Hennie Otto
Hennie Otto | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Hendrik Johannes Otto |
Born | (1976-06-25) 25 June 1976 (age 48) Boksburg, South Africa |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb; 12.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Residence | Boksburg, South Africa |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1998 |
Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour |
Professional wins | 17 |
Highest ranking | 73 (8 June 2008)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
European Tour | 3 |
Sunshine Tour | 14 |
Challenge Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | CUT: 2008 |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | T10: 2003 |
Hendrik Johannes "Hennie" Otto (born 25 June 1976) is a South African professional golfer.
Early life
Otto was born in Boksburg.
Professional career
Otto earned a place on the European Tour for 2000 by graduating from the Challenge Tour, but struggled to establish himself on the tour. In 2003, while splitting time between the European and Challenge Tours, he finished tied for tenth at The Open Championship in his major championship début and went on to finish 73rd in the European Tour Order of Merit. In 2008, again playing with limited European Tour status, he won the Italian Open and finished 37th on the Order of Merit. The win gave him full membership for the first time since 2004; this he maintained through the 2017 season, winning the 2011 South African Open Championship and the Italian Open again three years later.
Including the South African Open win, Otto has won 14 times on the Sunshine Tour since 1999.
Professional wins (17)
European Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 11 May 2008 | Methorios Capital Italian Open | −25 (65-66-63-69=263) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
2 | 27 Nov 2011 | SA Open Championship1 | −14 (70-67-65-72=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
3 | 31 Aug 2014 | Open d'Italia (2) | −20 (67-62-71-68=268) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2008 | Madeira Islands Open BPI - Portugal | ![]() | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Sunshine Tour wins (14)
Legend |
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Flagship events (1) |
Tour Championships (1) |
Other Sunshine Tour (12) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 8 May 1999 | Pietersburg Classic | −17 (65-65-69=199) | 4 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2 | 12 Jun 1999 | Vodacom Series (KwaZulu-Natal) | −11 (69-64-69=202) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
3 | 11 May 2002 | Limpopo Industrelek Classic | −14 (66-67-69=202) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
4 | 24 Nov 2002 | Nashua Masters | −1 (67-70-73-69=279) | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 | 2 Feb 2003 | The Tour Championship | −17 (71-64-68-68=271) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
6 | 9 Sep 2005 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Erinvale | −14 (71-63-68=202) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
7 | 11 May 2007 | Vodacom Origins of Golf (2) at Pretoria | −15 (67-65-69=201) | 3 strokes | ![]() |
8 | 15 Nov 2009 | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | −8 (72-70-72-66=280) | Playoff | ![]() |
9 | 28 Feb 2010 | Vodacom Championship (2) | −28 (65-61-67-67=260) | 9 strokes | ![]() |
10 | 20 Feb 2011 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −16 (68-71-66-68=273) | 4 strokes | ![]() |
11 | 1 Oct 2011 | Platinum Classic | −17 (69-63-67=199) | 2 strokes | ![]() |
12 | 27 Nov 2011 | SA Open Championship1 | −14 (70-67-65-72=274) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
13 | 25 Oct 2019 | Sibaya Challenge | −13 (69-66-62=197) | 1 stroke | ![]() |
14 | 2 Jun 2023 | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | −6 (71-72-67=210) | Playoff | ![]() |
1Co-sanctioned by the European Tour
Sunshine Tour playoff record (2–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2009 | MTC Namibia PGA Championship | ![]() | Won with par on first extra hole |
2 | 2013 | Investec Cup | ![]() | Lost to par on first extra hole |
3 | 2014 | Lion of Africa Cape Town Open | ![]() ![]() | Ahlers won with par on fourth extra hole Otto eliminated by par on first hole |
4 | 2023 | SunBet Challenge (Sun City) | ![]() | Won with par on first extra hole |
Challenge Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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1 | 10 Oct 1999 | Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 | −10 (74-69-66-69=278) | Playoff | ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1999 | Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 | ![]() | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
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The Open Championship | T10 | CUT | CUT | |||
PGA Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Note: Otto never played in the Masters Tournament or the U.S. Open.
Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
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Match Play | ||||||||||||
Championship | T48 | T63 | 50 | |||||||||
Invitational | T77 | T65 | T29 | |||||||||
Champions | T62 | T53 |
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing South Africa): 1996
References
External links
- Hennie Otto at the European Tour official site
- Hennie Otto at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Hennie Otto at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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