Justin Hobday


Justin Richard Hobday is a South African professional golfer who has won eleven official money events on the Sunshine Tour.

Career

Hobday was born in Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, England, and is the nephew of golfer Simon Hobday, twice winner on the European Tour.
Hobday turned professional in 1985 and joined the Southern Africa Tour, now the Sunshine Tour. He was awarded the Bobby Locke Trophy as the Rookie of the Year in 1986, and went on to win his first event in 1989. He would win ten more tournaments official money events on the tour between then and 2001.
Between 1987 and 2002, Hobday competed also on the European Tour, where he had a best finish of 92nd place on the Order of Merit in 1992, with a tournament best of third in the Peugeot Spanish Open that same year.

Awards and honors

In 1986, Hobday earned the Southern Africa Tour Rookie of the Year honors

Amateur highlights

  • 1983/84 Earned Amateur Springbok Colours 4 times
  • 1984/85 Member of SA amateur team

    Professional wins (13)

Sunshine Tour wins (6)

Sunshine Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
11998FNB Botswana Open

Other Southern Africa wins (7)