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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

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 Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (3) 272 −16 3 strokes United States Scott Dunlap Royal Cape
2001 AFR South Africa Ernie Els 273 −15 1 stroke South Africa Retief Goosen
South Africa Martin Maritz
Scotland Alan McLean
South Africa Trevor Immelman
Royal Cape
2000 AFR South Africa Trevor Immelman 279 −9 3 strokes South Africa Ernie Els
South Africa Titch Moore
Royal Cape
1999 AFR South Africa Nic Henning 276 −12 Playoff Northern Ireland Darren Clarke Royal Cape
1999 AFR England Chris Davison 275 −13 3 strokes South Africa Nic Henning Royal Durban
1998 AFR Zimbabwe Mark McNulty (2) 275 −5 3 strokes South Africa Warren Abery
United States Scott Dunlap
Killarney
FNB Players Championship
1997 AFR South Africa Warren Schutte 274 −14 2 strokes South Africa Nico van Rensburg Durban
1996 AFR, EUR South Africa Wayne Westner 270 −18 1 stroke Argentina José Cóceres Durban
1995 AFR United States Ron Whittaker 270 −18 6 strokes Zimbabwe Tony Johnstone
Republic of Ireland John McHenry
Durban
1994: No tournament
1993 AFR Zimbabwe Mark McNulty 273 −15 5 strokes South Africa Roger Wessels Royal Johannesburg
1992 AFR South Africa Ernie Els 270 −18 4 strokes Zimbabwe Mark McNulty Royal Johannesburg

Notes

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

References