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Zambia Sugar Open
The Zambia Masters, currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Zanaco Masters, is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in June 2014 as the Zambia Sugar Open. A tournament called the Zambia Sugar Open was played in 2013 but was a different event, the Zambia Open. No tournaments took place in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi .... The 2021 tournament was again removed from the Sunshine Tour schedule and was played as a local event for Zambian professionals. The event returned in 2023 after a three-year hiatus from the Sunshine Tour schedule. Winners Notes References External linksCoverage on the Sunshine Tour's official site {{Sunshine Tour Events Golf tournaments in Zambia Sunshine Tour events Recu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyle Rowe
Lyle Rowe (born 13 June 1987) is a South African professional golfer. Rowe plays on the Sunshine Tour and won his first tournament in June 2014 at the inaugural Zambia Sugar Open. Professional wins (5) Sunshine Tour wins (3) Sunshine Tour playoff record (0–1) Big Easy Tour wins (1) Jamega Pro Golf Tour wins (1) References External links * * South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Sportspeople from Port Elizabeth White South African people 1987 births Living people {{SouthAfrica-golf-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lusaka
Lusaka (; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Zambia. It is one of the fastest-developing cities in southern Africa. Lusaka is in the southern part of the central plateau at an elevation of about . , the city's population was about 3.3 million, while the urban population is estimated at 2.5 million in 2018. Lusaka is the centre of both commerce and government in Zambia and connects to the country's four main highways heading Great North Road, Zambia, north, Livingstone Road, south, Great East Road, east and Great West Road, Zambia, west. English is the official language of the city administration, while Bemba language, Bemba, Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe), Tonga, Lenje, Soli language, Soli, Lozi language, Lozi and Nyanja are the commonly spoken street languages. The earliest evidence of settlement in the area dates to the 6th century AD, with the first known settlement in the 11th century. It was then home to the Lenje people, Lenje and Soli language, Soli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaco Ahlers
Jaco Ahlers (born 19 November 1982) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Sunshine Tour. Professional career Ahlers has played on the Sunshine Tour since 2006. He has won ten tournaments including the 2009 Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale, the 2014 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open, the 2015 Investec Cup, the 2016 KCM Zambia Open (winning all four in sudden-death playoffs), the 2016 Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge, the 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf (Euphoria), the 2018 Dimension Data Pro-Am and the 2019 King's Cup and Vodacom Origins (Selborne). Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013. Professional wins (11) Sunshine Tour wins (11) ''*Note: The 2009 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.'' Sunshine Tour playoff record (5–2) Results in major championships ''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golf Tournaments In Zambia
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various Golf club, clubs to hit Golf ball, balls into a series of holes on a golf course, course in as few strokes as possible. Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping with the varied terrains encountered on different courses is a key part of the game. Courses typically have either 18 or 9 Glossary of golf#Hole, ''holes'', regions of terrain that each contain a ''cup'', the hole that receives the ball. Each hole on a course contains a teeing ground to start from, and a putting green containing the cup. There are several standard forms of terrain between the tee and the green, such as the fairway, rough (tall grass), and various Hazard (golf), ''hazards'' such as water, rocks, or sand-filled Glossary of golf#Bunker, ''bunkers''. Each hole on a course is unique in its specific layout. Golf is played for the lowest number of strokes by an individual, known as stroke play, or t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Sunshine Tour
The 2014 Sunshine Tour was the 15th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 8th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Namibia. As usual, the tour consists of two distinct parts, commonly referred to as the "Summer Swing" and the "Winter Swing". Tournaments held during the Summer Swing generally have much higher prize funds, attract stronger fields, and until 2012 were the only tournaments on the tour to carry world ranking points, with some events being co-sanctioned with the European Tour. Since the tour switched to a calendar based season, this part of the tour has been split in two, with some events being held at the start of the year, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean Hugo (golfer)
Victor Jean Hugo (born 3 December 1975) is a South African professional golfer. Golf career Hugo matriculated at Paul Roos Gymnasium in Stellenbosch, South Africa in 1994. Three years later he graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from University of Stellenbosch. He is the youngest son of organic chemist Professor Victor Hugo and Esme Hugo who were both active in sport and sport administration. He also excelled in rugby and cricket before choosing golf as a career. Hugo played on the European Tour and had his best season in 2001 when he finished 34th on the Order of Merit. Amateur wins *1998 South African International Amateur Match-play Championship *1999 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship Source: Professional wins (21) Sunshine Tour wins (19) ''*Note: The 2014 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Arabella was shortened to 36 holes due to rain.'' Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2) Challenge Tour wins (1) Other wins (1) *2005 Wild Coast Sun Touring Pro-Am (Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Sunshine Tour
