South African Amateur Championship (golf)

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

History

The first tournament was held from September 26 - October 1, 1892. It was held at Kimberly Golf Club as part of the Kimberly 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
Year Champion Score Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
2021 Christian Maas 3 & 2 Christopher Dyer Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club [4]
2020 Casey Jarvis 7 & 6 James Wilson Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club [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 H. Rootman 4 & 3 B. Valentyn Paarl Golf Club
2003 Anton Haig 8 & 7 Jake Roos Roodepoort Country Club
2002 R. Loubser 1 up G. Veenstra George Golf Course
2001 David Dixon 1 up Dean Lambert Oppenheimer Park [7]
2000 Jaco van Zyl 8 & 6 Dean Lambert East London
1999 Richard Sterne 3 & 2 J. Olver Westlake
1998 Jean Hugo 4 & 3 R. Reid Mount Edgecombe Country Club
1997 Trevor Immelman 2 & 1 David Somervaille Humewood
1996 Titch Moore 8 & 7 Martin Martiz Benoni Country Club
1995 Warren Abery 1 up Jean Hugo Schoeman Park
1994 Bradford Vaughan 8 & 7 R. Bougas Royal Cape
1993 Lewis Chitengwa 4 & 2 H. Lombard East London [8]
1992 Bradley Davidson 7 & 6 Tim Clark Royal Durban
1991 Desvonde Botes 3 & 1 B. Sundelson Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club
1990 Retief Goosen 2 & 1 D. Smith Port Elizabeth
1989 C. Rivett 38th hole Ernie Els Maritzburg Country Club
1988 N. Clarke 40th hole Ernie Els Oppenheimer Park
1987 Ben Fouche 1 up Ernie Els Glendower
1986 Ernie Els 5 & 3 T. Louw East London [9][10]
1985 N. Clarke 3 & 1 Duncan Lindsay-Smith Royal Cape
1984 M. Wittshire 3 & 1 P. 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 & Kensington Golf Club
1979 L. Norval 5 & 4 W. Branthwaite Humewood
1978 Ted Webber 3 & 2 Etienne Groenewald Durban Country Club
1977 Ted Webber 37th hole R. Van Niekerk Bryanston Country Club
1976 R. Kotzen 8 & 7 G. Schwartzel Mowbray
1975 P. Vorster 3 & 2 J. Diniz Bloemfontein
1974 T. Lagerwey 1 up Neville Sundelson Port Elizabeth
1973 Andries Oosthuizen 3 & 2 Coen Dreyer Houghton [11]
1972 Neville Sundelson 3 & 2 R. Gouverneur East London
1971 Coen Dreyer 6 & 5 Kevin Suddards Durban Country Club
1970 Hugh Baiocchi 37th hole R. Joubert Mowbray
1969 D.S. Thornton 2 & 1 John Fourie Humewood
1968 R. Williams 5 & 3 R. Taylor Bloemfontein
1967 Derek Kamp 7 & 6 R. Mullan Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club [12]
1966 Comrie du Toit 1 up B. Lefson Mowbray
1965 P. Vorster 7 & 6 I. Dorrington Humewood
1964 Richard Langridge 1 up Dorian Wharton-Hood Bloemfontein [13]
1963 Dave Symons 5 & 4 John Hayes Durban Country Club
1962 John Hayes 2 & 1 Barry Franklin Houghton [14]
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 & Kensington Golf Club
1958 Jimmy Boyd 5 & 4 Arthur Walker Bloemfontein
1957 Arthur Stewart 41st hole P. Vorster Humewood
1956 Reg Taylor 37th hole Arthur Walker Durban Country Club
1955 Bruce Keyter 10 & 9 N.K. Cowan Zwartkop
1954 A.D. Jackson 37th hole Denis Hutchinson East London
1953 R. Brews 4 & 3 J.R. Boyd Royal Cape
1952 M. Janks 2 & 1 R.W. Glennie Humewood
1951 E.S. Irwin 4 & 3 M. Janks Houghton
1950 E.L. Dalton 5 & 4 F.O. Agg Durban Country Club
1949 R.W. Glennie 3 & 2 J.R. Boyd Maccauvlei
1948 B.R. Ryan 3 & 2 C. de G. Watermeyer East London
1947 C. de G. Watermeyer 9 & 8 B.R. Ryan Mowbray
1946 J.R. Boyd 4 & 3 G.A. Packer Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club
1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1940 H.E.P. Watermeyer 5 & 4 H.R. Dorrington Humewood [15]
1939 O. Hayes 3 & 1 C. de G. Watermeyer Durban Country Club
1938 Bernard Wynne 8 & 7 B.R. Ryan Maccauvlei
1937 Bobby Locke 4 & 3 Clarence Olander East London
1936 Clarence Olander 4 & 3 E.M. Bodmer Royal Cape
1935 Bobby Locke 38th hole F.O. Agg Parkview [16]
1934 Clarence Olander 3 & 2 H.E.P. Watermeyer Humewood [17]
1933 Bernard Wynne 38th hole L.M. Jacobs Durban Country Club [18]
1932 Clarence Olander 37th hole F.O. Agg Royal Port Alfred [17]
1931 Charles Coetzer 4 & 3 C. Hunter E.R.P.M. [19]
1930 Bernard Wynne 4 & 3 Clarence Olander East London [18]
1929 C. Hunter 8 & 6 P. Coetzer Royal Cape
1928 Bernard Wynne 9 & 7 R. Broadley Durban Country Club [18]
1927 G.J. Chantler 4 & 3 E.J. Hunt Maccauvlei
1926 W.S. Bryant 2 & 1 W.C.E. Stent Port Elizabeth
1925 T.G. McLelland 2 & 1 A.L. Forster Johannesburg
Format change from stroke play to match play
1924 A.L. Forster 329 Durban Country Club
1923 W.C.E. Stent 322 H. 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 Johannesburg
1919 Hugh Gordon Stewart 329 Durban
1915–1918: No tournament due to World War I
1914 S.M. MacPherson 324 Royal Cape
1913 Jimmy Prentice 304 Kimberly
1912 Hugh Gordon Stewart 326 Potchefstroom
1911 Jimmy Prentice 318 Durban
1910 E.L. Steyn 330 Cape Golf Club
1909 Jimmy Prentice 321 Potchefstroom
1908 Jimmy Prentice 310 Bernard Wynne, Hugh Gordon Stewart Port Elizabeth [20]
1907 H.M. Ballinghall 307 Kimberly
1906 H.M. Ballinghall East London
1905 H.C.V Nicholson 322 Bloemfontein
1904 J.R. Southey 301 Johannesburg
1903 R. Law 336 Port Elizabeth
1902 Douglas Proudfoot 361 King William's Town
1900–1901: No tournament due to the Boer War
1899 Douglas Proudfoot 320 Kimberly
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 [1]
1892 D. Walker 1 up H.J. Mackay Kimberly [1]

