Zambia Open
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Chingola, Zambia |
| Established | 1972 |
| Course(s) | Nchanga Golf Club |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 2,000,000 |
| Month played | June |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate |
270 Marc Cayeux (2002) 72 holes 202 Adilson da Silva (2010) 54 holes |
| Current champion | |
 Jaco Ahlers | |
The Zambia Open is a men's professional golf tournament played in Zambia, that has been part of the Sunshine Tour since 1996, and was co-sanctioned by the European based Challenge Tour from 2001 to 2004. It was also an event on the Challenge Tour between 1991 and 1993, having previously part of the now defunct Safari Tour.
Lusaka Golf Club has traditionally hosted the Zambia Open, but in 2005 a disagreement with the then sponsors, Stanbic, resulted in the cancellation of the tournament, with a new venue being found for the following year.[1] Under a new sponsorship agreement, the 2008 tournament was held at Chainama Hills Golf Club for the first time, with a prize fund of 750,000 rand. From 2006 to 2010, it was contested as a 54 hole tournament. In 2011, it returned to being played over four rounds, 72 holes.
Former winners include 1991 Masters Tournament champion Ian Woosnam and fellow European Ryder Cup players Christy O'Connor Jnr, Sam Torrance, Gordon J Brand, Tommy Horton and Brian Barnes.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KCM Zambia Open | ||||
| 2016 | Nchanga | Jaco Ahlers | 271 | |
| Mopani/Redpath Zambia Open | ||||
| 2015 | Nkana |  Ross McGowan | 275 | |
| Mopani Copper Mines Zambia Open | ||||
| 2014 | Nkana | Wallie Coetsee | 273 | |
| Zambia Sugar Open | ||||
| 2013 | Lusaka |  Adilson da Silva | 281 | |
| Indo Zambia Bank Zambia Open | ||||
| 2012 | Lusaka | Justin Harding | 280 | |
| Zambia Open | ||||
| 2011 | Nchanga | Doug McGuigan | 272 | |
| 2010 | Ndola | Adilson da Silva | 202 | |
| 2009 | Ndola | Jbe' Kruger | 204 | |
| Chainama Hills Zambia Open | ||||
| 2008 | Chainama Hills | Tyrone Ferreira | 208 | |
| Finance Bank Zambia Open | ||||
| 2007 | Ndola | Steve Basson | 206 | |
| Stanbic Zambia Open | ||||
| 2006 | Nchanga | Steve Basson | 207 | |
| 2005 | No tournament | |||
| 2004 | Lusaka | Michael Kirk | 274 | |
| 2003 | Lusaka |  Johan Edfors | 206 | |
| 2002 | Lusaka |  Marc Cayeux | 270 | |
| 2001 | Lusaka | Mark Foster | 278 | |
| 2000 | Lusaka |  James Loughnane | 274 | |
| Zambia Open | ||||
| 1999 | No tournament | |||
| 1998 | Lusaka | Marc Cayeux | 273 | |
| 1997 | Lusaka | James Loughnane | 273 | |
| 1996 | Ndola | Desvonde Botes | 208 | |
| 1995 | ||||
| 1994 | ||||
| 1993 | Lusaka | Peter Harrison | 283 | |
| 1992 | Lusaka | Jeremy Robinson | 284 | |
| 1991 | Lusaka | David R. Jones | 285 | |
| 1990 | Gordon J Brand | |||
| 1989 | Lusaka |  Craig Maltman | 215 | |
| 1988 | Lusaka |  David Llewellyn | 280 | |
| 1987 | Lusaka | Paul Carrigill | 285 | |
| 1986 | Lusaka | Gary Cullen | 282 | |
| 1985 | Lusaka | Ian Woosnam | 282 | |
| 1984 | Lusaka | Carl Mason | 280 | |
| 1983 | Lusaka |  Bill Calfee | 280 | |
| 1982 | Lusaka | Brian Waites | 276 | |
| 1981 | Lusaka | Brian Barnes | 276 | |
| 1980 | Lusaka | Ewen Murray | 282 | |
| 1979 | Ndola | Brian Barnes | 280 | |
| 1978 | Lusaka | Peter Townsend | 274 | |
| 1977 | Ndola | Tommy Horton | 284 | |
| 1976 | Lusaka | Peter Cowen | 286 | |
| 1975 | Ndola | Sam Torrance | 280 | |
| 1974 | Mufulira | Christy O'Connor Jnr | 282 | |
| 1973 | Lusaka | Craig Defoy | 281 | |
| 1972 | Ndola | Craig Defoy | 272 | |
References
- ↑ "Ng'andu to head 2006 Zambia Open committee". Times of Zambia. Retrieved 2008-11-24.