Due to the volume of entries, pre-qualifying rounds for the Mercedes-Benz - SA Open were played over two courses, Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, and Roodepoort Golf Club.
A total of 308 professionals and amateurs were competing for a total of 23 spots in the tournament that starts Thursday at Randpark Golf Club.
The Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club had 11 spots and the Roodepoort Golf Club had 12. The successful pre-qualifiers are listed below.
ROYAL JOHANNESBURG AND KENSINGTON : 11 spots
1 Johann Skold (SWE) 68
- Justin Rose (ENG) 68
3 Tom Gillis (USA) 69
- Andrew McKenna (ENG) 69
5 Clinton van der Walt (SA) 70
6 Richard Fulford (SA) 71
- Sean Pappas (SA) 71
- Greg Hutcheon (SCO) 71
- Nigel Burch (ENG) 71
- Tim Clarke (SA) 71
- Richard Michelmore (SA) 71
1st Alternate: David Faught (SA)
3rd Alternate: Ian Poulter (ENG)
ROODEPOORT : 12 spots
1 Philip Sanderson (SA) 69
- Jason Vaughan (SA) 69
3 Deanne Pappas (SA) 70
4 Richard S. Johnson (SWE) 71
- Warrick Druian (SA) 71
- Nikolas Vanhootegem (BEL) 71
- Trevor Fisher Jnr(SA)(Am) 71
- Ross Wellington (SA)(Am) 71
- Doug McGuigan (CAN) 71
- Jason Cayless (ENG) 71
- Thomas Aiken (SA) (Am) 71
- Damian Dunford (SA) 71
2nd Alternate: Bryan Prytz (SA)
4th Alternate: Melette Hendrikse (SA)
