Tournament information | |
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Location | Durban, South Africa |
Established | 1903 |
Course(s) | Durban Country Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,780 yards (6,200 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Sunshine Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
Month played | December |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 263 Branden Grace (2020) |
To par | −24 Ernie Els (2006) |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in South Africa Location in KwaZulu-Natal |
The South African Open is one of the oldest national open golf championships in the world, having first been played in 1903, and is one of the principal tournaments on the Southern-Africa-based Sunshine Tour. Since 1997 it has also been co-sanctioned by the European Tour.