Dates: Thursday, January 25th through Sunday, January 28th
Site: East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa
Par: 72
Yardage: 6,685
Hole-By-Hole: 1 - Par 4 458 yds 10 - Par 3 181 yds
2 - Par 3 175 yds 11 - Par 5 504 yds
3 - Par 5 518 yds 12 - Par 4 416 yds
4 - Par 4 360 yds 13 - Par 4 328 yds
5 - Par 4 327 yds 14 - Par 4 433 yds
6 - Par 4 311 yds 15 - Par 5 534 yds
7 - Par 4 403 yds 16 - Par 4 318 466
8 - Par 4 382 yds 17 - Par 3 164 yds
9 - Par 4 463 yds 18 - Par 4 410 yds
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36 3,397 Yds 36 3,288 Yds
Annual: 90th
Defending Champion: Mathias Gronberg
Runner-Up: Darren Fichardt, Nick Price, Ricardo Gonzalez
Tournament Record: 267 (Tony Johnstone, 1993)
18-Hole Record: 62 (John Bland, 1993 - Durban Country Club)
Total Purse: $993,100
Shares: 1st Place - $158,760; 2nd Place - 115,190; 3rd Place - 69,200
2000 Finish
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Player Score Player Score
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Mathias Gronberg 274 Ashley Roestoff 276
Darren Fichardt 275 Retief Goosen 276
Nick Price 275 John Mellor 276
Ricardo Gonzalez 275 Tjaart Van Der Walt 276
Jean-Franois Remesy 276 Greg Owen 277
Bernhard Langer 277
Lee Westwood 277
Past South African Open Championship Winners and Runners-Up
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2000 -- Mathias Gronberg (274) -- Darren Fichardt, Nick Price, Ricardo Gonzalez
1999 -- David Frost (279) -- Jeev Milkha Singh, Scott Dunlap
1998 -- Ernie Els (270) -- David Frost
1997 -- Vijay Singh (270) -- Nick Price
1996 -- Ernie Els (275) -- Brenden Pappas
1995 -- Retief Goosen (275) -- Ernie Els
1994 -- Not held in 1994 because of two in 1993
1993 -- Tony Johnstone (267) -- Ernie Els
1993 -- Clinton Whitelaw (279) -- Retief Goosen
1992 -- Ernie Els (275) -- Derek James
1991 -- Wayne Westner (272) -- Tony Johnstone, Mark James
1990 -- Trevor Dodds (285) -- Hugh Royer
1989 -- Fred Wadsworth (278) -- Tom Lehman
1988 -- Wayne Westner (275) -- Ian Mosey
1987 -- *Mark McNulty (278) -- Fulton Allem
1986 -- David Frost (275) -- Tony Johnstone
1985 -- Gavin Levenson (280) -- Phil Simmons
1984 -- Tony Johnstone (274) -- Fulton Allem
1983 -- Charlie Bolling (278) -- Tertius Claassens
1982 -- Not held
1981 -- *Gary Player (272) -- John Bland, Warren Humphreys
1980 -- Bobby Cole (279) -- Mark McNulty
1979 -- Gary Player (279) -- Ian Mosey
1978 -- Hugh Baiocchi (285) -- Gary Levenson
1977 -- Gary Player (273) -- Dale Hayes, Bobby Cole
1976 -- Gary Player (280) -- Dave Suddards, Bobby Verwey
1976 -- *Dale Hayes (287) -- John Fourie
1975 -- Gary Player (278) -- Allan Henning
1974 -- Bobby Cole (272) -- Allan Henning
1973 -- Bob Charles (282) -- Vin Baker, Graham Marsh, Bobby Cole
1972 -- Gary Player (274) -- Bobby Cole
1971 -- Simon Hobday (276) -- Gary Player
1970 -- Tommy Horton (285) -- Terry Westbrook
1969 -- Gary Player (273) -- Trevor Wilkes
1968 -- Gary Player (274) -- Cobie Legrange
1967 -- Gary Player (279) -- Allan Henning
1966 -- Gary Player (278) -- Harold Henning, Cobie Legrange
1965 -- Gary Player (273) -- John Hayes
1964 -- Allan Henning (278) -- Bruce Keyter
1963 -- Retief Waltman (281) -- Papwa Sewgolum
1962 -- Harold Henning (285) -- Denis Hutchinson
1961 -- Retief Waltman (289) -- Barry Franklin
