Hennie Otto |
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From golfing bad boy to first-round leader of 131st Open, it's been quite a journey for Hendrik Johannes Otto. He was a half-decent scrum-half as a young man and could have played for South Africa's Under-23 side. But in a Linekeresque quirk of sporting fate, the final Springbok trials coincided with a golf tournament and he chose golf.
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Otto was born in Boksburg. He has played golf on the European Tour since 2000, but has only finished within the top 100 on the Order of Merit twice, in 2003 when he finished tied for tenth at The Open Championship on his major championship debut and in 2008 when he won the Italian Open and finished 37th on the Order of Merit.
Otto has won seven times on the Sunshine Tour since 1999, the most notable victory coming at The Tour Championship in 2003.
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In 2008, Otto won his first tournament on the European Tour at the Italian Open and moved into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. |
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Accomplishments |
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Amateur highlights
o 1995 Transvaal Strokeplay o 1998 Freddy Taite Cup winner o 1995 - 1997 Springbok |
Southern Africa Tour Victories
o 1999 Pietersburg Classic o 1999 Vodacom Series : KWN o 2002 Limpopo Industrelek Classic o 2002 Nashua Masters o 2003 The Tour Championship o 2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale o 2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Pretoria |
International Tour Victories
o 1999 Philips Challenge o Xacobeo 99 (European Challenge Tour)
o 2008 Methorios Capital Italian Open |
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