BEST SA PERFORMANCES SINCE 2000 Thriston Lawrence, in finishing fourth last year at Royal Troon, was only the fifth South African this century to have a Top-5 finish in the Open. The others were Ernie Els, Louis Oosthuizen, Retief Goosen and Dylan Frittelli.
WINS Ernie Els 2002, 2012 Louis Oosthuizen 2010 RUNNERS-UP Ernie Els 2000, 2004 Louis Oosthuizen 2015 THIRD PLACES
Ernie Els 2001, 2006 Louis Oosthuizen 2021 OTHER TOP-5 FINISHES Ernie Els 2007 (4) Retief Goosen 2005 (5), 2009 (5) Dylan Frittelli 2021 (5) NOTE: Branden Grace T-6 in 2017; Charl Schwartzel T-7 in 2014; Thomas Aiken T-7 in 2012 & T-8 in 2009; Hennie Otto T-10 in 2003
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