Zambia Open

Zambia Open
Tournament information
Location Lusaka, Zambia
Established 1972
Course(s) Nchanga Golf Club
Par 73
Length 7,079 yards
Tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund R800,000
Month played August
Tournament record score
Aggregate 270 Marc Cayeux (2002)
72 holes
202 Adilson da Silva (2010)
54 holes
Current champion
Doug McGuigan

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
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

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