Houghton Golf Club the new home of the 2020 Joburg Open

The 15th anniversary of the Joburg Open comes with a new host course.

The Houghton Golf Club will now be hosting the Joburg Open from November 24 – November 27.

Executive Mayor of Johannesburg Mpho Phalatse said in a released statement, “When we launched the Joburg Open it was with the specific intent that this must be a tournament that provides a sense of inclusivity for all of the city’s residents, while at the same time showing all elements of our world-class African city to an international audience.”

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President of Houghton Golf Club Rodney Rottanburg said that they are delighted to welcome the Joburg Open as well as the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour.

“Houghton is a proud member of the Johannesburg golf community and we are honoured to reflect this by hosting one of the City’s premier sports events and a major international golf tournament,” said Rottanburg.

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The Joburg Open has played a key role in the development of many of South Africa’s leading professionals.

Thriston Lawrence claimed his maiden DP World Tour victory in the 2021 Joburg Open, which was also the first tournament of the new DP World Tour era and which had the eyes of world golf on South Africa for this historic moment. Lawrence took the confidence from this victory and won his second DP World Tour title in the Omega European Masters this year while also playing in his first Major in The Open Championship in St Andrews.

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Commissioner of the Sunshine tour Thomas Abt, said, “The City of Johannesburg has been a proud and loyal partner of the Sunshine Tour, and the Joburg Open has provided our members with incredible opportunities. We’ve had seven different South African winners of the past 15 Joburg Opens which in itself bears testament to our Sunshine Tour slogan that ‘Greatness Begins Here’ and the Joburg Open’s role in supporting this.”

Chief executive of the DP World Tour Keith Pelley, said that the city remains an important destination on their international schedule, and the Joburg Open has always been a key event in their longstanding relationship with the Sunshine Tour.

“We look forward to a new era of this partnership at Houghton Golf Club.”

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