Tienie Britz
Tienie Britz (born 14 May 1945) is a South African professional golfer.
| Tienie Britz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Tienie Britz | ||
| Born | 14 May 1945 Johannesburg, South Africa | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Nationality |  South Africa | ||
| Residence | Kent, England | ||
| Spouse | Frances | ||
| Children | Sophie, Katie | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1965 | ||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour European Seniors Tour Southern Africa Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 12 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| European Tour | 1 | ||
| Sunshine Tour | 11 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | DNP | ||
| PGA Championship | DNP | ||
| U.S. Open | DNP | ||
| The Open Championship | T19: 1983 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Britz was born in Johannesburg. He won the South African PGA Championship twice in 1971 and led the South African Tour Order of Merit in 1971/72.[1] He has also played extensively on the European Tour and the European Seniors Tour. His best finish on the European Tour was nineteenth in 1977, which was the year he won his only European Tour title at the German Open,having had to pre-qualify first. Britz represented South Africa three times in the World Cup: in Australia with Gary Player, in Thailand with John Bland and in Columbia with Bobby Verwey.
Since 1986, Britz has been the head teaching professional at Broome Park Golf Club in Barham, near Canterbury, Kent, England.[2]
Professional wins (12)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Aug 1977 | German Open | −13 (66-67-71-71=275) | 2 strokes | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Hugh Baiocchi |
Southern Africa wins (11)
- This list is incomplete
- 1969 Bush Babes Open[3]
- 1971 South African PGA Championship (Feb),[4] Bush Babes Open,[5] South African PGA Championship (Nov)[6]
- 1972 Natal Open[7]
- 1979 Kalahari Classic[7]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | T49 | T59 | T32 | T29 | CUT | T47 | T19 | CUT |
Note: Britz only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References
- Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.
- "The Head Professional at Broome Park". Broome Park Golf Club. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
- "Hitchcock in third place". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 March 1971. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Britz wins by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1971.
- "Now for some of that Latin lolly". Aberdeen Evening Express. 15 March 1969. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Oosterhuis beaten in play-off". The Glasgow Herald. 30 November 1971.
- The Allied Book of South African Sport & Sports Records. SASBOR. 1988. pp. 1941, 1945. ISBN 0620128828 – via Google Books.