Tienie Britz

Tienie Britz
Personal information
Born (1945-05-14) 14 May 1945 (age 79)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sporting nationality South Africa
ResidenceKent, England
SpouseFrances
Children2
Career
Turned professional1965
Former tour(s)European Tour
Southern Africa Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Sunshine Tour4
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT19: 1983
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour
Order of Merit winner		1971–72

Tienie Britz (born 14 May 1945) is a South African professional golfer.

Early life

Britz was born in Johannesburg.

Professional career

Britz 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's Order of Merit was 19th place in 1977. That year he also won his only event on the tour 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 (8)

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 South Africa Hugh Baiocchi

Southern Africa Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 27 Nov 1971 Luyt Lager PGA Championship −8 (69-72-69-70=280) Playoff Rhodesia Don Gammon, England Peter Oosterhuis
2 29 Jan 1972 Natal Open −6 (71-73-70-68=282) 1 stroke Rhodesia Simon Hobday
3 14 Jan 1979 Kalahari Classic −14 (64-72-66=202) Playoff South Africa Jannie Legrange
4 19 Jan 1980 Kalahari Classic (2) South Africa Hugh Baiocchi

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–2)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1971 Luyt Lager PGA Championship Rhodesia Don Gammon, England Peter Oosterhuis Won 18-hole playoff;
Britz: −5 (67),
Oosterhuis: −2 (70),
Gammon: −1 (71)
2 1972 ICL Transvaal Open South Africa Bobby Cole Lost to birdie on first extra hole
3 1978 Kronenbrau Masters South Africa Dale Hayes Lost to birdie on third extra hole
4 1979 Kalahari Classic South Africa Jannie Legrange

Other wins (2)

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.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ Berkovitz, Anton; Samson, Andrew (1993). South Africa and international sports factfinder. D. Nelson. p. 96. ISBN 1868061019.
  2. ^ "The Head Professional at Broome Park". Broome Park Golf Club. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Now for some of that Latin lolly". Aberdeen Evening Express. 15 March 1969. p. 7 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Hitchcock in third place". Birmingham Daily Post. 29 March 1971. p. 13 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Britz wins by one stroke". The Glasgow Herald. 1 March 1971.


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