Zimbabwe Open

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FBC Zim Open
Tournament information
LocationHarare, Zimbabwe
Established1979
CourseTemplate:Pluralize from textRoyal Harare Golf Club
Chapman Golf Club
Par72
Length7,241 yards (6,621 m) (RH)
7,198 yards (6,582 m) (C)
TourTemplate:Pluralize from textSunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Safari Circuit
FormatStroke play
Prize fundTemplate:Currency
Month playedMay
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Nick Price (1995)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Template:Flagicon Altin van der Merwe
Location map
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The Zimbabwe Open is a professional golf tournament held in Zimbabwe, currently played on the Sunshine Tour.

History

The tournament debuted in 1984 and was part of the Safari circuit from 1985 to 1992, a series of events in Africa played by professionals from the European Tour during the winter season. In 1991 and 1992, the event was also part of the Challenge Tour. From 1993, it moved onto the First National Bank Tour, later renamed the Sunshine Tour.[citation needed]

When it was held in the weeks preceding the Nedbank Golf Challenge, the tournament attracted some of the world's leading players who used it as a warm up to the big money invitational. Past winners include major winners Vijay Singh and Nick Price with Mark McNulty also achieving three victories, making him one of the most successful players in the event. Past winner Gordon J. Brand represented the Ryder Cup.[citation needed]

Due to economic instability in Zimbabwe, the tournament lost sponsors and was cancelled prior to the 2002 event. There were many attempts to resurrect the tournament, but none were successful until 2010.[1][2][3] The 2019 edition was also cancelled because of a lack of sponsors caused by a weak economy.[4]

Having not been played in 2019, 2020 and 2021, the tournament returned in 2022, sponsored by FBC Bank.[5] It had been anticipated that the event would be added to the 2023 European Tour schedule.[6] However, this never came to fruition, mainly due to changes in the venue qualifying criteria set by the European Tour. It was anticipated that the tournament would become a European Tour event in 2024 instead.[7] Again, this never came to fruition.

Winners

Year Tour[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up Venue Ref.
FBC Zim Open
2026 AFR Template:Flagicon Altin van der Merwe 267 −21 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Austin Bautista Royal Harare
2025 AFR Template:Flagicon Luis Carrera 270 −18 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Austin Bautista Royal Harare [8]
2024 AFR Template:Flagicon Michael Hollick 268 −20 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Darren Fichardt Royal Harare [9]
2023 AFR Template:Flagicon Neil Schietekat 277 −11 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Jaco Ahlers
Template:Flagicon Jacques P. de Villiers
Template:Flagicon Peter Karmis		 Royal Harare [10]
2022 AFR Template:Flagicon Albert Venter 278 −10 Playoff Template:Flagicon Louis Albertse
Template:Flagicon Stefan Wears-Taylor		 Royal Harare [11]
Zimbabwe Open
2021: No tournament
2020 AFR No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019 AFR Cancelled due to lack of funding [12]
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open
2018 AFR Template:Flagicon Bryce Easton 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Daniel van Tonder Royal Harare
Zimbabwe Open
2017 AFR Template:Flagicon J. C. Ritchie 272 −16 Playoff Template:Flagicon Trevor Fisher Jnr Royal Harare
Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe Open
2016 AFR Template:Flagicon Lyle Rowe 277 −11 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Dylan Frittelli Royal Harare
2015 AFR Template:Flagicon Dean Burmester 272 −16 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Adilson da Silva Royal Harare
2014 AFR Template:Flagicon Jbe' Kruger (2) 270 −18 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jacques Blaauw Royal Harare
2013 AFR Template:Flagicon Jake Roos 274 −14 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Darren Fichardt
Template:Flagicon Francesco Laporta		 Royal Harare
2012 AFR Template:Flagicon Chris Swanepoel 273 −15 Playoff Template:Flagicon Trevor Fisher Jnr Royal Harare
Africom Zimbabwe Open
2011 AFR Template:Flagicon Theunis Spangenberg 201[b] −15 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Matthew Carvell Royal Harare
2010 AFR Template:Flagicon Jbe' Kruger 269 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Jaco van Zyl Royal Harare
2002–2009: No tournament
CABS/Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open
2001 AFR Template:Flagicon Darren Fichardt 275 −13 3 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Murless
Template:Flagicon Bradford Vaughan		 Chapman
2000 AFR Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty (3) 269 −19 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Jean Hugo Royal Harare
Zimbabwe Open
1999 AFR Template:Flagicon Jean Hugo 271 −17 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Ulrich van den Berg Chapman
1998 AFR Template:Flagicon Nick Price (3) 271 −17 5 strokes Template:Flagicon Tjaart van der Walt Royal Harare
1997 AFR Template:Flagicon Nick Price (2) 269 −19 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty
Template:Flagicon Brenden Pappas		 Chapman
1996 AFR Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty (2) 270 −18 4 strokes Template:Flagicon Justin Hobday
Template:Flagicon Nick Price		 Chapman
1995 AFR Template:Flagicon Nick Price 266 −22 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Brenden Pappas Royal Harare
1994 AFR Template:Flagicon Chris Williams 272 −16 Playoff Template:Flagicon Andrew Pitts Royal Harare
1993 AFR Template:Flagicon Tony Johnstone 273 −15 8 strokes Template:Flagicon Nic Henning
Template:Flagicon James Kingston		 Chapman
1992 CHA Template:Flagicon Mark McNulty 272 −16 9 strokes Template:Flagicon Tony Johnstone Royal Harare [13]
1991 CHA Template:Flagicon Keith Waters 282 −6 Playoff Template:Flagicon Nick Price
Template:Flagicon Grant Turner		 Chapman [14]
1990 SAF Template:Flagicon Grant Turner 281 −7 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Lee Jones Chapman [15]
1989 SAF Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh 282 −6 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Mark Mouland Chapman [16]
1988 SAF Template:Flagicon Roger Chapman 275[c] −6 1 stroke Template:Flagicon Vijay Singh Chapman [17][18]
1987 SAF Template:Flagicon Gordon J. Brand 277 −11 Playoff Template:Flagicon Andrew Murray Royal Harare [19]
1986 SAF Template:Flagicon Stephen Bennett 277 −11 2 strokes Template:Flagicon Stuart Reese Royal Harare [20]
1985 SAF Template:Flagicon Malcolm MacKenzie 281 −7 3 strokes Template:Flagicon David Llewellyn Chapman [21]
1984 Template:Flagicon Anderson Rusike (a) Royal Harare
1981–1983: No tournament
1980 AFR Template:Flagicon Hugh Baiocchi 279 −9 Playoff Template:Flagicon Allan Henning
Template:Flagicon Denis Watson		 Bulawayo
Zimbabwe-Rhodesia Open
1979 AFR Template:Flagicon Simon Hobday 275 −13 Playoff Template:Flagicon Denis Watson Chapman

