Cape Town - The 148th Open Championship gets under way at Royal Portrush Golf Club in Northern Ireland on Thursday.
This year there will be 11 South Africans in the field.
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The last time a South African lifted the famed Claret Jug was in 2012 when Ernie Els won by single stroke at Royal Lytham & St Annes.
1. Ernie Els
Age - 49
World ranking - 339
Best Open - Win (2002, 2012)
How he qualified - Open winners aged 60 or under
2. Louis Oosthuizen
Age - 36
World ranking - 22
Best Open - Win (2010)
How he qualified - Open winner aged 60 or under, Top 50 player on the OWGR
3. Justin Harding
Age - 33
World ranking - 50
Best Open - Missed cut
How he qualified - Top 50 player on the OWGR
4. Branden Grace
Age - 31
World ranking - 67
Best Open - T6 (2017)
How he qualified - Top 100 player on the OWGR
5. Erik van Rooyen
Age - 29
World ranking - 84
Best Open - T17 (2018)
How he qualified - Top 5 players within the top 20 of the 2019 Race to Dubai
6. Dylan Frittelli
Age - 29
World ranking - 92
Best Open - Missed cut
How he qualified - Won the John Deere Classic
7. Shaun Norris
Age - 37
World ranking - 123
Best Open - T61 (2018)
How he qualified - Top 2 on the 2018 Japan Golf Tour Official Money List
8. Christiaan Bezuidenhout
Age - 25
World ranking - 140
Best Open - Debut
How he qualified - Won the Andalucía Masters
9. Richard Sterne
Age - 37
World ranking - 149
Best Open - T21 (2013)
How he qualified - Top 5 players within the top 20 of the 2019 Race to Dubai
10. Brandon Stone
Age - 26
World ranking - 178
Best Open - T61 (2018)
How he qualified - Top 30 on the 2018 Race to Dubai
11. Zander Lombard
Age - 24
World ranking - 276
Best Open - T66 (2016)
How he qualified - Winner of the 2018/19 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit
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