Monday, November 7, 2016

Nedbank Golf Challenge Winners and History

Nedbank Golf Challenge Winners and HistoryNedbank Golf Challenge Winners and History

Originally known as the Million Dollar Challenge, the Nedbank Golf Challenge is a limited field event played in South Africa since 1981. In 2016, the Nedbank Golf Challenge replaces the BMW Masters as part of the European Tour Final Series with a 72 player field. The top 64 available players from the Race To Dubai standings comprise most of the field. The remainder is made up of the defending champion, prior years winner of the Sunshine Tour order of merit, and tournament invitations.

Throughout most of the tournament’s history it was one of the “silly season” tournaments, wedged between the end of one professional golf season and the beginning of the next. In 2013, however, the Nedbank Golf Challenge became an official tournament for both South Africa’s Sunshine Tour, and for the European Tour. The event has counted toward the World Rankings points since 1999.

The Nedbank Golf Challenge has been held at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City since its inception. The course is par 72, and measures 7.831 yards.

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(I love watching South African golf on television. The courses look so amazing, and so different from what I play here in Michigan. Put South Africa on my golf bucket list)

For the first twenty two years of the tournament’s history, it had a field of 12 players, which included the defending champion, the Sunshine Tour money winner, any of the four major winners and filled out with the top available players in the Official World Golf Rankings. In 2013, the field expanded to thirty players: the defending champion,  the top ten Race to Dubai players,  the top ten PGA Tour FedEx Cup players, top playes on the Sunshine Tour, Japan Golf Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit, the Alfred Dunhill Championship winner and the top five South African players in the World Golf Rankings.

What has made the tournament stand out over the years is the money. From 2000 to 2002, first prize was more than half the purse. At some $2 million that reportedly made it the largest winner’s take in professional golf. In 2003, the winner’s share was reduced to thirty percent. For comparison, the standard on the PGA Tour is 18%. The percentage has since been further reduced so that it is in line with other tournaments.

A complete list of Nedbank Golf Challenge Winners follows.

 

Year Player Country Score Winner’s Share
2015 Mark Leishman Australia 269 (-19)  1,250,000
2014  Danny Willett  England  270 (-18)  1,250,000
2013 Thomas Bjørn  Denmark 268 (−20) 1,250,000
2012 Martin Kaymer  Germany 280 (−8) 1,250,000
2011 Lee Westwood (2)  England 273 (−15) 1,250,000
2010 Lee Westwood  England 271 (−17) 1,250,000
2009 Robert Allenby  Australia 277 (−11)PO 1,200,000
2008 Henrik Stenson  Sweden 267 (−21) 1,200,000
2007 Trevor Immelman  South Africa 272 (−16) 1,200,000
2006 Jim Furyk (2)  United States 276 (−12) 1,200,000
2005 Jim Furyk  United States 282 (−6)PO 1,200,000
2004 Retief Goosen  South Africa 281 (−7) 1,200,000
2003 Sergio García (2)  Spain 274 (−14)PO 1,200,000
2002 Ernie Els (3)  South Africa 267 (−21) 2,000,000
2001 Sergio García  Spain 268 (−20)PO 2,000,000
2000 Ernie Els (2)  South Africa 268 (−20)PO 2,000,000
1999 Ernie Els  South Africa 263 (−25) 1,000,000
1998 Nick Price (3)  Zimbabwe 273 (−15)PO 1,000,000
1997 Nick Price (2)  Zimbabwe 275 (−13) 1,000,000
1996 Colin Montgomerie  Scotland 274 (−14)PO 1,000,000
1995 Corey Pavin  United States 276 (−12) 1,000,000
1994 Nick Faldo  England 272 (−16) 1,000,000
1993 Nick Price  Zimbabwe 264 (−24) 1,000,000
1992 David Frost (3)  South Africa 276 (−12) 1,000,000
1991 Bernhard Langer (2)  Germany 272 (−16) 1,000,000
1990 David Frost (2)  South Africa 284 (−4) 1,000,000
1989 David Frost  South Africa 276 (−12) 1,000,000
1988 Fulton Allem  South Africa 278 (−10) 1,000,000
1987 Ian Woosnam  Wales 274 (−14) 1,000,000
1986 Mark McNulty  Zimbabwe 282 (−6) 300,000
1985 Bernhard Langer  West Germany 278 (−10) 300,000
1984 Seve Ballesteros (2)  Spain 279 (−9) 300,000
1983 Seve Ballesteros  Spain 274 (-14) 300,000
1982 Raymond Floyd  United States 280 (−8)PO 300,000
1981 Johnny Miller  United States 277 (−11)PO 500,000

 

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