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The Nedbank Golf Challenge is approaching its 40th years<\/span> as an iconic tournament that has captivated the golf world with its offering of top-tier talent since 1981.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After disruptions caused by the pandemic, the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City will be the stage to mark this occasion from 10 \u2013 13 November. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament, nicknamed Africa\u2019s Major, debuted in 1981 and garnered attention from the world\u2019s sports media by offering golf\u2019s first million-dollar purse to be offered to the winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ensuring even more excitement and anticipation, five of the world\u2019s leading players, namely Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Seve Ballesteros, Lee Trevino and Johnny Miller, participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Miller was crowned the inaugural champion following a play-off with a young Ballesteros against the backdrop of the new Sun City resort and the array of celebrities in attendance, which included Sean Connery, Telly Savalas and James Hunt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the decades that followed, the tournament continued to evolve \u2013 from its prize money, to the size of its field. The field grew from its initial 5 players to 10, which then grew to 12 before expanding to its current field of 64 players. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is renowned for at\u00adtracting big stars of the sport like Nicklaus and Tiger Woods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament\u2019s prize money also led international standards for the sport. It has gone from the $1 million in total prize money and $500 000 for the winner in 1981, to a $1 million winner-takes-all prize when Ian Woosnam won in 1987, to $2 million for the 2000 champion Ernie Els, and its 2019 total purse of $7,5 million with $2,5 million for the champion, Tommy Fleetwood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is Nedbank\u2019s longest-running sponsorship; as the official bank of the tournament and then as the title sponsor. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tournament has witnessed the greatest eras in golf: from the dominance of Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Player and Tom Watson, to the emergence of Woods and Rory McIlroy. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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