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As the Nedbank Golf Challenge celebrates its 40th anniversary as “Africa’s Major” this November, it also celebrates the equally major impact the tournament has had outside the ropes as an event dedicated to sustainability and inclusivity within its local Fromcommunity.thelocalprocurement of resources and staff to a community of grandmothers using their skills to bring a creative new element to championship golf, the Nedbank Golf Challenge has always strived to make as much of an impact outside the ropes as it has done on the fairways since its birth in It’s1981.avision shared by tournament sponsor Nedbank and host Sun International, and they’ve combined to use the tournament to help raise millions for projects as diverse as The Sports Trust, the South African Golf Development Board (SAGDB), school sports facilities within the local community around Sun City, and even autism “Theawareness.Nedbank Golf Challenge has always been a great platform for South Africa to showcase our beautiful country to the rest of the world, but more importantly for Nedbank to demonstrate our brand essence of using financial expertise to do good for individuals, families, businesses and society,” says Tobie Badenhorst, Nedbank Head: Group Sponsorships and Cause Marketing. Nedbank is a founding partner and trustee of The Sports Trust, and the Sports Trust Golf Challenge played on the Monday following the Nedbank Golf Challenge annually raises over R1-million for golf
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Thedevelopment.SportsTrust built and donated the multi-purpose sport court at Mphuphuthe Primary School in the local Ledig Village in partnership with the National Department of Sport and Recreation, Nedbank, Sun International and Bakubung Platinum Mine. The Nedbank Foun dation further contributed R100 000 towards classroom renovations and technology equipment at Mphuphuthe Primary School. Nedbank has also provided educational resources to the Tsunyane Primary School at the Lekgalong Village near Sun City.
Anthony Leeming, Chief Executive of Sun International, said: “The Nedbank Golf Challenge has had a generational impact for golf fans who remember watching the tournament when they were young and now attend it with their own children. Similarly, it’s always been our focus to ensure that it has that same generational impact in our community, and that the impact of the tournament will be seen in years to come in terms of how it has helped uplift the people around Sun City.” NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE IS BACK!
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The 2019 champion Tommy Fleetwood, FedEx St Jude Championship winner Will Zalatoris and South African hotshot Dean Burmester are just some of the players con�irmed for the 2022 Challenge.
After a two-year hiatus, Africa’s Major, the Nedbank Golf Challenge, is back at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City Resort to mark 40 years of spectacular world-class golf entertainment.
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The Nedbank Golf Challenge is one of the highlights of the South African sporting calendar. In its 40-year history, the event has featured the biggest names in world golf. With 64 players, playing over four days, for a purse of $6 million, the tournament forms part of the DP World Tour and is the penultimate event on the Race to Dubai.
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Tickets Tickets for the Nedbank Golf Challenge are available at nedbankgolfchallenge.com. They start at R40 for the Pro-Ams and R250 for Tournament Rounds, while Hospitality Packages for the Circa Champions Club, Circa Pavilion, or Circa 18th Green are from R2 495 per person, per day.
10-13 November Sun City Africa’s Major
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The Course Since its opening in 1979, the course at the Gary Player Country Club has been acknowledged as South Africa’s premier championship test of golf.
The home of the Nedbank Golf Challenge since 1981, this immaculately groomed course has received rave reviews from the world’s top golfers, who agree that it is both demanding and fair.
Pro-Am Tuesday 8 November: R40 per person.
Round 4 Sunday 13 November: R300 per person. Circa hospitality has three outstanding hospitality offerings including the Circa Champions Club, the Circa Pavilion and the Circa 18th Green.
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The Circa Champions Club will be a hive of activity just behind the action-packed 18th green, but with exclusive access for fans looking to watch the action on the big screens while dining in air-conditioned comfort, with the cheers of the 18th green just a pitching wedge away. The Circa Pavilion puts guests right in the heart of the tournament village and offers luxury dining and comfort that is just a short walk away from the 10th tee box and 18th green.
The flagship Circa 18th Green hospitality is the ulti mate Nedbank Golf Challenge hospitality experience located on an elevated platform overlooking the 18th Agreen.private deck will offer an unrivalled view of each day’s action, and the crowning of this year’s Withchampion.theCirca 18th Green package there is also the option for guests to purchase exclusive added bene fits such as accommodation at The Palace of the Lost City, signed memorabilia, attendance of the Welcome Dinner and everything that will make this a memorable Nedbank Golf Challenge experience. Further ticketing and hospitality details as well as bookings can be found hospitality-packages/https://www.nedbankgolfchallenge.com/spectators/tickets/https://www.nedbankgolfchallenge.com/spectators/at:
Round 1 Thursday 10 November: R250 per person.
“We’re extremely excited to be able to celebrate this milestone edition of the Nedbank Golf Challenge in a manner truly befitting this iconic golf tournament. The hospitality offering this year will be unrivalled and we have a number of other exciting new ini tiatives which we will announce in due course and which will allow fans to enjoy every moment of the history of this incredible event,” said Ken Payet, Tournament Director of the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
The Nedbank Golf Challenge is back and the 40th anniversary of “Africa’s Major” will be celebrated with a world-class hospitality offering at Sun City and an early ticketing incentive for golf fans as part of this milestone year in the history of this iconic DP World Tour event. With no government Covid-19 restrictions on s pectator attendance, the Nedbank Golf Challenge will make its full return for the first time since 2019 when the tournament delivered record attendance figures and sold-out hospitality.
“Africa’s Major” is back with even bigger value for fans
Tying into the 40th anniversary theme for the Novem ber 10 – 13 tournament at the Gary Player Country Club, the first 400 tickets for each day will be sold at R40 each. Once these are sold out the prices will be as follows:
Pro-Am Wednesday 9 November: R100 per person.
Round 2 Friday 11 November: R250 per person.
Round 3 Saturday 12 November: R300 per person.
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