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Doug McGuigan
Douglas Gordon McGuigan (born 7 August 1970) is a Scottish-South African professional golfer. He has won eight times on the Sunshine Tour between 2003 and 2017. Early life McGuigan was born in Durban. His father, Francis McGuigan, was a Scottish-born professional footballer who played for Falkirk, Blackpool, and Durban United. He stayed in South Africa permanently after the end of his career. Golf career After winning three West Coast Tour events as an amateur, he turned professional in 1989. He first played on the Sunshine Tour in 1993. He has also played on the Canadian Tour. Personal life McGuigan currently resides in Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alon .... Professional wins (8) Sunshine Tour wins (8) Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1) Pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durban
Durban ( ; , from meaning "bay, lagoon") is the third-most populous city in South Africa, after Johannesburg and Cape Town, and the largest city in the Provinces of South Africa, province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is the Port of Durban, busiest port city in sub-Saharan Africa and was formerly named Port Natal. North of the harbour and city centre lies the mouth of the Umgeni River; the flat city centre rises to the hills of the Berea, Durban, Berea on the west; and to the south, running along the coast, is the Bluff, KwaZulu-Natal, Bluff. Durban is the seat of the larger eThekwini Metropolitan Municipality, which spans an area of and had a population of 4.2million in 2022 South African census, 2022, making the metropolitan population one of Africa's largest on the Indian Ocean. Within the city limits, Durban's population was 595,061 in 2011 South African census, 2011. The city has a humid subtr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tyrone Van Aswegen
Tyrone Frank van Aswegen (born 6 January 1982) is a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour. Van Aswegen was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He played in college at Oklahoma City University from 2000 to 2004, where he was a three-time NAIA All-American, led OCU to four NAIA team championships, and won seven times, including the 2002 individual national title. Van Aswegen turned pro in 2004 after graduation, and began playing on the Sunshine Tour. He won twice on that tour in 2008, and finished a career-best seventh on the Order of Merit in 2009. He tied for 74th at the 2010 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, which gave him status for 2011 on the Web.com Tour (then known as the Nationwide Tour). After three seasons on the Web.com Tour, van Aswegen earned his PGA Tour card for the first time at the inaugural 2013 Web.com Tour Finals. In his 2014 rookie season on the PGA Tour, van Aswegen finished 144th in the FedEx Cup and returned to the Web.com Tour Fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Foster (golfer)
Mark Barry Foster (born 1 August 1975) is an English professional golfer. Career Foster was born in Worksop. He won the English Amateur twice before turning professional in 1995. For the first few years as a professional he was troubled by back problems, but in 2001 he won twice on the Challenge Tour and topped the money list. He won for the first time on the European Tour at the 2003 Dunhill Championship in South Africa. In 2011 he had his career best finish on the Order of Merit in 32nd position. Amateur wins *1992 Carris Trophy *1994 English Amateur *1995 English Amateur, Brabazon Trophy (tie with Colin Edwards) Professional wins (3) European Tour wins (1) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour European Tour playoff record (1–1) Sunshine Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour 2Co-sanctioned by the European Tour Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–0) Challenge Tour wins (2) 1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour Results in major championships CUT = missed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunhill Championship
The Alfred Dunhill Championship is a men's professional golf tournament which is played in South Africa. It is part of the Southern African Sunshine Tour and is one of several events in South Africa that are co-sanctioned by the more prestigious European Tour. History The tournament was founded in 2000, but its origins lie in Dunhill's sponsorship of the South African PGA Championship between 1995 and 1999. Following the 1999 Alfred Dunhill PGA Championship, the company decided to discontinue their association with the South African PGA, and create their own stand alone tournament. The first event was held in January 2000 at the Houghton Golf Club in Johannesburg, and replaced the South African PGA Championship on the European Tour calendar. In 2004, the tournament was rescheduled to December, resulting in two events being staged that year; one in January and one in December. Following this change, the Alfred Dunhill Championship has formed part of the following year's Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002–03 Sunshine Tour
