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Fleetwood rises to play-off glory in Sun City

Silvia Pereira — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 19:17:50 +0000

Tommy Fleetwood defeated Marcus Kinhult in a thrilling play-off to win his second Rolex Series title at the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player, and put himself in contention to top the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex for the second time in three years. The Ryder Cup star, who joined the illustrious […]

Lombard shines in Sun City

Silvia Pereira — Fri, 15 Nov 2019 16:20:39 +0000

Zander Lombard continued his recent run of fine form to take a two shot lead into the weekend at the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player – the seventh Rolex Series event of the 2019 Race to Dubai. The South African, who topped last season’s Sunshine Tour Order of Merit, carded a round of […]

Oosthuizen dominates in Sun City

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:50:50 +0000

Louis Oosthuizen carded a stunning bogey free round of 63 to open up a three shot lead after day one of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player – the seventh Rolex Series event on the 2019 Race to Dubai. The South African has claimed five of his nine European Tour wins on home […]

DP World Tour Championship becomes richest prize in golf as European Tour announces big Race to Dubai changes

Silvia Pereira — Wed, 13 Feb 2019 10:34:43 +0000

The season-ending US$8million DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, played at Jumeirah Golf Estates from November 21-24, 2019, is to become the richest prize in world golf after the European Tour today announced that the winner will now pocket a cheque for US$3 million, an increase of 125% from the US$1.33 million won by Englishman Danny […]

Amazing Grace seals victory in ‘Africa’s Major’

Alejandro Rodríguez — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 19:19:30 +0000

Branden Grace produced a stunning closing 66 to win an eighth European Tour title and delight the home fans at the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player. The 29 year old became the first South African winner of the event, dubbed “Africa’s Major” since Trevor Immelman in 2007 and moved into the top ten on […]

Jamieson edges ahead in Sun City

Silvia Pereira — Sat, 11 Nov 2017 19:22:23 +0000

Scott Jamieson fired a brilliant bogey-free 67 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player. The Scotsman made five birdies in round three of the penultimate event on the Race to Dubai, to move to eight under par and lead the way from Victor Dubuisson […]

Dubuisson roars into the lead in South Africa

Silvia Pereira — Fri, 10 Nov 2017 20:46:02 +0000

Victor Dubuisson opened up a two-shot lead after a weather-affected second day of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player. The first round of the seventh Rolex Series event of the season had been played in calm, sunny conditions, but it was a different story on Friday with strong gusts testing the players and storms […]

Wiesberger shines brightest at Sun City

Silvia Pereira — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:34:48 +0000

Bernd Wiesberger birdied the last in an opening 67 to take a one-shot lead into the second round of the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player. An elite field has gathered at Gary Player Country Club for the seventh Rolex Series event of the season and at one point seven of them shared the […]

South African challengers target home win in Sun City

Silvia Pereira — Wed, 08 Nov 2017 19:27:37 +0000

Tommy Fleetwood will face a strong home challenge at the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player, as he enters a vital week in his battle to remain at the top of the Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex. The 26 year old’s lead is now a slender 134, 838 points after back-to-back victories […]

Fleetwood set to take on Nedbank Golf Challenge

Silvia Pereira — Wed, 18 Oct 2017 08:12:02 +0000

Race to Dubai leader Tommy Fleetwood has confirmed his participation in the Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player, and will arrive in South Africa at a crucial point in his bid to be named European Number One. The Englishman will tee it up in the penultimate event of the season from November 9-12, as […]