South African Amateur Championship (golf)

The South African Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament in South Africa.

History

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The first tournament was held from 26 September to 1 October 1892. It was held at Kimberley Golf Club as part of the Kimberley Exhibition. It was entitled the "South African Championship." It was a match play event. Pat Grant was the favorite but was defeated by Denholm Walker in the early rounds. Walker ultimately won the championship, defeating H.J. Mackay 1 up in the finals.[1] The second event was held at Port Elizabeth Golf Course and referred to as the SA Tournament. The format changed from match play to stroke play. D.G. Proudfoot won the tournament. It was his first of many victories in the event.[1]

In recent years the event has usually been held in February.[2][3][4]

Winners

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Year Champion Score Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2024   Gregor Graham 4 & 2   Jordan Burnand Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2023   Martin Couvra 3 up   Kyle De Beer Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate
2022   Kyle De Beer 4 & 2   Rory Franssen Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2021   Christian Maas 3 & 2   Christopher Dyer Royal Johannesburg & Kensington [4]
2020   Casey Jarvis 7 & 6   James Wilson Royal Johannesburg & Kensington [3]
2019   Wilco Nienaber 1 up   Jordan Duminy King David Mowbray Golf Club [2][5]
2018   Deon Germishuys 39th hole   Chris Woollam Durban Country Club [6]
2017   Christo Lamprecht 7 & 6   Caylum Boon Humewood Golf Club
2016   Craig Ross 3 & 1   Dylan Naidoo George Golf Club
2015   Daniel Young 8 & 6   Jovan Rebula Silver Lakes
2014   Thriston Lawrence 5 & 4   Altin van der Merwe Hermanus
2013   Thriston Lawrence 9 & 8   Andrew Light Country Club JHB
2012   Brian Soutar 2 & 1   Brandon Stone Mowbray Golf Club
2011   Michael Stewart 5 & 4   Paul Shields Vaal de Grace
2010   Laurie Canter 6 & 5   Allan Versfeld East London Golf Club
2009   Ryan Dreyer 5 & 3   Adrian Ford Benoni Country Club
2008   Jacques Blaauw 6 & 5   Nigel Edwards Royal Durban Golf Club
2007   Louis de Jager 5 & 4   Andre de Decker Humewood Golf Club
2006   Nigel Edwards 2 up   Won Joon Lee De Zalze & Stellenbosch
2005   George Coetzee 5 & 3   Hertzog Landman Wingate Park Country Club
2004   Hennie Rootman 4 & 3   Billy Valentyn Paarl Golf Club
2003   Anton Haig 8 & 7   Jake Roos Roodepoort Country Club
2002   Rossouw Loubser 1 up   Grant Veenstra George Golf Course
2001   David Dixon 1 up   Dean Lambert Oppenheimer Park
2000   Jaco van Zyl 8 & 6   Dean Lambert East London
1999   Richard Sterne 3 & 2   Jaco Olver Westlake
