Hennie Otto

RSA
 
RepresentsPearl Valley Val de Vie Estate
Date of Birth25th June 1976
ResidenceBoksburg, SA
Marital StatusWidower
Turned Pro1997
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Results

Date Tournament Pos Round Scores Total Winnings
* Not an OoM event. "pts" denotes a points-based event.

Order of Merit

Season Pos Winnings Played
2023/24 Sunshine Tour 50 539.60 20
2022/23 Sunshine Tour 27 877.94 25
2021/22 Sunshine Tour 46 583,340.83 30
2020/21 Sunshine Tour 67 63,051.69 11
2019/20 Sunshine Tour 16 741,675.20 21
2018/19 Sunshine Tour 32 478,036.12 22
2017/18 Sunshine Tour 18 729,441.38 14
2014 Sunshine Tour 6 1,773,079.41 8
2013 Sunshine Tour 4 2,475,830.37 10
2012 Sunshine Tour 36 396,824.71 7
2011 Sunshine Tour 2 2,806,214.00 7
2010 Sunshine Tour 7 1,047,006.46 9
2009 Sunshine Tour 48 251,025.10 7
2008 Sunshine Tour 18 563,337.32 9
2007 Sunshine Tour 4 1,331,375.79 20
2006/07 Sunshine Tour 3 1,274,339.64 18
2005/06 Sunshine Tour 16 280,182.10 14
2004/05 Sunshine Tour 19 239,259.33 12
2003/04 Sunshine Tour 22 140,628.46 6
2002/03 Sunshine Tour 3 877,118.15 10
2001/02 Sunshine Tour 33 185,200.00 9
2000/01 Vodacom Tour 4 620,210.65 12
1999/2000 Vodacom Tour 8 221,887.98 12
1998/99 Vodacom Tour 6 359,068.49 19
1997/98 Vodacom Tour 38 82,176.66 19

Biography

Otto has 14 Sunshine Tour titles to his name. His achievements include the South African Open Championship of 2011. He claimed his first Sunshine Tour title in the Pietersburg Classic of 1999, defeating Ashley Roestoff and Des Terblanche by four strokes.

A month later, Otto added the Vodacom Series ? KZN to make it two wins in two months. 2011 was a good year as he notched up three wins that season ? the SA Open, Dimension Data Pro-Am and the Platinum Classic.

Otto's 17 professional victories include three DP World Tour titles: The Methorios Capital Italian Open of 2008, the South African Open and the Open d'Italia. Otto finished 6th on the 1999 European Challenge Tour Final Order of Merit. He was runner-up in the BMW Russian Open and Daewoo Warsaw Open in 1999. Otto had the first round lead in the British Open 2003, where he finished 10th.

Career Highlights

Date Name Pos Score VSPAR Round Scores Winnings
23/10/97 Vodacom Series: Kwazulu-Natal 2 216 Par 72 70 74 17,250.00
19/11/98 Zambia Open 2= 274 -10 63 69 72 70 36,840.00
14/04/99 Lombard Tyres Classic 2 270 -18 69 67 67 67 14,375.00
06/05/99 Pietersburg Classic 1 199 -17 65 65 69 15,700.00
10/06/99 Vodacom Series: Kwazulu-Natal 1 202 -11 69 64 69 31,400.00
22/02/01 The Tour Championship 2 274 -10 69 68 70 67 230,140.00
24/01/02 Telkom PGA Championship 2 273 -15 70 68 68 67 115,000.00
09/05/02 Limpopo Industrelek Classic 1 202 -14 66 67 69 35,325.00
21/11/02 Nashua Masters 1 279 -1 67 70 73 69 158,500.00
30/01/03 The Tour Championship 1 271 -17 71 64 68 68 317,000.00
28/10/04 Platinum Classic 2 203 -13 69 67 67 63,250.00
07/09/05 Vodacom Origins - Erinvale 1 202 -14 71 63 68 51,810.00
18/05/06 SAA Pro-Am Invitational, Jhb 2= 201 -15 64 70 67 34,125.00
23/08/06 Telkom PGA Pro-Am 2= 207 -9 74 63 70 32,175.00
09/05/07 Vodacom Origins - Pretoria 1 201 -15 67 65 69 63,400.00
18/10/07 MTC Namibia PGA Championship 2= 200 -13 68 66 66 54,436.66
21/02/08 Telkom PGA Championship 2 274 -14 69 69 66 70 287,500.00
12/11/09 MTC Namibia PGA Championship 1 280 -8 72 70 72 66 158,500.00
25/02/10 Vodacom Championship 1 260 -28 65 61 67 67 420,025.00
17/02/11 Dimension Data Pro-Am 1 273 -16 68 71 66 68 475,500.00
29/09/11 Platinum Classic 1 199 -17 69 63 67 79,250.00
24/11/11 SA Open Championship 1 274 -14 70 67 65 72 1,757,765.00
21/03/13 Investec Cup 2 267 -21 69 67 69 62 117,700.00
18/10/13 BMG Classic 2= 206 -10 65 68 73 58,500.00
21/11/13 SA Open Championship 2= 271 -17 72 66 65 68 1,387,947.00
20/03/14 Investec Cup (Bonus) 2 0 Par 950,000.00
27/11/14 Lion of Africa Cape Town Open 2= 276 -12 66 67 71 72 138,150.00
23/10/19 Sibaya Challenge 1 197 -13 69 66 62 158,500.00
26/08/21 VOG Sishen 2= 214 -2 73 69 72 76,250.00
08/09/22 Gary + Vivienne Player Chall 2 204 -12 66 68 70 138,000.00
31/05/23 SunBet Challenge - Sun City 1 210 -6 71 72 67 198,125.00
30/08/23 Gary + Vivienne Player Chall 2= 200 -13 64 69 67 183,900.00
* Not an OoM event. "pts" denotes a points-based event.

Performance Statistics

Description Result
Career Prize Money 19,379,573.97
Best Single Prize Money 1,757,765.00
Tournament Wins 14
Playoff Wins 2
Tournament Top Ten Finishes 93
Most Consecutive Cuts Made 23
Low Round Score 61
Stroke Average 70.72
Average against Par -1.07
Total Number of Eagles 148
Total Number of Birdies 4,291
Average Birdies per Round 4.00
Total Holes in One 1

Achievements

Amateur Highlights
1995 - 1996 National Amateur Team
1997 Freddy Taite Cup winner
Southern Africa PGA Tour Victories
1999 Pietersburg Classic
1999 Vodacom Series - Kwazulu-Natal
2002 Limpopo Industrelek Classic
2002 Nashua Masters
2003 The Tour Championship
2005 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Erinvale
2007 Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour at Pretoria CC
2009 MTC Namibia PGA Championship
2010 Vodacom Championship
2011 Dimension Data Pro-Am
2011 Platinum Classic presented by UD Trucks
2011 South African Open Championship
2019 Sibaya Challenge
2023 SunBet Challenge
SA PGA Tour Victories (Non OoM Events)
International Victories
1999 Philips Challenge Xacobeo 99 (Challenge Tour)
2008 Methorios Capital Italian Open (European Tour)
2014 Italian Open (European Tour)
Other Victories or Awards
Team Events
1996 Eisenhower Trophy