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This article is about the golf tournament. For the darts tournament, see South African Masters (darts).

Nashua Masters
Tournament information
StandortEastern Cape, South Africa
Established1923
Course(s)Wild Coast Sun Country Club
Par70
Length6,351 yards (5,807 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,200,000
Month playedNovember
Final year2011
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 Darren Fichardt (2009)
To par−19 Desvonde Botes (1999)
Score12 and 11 Bobby Locke (1939)
12 and 11 Philip Ritson (1953)
Final champion
Südafrika Shaun Norris
Location map
Wild Coast Sun CC is located in South Africa
Wild Coast Sun CC
Wild Coast Sun CC
Location in South Africa
Wild Coast Sun CC is located in Eastern Cape
Wild Coast Sun CC
Wild Coast Sun CC
Location in Eastern Cape

The South African Masters was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It was last played in 2011. Before its discontinuation, it had a prize fund of 1.2 million rand and was held at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club on the KwaZulu-Natal border, South Africa.

History

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The tournament had its roots in the South African Professional Match Play Championship, the running of which was taken over by the PGA of South Africa in 1957. Under the sponsorship of Dunlop the event transitioned into a 72-hole stroke play event in 1960.[1][2]

The first edition of the new Dunlop Masters, at Houghton Golf Club in 1960, was won by Gary Player with an aggregate score of 266, a record that stood for 44 years. Player's total was equalled in 1970 by John Fourie, the only amateur to claim the title. Andrew McLardy posted 264 at the Wild Coast resort in 2004 and Darren Fichardt holds the record of 263 set on the par-70 course in 2009.

