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Golfing in South Africa is one of the major factors of tourism in the country. With more than 500 golf courses of international standard and championship golf tournaments in South Africa, the country has earned the reputation of one of the finest world's golf destination.
At, South Africa Travel Hub, we endeavors to provide you information about golfing in South Africa, Golf courses and golf tournaments in South Africa. Since the country is now being considered as top golf destination, there are lots of golf actions going on every year. Some of the major championship golf tournaments to be played in South Africa are: Dunhill Championship, Nedbank Golf Challenge, South African Open and Woman's World Cup of Golf.
The Dunhill Championship, a part of Southern African Sunshine Tour, is one of the men's golf tournaments in South Africa. It is a yearly sponsored event and a 72-hole stroke play championship with 18-holes played each day of the tournament. In the beginning, the Dunhill Championship tournament was the South African PGA Championship and since 1995, it now falls under European Tour season.
The Nedbank Golf Challenge is a prestigious golf tournament to be played every year at Gary Player Country Club Course in Sun City Resort of South Africa. It is a golf event that stands out apart and exhibits the golf battle of some of the best and finest golf players of the world. It was the first golf championship to offer $1-million as a first prize in 1981. Earlier named as 'The Million Dollar Challenge', the first prize money is enough to entice world's best players to enter into the battlefield and to test their skills in the challenging golf course with breathtaking scenic splendor.
One of the most awaiting golf events on the Sunshine Tour is the South African Open. Co-approved by the PGA European Tour from 1997, it is appreciated by the Official World Golf Rankings and now being known as the South African Airways Open. The South African Airways Open is one of the oldest National Open golf championships.
The Women's World Cup of Golf is an illustrious golfing event for women golf professionals played as teams. First played in 2005, the tournament offered prize money of US $1 million to the winner from twenty teams. The first two event of the tournament are played in South Africa.
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