Investec Royal Swazi Open

The Investec Royal Swazi Open is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It was first played in 1971 and is played at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in the Ezulwini Valley, Eswatini. Since 2003, it has been played using a Modified Stableford System.

Royal Swazi Open
Tournament information
LocationEzulwini Valley, Eswatini
Established1971
Course(s)Royal Swazi Spa
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatModified Stableford (since 2003)
Stroke play (1971–2002)
Prize fundR 1,500,000
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate259 Mark McNulty (1987)
To par−29 Mark McNulty (1987)
Score65 points, Jaco van Zyl (2009)
Current champion
Martin Rohwer

Winners
SeasonYearWinnerPointsRef
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
2020–212020 Daniel van Tonder48
2019–202019 Martin Rohwer59
2018–192018 Justin Harding47
2017–182017 Peter Karmis49
2016–172016 Titch Moore60
20152015 PH McIntyre45
20142014 Daniel van Tonder48[lower-alpha 1]
20132013 James Kingston45[lower-alpha 2]
20122012 Christiaan Basson50
20112011 Justin Walters45
20102010 Keith Horne47
Samsung Royal Swazi Sun Open
20092009 Jaco van Zyl65
20082008 Jean Hugo56
20072007 Des Terblanche50
2005–062006 Thomas Aiken59
Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open
2004–052005 Hendrik Buhrmann42
2003–042004 Nic Henning42
2002–032003 Des Terblanche36
SeasonYearWinnerScoreRef
Royal Swazi Sun Open
2001–022002 Andrew McLardy268 (−20)
Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open
2000–012001 Bradford Vaughan263 (−25)
Stenham Swazi Open
1999–002000 Mark McNulty267 (−13)
Stenham Royal Swazi Sun Open
1998–991999 Marc Cayeux266 (−22)
1997–981998 Paul Friedlander201 (−15)
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Open
1996–971997 Warrick Druian269 (−19)
Hollard Royal Swazi Sun Classic
1995–961996 Richard Kaplan271 (−17)[lower-alpha 3][1]
1994–951995 Brad Ott266 (−22)
1993–941994 Omar Uresti274 (−14)
1992–931993 Sean Pappas272 (−16)[lower-alpha 4]
1991–921992 Ernie Els269 (−19)
1990–911991 Hugh Royer III265 (−23)
1989–901990 John Daly267 (−21)[2]
1988–891989 Jeff Hawkes202 (−14)[lower-alpha 5][3]
Helix Swazi Sun Classic
1987–881988 Don Levin268 (−20) [lower-alpha 6][4]
Swazi Sun Pro-Am
1986–871987 Mark McNulty259 (−29)[5]
1985–861986 Mark McNulty263 (−25)[lower-alpha 7][6]
1984–851985 Mark McNulty270 (−18)
1983–841984 Rick Hartmann271 (−17)[7]
Holiday Inns Pro-Am
1982–831983 John Bland271 (−17)[8]
1981–821982 Denis Watson268 (−20)[9][10]
1980–811981 Ian Mosey278 (−10)[lower-alpha 8][11]
1979–801980 Mark McNulty274 (−14)[12]
Holiday Inns Open
1978–79[lower-alpha 9]1979 John Bland267 (−21)[lower-alpha 10]
1977–78[lower-alpha 9]1977 John Bland265 (−23)
Holiday Inns Invitational
1976–771976 Hugh Baiocchi273 (−15)[lower-alpha 11]
Holiday Inns Open
1975–76[lower-alpha 12]1975 (Dec) Dale Hayes269 (−19)[lower-alpha 13][13]
Holiday Inns International
1974–75[lower-alpha 12]1975 (Feb) John O'Leary271 (−17)[13]
Holiday Inns Open
1973–741974 Dale Hayes269 (−19)[14]
1972–73No tournament[15]
1971–721972 John Buczek270 (−18)[16]
Holiday Inns Invitational
1970–711971 Cobie Legrange273 (−15)[lower-alpha 14][17]
  1. Van Tonder won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  2. Kingston won with a par on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  3. Kaplan won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  4. Pappas won after a playoff.
  5. First day washed out due to rain and tournament reduced to 54-holes.
  6. Levin won on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  7. McNulty won with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  8. Mosey won with a birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff.
  9. There was no tournament in 1978 due to rescheduling from December to February.
  10. Bland won on the fifth hole of a playoff.
  11. Baiocchi won after a playoff.
  12. There were two tournaments in 1975 due to rescheduling from February to December.
  13. Hayes won by one stroke after a four-hole playoff; Dale Hayes 15, John Fourie 16.
  14. Legrange won on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff.

References
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  2. McCormack, Mark H. (1990). The World of Professional Golf 1991. Chapmans. pp. 254, 497. ISBN 1855925583.
  3. McCormack, Mark H. (1990). World of Professional Golf 1990. Sackville. pp. 254, 498. ISBN 0948615389.
  4. McCormack, Mark H. (1989). World of Professional Golf 1989. Collins Willow. pp. 247, 472. ISBN 000218284X.
  5. McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 222, 441. ISBN 0002182831.
  6. McCormack, Mark H. (1987). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1987. Collins Willow. pp. 231, 446. ISBN 0002182572.
  7. McCormack, Mark H. (1985). Ebel World of Professional Golf 1985. Springwood Books. pp. 201, 415. ISBN 0862541247.
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  9. "For the Record | Golf". The Times. 22 February 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via The Times Digital Archive.
  10. "Rafferty eyes top ten finish". Belfast Telegraph. 20 February 1982. p. 16. Retrieved 22 April 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. McCormack, Mark H. (1982). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1982. Springwood Books. pp. 213, 429. ISBN 0862541018.
  12. McCormack, Mark H. (1981). Dunhill World of Professional Golf 1981. Springwood Books. pp. 150, 352. ISBN 0862540054.
  13. McCormack, Mark H. (1976). The World of Professional Golf 1976. Collins. pp. 271, 461, 463. ISBN 0385149409.
  14. McCormack, Mark H. (1975). The World of Professional Golf 1975. Collins. pp. 234, 413. ISBN 0002119552.
  15. "Daly's win at Investec Royal Swazi remembered". Sunshine Tour. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  16. "Britons slip as Buczek wins". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 21 February 1971. p. 5. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.
  17. "Legrange's title after playoff". The Glasgow Herald. Glasgow, Scotland. 15 March 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Google News Archive.


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