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| DATES: Thursday, January 7th through Sunday, January 10th |
| SITE: East London Golf Club, East London, South Africa |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: George Peck, Colonel S.V. Hotchkin (1923) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 4 418 yds |
10 - Par 3 183 yds |
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2 - Par 3 178 yds |
11 - Par 5 530 yds |
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3 - Par 5 510 yds |
12 - Par 4 444 yds |
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4 - Par 4 399 yds |
13 - Par 4 336 yds |
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5 - Par 4 342 yds |
14 - Par 4 448 yds |
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6 - Par 4 347 yds |
15 - Par 5 541 yds |
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7 - Par 4 417 yds |
16 - Par 4 312 yds |
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8 - Par 4 382 yds |
17 - Par 3 164 yds |
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9 - Par 4 477 yds |
18 - Par 4 419 yds |
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36 3,470 Yds |
36 3,377 Yds |
| Annual: |
3rd (1st on European Tour) |
| Defending Champion: |
Retief Goosen (Not defending) |
| Runner-Ups: |
Darren Clarke, Branden Grace, Michael Hoey, Darren Fichardt |
| Tournament Record: |
267 (Retief Goosen, 2009) |
| 54-Hole Record: |
198 (James Kingston, Darren Clarke, 2009) |
| 36-Hole Record: |
130 (Angel Cabrera, 2009) |
| Course Record: |
61 (Richard Sterne, 2009) |
| Total Purse: |
$1,439,584 (1,000,000 euros) |
| Shares: |
1st Place - $239,917; 2nd Place - $159,970; 3rd Place - $90,128 |
| Past Africa Open Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2009 |
Retief Goosen (267) -- Darren Clarke, Branden Grace, Michael Hoey, Darren Fichardt |
| 2008 |
Shaun Norris (275) -- Nic Henning |
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