Young guns race is on for golf challenge
Nedbank Golf Challenge takes place from November 10 to 13.
THE race is on for the young guns playing in the 2016 Nedbank Golf Challenge as rising star Tyrrell Hatton and a strong cast of young European Tour winners are expected to head to Sun City.
The 2016 Nedbank Golf Challenge, hosted by Gary Player, will take place from November 10 to 13.
Hatton’s victory in the recent Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland lifted him into fourth place on the current Race to Dubai standings as he continues to chase his best season as a professional.
He leads a group of players who have made big moves up the Race to Dubai rankings over the past two weeks and will be challenging for a place inside the top 10 at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship and with the Nedbank Golf Challenge playing a key role as the penultimate tournament in the Final Series.
Double US Open champion Retief Goosen will also return to a tournament he won in 2004, having been granted a special invitation to play this year.
South Africa’s Richard Sterne played his way into the Sun City field with a share of second place in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship, climbing to 35th place on the rankings.
Some nine or 10 top players from South Africa will be among the 72 strong players field who will grace the golf course at the Gary Player Country Club. The names of these players will only be revealed closer to the dates.
Swedish star Alex Noren is also expected to tee it up this November. Noren is a two-time winner on the European Tour this season in the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open and the Omega European Masters.
English stars Andrew Johnston and Ross Fisher will also be looking to Sun City to boost their chances of a place within the top 10.
Joost Luiten, currently 12th on the standings, is also looking to break into the top 10 over the next few weeks leading up to the final, as is European Ryder Cup star Thomas Pieters who currently sits in 15th place on the rankings.
England’s Tommy Fleetwood is also pushing hard for a return to Sun City, having played his way into the top 60 on the Race to Dubai at number 56 following four top 15 finishes in his last four tournaments.
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. For Saturday, November 12, and Sunday, November 13, an adult ticket will cost R200. All prices exclude an official tournament programme.
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