1998   Jean Hugo 4 & 3   Ryan Reid Mount Edgecombe Country Club
1997   Trevor Immelman 2 & 1   David Somervaille Humewood
1996   Titch Moore 8 & 7   Martin Maritz Benoni Country Club
1995   Warren Abery 1 up   Jean Hugo Schoeman Park
1994   Bradford Vaughan 8 & 7   Derrick Deans Royal Cape
1993   Lewis Chitengwa 4 & 2   Hugo Lombard East London
1992   Bradley Davidson 7 & 6   Tim Clark Royal Durban
1991   Desvonde Botes 3 & 1   Barry Sundelson Royal Johannesburg
1990   Retief Goosen 2 & 1   D. Smith Port Elizabeth
1989   Craig Rivett 38th hole   Ernie Els Maritzburg Country Club
1988   Neville Clarke 40th hole   Ernie Els Oppenheimer Park
1987   Ben Fouchee 1 up   Ernie Els Glendower
1986   Ernie Els 5 & 3   Tony Louw East London
1985   Neville Clarke 3 & 1   Duncan Lindsay-Smith Royal Cape
1984   M. Wiltshire 3 & 1   Peter Van Der Riet Humewood
1983   Yuan Ching-chi 6 & 5   David Suddards Royal Durban
1982   Neil James 37th hole   Duncan Lindsay-Smith East London
1981   David Suddards 2 & 1   David Frost Oppenheimer Park
1980   Etienne Groenewald 9 & 8   David Suddards Royal Johannesburg
1979   Louis Norval 5 & 4   W. Branthwaite Humewood
1978   Teddy Webber 3 & 2   Etienne Groenewald Durban Country Club
1977   Teddy Webber 37th hole   Richter Van Niekerk Bryanston Country Club
1976   Russell Kotzen 8 & 7   George Schwartzel Mowbray
1975   Peter Vorster 3 & 2   J. Diniz Bloemfontein
1974   Trevor Lagerwey 1 up   Neville Sundelson Port Elizabeth
1973   Andries Oosthuizen 3 & 2   Coen Dreyer Houghton
1972   Neville Sundelson 3 & 2   R. Gouverneur East London
1971   Coen Dreyer 6 & 5   Kevin Suddards Durban Country Club
1970   Hugh Baiocchi 37th hole   Roy Joubert Mowbray
1969   Derek Thornton 2 & 1   John Fourie Humewood
1968   Bob Williams 5 & 3   Reg Taylor Bloemfontein
1967   Derek Kemp 7 & 6   Rod Mullan Royal Johannesburg
1966   Comrie du Toit 1 up   Brian Lefson Mowbray
1965   Peter Vorster 7 & 6   I. Dorrington Humewood
1964   Richard Langridge 1 up   Dorian Wharton-Hood Bloemfontein
1963   Dave Symons 5 & 4   John Hayes Durban Country Club
1962   John Hayes 2 & 1   Barry Franklin Houghton
1961   Jannie le Roux 3 & 2   John Hayes East London
1960   Murray Grindrod 3 & 2   Cobie Legrange Mowbray
1959   Arthur Walker 11 & 10   D. Muller Royal Johannesburg
1958   Jimmy Boyd 5 & 4   Arthur Walker Bloemfontein
1957   Arthur Stewart 41st hole   Peter Vorster Humewood
1956   Reg Taylor 37th hole   Arthur Walker Durban Country Club
1955   Bruce Keyter 10 & 9   N.K. Cowan Zwartkop
1954   Alan Jackson 37th hole   Denis Hutchinson East London
1953   Roger Brews 4 & 3   Jimmy Boyd Royal Cape
1952   Mickey Janks 2 & 1   Ronnie Glennie Humewood
1951   Teddy Irwin 4 & 3   Mickey Janks Houghton
1950   Eric Dalton 5 & 4   Frank Agg Durban Country Club