See also

Notes

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  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; SAF − Safari Circuit.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.
  3. ^ Two holes were unplayable on day one.

References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zimbabwe Open to bounce back". Zimbabwe Independent. 30 July 2004. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2008.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zim Open hits a bunker". Zimbabwe Standard. 13 June 2005. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zimbabwe Open to bounce back". Zimbabwe Herald. 10 October 2009. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Financiers pull plug on Zim Open". 25 July 2019.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FBC Sponsors 2022 Zimbabwe Open Golf Tournament". FBC Bank Limited. 14 April 2022. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zim Open set to earn DP World Tour status". Zimbabwe Independent. 14 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."FBC Zim Open organisers eye DP World Tour status in 2024". The Standard. Zimbabwe. 16 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Carrera Breaks the Curse! Mexican storm ends 24-year South African dominance at Zim Open". The Herald. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Hollick bags second Sunshine Tour title with Zim Open win". SuperSport. 12 May 2024. Retrieved 23 February 2025.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Vlismas, Michael (7 May 2023). "Schietekat back in winner's circle". SuperSport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SA's Venter wins FBC Zim Open title". NewsDay. 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chitsiga, Takudzwa (11 July 2019). "Zim Open tourney cancelled again". The Chronicle. Zimbabwe. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zim golfers stage big win" (PDF). The Namibian. 16 January 1992. p. 11.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Scunthorpe's Waters on the crest of a wave". The Guardian. 14 January 1991. p. 15.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."England's Grant Turner". The Herald. Glasgow. 15 January 1990. p. 19.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."In Harare, Zimbabwe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 31 January 1989. p. 41.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Roger Chapman". The Herald. Glasgow. 22 February 1988. p. 10.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Richard Fish". The Herald. Glasgow. 19 February 1988. p. 39.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tournament favourite". The Herald. Glasgow. 23 February 1987. p. 10.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zimbabwe Open goes to Bennett by two strokes". The Herald. Glasgow. 24 March 1986. p. 13.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mackenzie hooks his way to victory". The Herald. Glasgow. 1 April 1985. p. 13.

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