Top players to play in South African Open
South African Open is scheduled for the 13th to 15th of July and the entry list promises great golf for the fans.
South African Open is the country’s oldest and most respected golf event. Its prestige has attracted top players from around the world. Many of the top players on Ladies European Golf have confirmed their availability for the event.
South African players are particularly excited about the tournament. Top players like Lee-Anne Pace and Tandi Cuningham would play alongside fifteen players representing Women’s Professional Golf Association professionals and six top amateurs.
South African Women’s Open will see international players, including Gwladys Nocera from France and Becky Brewerton from Wales. This participation sets the bar for the performance expected from the contestants.
Previous winners of the South African Open will also grace the tournament. In addition to the current defending champion, Tandi Cuningham, Ashleigh Simon winner of the years 2004 and 2007, Laurette Maritz 1989 and 1996, and Rebecca Hudson the 2006 English
Champion will also play in the tournament.
The timing of the event could not be more perfect. The US Open just concluded the week before and many of the golfers who played in the event will now play in the South African Open.
This is great for the players as they are now very familiar with many of the fellow contestants.
Australia’s Lindsey Wright, while commenting about the tournament said, “It’s exciting to play in a tournament that’s back on the international schedule after a long break, and with the calibre of South African golfers coming out on Tour now, it’s going
to be fun”.
The tournament will be played at Selborne Park Golf Club, in KwaZulu-Natal. This course could present difficulties to the first timers, but many of the contestants already know the course well.
The event will be a 54-hole stroke play tournament, attended by 84 players. The prize money is set at €260,000. This amount is the top motivation for many players.
South African players, however, would be motivated by more than just the prize money.
Lee-Anne Pace said in an earlier interview, that she would do her best to keep the trophy in South Africa. Given the number of South African players competing in the event, this might just happen.
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