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First played:
1995

Past winners:
1995: Ernie Els, 1996: Sven Strüver, 1997: Nick Price,
1998: Tony Johnstone, 1999: Ernie Els, 2000: Anthony Wall, 2001: Adam Scott,
2002: Justin Rose, 2003: Mark Foster; 2004: Marcel Siem, 2005: Charl Schwartzel

Consecutive wins:
None

Youngest winner:
Charl Schwartzel, 20 and 103 days, 2005

Oldest winner:
Tony Johnstone, 41 and 289 days in 1998

Lowest 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Dean Robertson, 2001

Lowest first 18 hole score:
62 (-10), Dean Robertson, 2001

Lowest first 36 hole score:
131 (-13), Retief Goosen, 1997

Lowest first 54 hole score:
198 (-18), David Frost, 1997, Adam Scott, 2001

Lowest 72 hole score:
267 (-21), Adam Scott, 2001

Lowest under par winning score:
267 (-21), Adam Scott, 2001

Lowest final round by a winner:
63 (-9), Sven Strüver, 1996

Wire-to-wire-winners:
None

Largest 18 hole lead:
3 shots, Dean Robertson, 2001

Largest 36 hole lead:
3 shots, Tony Johnstone, 1998

Largest 54 hole lead:
5 shots, Tony Johnstone, 1998

Largest winning margin:
4 shots, Ernie Els, 1999

Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
7 shots, Sven Strüver, 1996

Play-offs:
Nick Price beat David Frost, 1997
Mark Foster beat Anders Hansen, Trevor Immelman,
Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan and Bradford Vaughan, 2003
Charl Schwartzel beat Neil Cheetham, 2005

Holes-in-one:
Des Terblanche, 1998, Rnd 2, Hole 15
Wimpie Botha, 1999, Rnd 4, Hole 12
Jonathan Lomas, 2000, Rnd 2, Hole 12
Des Terblanche, 2001, Rnd 1, Hole 12
Michael Hoey, 2002, Rnd 2, Hole 12
Jaco van Zyl, 2002, Rnd 2, Hole 12
James Kingston, 2002, R3, Hole 15
Johan Skold, 2005, Rnd 2, Hole 17 (Leopard Creek)

Low cut:
140 (-4), 1997

High cut:
148 (+4),  2005

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