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ICL International
The ICL International, formerly the Transvaal Open, was a golf tournament in South Africa as part of the Southern Africa Tour. The list of winners includes major champions Gary Player, Nick Faldo, and Nick Price Nicholas Raymond Leige Price (born 28 January 1957) is a Zimbabwean former professional golfer who has won three major championships in his career: the PGA Championship twice (in 1992 and 1994) and The Open Championship in 1994. In the mid-1 .... The tournament was initially played at Kensington Golf Club in Johannesburg. It moved to Zwartkop Country Club in Pretoria from 1984 to 1995. Winners Sources: Notes References {{reflist Golf tournaments in South Africa Former Sunshine Tour events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Africa 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 FNB Tour and the Vodacom Tour. For the 2000–01 season the tour rebranded itself as the ''Sunshine Tour'' in an attempt to broaden its appeal. A large majority of the tour events are still staged in South Africa. The tour is one of the six leading men's tours which before 2009 made up the membership of the International Federation of PGA Tours, but it offers much less prize money than some of the leading tours, and leading Southern African golfers traditionally prefer to play on the PGA Tour or the European Tour if they can qualify to do so, typically returning to play in Sunshine Tour events a couple of times a year. Most of the tour's leading official money events, including the South African Open, are co-sanctioned with the European ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Vaughan
Bruce Lloyd Vaughan (born September 10, 1956) is an American professional golfer. Early life Vaughan was born in Kankakee, Illinois. He didn't start playing golf until he was 20 while working as a firefighter in Hutchinson, Kansas. Professional career In 1990, Vaughan turned professional. Early in his career, he played on the Southern African Tour. He had much success during the 1993-94 season. Vaughn finished joint second at the ICL International with David Frost, only behind Nick Price. Later in the year he won the Autopage Mount Edgecombe Trophy. He finished second during the season's Order of Merit. Vaughn also played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour early in his career. He played on the Nike Tour from 1992 to 1994, winning twice in 1994. He finished sixth on the money list in 1994 earning him his PGA Tour card for 1995. He struggled on the PGA Tour in 1995, making only 15 cuts in 30 events. He finished 173rd on the money list and lost his card. He re-joined the Nik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987–88 Southern Africa Tour
The 1987–88 Southern Africa Tour was the 17th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline Local golfers from Zimbabwe and South African had success at the beginning of the season. At the first event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, Zimbabwe's Tony Johnstone defeated countryman Mark McNulty 66 to 69 in the medal match play final to claim victory. At the second tournament of the season, the Protea Assurance Classic, South Africa's Bobby Lincoln defeated compatriot Fulton Allem by one shot. The following week, Johnstone won for the second time, producing a victory at the Protea Assurance Challenge. The fourth event, Safmarine South African Masters, was won by South Africa's David Frost. South Africa's John Bland was the champion the following week at the Goodyear Classic. Allem won the fifth event of the season, the Palabora Classic. The following week, at the ICL International, defendin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Williams (South African 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. Early life Williams was born in Liverpool, England. He moved to Johannesburg, South Africa in his late teens. Professional career In 1978, Williams turned professional, shortly after moving to South Africa. He joined the Southern Africa 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 In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for leading golf tours such as the U.S.-based PGA and LPGA Tours and the European Tour. A fixed number of players in the event win membership of the .... He won for the first time as a senior in March 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1988–89 Southern Africa Tour
The 1988–89 Southern Africa Tour was the 18th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline With three wins and three runner-up finishes in the opening seven tournaments, the first half of the season belonged to Tony Johnstone. At the first event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, he defeated Wayne Westner by two in the stroke play final. Johnstone also won the following week at the Bloemfontein Classic. He then finished runner-up at the next two events, the Safmarine South African Masters and the Goodyear Classic. The fifth event, the Dewar's White Label Trophy, developed into a "two-man battle" between Johnstone and Bland; a birdie at the 72nd hole secured a one stroke victory for Bland. Despite his third runner-up finish in succession, Johnstone had established a big lead on the money list. Chris Williams won the sixth tournament, ICL International. However, the next week Johnstone won his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1989–90 Southern Africa Tour
The 1989–90 Southern Africa Tour was the 19th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline A variety of local golfers had success at the beginning of the season. South African Des Terblanche won the inaugural event, the Railfreight Bloemfontein Classic. It was his first victory on his home tour. The next tournament was the Minolta Copiers Match Play, a medal match play event, held at Sun City Golf Course. In the quarterfinals, Fulton Allem tied the course record with a 65 to defeat competitor Hugh Baiocchi. In the following two rounds Allem defeated " urnament favourite" David Frost and John Bland to win the event. Frost, however, came back and won the next event, the unofficial Nedbank Million Dollar Challenge. Baiocchi, meanwhile, won the next official tournament on the calendar, the Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters. In mid-January, the Lexington PGA Championship was held, hosted by Wanderers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wayne Westner
