round of the News of the World Match Play in 1924, losing to Ernest Whitcombe, and emigrated to South Africa soon afterwards to become the professional at Port Elizabeth. He won the 1932 South African Open Championship and the South African PGA Championship four times between 1927 and 1932. He returned to England in"
"to 1967 during the Amateur Era – was Mrs H.A. Kirby, who won six titles between 1904 and 1912. She also shares the overall record for the most consecutive titles won with Miss H. Grant. Both players won four consecutive titles – Grant won the first four South African titles from 1891 to 1894 and Mrs Kirby won four titles between 1904 and 1907. Margaret Court and Brigitte Cuypers share the record for the most wins at the tournament in the Open Era. Court won three titles in 1968, 1970 and 1971 and Cuypers won in 1976, 1978 and 1979."
"Louis Oosthuizen Lodewicus Theodorus ""Louis"" Oosthuizen (; ; born 1982) is a South African professional golfer who won the 2010 Open Championship. He also holds the distinction of finishing runner-up in all four major championships: the 2012 Masters Tournament losing in a sudden death playoff, the 2015 U.S. Open, the 2015 Open Championship where he was defeated in a four-hole aggregate playoff, and the 2017 PGA Championship. He is the seventh golfer to accomplish this feat, joining Craig Wood, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tom Watson, Greg Norman, and Phil Mickelson. His highest placing on the Official World Golf Ranking is"
"at Glendower Golf Club. Gary Player has been the most successful player in the tournament's history, with 13 victories over four decades between 1956 and 1981. Bobby Locke won nine titles, Sid Brews won eight titles, and George Fotheringham won the event five times. Prior to European Tour co-sanctioning Eighteen men have won this tournament more than once through 2018. South African Open (golf) The South African Open Championship is one of the oldest national open golf championships in the world, and is one of the principal tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. Since 1997 it has also been co-sanctioned by"
"Championship, 1937 Amateur Championship Bobby Locke Arthur D'Arcy ""Bobby"" Locke (20 November 1917 – 9 March 1987) was a South African professional golfer. He won four Open Championships, nine South African Opens, seven South African PGA Championships and 15 PGA Tour events. He was a prolific tournament winner in his native country, eventually accumulating 38 wins on the Southern Africa Tour (now the Sunshine Tour). Locke was born in Germiston, South Africa the only son of Mr C.J. & Mrs. O. Locke of 70 Nottingham Road, Kensington, Johannesburg. He obtained his Educational Junior Certificate pass at Benoni High School. Locke"
"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"
"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"
"South African PGA Championship The Eye of Africa PGA Championship, as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons, is one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It is currently played in February with a prize fund of 1.2 million rand, and is currently held at Eye of Africa Signature Golf Estate in the Johannesburg suburb of Eikenhof. The current South African PGA Championship was founded in 1965, largely thanks to Gary Player and Brian Henning. New sponsors in 1972 gave the championship a home at The Wanderers Golf Club where it remained until 1995, when it"
"PGA Championship in 1962 and 1972 and the U.S Open just once in 1965. Player always played in his trademark black outfits and became one of the recognisable figures in the sport. He also enjoyed considerable success in senior golf, winning six majors on the Champions Tour (then the Senior PGA Tour) from 1986 to 1990. The only other South African to have won a senior major is Simon Hobday, winner of the U.S. Senior Open in 1994. Current players who have won majors are 1994, 1997 U.S. Open and 2002 British Open Champion Ernie Els, 2001 and 2004 U.S."
"1949 Open Championship The 1949 Open Championship was the 78th Open Championship, held 6–9 July at Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent, England. Bobby Locke of South Africa won the first of his four Open titles in a 36-hole playoff, twelve strokes ahead of runner-up Harry Bradshaw of Ireland. It was the first playoff at the Open since 1933. This edition was originally scheduled for Royal Cinque Ports, but it was flooded in early 1949 and the venue was switched to Royal St George's. Royal Cinque Ports was retained as a venue for one of the qualifying rounds."
"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"
"Denis Hutchinson Denis John Hutchinson (born 14 March 1932) is a former professional golfer from Zimbabwe who currently lives in South Africa. He played most of his career on the South African Tour (now Sunshine Tour) finding success, winning five times there between 1959 and 1970. Hutchinson was born in Umtali, Southern Rhodesia (now Mutare, Zimbabwe), and later moved to Johannesburg, South Africa. He turned professional not long after winning the South African Open Championship as an amateur in 1959. He went on to win the South African PGA Championship in 1970 and the Dunlop South African Masters three times."