1960 -- Gary Player (280) -- Harold Henning, Tommy Trevena
1959 -- Denis Hutchinson (282) -- Gary Player
1958 -- Arthur Stewart (281) -- Bobby Locke
1957 -- *Harold Henning (289) -- Sandy Guthrie
1956 -- Gary Player (286) -- Bruce Keyter
1955 -- Bobby Locke (283) -- Reg Taylor
1954 -- Reg Taylor (289) -- Jannie le Roux
1953 -- *Jimmy Boyd (302) -- Otway Hayes
1952 -- Sid Brews (305) -- Sandy Guthrie
1951 -- Bobby Locke (277) -- Jimmy Boyd, Harry Bradshaw
1950 -- Bobby Locke (280) -- Sandy Guthrie
1949 -- Sid Brews (291) -- Eric Moore
1948 -- Mickey Janks (298) -- Sandy Guthrie
1947 -- Ronnie Glennie (293) -- Eric Moore
1946 -- Bobby Locke (285) -- Steve Boshoff
1945 -- Not held
1944 -- Not held
1943 -- Not held
1942 -- Not held
1941 -- Not held
1940 -- Bobby Locke (293) -- Steve Boshoff
1939 -- Bobby Locke (279) -- Clarence Olander, Bobby Bodmer
1938 -- Bobby Locke (279) -- Sid Brews
1937 -- Bobby Locke (288) -- Clarence Olander
1936 -- *Clarence Olander (297) -- John Robertson
1935 -- Bobby Locke (296) -- Jock Verwey
1934 -- Sid Brews (319) -- Jock Verwey
1933 -- Sid Brews (297) -- Charles Mcllvenny
1932 -- Charles Mcllvenny (304) -- Bob Grimsdell
1931 -- Sid Brews (302) -- Bob Grimsdell, Charles Mcllvenny
1930 -- Sid Brews (297) -- Jock Brews
1929 -- Archie Tosh (315) -- Jock Brews
1928 -- Jock Brews (297) -- Sid Brews
1927 -- Sid Brews (301) -- Bertie Elkin, Charles Mcllvenny
1926 -- Jock Brews (301) -- Bertie Elkin
1925 -- Sid Brews (295) -- Jock Brews
1924 -- Bertie Elkin (316) -- Jock Brews, Sid Brews
1923 -- Jock Brews (315) -- Archie Tosh
1922 -- F. Jangle (310) -- Jock Brews
1921 -- Jock Brews (316) -- Archie Tosh
1920 -- Laurie Waters (302) -- Bertie Elkin
1919 -- W.H. Horne (320) -- H.G. Stewart
1918 -- Not held
1917 -- Not held
1916 -- Not held
1915 -- Not held
1914 -- George Fotheringham (299) -- Jock Brews
1913 -- James Prentice (304) -- J. Binnie, J. Fotheringham
1912 -- George Fotheringham (305) -- Laurie Waters
1911 -- George Fotheringham (301) -- Dave Guthrie
1910 -- George Fotheringham (315) -- A.G. Gray
1909 -- John Fotheringham (306) -- George Fotheringham
1908 -- George Fotheringham (294) -- Laurie Waters
1907 -- Laurie Waters (146) -- A.G. Gray
1906 -- A.G. Gray (151) -- H. Fraser Watson
1905 -- A.G. Gray (NA) -- George Fotheringham
1904 -- Laurie Waters (143) -- A.G. Gray
1903 -- Laurie Waters (163) -- J.W. Stewart
* - Won in playoff
Top Contenders in the Field
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Mathias Gronberg - Defending Champion, three-time winner on European Tour
Peter Baker - Finished tied for 23rd last week at Alfred Dunhill
Thomas Bjorn - Has six international victories, 19th in world rankings
Darren Clarke - Finished 2nd on 2000 Order of Merit, 7 career wins
Retief Goosen - Currently 37th in world rankings, 12th on money list
Trevor Immelman - Local favorite, two South African wins in 2000
Trevor Dodds - Missed the cut last week, has 11 international wins
Tony Johnstone - Won this event in 1993-94, has 26 career wins
Mark McNulty - Has 46 international victories, 86th in world rankings
Justin Rose - Finished 2nd last week at Alfred Dunhill Championship
Clinton Whitelaw - Playing in his home country of South Africa, 2 career wins
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