The 2002–03 Sunshine Tour was the 32nd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2002–03 season. Order of Merit The Sunshine Tour#Order of Merit winners, Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Awards Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2002-03 Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour seasons 2002 in golf, Sunshine Tour 2003 in golf, Sunshine Tour 2002 in South African sport, Sunshine Tour 2003 in South African sport, Sunshine Tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennie Du Plessis
Hennie du Plessis (born 14 October 1996) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He also played in the inaugural LIV Golf Invitational Series. Professional career Du Plessis turned professional in 2015 and joined the Sunshine Tour after finishing number one at Q-School. In 2016 he recorded five top-5 finishes, including a tie for second at Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun, behind Madalitso Muthiya. On the 2017–18 Sunshine Tour he won the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Sishen, clinching his maiden Sunshine Tour title on his 21st birthday. In March he won the Steyn City Team Championship with Jean Hugo. Du Plessis tied for 6th at both of the South African Opens played in 2020, in January and December. At the 2021 installment, which lost European Tour co-sanctioning as a result of COVID-19 related travel restrictions, he finished solo 3rd, which helped him break into the top-200 on the Official World Golf Rankin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Stone
Brandon Stone (born 20 April 1993) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He represented South Africa at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Stone won several amateur tournaments in South Africa and played on the 2012 South Africa Eisenhower Trophy team. He played one year of college golf at the University of Texas, winning three events, before turning professional in 2013. Professional career In 2015, Stone played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour. He finished 14th on the Challenge Tour rankings, aided by second-place finishes at the Barclays Kenya Open and GANT Open and graduated to the European Tour. In November 2015, he earned his first professional win at the Sunshine Tour's Lion of Africa Cape Town Open. In January 2016, making his second European Tour start as a full member, Stone won the South African Open (golf), South African Open by two strokes. The event was co-sanctioned with the Sunshine Tour. In July 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vodacom Origins Of Golf
The Vodacom Origins of Golf is a series of pro-am golf tournaments in South Africa. The series began in 2004 and forms part of the winter swing of the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour. 2004–05 season 2005–06 season 2006–07 season 2007 season 2008 season 2009 season 2010 season 2011 season 2012 season 2013 season 2014 season 2015 season 2016–17 season 2017–18 season 2018–19 season 2019–20 season 2020–21 season No tournaments took place due to the COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December .... 2021–22 season 2022–23 season 2023–24 season 2024–25 season Notes References External links *Sunshine Tour {{Sunshine Tour Events Golf tournaments in South Africa Sunshine Tour events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017–18 Sunshine Tour
The 2017–18 Sunshine Tour was the 47th season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2017–18 season. Order of Merit The Sunshine Tour#Order of Merit winners, Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Awards See also *2017 Big Easy Tour Notes References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour seasons 2017 in golf, Sunshine Tour 2018 in golf, Sunshine Tour 2017 in South African sport, Sunshine Tour 2018 in South African sport, Sunshine Tour ... [...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 and the Asian 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 (Sunshine Tour), King's Cup and Vodacom Origins (Selborne). Ahlers also played on the Asian Tour in 2011 and PGA Tour Canada in 2013. Professional wins (13) Asian Tour wins (1) Sunshine Tour wins (12) ''*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.'' C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISPS Handa Match Play Championship
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2012 Sunshine Tour ...
The 2012 Sunshine Tour was the 42nd season of the Sunshine Tour (formerly the Southern Africa Tour), the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Schedule The following table lists official events during the 2012 season. Order of Merit The Order of Merit was based on prize money won during the season, calculated in South African rand. Awards See also * 2012 Big Easy Tour Notes References External links * {{Sunshine Tour seasons Sunshine Tour seasons Sunshine Tour Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour is a men's professional golf tour based in Southern and East Africa. For much of its early history it was known either as the Southern Africa Tour or Sunshine Circuit; through sponsorship deals, it has also been known as the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
