The Cape Town Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour in Cape Town, South Africa.

Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
Tournament information
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Established2012
Course(s)Royal Cape Golf Club
Par72
Length6,633 yards (6,065 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$350,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate269 Rhys Enoch (2018)
To par−19 as above
Current champion
Sweden Mikael Lindberg
Location map
Royal Cape GC is located in South Africa
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in South Africa
Royal Cape GC is located in Western Cape
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in Western Cape

History

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From 2012 to 2016, it was played annually in November at Royal Cape Golf Club. In 2018, it moved to February at the King David Mowbray Golf Club. Rhys Enoch won by one stroke from Peter Karmis.[1] In 2019, the event moved to the Royal Cape Golf Club and was won by Benjamin Follett-Smith.[2]

The 2020 edition was co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour and had increased prize money of US$250,000 (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, two courses were used for the first two rounds; Royal Cape Golf Club and King David Mowbray Golf Club. Anton Karlsson won by a stroke from Garrick Higgo, with overnight leader Daniel van Tonder fading with a final round 78.[3]

Winners

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Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Bain's Whisky Cape Town Open
2024 AFR, CHA   Mikael Lindberg 272 −16 Playoff   Ryan van Velzen
2023 AFR, CHA   Benjamin Follett-Smith (2) 273 −15 1 stroke   Ugo Coussaud
  Jaco van Zyl
2022 AFR, CHA   J. C. Ritchie (2) 270 −18 1 stroke   Christopher Mivis
2021 AFR, CHA   J. C. Ritchie 274 −14 Playoff   Jacques Blaauw
RAM Cape Town Open
2020 AFR, CHA   Anton Karlsson 274 −14 1 stroke   Garrick Higgo
2019 AFR   Benjamin Follett-Smith 275 −13 2 strokes   Zander Lombard
  Jean-Paul Strydom
Cape Town Open
2018 AFR   Rhys Enoch 269 −19 1 stroke   Peter Karmis
2017: No tournament due to reschedulling from November to February
Lion of Africa Cape Town Open
2016 AFR   Jacques Kruyswijk 271 −17 2 strokes   Justin Harding
  Brandon Stone
2015 AFR   Brandon Stone 272 −16 5 strokes   Ockie Strydom
  Steve Surry
2014 AFR   Jaco Ahlers 276 −12 Playoff   Ross McGowan
  Hennie Otto
2013 AFR   Tjaart van der Walt 274 −14 6 strokes   Michael Hollick
2012 AFR   Jake Roos 279 −9 Playoff   Tyrone van Aswegen
  Jaco van Zyl
  Mark Williams

Notes

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  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

References

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  1. ^ "Enoch claims the Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 25 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Zimbabwe's Follett-Smith wins Cape Town Open". Sport 24. 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Karlsson seals maiden victory in Cape Town". Sport 24. 9 February 2020.
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