Wayne Brett Westner (28 September 1961 4 January 2017) was a South African golfer. He was twice winner of the South African Open and also won twice on the European Tour. In partnership with Ernie Els, they won the 1996 World Cup of Golf, played at the Erinvale Golf Club near Cape Town. Els won the individual event with Westner second and the pair won the team event by 18 shots. Early life Westner was born in Johannesburg. Professional career In 1981, he turned professional. He won several events in his home country, including two South African Opens. He spent many years on the European Tour where he won two tournaments and had a best Order of Merit finish of twentieth in 1993. In the 1992 Carroll's Irish Open, he lost to Nick Faldo at the fourth hole of a sudden-death playoff. In partnership with Ernie Els, they won the 1996 World Cup of Golf for South Africa. Westner finished second, behind Els, in the individual event and the pair won the team event by 18 shots. He won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavan Levenson
Gavan Neil Levenson (born 18 December 1953) is a South African professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Levenson was born in Johannesburg. He represented South Africa in the 1976 Eisenhower Trophy and won several major amateur tournaments including the French and Rhodesian Open Amateur Championships in 1978. Professional career In 1978, Levenson turned professional and joined the European Tour the following year. He won the Belgian Open and finishing in 29th place on the Order of Merit in his rookie season. After two seasons in Europe, Levenson qualified for the United States-based PGA Tour. He spent four largely unsuccessful years on the tour, only recording one top ten finish when he tied for 4th place at the 1982 Greater Hartford Open. He returned to Europe in 1985, and although he consistently finished inside the top 100 on the Order of Merit, he did not win again on the European Tour until the 1991 Open de Baleares. Levenson also played on the Southern A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fulton Allem
Fulton Peter Allem (born 15 September 1957) is a South African professional golfer. Early life Allem was born in Kroonstad, Orange Free State, South Africa, the middle child of five children and the grandson of a Lebanese trader; he had a privileged upbringing. By the time he came into the world, his family had the largest corn farm in the Southern Hemisphere and the only privately owned grain silos in South Africa. Allem started playing golf at the age of 7 with encouragement from his father. Gary Player, a close family friend, also had a large influence on his early career. Professional career Allem did not attend college and turned pro in 1976. He spent the early part of his career playing mostly in South Africa. He won 11 times on the Sunshine Tour between 1985 and 1991. A second-place finish in the 1987 NEC World Series of Golf convinced him to join the PGA Tour. Allem's first win on the PGA Tour was at the 1991 Independent Insurance Agent Open. In 1993, he won twi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990–91 Southern Africa Tour
The 1990–91 Southern Africa Tour was the 20th season of the Southern Africa Tour, the main professional golf tour in South Africa since it was formed in 1971. Season outline The early half of the season was dominated by John Bland (golfer), John Bland and Fulton Allem who alternated between wins for the first six events. The first event of the season was a medal match play event, the Minolta Copiers Match Play, with Bland victorious. Allem won the next event, the Twee Jonge Gezellen Masters with Bland finishing solo third. At the following event, the Bloemfontein Classic, Bland was victorious. Allem returned the favor the following week when he won the Goodyear Classic by two shots from Bland. Bland won the first event after the Christmas break, the Palabora Classic. Allem then won the next tournament, the ICL International. A variety of golfers played well in the second half of the season, especially South Africans Roger Wessels, Bland and Wayne Westner, as well as American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
De Wet Basson
De Wet Basson is a South African retired professional golfer. He won the 1991 Fancourt Hall of Fame tournament on the Sunshine Tour and represented South Africa at the 1992 World Cup. He played on the European Tour in 1993 and 1994 and was runner-up in the 1993 Turespaña Iberia Open de Canarias. Professional career Basson played on the South African tour from late 1989. In December 1991 he won the Fancourt Hall of Fame tournament, two strokes ahead of Anders Forsbrand. Later in the 1991–92 season he was a runner-up in the ICL International, two strokes behind Kevin Johnson. Basson played in a few tournaments in Europe in 1992. He qualified for the 1992 Open Championship at Muirfield where he made the cut and finished tied for 39th place. In November he played with Ernie Els for South Africa in the 1992 World Cup in Madrid. Basson had a final round 66 to help lift South Africa into 8th place. Basson played full time on the 1993 European Tour, playing 26 tournaments on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Johnson (golfer)
Kevin James Johnson (born April 25, 1967) is an American professional golfer. Early life Johnson was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He credits his father, Ken, as his hero for helping him succeed in golf. Johnson grew up in Pembroke, Massachusetts. Amateur career Johnson attended Clemson University and was Clemson's first three-time All-American in golf. He also won the 1987 U.S. Amateur Public Links. Professional career Early in his career, Johnson played the Southern Africa Tour. In 1992, he won his first professional event at the ICL International. For most of his career, however, Johnson played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour where he has won six times, first being in 1997. In 2009, he had one of his best seasons where he won twice on the Nationwide Tour. The first victory came in a playoff over Jeff Gallagher at the Rex Hospital Open. His second victory came at the Knoxville Open in a two-hole playoff win over New Zealander Bradley Iles. He finished 13th on the Na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |