(General Stats)
First played:
1893
Most wins: 13
Gary Player between 1956-81
Consecutive wins: 5
Bobby Locke 1937-40 and 46, Gary Player 1965-69
Youngest winner:
Bobby Locke, 17 in 1935
Oldest winner:
Sid Brews, 53 in 1952
(Stats since 1997 when event became part of The European Tour International Schedule)
Past winners:
1997: Vijay Singh, 1998: Ernie Els, 1999: David Frost,
2000: Mathias Grönberg, 2001: Mark McNulty,
2002: Tim Clark, 2003: Trevor Immelman,
2004: Trevor Immelman, 2005: Tim Clark
2006: Retief Goosen
2007: Ernie Els
Lowest 18 hole score:
63 (-9), John Mellor, 2000, Malcolm Mackenzie, 2001, Trevor Immelman, 2007
Lowest first 18 hole score:
64 (-8), Ernie Els, 1998, Carl Pettersson, 2002, Brett Rumford, 2004
Lowest first 36 hole score:
132 (-12), Patrik Sjöland, 2007
Lowest first 54 hole score:
196 (-20), Trevor Immelman, 2007
Lowest 72 hole score:
264 (-24), Ernie Els, 2007
Lowest under par winning score:
264 (-24), Ernie Els, 2007
Lowest final round by a winner:
65 (-7), Tim Clark, 2002, Ernie Els, 2007
Wire-to-wire-winners:
None
Largest 18 hole lead:
2 shots, Ernie Els, 1998, Carl Pettersson, 2002
Largest 36 hole lead:
5 shots, Ross Fisher, 2006
Largest 54 hole lead:
3 shots, Retief Goosen, 2006, Trevor Immelman, 2007
Largest winning margin:
6 shots, Tim Clark, 2005
Biggest final round comeback by a winner:
5 shots, Mathias Grönberg, 2000
Play-offs:
Trevor Immelman beat Tim Clark, 2003
Holes-in-one:
Neil Homann, 1998 (Durban CC)
Paul McGinley, 1999 (Stellenbosch GC)
Anthony Wall, 1999, (Stellenbosch GC)
Henk Alberts (AM), 2000 (Randpark GC)
Hernan Rey, 2005 (Durban CC)
Richard Finch, 2007 (Humewood GC)
High cut:
144 (L), 2000, 02, 07
Low cut:
154 (+8), 2006 (pat 73)
153 (+9), 2008 (par 72)
