Els wins the 100th South African Open
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Race To Dubai Ranking
| Pos | Player name | Nat | Prize Money | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luke DONALD | ENG | €3,153,531 | ||
| 2 | Charl SCHWARTZEL | RSA | €1,834,292 | ||
| 3 | Rory MCILROY | NIR | €1,720,771 | ||
| 4 | Martin KAYMER | GER | €1,514,554 | ||
| 5 | Lee WESTWOOD | ENG | €1,507,916 | ||
| 6 | Anders HANSEN | DEN | €1,103,397 | ||
| 7 | Alvaro QUIROS | ESP | €843,259 | ||
| 8 | Nicolas COLSAERTS | BEL | €839,071 | ||
| 9 | Miguel Angel JIMÉNEZ | ESP | €772,089 | ||
| 10 | Ian POULTER | ENG | €753,425 |
Facts And FiguresMore
The South African Open Championship is the second oldest national open championship in the world, dating back to 1893. Only The Open Championship, which started in 1860, is older. Ernie Els won his fifth National Open title in the 100th edition held at Durban Country Club.
Tournament Leaderboard
| Pos |  | Player name | | Nat | | Hole | | Par | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | ELS, Ernie | | RSA | | 18 | | -25 | ||
| 2 | | GOOSEN, Retief | | RSA | | 18 | | -24 | ||
| 3 | | OOSTHUIZEN, Louis | | RSA | | 18 | | -21 | ||
| 4 | | SCHWARTZEL, Charl | | RSA | | 18 | | -18 | ||
| T5 | | ROCK, Robert | | ENG | | 18 | | -16 | ||
| T5 | | WATTEL, Romain | | FRA | | 18 | | -16 | ||
| T7 | | CEJKA, Alex | | GER | | 18 | | -15 | ||
| T7 | | RIU, Victor | | FRA | | 18 | | -15 | ||
| T9 | | OLESEN, Thorbjørn | | DEN | | 18 | | -14 | ||
| T9 | | DINWIDDIE, Robert | | ENG | | 18 | | -14 |
Durban Country Club Card of CourseMore
| Hole | Par | Yards | Metres | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 387 | 354 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 188 | 172 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 512 | 468 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 180 | 165 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 459 | 420 | ||
| 6 | 4 | 352 | 322 | ||
| 7 | 4 | 372 | 340 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 501 | 458 | ||
| 9 | 4 | 434 | 397 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 560 | 512 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 480 | 439 | ||
| 12 | 3 | 156 | 143 | ||
| 13 | 4 | 339 | 310 | ||
| 14 | 5 | 527 | 482 | ||
| 15 | 3 | 194 | 177 | ||
| 16 | 4 | 417 | 381 | ||
| 17 | 4 | 401 | 367 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 273 | 250 | ||
| OUT | 36 | 3385 | 3096 | ||
| IN | 36 | 3347 | 3061 | ||
| 72 | 6732 | 6157 | |||