"formal event was organised in 1903, following a series of exhibition matches that had been held over the preceding ten years. The championship was initially contested over just 36 holes until 1908, when it was extended to become a 72-hole tournament. Although non-whites had played in the South African Open before, most notably when Papwa Sewgolum finished second in 1963, it was not until 1972 that black golfers were allowed to compete. Since 2011 it has been held in the Johannesburg area. In 2011 and 2012 it was hosted by Serengeti Golf Club, while since 2013 it has been held"
"to win a major championship was Bobby Locke who won The British Open four times in 1949, 1950, 1952 and 1957. Also, he claimed nine wins at the South African Open, seven at the South Africa Professional and 11 at the Transvaal Open, for a total 74 professional wins. The most famous of South African golfers is however Gary Player who along with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus dominated world golf for much of the 1960s, and 1970s. Player won all four majors, winning the British Open in 1959, 1968 and 1974, The Masters in 1961, 1974 and 1978, the"
"The following comprises the full list of South African Open men's singles champions. and South African Open women's singles champions. ""NB: The following tables below comprise full lists of champions from 1891 until 2011 South African Open (tennis) The South African Open – formerly known as the South African Championships, and for sponsorship reasons the Altech NCR South African Open and the Panasonic South African Open – is a defunct Grand Prix Tennis Tour, World Championship Series, ATP Tour and Virginia Slims Circuit affiliated tennis tournament played from 1891 to 2011 in South Africa. It was part of the pre-open"
"1976 South African Open (tennis) The 1976 South African Open, also known by its sponsored name South African Breweries Open, was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa that was part of the 1976 Commercial Union Assurance Grand Prix. It was the 73rd edition of the tournament and was held from 23 November through 30 November 1976. Harold Solomon and Brigitte Cuypers won the singles titles. Harold Solomon defeated Brian Gottfried 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 Brigitte Cuypers defeated Laura duPont 6–7, 6–4, 6–1 Brian Gottfried / Sherwood Stewart defeated Juan Gisbert"
"Loos 8 and 6 in 1919 and finished the event tied for ninth place. He finished second in both the 1920 Philadelphia Open and the 1924 New Jersey Open. He died in West Long Branch, New Jersey, on 4 April 1971. Fotheringham is best known for being a founding member of the PGA of America and for winning the South African Open five times. ""Note: This list may be incomplete."" Source: George Fotheringham George Lyall Fotheringham (9 July 1883 – 8 April 1971) was a Scottish-American professional golfer who played in the early 20th century. He won the South African"
"Sid Brews Sydney Francis ""Sid"" Brews (29 May 1899 – 1972) was a South African professional golfer. Brews was born in Blackheath, London, England. He turned pro in 1914 and emigrated to South Africa in 1924. He won the South African Open title a total of eight times between 1925 and 1952, when he became the tournament's oldest-ever champion aged 53. He also won the South African PGA Championship six times. His brother Jock Brews won the South African Open four times. He enjoyed considerable success outside of South Africa. In 1934, probably his finest year, he finished second in"
"the Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour), where he claimed five titles between 1993 and 1995 including one senior major, the 1994 U.S. Senior Open. Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–0) Senior major championship is shown in bold. ""Note: Hobday never played in the Masters Tournament or PGA Championship.""<br> WD = withdrew<br> CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1977 and 1984 Open Championships)<br> ""T"" indicates a tie for a place Amateur Professional Simon Hobday Simon Forbes Newbold Hobday (23 June 1940 – 2 March 2017) was a South African professional golfer who won tournaments on three"
"1969 South African Open (tennis) The 1969 South African Open was an independent combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Ellis Park in Johannesburg, South Africa. It was the 66th edition of the tournament and was held from 1 April through 12 April 1969. Rod Laver won the singles title in the men's division, while Billie Jean King won the singles titles in the women's. Rod Laver defeated Tom Okker 6–3, 10–8, 6–3 Billie Jean King defeated Nancy Richey 6–3, 6–4 Pancho Gonzales / Ray Moore defeated Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan 6–3, 4–6, 6–1,"
"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"
"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 Tour Order of Merit in two consecutive seasons, in 1974/75 and 1975/76. He represented SA in World Cup and World Series of Golf. As a senior, Henning won the South African Senior Championships three times and the Senior"
"1979 South African Open (tennis) The 1979 South African Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts in Johannesburg, South Africa. The men's tournament was part of the 1979 Colgate-Palmolive Grand Prix. It was the 76th edition of the tournament and was held from 27 November through 3 December 1979. Andrew Pattison and Brigitte Cuypers won the singles titles. Andrew Pattison defeated Víctor Pecci 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 Brigitte Cuypers defeated Tanya Harford 7–6, 6–2 Bob Hewitt / Frew McMillan defeated Heinz Günthardt / Paul McNamee 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 Lesley Charles / Tanya Harford"