Vodacom Players Championship

Vodacom Players Championship
Tournament information
LocationCape Town, South Africa
Established1992
Course(s)Royal Cape Golf Club
Par72
Length6,219 yards (5,687 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
European Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,000,000
Month playedDecember
Final year2002
Tournament record score
Aggregate270 Ernie Els (1992)
270 Ron Whittaker (1995)
270 Wayne Westner (1996)
To par−18 as above
Final champion
Mark McNulty
Location map
Royal Cape GC
Location in South Africa
Royal Cape GC
Location in Western Cape

The Vodacom Players Championship was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour that was held in South Africa. It was founded as the FNB Players Championship in 1992 and was played for the final time in 2002. In 1996, it was also included on the schedule of the European Tour.

Winners

Year Tour(s)[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up Venue
Vodacom Players Championship
2002 AFR Mark McNulty (3) 272 −16 3 strokes Scott Dunlap Royal Cape
2001 AFR Ernie Els (2) 273 −15 1 stroke Retief Goosen
Martin Maritz
Alan McLean
Trevor Immelman
Royal Cape
2000 AFR Trevor Immelman 279 −9 3 strokes Ernie Els
Titch Moore
Royal Cape
1999 AFR Nic Henning 276 −12 Playoff Darren Clarke Royal Cape
1999 AFR Chris Davison 275 −13 3 strokes Nic Henning Royal Durban
1998 AFR Mark McNulty (2) 275 −5 3 strokes Warren Abery
Scott Dunlap
Killarney
FNB Players Championship
1997 AFR Warren Schutte 274 −14 2 strokes Nico van Rensburg Durban
1996 AFR, EUR Wayne Westner 270 −18 1 stroke José Cóceres Durban
1995 AFR Ron Whittaker 270 −18 6 strokes Tony Johnstone
John McHenry
Durban
1994: No tournament
1993 AFR Mark McNulty 273 −15 5 strokes Roger Wessels Royal Johannesburg
1992 AFR Ernie Els 270 −18 4 strokes Mark McNulty Royal Johannesburg

Notes

  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; EUR − European Tour.

References