1949   Ronnie Glennie 3 & 2   Jimmy Boyd Maccauvlei
1948   Ben Ryan 3 & 2   Christian Watermeyer East London
1947   Christian Watermeyer 9 & 8   Ben Ryan Mowbray
1946   Jimmy Boyd 4 & 3   Graham Packer Royal Johannesburg
1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1940   Jack Watermeyer 5 & 4   Rick Dorrington Humewood
1939   Otway Hayes 3 & 1   Christian Watermeyer Durban Country Club
1938   Bernard Wynne 8 & 7   Ben Ryan Maccauvlei
1937   Bobby Locke 4 & 3   Clarence Olander East London
1936   Clarence Olander 4 & 3   Maurice Bodmer Royal Cape
1935   Bobby Locke 38th hole   Frank Agg Parkview
1934   Clarence Olander 3 & 2   Jack Watermeyer Humewood
1933   Bernard Wynne 38th hole   L.M. Jacobs Durban Country Club [7]
1932   Clarence Olander 37th hole   Frank Agg Royal Port Alfred
1931   Charles Coetzer 4 & 3   Charles Hunter E.R.P.M. [8]
1930   Bernard Wynne 4 & 3   Clarence Olander East London
1929   C. Hunter 8 & 6   P. Coetzer Royal Cape
1928   Bernard Wynne 9 & 7   R. Broadley Durban Country Club
1927   G.J. Chantler 4 & 3   E.J. Hunt Maccauvlei
1926   W.S. Bryant 2 & 1   W.C.E. Stent Port Elizabeth
1925   Tom McLelland 2 & 1   A.L. Forster Johannesburg
Format change from stroke play to match play
1924   A.L. Forster 329   P. McLeod[a] Durban Country Club
1923   W.C.E. Stent 322[b]   Humphrey McMaster Royal Cape
1922   W.C.E. Stent 324   L.P. Vernon Royal Port Alfred
1921   A.L. Forster 322   Hugh Gordon Stewart Port Elizabeth
1920   Hugh Gordon Stewart 315   A.L. Forster Johannesburg
1919   Hugh Gordon Stewart 329   A.L. Mandy Durban
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914   Stuart MacPherson 324   W.C.E. Stent Royal Cape
1913   Jimmy Prentice 304   Stuart MacPherson Kimberley
1912   Hugh Gordon Stewart 326   W.C.E. Stent Potchefstroom
1911   Jimmy Prentice 318   H.A. Biden Durban
1910   E.L. Steyn 330   Jimmy Prentice Cape Golf Club
1909   Jimmy Prentice 321   Hugh Gordon Stewart Potchefstroom
1908   Jimmy Prentice 310   Ben Wynne,   Hugh Gordon Stewart Port Elizabeth
1907   Harry Miller Ballingall 307   Jimmy Prentice Kimberley
1906   Harry Miller Ballingall 324   Hugh Gunn East London [9]
1905   H.C.V Nicholson 322   Hugh Gunn Bloemfontein
1904   J.R. Southey 301   F.H. Mitchell Johannesburg
1903   R. Law 336   Ben Wynne Port Elizabeth
1902   Douglas Proudfoot 361 King William's Town
1900–1901: No tournament due to The Boer War
1899   Douglas Proudfoot 320 Kimberley
1898   Douglas Proudfoot East London
1897   Douglas Proudfoot Port Elizabeth
1896   Douglas Proudfoot King William's Town
1895   Douglas Proudfoot Port Elizabeth
1894   Douglas Proudfoot Port Elizabeth
1893   Douglas Proudfoot 168   Graaff Reinet Port Elizabeth
1892   Denholm Walker 1 up   H.J. Mackay Kimberley

