Vodacom Players Championship

(Redirected from FNB Players Championship)

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.

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
Zimbabwe Mark McNulty
Location map
Royal Cape GC is located in South Africa
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in South Africa
Royal Cape GC is located in Western Cape
Royal Cape GC
Royal Cape GC
Location in Western Cape

Winners

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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

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

References

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