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Justin Hobday
Justin Richard Hobday (born 12 August 1963) is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour. 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 *1983/84 Earned Amateur Springbok Colours 4 times *1984/85 Member of SA amateur team Professional wins (13) Sunshine Tour wins (6) Sunshine Tour playoff record (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishops Stortford
Bishop's Stortford is a historic market town in Hertfordshire, England, just west of the M11 motorway on the county boundary with Essex, north-east of central London, and by rail from Liverpool Street station. Stortford had an estimated population of 41,088 in 2020. The district of East Hertfordshire, where the town is located, has been ranked as the best place to live in the United Kingdom, UK by the Halifax Quality of Life annual survey in 2020. The town is commonly known as “Stortford” by locals. History Etymology The origins of the town's name are uncertain. One possibility is that the Saxons, Saxon settlement derives its name from 'Steorta's ford' or 'tail ford', in the sense of a 'tail', or tongue, of land. The town became known as Bishop's Stortford due to the acquisition in 1060 by the Bishop of London. The River Stort is named after the town, and not the town after the river. When cartographers visited the town in the 16th century, they reasoned that the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1996–97 Southern Africa Tour
The 1996–97 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1996–97 FNB Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 26th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. It was the fifth season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with First National Bank, that began in 1992. Changes for 1996–97 The South African Open became co-sanctioned with the European Tour for the first time, benefitting from an increased purse and world ranking points. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1996–97 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1996-97 Southern Africa Tour Sunshine Tour Southern Africa Tour Southern Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Des Terblanche
Desmond Terblanche (born 27 October 1965) is a South African professional golfer who plays currently on the Sunshine Tour. He has won 12 times on the Sunshine Tour, along with three wins on the Asian Tour. Terblanche was born in Vryburg, South Africa. He won the Junior World Championship in 1983. He turned professional in 1987. He was married in 1988 and has two teenage children. His 12 wins on the Sunshine Tour came between 1989 and 2007. Amateur highlights *1980-83 Junior Springbok *1983 World Junior Champion *1985 SA under 23 Professional wins (17) Asian Tour wins (3) Asian Tour playoff record (1–0) Sunshine Tour wins (12) *1989 Bloemfontein Classic, Iscor Newcastle Classic *1991 Kalahari Classic *1993 Highveld Classic, Mmabatho Sun Leopard Park Classic *1994 Royal Swazi Sun Classic *1996 Bearing Man Highveld Classic, FNB Pro Series 5: Botswana *1997 Vodacom Series: Eastern Cape *2000 Emfuleni Classic *2003 Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open *2007 Samsung Royal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Williams (golfer)
Christopher Gary Williams (born 20 March 1959) is an English-born golfer who currently lives in South Africa. Williams has won seven times on the Sunshine Tour. Professional career Williams was born in Liverpool, England. He moved to Johannesburg, South Africa shortly before turning professional in 1978. He joined the Sunshine Tour in 1985, and won his first title; the Lexington PGA Championship, during his debut season. He has won six more events on the Sunshine Tour since then. Williams joined the European Senior Tour on turning 50, having secured conditional playing rights at the 2008 qualifying school. He won for the first time as a senior in March 2011 at the Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters. Amateur wins 1977/78 Junior Springbok Professional wins (17) Asian Tour wins (2) Asian Tour playoff record (1–0) Sunshine Tour wins (7) Other wins (5) * 1983 Telkom Open (South Africa) * 1985 Swaziland Open * 1991 PX Celebrity Pro-Am (with Justin Hobday Justin Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc Cayeux
Marc Elton Cayeux (born 22 February 1978) is a Zimbabwean professional golfer. His father is South African, and his mother English. He was born in Lancaster, England and raised in Zimbabwe, leaving school at 14 to pursue a career in golf. He is a Zimbabwean/British dual national, but plays golf as a Zimbabwean. Cayeux finished fourth on the Challenge Tour in 2004, to gain exemption to the full European Tour for 2005. That year he finished 82nd on the Order of Merit, with a best of third in the Scandinavian Masters by Carlsberg. He also won the Vodacom Tour Championship on the Sunshine Tour, on his way to fifth in the end of season standings. That win gained him entry to the WGC-NEC Invitational, where he played with World Number 1 and eventual winner Tiger Woods in the first round. A less successful season in 2006 saw Cayeux return to the Sunshine Tour the following year, where he had four top three finishes on his way to eighth in the Order of Merit. In 2008, he won the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bearing Man Highveld Classic