Source:[1][10][11]

Proudfoot Trophy

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The Proudfoot Trophy was introduced in 1931. It was originally presented to he player with the best net score at the Inter-Centre Championship. However, it was later awarded to the medalist of the South African Amateur's qualifier.[11]

Year Champion Score Venue
2024   Benjamin Webber 135 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2023   Martin Couvra 129 Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate
2022   Reece Mckain 133 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2021   Jack Dyer 133 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2020   Samuel Simpson 131 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington
2019   Luca Filippi 137 King David Mowbray
2018   David Langley 137 Durban Country Club
2017   Chris Woollam 129 Humewood Golf Club
2016   Rory Franssen 132 George Golf Club
2015   Greig Marchbank 138 Silver Lakes
2014   Jovan Rebula 136 Hermanus Golf Club
2013   Haydn Porteous 134 Country Club Johannesburg
2012   Dylan Raubenheimer 134 Mowbray
2011   Brandon Stone 142 Vaal de Grace
2010   Laurie Canter 138 East London Golf Club
2009   Johann Lopez-Lazaro 136 Benoni Country Club
2008   Louis Calitz 141 Royal Durban
2007   Louis de Jager 145 Humewood Golf Club
2006   Federico Colombo 135 De Zalze and Stellenbosch Golf Club
2005   Josh Cunliffe 139 Wingate Country Club
2004   Christiaan Basson 136 Paarl Golf Club
2003   Matthew Kent 136 Roodepoort Country Club
2002   Gary Wolstenholme 136 George Golf Club
2001   D. Lambert 129 Oppenheimer Park Golf Club
2000   C. McMonagle 144 East London Golf Club
1999   D. Van der Merwe 142 Westlake Golf Club
1998   Trevor Immelman 141 Mount Edgecombe Country Club
1997   Ulrich van den Berg 145 Humewood Golf Club
1996   G. Cayeux 140 Benoni Country Club
1995   Titch Moore 139 Schoeman Park
1994   N. Homann 136 Royal Cape Golf Club
1993   D. Kinnear 145 East London
1992   D. Stratton 141 Royal Durban Golf Club
1991   Nic Henning 137 Royal Johannesburg
1990   R. Fletcher 140 Port Elizabeth
1989   C. Davison 141 Maritzburg Country Club
1988   Ben Fouchee 139 Oppenheimer Park
1987   Ben Fouchee 144 Glendower Golf Club
1986   Hsieh Chin-sheng 142 East London Golf Club
1985   D. Van Staden 141 Royal Cape Golf Club
1984   S. Collard 143 Humewood
1983   C-H Yu 142 Royal Durban
1982   Hsieh Yu-shu 142 East London
1981   Yuan Ching-chi 138 Oppenheimer Park
1980   A. Van Straaten 144 Royal Johannesburg
1979   Tony Johnstone 142 Humewood
1978   Duncan Lindsay-Smith 142 Durban Country Club
1977   Peter Todt 142 Bryanston Country Club
1976   Mark McNulty 141 Mowbray
1975   Rafael Navarro 139 Bloemfontein
1974   Neville Sundelson 144 Port Elizabeth
1973   G. Harvey 140 Houghton
1972   W. Pitt 145 East London
1971   W. Pitt 145 Durban Country Club
1970   Dale Hayes 144 Mowbray
1969   B. McIntosh 155 Humewood
1968   Hugh Baiocchi 143 Bloemfontein
1967   Derek Kemp 139 Royal Johannesburg
1966   Bobby Cole 142 Mowbray
1965   Peter Vorster 146 Humewood
1964   A. Hofmann 135 Bloemfontein
1963   Jannie le Roux 145 Durban Country Club
1962   John Hayes 138 Houghton
1961   Bob Williams 146 East London
1960   Reg Taylor 142 Mowbray
1959   Jannie le Roux 146 Royal Johannesburg
1958   Arthur Walker & Jannie le Roux 142 Bloemfontein
1957   Basil Keartland 149 Humewood
1956   R.D.D. Evans 150 Durban Country Club
1955   Alan Jackson 137 Zwarthkop Country Club
1954   Denis Hutchinson 141 East London
1953   Denis Hutchinson 145 Royal Cape
1952   Basil Keartland 149 Humewood
1951   Mickey Janks 148 Houghton
1950   Eric Dalton 148 Durban Country Club
1949   A.J. McCracken 142 Maccauvlei
1948   Ben Ryan 151 East London
1947   Steve Boshoff 147 Mowbray
1946   Basil Keartland 148 Royal Johannesburg
1941-45 No tournament due to World War II
1940   Clarence Olander 154 Humewood
1939   Jack Watermeyer 146 Durban Country Club
1938   Steve Boshoff 143 Maccauvlei
1937   Bobby Locke 137 East London
1936   Jack Watermeyer 148 Royal Cape
1935   Bobby Locke 130 Parkview
1934   Clarence Olander 154 Humewood
1933   Ben Ryan Durban Country Club
1932   F.M. Bonder 161 Royal Port Alfred
1931   Clarence Olander 149 Royal Johannesburg

Source:[12][11]

Notes

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  1. ^ McLeod finished as runner-up following a playoff with Hugh Gordon Stewart.
  2. ^ Stent defeated McMaster in a 36-hole playoff; Stent 155, McMaster 156.

References

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  8. ^ "African Golf Champ". Intelligencer Journal. 27 April 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 28 August 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "S.A. Amateur Championship". Evening Standard and St. James Gazette. 25 May 1906. p. 16. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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