While a handful of the world’s best players are competing in the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in an event co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour, another tournament on the Tour is taking place in South Africa, the Joburg Open at Johannesburg’s par-71 Houghton Golf Club.
Last year, the tournament was reduced to 36 holes. To begin with, it was set for 54 holes because of travel restrictions surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic. However, due to weather delays it was reduced even further, eventually finishing on the Saturday. Thriston Lawrence set a blistering pace to lead after two rounds on the Friday, and after the other players completed their rounds the following morning, the South African still had a four-shot lead, handing him the victory. He will return this year hoping for another win in his homeland.
Not surprisingly, there are plenty of South Africans in the field aside from Lawrence. World No.74 Christiaan Bezuidenhout is the highest-ranked player in the field, while one-time LIV Golf player Oliver Bekker competes, along with another player who joined the Saudi-funded organisation, Hennie du Plessis. In addition, 2014 winner George Coetzee and Shaun Norris, who won another tournament held in Johannesburg, the Steyn City Championship in March, are two other players hoping to impress the home crowd.
Dane Joachim B Hansen won by two shots in 2020 and is also participating as he searches for his third win on the Tour. Other former winners in the field include more local talent – Darren Fichardt, who won in 2017 and Haydn Porteous, who claimed victory the year before. Another South African, Zander Lombard, has finished runner-up twice in recent years – in 2016 and 2021 – and he will hope it’s a case of third time lucky as he attempts to secure a maiden DP World Tour victory. Players will compete for a purse of R17,500000 (approximately $1m).
Below is the full field and breakdown of the prize money* for the 2022 Joburg Open. *approximate breakdown based on tournaments with similar purse sizes.
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Joburg Open Prize Money 2022
| Position | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $165,000 |
| 2nd | $110,110 |
| 3rd | $62,600 |
| 4th | $50,000 |
| 5th | $42,400 |
| 6th | $35,000 |
| 7th | $30,000 |
| 8th | $25,000 |
| 9th | $22,400 |
| 10th | $20,000 |
| 11th | $18,400 |
| 12th | $17,200 |
| 13th | $16,100 |
| 14th | $15,300 |
| 15th | $14,700 |
| 16th | $14,100 |
| 17th | $13,500 |
| 18th | $12,900 |
| 19th | $12,400 |
| 20th | $12,000 |
| 21st | $11,600 |
| 22nd | $11,300 |
| 23rd | $11,000 |
| 24th |
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