Limpopo Championship
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Modimolle, South Africa |
| Established | 2019 |
| Course | Euphoria Golf Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,699 yards (7,040 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 2,500,000 |
| Month played | October |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 266 Deon Germishuys (2024) |
| To par | −22 as above |
| Current champion | |
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| Location map | |
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The Limpopo Championship is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in Modimolle, Limpopo, South Africa.
History
[edit | edit source]The tournament was first played in March 2019 with prize money of R 1,500,000. J. C. Ritchie won the event on the first hole of a playoff with Steve Surry.[1] The second edition was played in early 2020. It was co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour and had increased prize money of US$250,000 (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, a second venue, Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate, was used for the first two rounds. Ritchie retained the title in 2020, beating Wilco Nienaber by two strokes.[2] The 2021 event was played at Euphoria in April and was again co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour with prize money of R3,000,000. It was won in a four-man playoff by Brandon Stone, who made a birdie at the first extra hole.[3] The 2022 event was again co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, with Mateusz Gradecki winning by three shots ahead of Hennie du Plessis.[4]
In 2023, the event was not part of the Challenge Tour schedule and was a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. Ryan van Velzen won the title, with the tournament being shortened to 54 holes due to rain.[5][6] The event returned for the final time in 2024, again as a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. Deon Germishuys won the title by two shots over Jacques Blaauw.[7]
Winners
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Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.
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