The 2015 Sunshine Tour was the 16th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 9th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2015 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand The South African rand, or simply the rand, ( sign: R; code: ZAR) is the official currency of the Southern African Common Monetary Area: South Africa, Namibia (alongside the Namibian dollar), Lesotho (alongside the Lesotho loti) and Eswatini .... Andy Sullivan (2.7 million) did not play the minimum number of to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Du Plessis
CJ or similar may refer to: Businesses * BA CityFlyer (IATA airline designator) *China Northern Airlines (IATA airline designator) *CJ Group (also known as Cheil Jedang), a South Korean conglomerate *CJ CheilJedang, South Korean food and beverage company within the CJ Group In law * Chief Justice, an honorific title for the presiding member of a Supreme Court *Criminal justice People ''For people named C.J., see C. J. (given name)'' Publications *''The Classical Journal'' (Journal of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South) *''The Courier-Journal'', a newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky, United States In science and technology *Cangjie input method, a system by which Chinese characters may be entered into a computer using a standard keyboard *Centijoule, an SI unit of energy equal to 10−2 J *Jeep CJ (Civilian Jeep) series, a military-based off-road vehicle *Cessna CitationJet, a line of business jets by Cessna Aircraft Company Other uses *Congregation of Jesus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christofer Blomstrand
Christofer Blomstrand (born 9 December 1991) is a Swedish professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour where he was runner-up at 2018 Porsche European Open. Career Blomstrand was born in Höör and is attached to Falsterbo Golf Club. He turned professional in 2011 and joined the Nordic Golf League. In 2015, he tied for 3rd at the ECCO German Masters and won his first professional title at the Race to HimmerLand in Denmark. He also won the Muscat Hills Golf Citizen Championship in Oman on the MENA Tour. Blomstrand earned a 2016–17 Sunshine Tour card through qualifying school, and won the Zambia Sugar Open in April 2016 with a final round 63. He spent 2017 on the Challenge Tour, where his best finish was a tie for 4th place at the Finnish Challenge and the Bridgestone Challenge. Blomstrand tied for 25th at qualifying school to capture the last available card for the 2018 European Tour, where he saw immediate success at Joburg Open, finding himself in solo second plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016–17 Sunshine Tour
The 2016–17 Sunshine Tour was the 17th season of professional golf tournaments since the southern Africa based Sunshine Tour was relaunched in 2000, and the 10th since the tour switched a calendar based season in 2007. It marked a return to a multi-year schedule, the first since the 2006–07 Sunshine Tour season, and ended in March 2017. The Sunshine Tour represents the highest level of competition for male professional golfers in the region. The tour is based predominantly in South Africa with other events being held in neighbouring countries, including Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia and Mauritius. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2016–17 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand The South African rand, or simply the rand, ( sign: R; code: ZAR) is the official currency of the Southern African Common Monetary Area: South Africa, Namibia (alongside the Namibi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jared Harvey
Jared is a given name of Biblical derivation. Origin In the Book of Genesis, the biblical patriarch Jared (יֶרֶד) was the sixth in the ten pre-flood generations between Adam and Noah; he was the son of Mahalaleel and the father of Enoch, and lived 962 years (Genesis 5:18). The biblical text in the Book of Jubilees implicitly etymologizes the name as derived from the root YRD "descend", because in his days "the angels of the Lord ''descended'' to earth". Alternative suggestions for the name's etymology include words for "rose", "servant" and "one who rules".Hess, Richard S., ''Studies in the personal names of Genesis 1-11'' (1993), p. 69. Yared (505–571), a namesake, was an Ethiopian monk who introduced the concept of sacred music to Ethiopian Orthodox services. He is regarded as a saint of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church with a feast day of 11 Genbot (May 19). In the English language, Jared is both a common Jewish and Christian-Protestant first name. People Arts, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Bekker
Oliver Bekker (born 11 December 1984) is a South African professional golfer. Professional career Bekker plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won seven times. He won the 2011 Northern Cape Classic, the 2012 Dimension Data Pro-Am, the 2013 Telkom PGA Pro-Am and the 2016 Sun City Challenge. He won three times in 2017, the Zambia Sugar Open, the Lombard Insurance Classic, and the Sun Wild Coast Sun Challenge. In April 2021, Bekker lost in a four-man playoff at the Limpopo Championship. In December, he finished second in the SA Open Championship; one shot behind Daniel van Tonder. At the end of the season he graduated to the European Tour for 2022 via the Challenge Tour rankings. In May 2022, Bekker broke into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time after losing out in a playoff for the Catalunya Championship. In June 2022, he played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series event. Along with several other players, he was subsequently fined by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
