Expect great golfing action at Nedbank Challenge
The Nedbank Golf Challenge will welcome 72 of the world’s best players to contest a US$7-million prize fund.
OPEN champion Henrik Stenson, the world’s fifth ranked player, will bring his major-winning presence to the star-studded cast of the Nedbank Golf Challenge which takes place from November 10 to 13 hosted by Gary Player in the penultimate event of the European Tour’s Race to Dubai.
The Swede will be joined at the Gary Player Country Club in South Africa’s magnificent Sun City resort by defending champion Marc Leishman, who forced Stenson into second place last year with an inspired performance as he raced to a six-shot victory.
Now part of the Race to Dubai’s Final Series, the Nedbank Golf Challenge will welcome 72 of the world’s best players to contest a US$7-million prize fund as the battle to be crowned the European Tour’s number one player heats up.
Among those 72 will be South Africa’s highest ranked trio of Branden Grace (13th), former open champion Louis Oosthuizen (20th) and former masters champion Charl Schwartzel (25th), as well as George Coetzee.
Other notable appearances in the first wave of star names released by tournament organisers include European Ryder Cup players Rafa Cabrera Bello, Thomas Pieters, Andy Sullivan and Chris Wood, who will join Stenson as part of Darren Clarke’s European team heading to Hazeltine to defend The Ryder Cup against the USA next week.
Stenson, winner of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in 2008, is relishing a return to Sun City where he will look to close out the greatest season of his career by adding what is dubbed “Africa’s Major” to the Olympic silver medal and Claret Jug he won so spectacularly at Royal Troon after an unforgettable battle with Phil Mickelson.
Sun International has confirmed that there will be no increase in ticket prices for the 2016 tournament.
On Tuesday, November 8, and Wednesday, November 9, an adult ticket will still cost R80. For Thursday, November 10, and Friday, November 11, the cost will be R180 and for Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13, an adult ticket will cost R200. All prices exclude an official tournament programme.
Children between the ages of 12 and 17 will gain free access on Tuesday, November 8, and Wednesday, November 9. Ticket prices for children are as follows: R90 on Thursday, November 10, and Friday, November 11; R100 on Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13. All prices exclude an official tournament programme.
Children u.12 will gain free access for the duration of the tournament, excluding an official tournament programme.
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