The South African Masters, along with the South African Open and the South African PGA Championship formed the Triple Crown. Winning all three titles in the same season was a feat only achieved by Gary Player and Ernie Els.[3]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Ref.
Nashua Masters
2011 Südafrika Shaun Norris 271 −9 1 stroke Südafrika Tyrone Mordt
2010 Südafrika Warren Abery (2) 267 −13 2 strokes Südafrika Oliver Bekker
Südafrika Branden Grace
Südafrika Alex Haindl
2009 Südafrika Darren Fichardt 263 −17 1 stroke Simbabwe Marc Cayeux
2008 Simbabwe Marc Cayeux 268 −12 2 strokes Südafrika Bradford Vaughan
2007 Südafrika Jean Hugo 269 −11 Playoff Südafrika Titch Moore
2006 Südafrika Warren Abery 265 −15 2 strokes Scotland Doug McGuigan
2005 Südafrika Richard Sterne 269 −11 1 stroke Südafrika Titch Moore
Südafrika Grant Muller
2004 Südafrika Andrew McLardy 264 −16 3 strokes Südafrika Desvonde Botes
2003: No tournament
2002
(Nov)		 Südafrika Hennie Otto 279 −1 1 stroke Republic of Ireland Ciaran McMonagle
Republic of Ireland Gavin McNeill
Simbabwe Mark McNulty
Südafrika Roger Wessels
2002
(Feb)		 England Justin Rose 265 −15 1 stroke Südafrika Titch Moore
Nashua Nedtel Cellular Masters
2001 Simbabwe Mark McNulty (5) 274 −6 1 stroke Südafrika Retief Goosen
Südafrika Des Terblanche
South African Masters
2000: No tournament
1999 Südafrika Desvonde Botes 269 −19 1 stroke Südafrika Dean van Staden
1998: No tournament
San Lameer South African Masters
1997 Simbabwe Mark McNulty (4) 276 −12 4 strokes Brasilien Adilson da Silva
1996 Südafrika Wayne Westner 280 −8 3 strokes Vereinigte Staaten Patrick Moore
Südafrika Warren Schutte
Südafrika Chris Williams
Telkom South African Masters
1995 Vereinigte Staaten Scott Dunlap 279 −9 Playoff Simbabwe Mark McNulty
1994 England Chris Davison 281 −7 2 strokes Vereinigte Staaten Bruce Vaughan
EVS South African Masters
1993 Simbabwe Tony Johnstone (2) 275 −13 1 stroke Südafrika Roger Wessels
1992 Südafrika Ernie Els 275 −13 1 stroke Südafrika Chris Williams
1991: No tournament
Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters
1990 Südafrika Fulton Allem 276 −12 2 strokes Südafrika Ian Palmer
1989 Südafrika Hugh Baiocchi 281 −7 1 stroke Südafrika Tertius Claassens
Südafrika Ernie Els
Vereinigte Staaten Rick Hartmann		 [4]
Safmarine South African Masters
1988 Südafrika John Bland 275 −13 3 strokes Simbabwe Tony Johnstone [5]
1987 Südafrika David Frost 273 −15 3 strokes England Denis Durnian [6]
1986 Simbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 270 −18 4 strokes Südafrika Fulton Allem [7]
1985 Simbabwe Mark McNulty (2) 278 −10 4 strokes Südafrika Fulton Allem
Kanada Frank Edmonds
Südafrika David Frost		 [8]
1984 Simbabwe Tony Johnstone 277 −11 1 stroke Südafrika Fulton Allem
1983: No tournament
SAB South African Masters
1982 Simbabwe Mark McNulty 275 −13 2 strokes Simbabwe Denis Watson
1981 Simbabwe Nick Price 281 −7 4 strokes Simbabwe Mark McNulty
1980: No tournament
1979 Südafrika Gary Player (11) 270 −18 6 strokes Republic of Ireland John O'Leary [9]
Kronenbrau Masters
1978 Südafrika Dale Hayes 275 −13 Playoff Südafrika Tienie Britz [10]
1977: No tournament
Dunlop South African Masters
1976
(Nov)		 Südafrika Gary Player (10) 270 −10 4 strokes Südafrika Hugh Baiocchi
Südafrika Simon Hobday		 [11][12]
1976
(Feb)		 Südafrika Gary Player (9) 268 −12 1 stroke Südafrika Cobie Legrange [13]
1975 Südafrika John Fourie (2) 199[a] −11 1 stroke Südafrika Vin Baker
Südafrika Allan Henning
1974 Südafrika Gary Player (8) 270 −10 Playoff Südafrika Bobby Cole [14][15]
1973: No tournament
1972
(Dec)		 Südafrika Gary Player (7) 268 −12 1 stroke Südafrika Harold Henning [16][17]
1972
(Jan)		 Südafrika Gary Player (6) 267 −17 3 strokes Südafrika Bobby Cole [18]
1971 Südafrika Gary Player (5) 269 −11 2 strokes Südafrika Harold Henning
1970 Südafrika John Fourie (a) 266 −14 6 strokes Südafrika Gary Player
1969 Südafrika Bobby Cole 280 −16 6 strokes Südafrika Tienie Britz
Australien Bob Tuohy		 [19][20]
1968 Südafrika Allan Henning 278 6 strokes Südafrika Graham Henning
Südafrika Hugh Inggs
Südafrika Cobie Legrange
Südafrika Trevor Wilkes
Südafrika Terry Westbrook
1967 Südafrika Gary Player (4) 279 2 strokes Südafrika Cobie Legrange
1966 Südafrika Cedric Amm 276 4 strokes Südafrika Trevor Wilkes [21]
1965 Südafrika Denis Hutchinson (3) 281
1964 Südafrika Gary Player (3) 285
1963 Südafrika Bruce Keyter 291 3 strokes Südafrika Hugh Inggs
Südafrika Eric Moore
Südafrika Terry Westbrook		 [22]
1962 Südafrika Denis Hutchinson (2) 280
1961 Südafrika Denis Hutchinson 276 Neuseeland Bob Charles
1960 Südafrika Gary Player (2) 266 17 strokes Südafrika Retief Waltman
Dunlop South African Professional Match Play
1959 Südafrika Gary Player 3 and 1 Südafrika Harold Henning
1958 Wales Dai Rees 3 and 2 England Ken Bousfield
1957 England John Jacobs 2 and 1 Südafrika Gary Player
South African Professional Match Play Championship
1956 England Ken Redford 2 and 1 Südafrika Gary Player [23]
1955 Südafrika Bobby Locke (7) 7 and 6 Südafrika Brian Ellmore
1954 Südafrika Jock Verwey (3) 11 and 9 Südafrika AN Thomas
1953 Südafrika Philip Ritson 12 and 11 Südafrika AJ Bullock
1952 Südafrika Sid Brews (6) 7 and 6 Südafrika Philip Ritson
1951 Südafrika Bobby Locke (6) 4 and 3 Republic of Ireland Harry Bradshaw
1950 Südafrika Bobby Locke (5) 9 and 8 Südafrika MS Hart
1949 Südafrika Jock Verwey (2) 5 and 4 Südafrika GS van Niekerk
1948 Südafrika Jock Verwey 5 and 4 England James Ockenden Jr.
1947 Südafrika Sandy Guthrie 5 and 4 England James Ockenden Jr.
1946 Südafrika Bobby Locke (4) 10 and 9 Südafrika Sid Brews
1941–1945: No tournament due to World War II
1940 Südafrika Bobby Locke (3) 11 and 9 England Bert Elkin
1939 Südafrika Bobby Locke (2) 12 and 11 Südafrika M Goldsmith
1938 Südafrika Bobby Locke 4 and 3 Südafrika Sid Brews
1937 Südafrika John Robertson 37 holes Südafrika AN Thomas
1936 Südafrika Sid Brews (5) 9 and 7 Südafrika John Robertson
1935 Südafrika J De Beer 5 and 4 Südafrika G Brews
1934 Südafrika Sid Brews (4) 6 and 4 England Bert Elkin
1933 Südafrika Sid Brews (3) 6 and 5 Südafrika AN Thomas
1932 England Charles McIlvenny (4) 6 and 5 Südafrika Robert Grimsdell
1931 England Charles McIlvenny (3) 10 and 9 Südafrika Jock Brews
1930 Südafrika Arthur Tomsett 37 holes England Charles McIlvenny
1929 England Charles McIlvenny (2) 8 and 7 England Robert Grimsdell
1928 Südafrika Sid Brews (2) 2 and 1 Südafrika Jock Brews
1927 England Charles McIlvenny 3 and 1 Südafrika Robert Grimsdell
1926 Südafrika Sid Brews 11 and 10 Südafrika G Brews
1925 Südafrika Jock Brews (2) 3 and 2 Südafrika Robert Grimsdell
1924 Südafrika Jock Brews 4 and 2 Scotland Archie Tosh
1923 England Bert Elkin 4 and 3 Scotland Jimmie Johnstone