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Proudfoot Trophy

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.[21]

Year Champion Score Venue
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 U. 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 & Kensington Golf Club
1990 R. Fletcher 140 Port Elizabeth
1989 C. Davison 141 Maritzburg Country Club
1988 Ben Fouche 139 Oppenheimer Park
1987 Ben Fouche 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 & Kensington Golf Club
1979 Tony Johnstone 142 Humewood
1978 Duncan Lindsay-Smith 142 Durban Country Club
1977 P. Todt 142 Bryanston Country Club
1976 Mark McNulty 141 Mowbray
1975 Rafael Navarro 139 Bloemfontien
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 Bloemfontien
1967 Derek Kamp 139 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club
1966 Bobby Cole 142 Mowbray
1965 P. Voster 146 Humewood
1964 A. Hofmann 135 Bloemfontien
1963 J.G. Le Roux 145 Durban Country Club
1962 John Hayes 138 Houghton
1961 R.C. Williams 146 East London
1960 R.C. Taylor 142 Mowbray
1959 J.G. Le Roux 146 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club
1958 A. Walker & J. Le Roux 142 Bloemfontien
1957 B.T. Keartland 149 Humewood
1956 R.D.D. Evans 150 Durban Country Club
1955 A.D. Jackson 137 Zwarthkop Country Club
1954 Denis Hutchinson 141 East London
1953 Denis Hutchinson 145 Royal Cape
1952 B.T. Keartland 149 Humewood
1951 M. Janks 148 Houghton
1950 E.L. Dalton 148 Durban Country Club
1948 B.R. Ryan 151 East London
1947 S. Boshoff 147 Mowbray
1946 B.T. Keartland 148 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club
1941-45 No tournament
1940 Clarance Olander 154 Humewood
1939 H.E.P. Watermeyer 146 Durban Country Club
1938 S. Boshoff 143 Maccauvlei
1937 Bobby Locke 137 East London
1936 H.E.P. Watermeyer 148 Royal Cape
1935 Bobby Locke 130 Parkview
1934 Clarance Olander 154 Humewood
1933 B.R. Ryan Durban Country Club
1932 F.M. Bonder 161 Royal Port Alfred
1931 Clarance Olander 149 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club

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