Limpopo Championship
Tournament information | |
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Location | Modimolle, South Africa |
Established | 2019 |
Course(s) | Euphoria Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,699 yards (7,040 m) |
Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | R3,000,000 |
Month played | April |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 269 J. C. Ritchie (2020) |
To par | −19 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 province, South Africa.
It was first played in March 2019 with prize money of R1,500,000. J. C. Ritchie won the event at 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 (R 3,500,000). 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]
Winners[]
Year | Tour(s)[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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2021 | AFR, CHA | ![]() |
280 | −8 | Playoff | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2020 | AFR, CHA | ![]() |
269 | −19 | 2 strokes | ![]() |
2019 | AFR | ![]() |
270 | −18 | Playoff | ![]() |
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References[]
- ^ "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Ritchie completes a double in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 25 April 2021.
External links[]
- Sunshine Tour events
- Golf tournaments in South Africa
- Sport in Limpopo
- Golf stubs