Notes

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  1. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

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  1. ^ Vlismas, Michael (2012). The Extraordinary Book of South African Golf. Penguin Random House South Africa. ISBN 978-0143529729.
  2. ^ The Golfer's Handbook. 1963. p. 255.
  3. ^ "History of the South African Masters sponsored by Nashua". Sunshine Tour. 30 January 2008. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Hugh Baiocchi". The Daily Telegraph. 18 December 1989. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1989). Mark McCormack's World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 251, 475–476. ISBN 000218284X.
  6. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1988). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1988. Collins Willow. pp. 230–231, 446. ISBN 0002182831.
  7. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 225–226, 451–452. ISBN 0002182572.
  8. ^ "Sports briefs from home and abroad | Golf". Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 16 December 1985. p. 11. Retrieved 9 December 2022 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "IN BRIEF Player wins". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 4 December 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  10. ^ McCormack, Mark H. (1979). Dunhill Golf Yearbook 1979. Springwood Books. pp. 224, 375. ISBN 0385149409 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Player wins tenth Masters". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 8 November 1976. p. 11. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Golf SOUTH AFRICAN MASTERS GOLF TITLE AT JOHANNESBURG". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 9 November 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  13. ^ "PLAYER'S TITLE BY A STROKE". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Player wins". The Glasgow Herald. 28 January 1974.
  15. ^ "GARY PLAYER WINS MASTERS". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 29 January 1974. p. 16. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  16. ^ "O'Leary deposes Player". The Herald. Glasgow. 2 December 1972.
  17. ^ "Golf - Johannesburg". The Times. 4 December 1972. p. 12.
  18. ^ "Player retains Masters' title". The Herald. Glasgow. 24 January 1972.
  19. ^ "Cole wins Masters". Retrieved 2 March 2021 – via National Library Board Singapore.
  20. ^ "Cole wins Masters tourney". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 28 January 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  21. ^ "Third place to Jacklin". The Observer. 13 February 1966. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. ^ "Masters Win To Keyter". The Canberra Times. Vol. 37, no. 10433. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 14 January 1963. p. 16. Retrieved 17 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ "South African title". The Glasgow Herald. 6 April 1956. p. 4.
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