The Highveld Classic was a golf tournament on the Southern Africa based Sunshine Tour. It was held annually at Witbank Golf Club in Witbank on the highveld of Mpumalanga, South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ... from 1979 to 2009. Winners References {{reflist Former Sunshine Tour events Golf tournaments in South Africa Recurring sporting events established in 1979 Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009 1979 establishments in South Africa 2009 disestablishments in South Africa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001–02 Sunshine Tour
The 2001–02 Sunshine Tour was the second season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was rebranded in 2000. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. There were 22 official events on the schedule. This was an decrease of one from the previous year, but there was a significant change in the list of tournaments. There were eight tournaments from the previous season that were eliminated or not played: *Riviera Resort Classic *Vodacom Series: Eastern Cape *Vodacom Series: Gauteng *Emfuleni Classic *Ernie Els Invitational *Observatory Classic *Lombard Tyres Classic *Royal Swazi Sun Open (which resumed in 2003) There were seven tournaments added for this season: *Goldfields Powerade Classic (played in 2001 only) *Blomfontein Classic (first time played since 1995; not played after this season) *Randfontein Classic (played in 2001 only) *Atlantic Beach Classic (played in 2001 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Kaplan (golfer)
Richard Dennis Kaplan (born 10 March 1962) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the Sunshine Tour. Kaplan was born in Johannesburg and currently lives in Sandton, Johannesburg with his wife and two children. He had a decorated amateur career during the 1980s, which included winning the English Men's Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship (Brabazon Trophy) in 1986 and the Southern Transvaal Open Strokeplay in 1984. He also earned his Springbok colors four times. Kaplan turned professional in 1986 and won for the first time on the Sunshine Tour in 1995. He added three more tour wins between then and 2000. His best year-end finish on the Order of Merit was 9th in 1993, 1994 and 1995. Kaplan has also competed on the Asian Tour where, in 1996, he won the Royal Thai Classic and finished in the top 20 on the Order of Merit. Speaking in an interview, Kaplan said that his heroes are Jack Nicklaus because "he's the greatest" and Tiger Woods because "he's becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Titch Moore
Trevor Richard "Titch" Moore (born 18 February 1976) is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the Sunshine Tour, where he has won seven times between 2000 and 2007. Moore was born in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He turned pro in 1997 and joined the Sunshine Tour in that same year. His best finish on the Order of Merit for the Sunshine Tour came in the 2004–05 season where he finished 4th. He has also played on the European Tour, and the second tier Challenge Tour, where he won the Skandia PGA Open in 2003. Amateur highlights *1993 World Under 17 Championship, Western Province Amateur Championship, Transvaal Amateur Championship, Eastern Province Amateur Championship *1995 World International Masters *1996 South African International Amateur Championship, South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship Professional wins (13) Sunshine Tour wins (10) Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–3) Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (2) *2 wins on mini-tours i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Swazi Sun Classic
The Royal Swazi Sun Classic was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour in the late 1990s and early 2000s. It was played at the Royal Swazi Sun Country Club in Swaziland. This is not to be confused with the Investec Royal Swazi Open The Investec Royal Swazi Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and is played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it has been played using a Modified Stableford Syst ..., another Sunshine Tour event in Swaziland also played at the same course. Winners References Former Sunshine Tour events Golf tournaments in Eswatini {{golf-tournament-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1998–99 Southern Africa Tour
The 1998–99 Southern Africa Tour, titled as the 1998–99 Vodacom Tour for sponsorship reasons, was the 28th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. It was the second season of the tour under a title sponsorship agreement with Vodacom, that was announced in June 1997. Changes for 1998–99 The season marked the first year in which the South African Open was granted "flagship event" status by the Official World Golf Ranking, awarding a minimum of 32 points to the winner. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 1998–99 season. Unofficial events The following events were sanctioned by the Southern Africa Tour, but did not carry official money, nor were wins official. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:1998-99 Southern Africa Tour Sunshine T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
