The Freddie Tait Cup

Awarded to the leading Amateur who makes the 36-hole cut in the South African Open Championship

YEAR LEADING AMATEUR Score VENUE SA OPEN WINNER Score 1929 Bernard Wynne 318 Royal Cape GC Archie Tosh SCO 315 1930 Ben Ryan 316 East London GC Sid Brews 297 1931 Bernard Wynne 310 Port Elizabeth GC Sid Brews 302 1932 Clarence Oleander 310 Mowbray GC Charles McIlvenny ENG 304 1933 A. H. Matthews 319 Maccauvlei GC Sid Brews 297 1934 Jock Verwey 326 Humewood GC Sid Brews 319 1935 296 Parkview GC Bobby Locke (A) 296 1936 Clarence Oleander 297 Royal Cape GC Clarence Oleander (A) 297 1937 Bobby Locke 288 East London GC Bobby Locke 288 1938 A. W. Rolfe 290 Maccauvlei GC Bobby Locke 279 1939 Clarence Oleander 287 Durban Country Club Bobby Locke 279 1940 Steve Boshoff 303 Port Elizabeth GC Bobby Locke 293 1941 - 1945 No Tournaments 1946 Steve Boshoff 299 Royal & Kensington Bobby Locke 285 1947 Ronnie Glennie 293 Mowbray GC Ronnie Glennie (A) 293 1948 Mickey Janks 298 East London GC Mickey Janks (A) 298 1949 Vernon Beutin 296 Maccauvlei GC Sid Brews 291 1950 Jimmy Boyd 297 Durban Country Club Bobby Locke 280 1951 Jimmy Boyd 286 Royal Cape GC Bobby Locke 277 1952 Alan Jackson 307 Humewood GC Sid Brews 305 1953 Jimmy Boyd 302 Royal Cape GC Jimmy Boyd (A) 302 1954 Reg Taylor 289 East London GC Reg Taylor (A) 289 1955 Reg Taylor 284 Zwartkop Country Club Bobby Locke 283 1956 292 Durban Country Club 286 1957 Jannie le Roux 289 Humewood GC 289 1958 Arthur Stewart 288 Bloemfontein GC Arthur Stewart (A) 281 1959 Denis Hutchinson 282 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Denis Hutchinson (A) 282 1960 Jannie le Roux 295 Mowbray GC Gary Player 280 1961 Barry Franklin 297 East London GC Retief Waltman 289 1962 Barry Franklin 288 Houghton GC Harold Henning 285 1963 Mar 288 Durban Country Club Retief Waltman 281 1963 Dec Barry Franklin 285 Bloemfontein GC Allan Henning 278 1964 No tournament due to 2 events in 1963 1965 Alan Hofmann 296 Royal Cape GC Gary Player 273 1966 Dave Symons 284 Houghton GC Gary Player 278 1967 Royden Pybus 290 East London GC Gary Player 279 1968 Derek Kemp 287 Houghton GC Gary Player 274 1969 290 Durban Country Club Gary Player 273 1970 John Fourie 293 Royal Durban GC ENG 285

The Freddie Tait Cup

Awarded to the leading Amateur who makes the 36-hole cut in the South African Open Championship

YEAR LEADING AMATEUR Score VENUE SA OPEN WINNER Score 1971 Roddy Carr IRE 293 Mowbray GC ZIM 276 1972 Reg Taylor 286 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Gary Player 274 1973 Kevin Suddards 296 Durban Country Club NZ 282 1974 Neville Sundelson 284 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington 272 1975 Charl Heyneman 296 Mowbray GC Gary Player 278 1976 Jan Reg Taylor 296 Houghton GC Dale Hayes 287 1976 Nov David Suddards 286 Durban Country Club Gary Player 280 1977 David Stratton 288 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Gary Player 273 1978 Tony Johnstone ZIM 290 Mowbray GC 285 1979 Philip Jonas 286 Houghton GC Gary Player 279 1980 David Suddards 289 Durban Country Club Bobby Cole 279 1981 Duncan Lindsay Smith 287 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Gary Player 272 1982 Not played 1983 Derek James 284 Royal Cape GC Charlie Boling USA 278 1984 Richard Kaplan 291 Houghton GC Tony Johnstone ZIM 274 1985 Pieter van der Riet 297 Royal Durban GC Gavan Levenson 280 1986 Neville Clarke 291 Royal Johannesburg & Kensington David Frost 275 1987 Ian Hutchings 282 Mowbray GC Mark McNulty ZIM 278 1988 Neville Clarke 288 Durban Country Club Wayne Westner 275 1989 282 Glendower GC Fred Wadsworth USA 278 1990 Andrew Plunkett 297 Royal Cape GC Trevor Dodds NAM 285 1991 Neville Clarke 298 Durban Country Club Wayne Westner 272 1992 Nic Henning 286 Houghton GC Ernie Els 273 1993 David Stratton 296 Glendower GC Clinton Whitelaw 279 1994 Bradley Davison 285 Durban Country Club Tony Johnstone ZIM 267 1995 Andrew McLardy 291 Randpark GC 275 1996 Hennie Walters 288 Royal Cape GC Ernie Els 275 1997 282 Glendower GC Vijay Singh FIJ 270 1998 289 Durban Country Club Ernie Els 273 1999 Jean Hugo 284 Stellenbosch GC David Frost 279 2000 Jaco Olver 282 Randpark GC Matthias Gronberg SWE 274 2001 Jaco van der Merwe 293 East London GC Mark McNulty ZIM 280 2002 280 Durban Country Club Tim Clark 269 2003 Peter Karmis 291 Erinvale GC Trevor Immelman 274 2004 No Winner Erinvale GC Trevor Immelman 276 2005 Jake Roos 301 Durban Country Club Tim Clark 273 2006 No Winner Links at Fancourt Retief Goosen 282 2007 Branden Grace 282 Humewood GC Ernie Els 264 2008 No Winner Pearl Valley Estate 284 2009 Adrian Ford 289 Pearl Valley Golf Estate 278

The Freddie Tait Cup

Awarded to the leading Amateur who makes the 36-hole cut in the South African Open Championship

YEAR LEADING AMATEUR Score VENUE SA OPEN WINNER Score 2010 Dylan Frittelli 288 Pearl Valley Golf Estate Richie Ramsay SCO 275 2011 Dean O'Riley 282 Durban Country Club Ernie Els 263 2012 Brandon Stone 285 Serengeti Estates Hennie Otto 274 2013 No Winner Serengeti Estates SWE 271 2014 Louis Taylor 289 Glendower GC Morten Orum Madsen DEN 269 2015 No Winner Glendower GC Andy Sullivan ENG 277 2016 Cameron Moralee 290 Glendower GC Brandon Stone 274 2017 No Winner Glendower GC Graeme Storm ENG 270 2018 Jan Kyle McClatchie 278 Glendower GC ENG 267 2018 Dec Jovan Rebula 278 Randpark GC 266 2019 No event due to Sunshine/European Tour season changes 2020 Jan Jayden Schaper 271 Randpark GC Branden Grace 263