Justin Richard Hobday (born 12 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour.
| Justin Hobday | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Justin Richard Hobday | ||
| Born | 12 August 1963 Bishops Stortford, England | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (200 lb; 14 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  South Africa | ||
| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1985 | ||
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 13 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Sunshine Tour | 6 | ||
| Other | 7 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1992 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Hobday was born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and is the nephew of golfer Simon Hobday, twice winner on the European Tour.
Hobday turned professional in 1985 and joined the Southern Africa Tour, now the Sunshine Tour. He was awarded the Bobby Locke Trophy as the Rookie of the Year in 1986, and went on to win his first event in 1989. He would win ten more tournaments official money events on the tour between then and 2001.
Between 1987 and 2002, Hobday competed also on the European Tour, where he had a best finish of 92nd place on the Order of Merit in 1992, with a tournament best of third in the Peugeot Spanish Open that same year.
Amateur highlights edit
- 1983/84 Earned Amateur Springbok Colours 4 times
- 1984/85 Member of SA amateur team
Professional wins (13) edit
Sunshine Tour wins (6) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 Dec 1991 | Goodyear Classic | −8 (71-71-69-69=280) | 4 strokes |  Hugh Royer III
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| 2 | 7 Oct 1995 | FNB Pro Series (Free State) | −8 (69-70-69=208) | 2 strokes | Derek James, Jannie Legrange
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| 3 | 28 Sep 1996 | IDC Development Tourism Classic | −10 (71-65-70=206) | 2 strokes | James Kingston, Michael Scholz
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| 4 | 15 Aug 1998 | Royal Swazi Sun Classic | −9 (70-68-69=207) | 3 strokes | Titch Moore
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| 5 | 26 Sep 1998 | FNB Botswana Open | −12 (66-67-68=201) | Playoff | Richard Kaplan
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| 6 | 7 Oct 2001 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | −13 (69-69-65=203) | Playoff |  Marc Cayeux
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Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | FNB Botswana Open | Richard Kaplan
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2001 | Bearing Man Highveld Classic | Marc Cayeux
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Won with par on second extra hole |
Other Southern Africa wins (7) edit
- 1989 Lombard Tyres Classic
- 1991 PX Celebrity Pro-Am (tied with Chris Williams), Chipkin Catering Supply Sun City Pro-Am (tied with Des Terblanche)
- 1993 Spoornet Classic, Sun City Classic
- 1995 Bloemfontein Classic
- 1999 Royal Swazi Sun Touring Pros Pro-Am
See also edit
External links edit
- Justin Hobday at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Justin Hobday at the European Tour official site