Sun City Challenge

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The Sun City Challenge was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It had been played annually since 2007.

Sun City Challenge
Tournament information
LocationSun City, North West, South Africa
Established2007
Course(s)Gary Player Country Club
Par72
Length7,831 yards (7,161 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,000,000
Month playedJune
Final year2019
Tournament record score
Aggregate202 Adilson da Silva (2011)
To par−14 as above
Final champion
South Africa Garrick Higgo
Location map
Gary Player CC is located in South Africa
Gary Player CC
Gary Player CC
Location in South Africa
Gary Player CC is located in North West (South African province)
Gary Player CC
Gary Player CC
Location in North West

From 2007 to 2011 it was called the Nashua Golf Challenge and was held at the Gary Player Country Club, although from 2007 to 2009 the second round was played at Lost City Golf Course. From 2012 to 2015 it was held at Lost City Golf Course, before returning to the Gary Player Country Club from 2016.[citation needed]

Winners

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Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
Sun City Challenge
2020 No tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2019   Garrick Higgo 209 −7 1 stroke   Ockie Strydom
2018   Neil Schietekat 210 −6 1 stroke   Louis de Jager
2017   Peter Karmis 210 −6 Playoff   Jake Roos
2016   Oliver Bekker 210 −6 1 stroke   Shaun Norris
2015   Keith Horne (2) 203 −13 5 strokes   Andrew Curlewis
2014   Dean Burmester 206 −10 1 stroke   Haydn Porteous
2013   Adilson da Silva (2) 207 −9 1 stroke   Jared Harvey
2012   Bryce Easton 207 −9 Playoff   Andrew Georgiou
  Brandon Pieters
  Allan Versfeld
Nashua Golf Challenge
2011   Adilson da Silva 202 −14 5 strokes   Trevor Fisher Jnr
2010   Jaco van Zyl 208 −8 5 strokes   Jean Hugo
  PH McIntyre
2009   Doug McGuigan 209 −7 2 strokes   Tyron van Aswegan
2008   Keith Horne 210 −6 Playoff   Nic Henning
2007   Warren Abery 207 −9 4 strokes   Adilson da Silva
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