Don't forget about the 2013 NEDBANK GOLF CHALLENGE!!!

[Crim]

Yes as most know, Tiger's tournament is this weekend featuring an impressive list of names.

HOWEVER

The European Tour has a very impressive field of its own in South Africa with a 6.5 million dollar purse (US)

Brendon De Jonge, Luke Donald, Ernie Els, Sergio Garcia, Henrik Stenson, Charl Schwartzel, and Gary Woodland are all among this fairly stacked field.

	Name	Affiliate Club	Country	Category	Rank
	Fredrik ANDERSSON HED	Black Mountain GC		0k	190
	Kiradech APHIBARNRAT	Singha		0k	68
	Thomas BJÖRN			0d	10
	Grégory BOURDY	Golf Bordelais		0k	112
	Kristoffer BROBERG	Haninge GK		0k	191
	Rafa CABRERA-BELLO	LOPESAN Hotel Group		0k	127
	Magnus A CARLSSON	Frösåker G&CC;		0k	286
	Paul CASEY			0k	94
	George COETZEE	Pretoria CC		0k	91
	Brendon DE JONGE	Pipers Glen		0c	26
	Luke DONALD			0c	28
	Jamie DONALDSON	Macclesfield GC		0d	5
	Victor DUBUISSON			0d	6
	Ernie ELS			0e	24
	Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO	GFC Golf & Business		0d	7
	Darren FICHARDT	Centurion Golf Estate		0k	1
	Ross FISHER			0k	80
	Tommy FLEETWOOD	Formby Hall		0k	117
	Marcus FRASER	Corowa GC Resort		0k	99
	Stephen GALLACHER	Kingsfield Golf Centre		0k	62
	Sergio GARCIA	Club de Golf Del Mediterraneo		0c	22
	Branden GRACE	Fancourt		0b	0
	JB HANSEN	Royal Mougins GC		0k	215
	Andreas HARTØ	Furesø Golfklub		0k	281
	David HORSEY	Styal GC		0k	222
	David HOWELL	Queenwood, Surrey		0k	97
	Mikko ILONEN	Black Mountain GC, Hua Hin		0k	81
	Raphaël JACQUELIN	Terre Blanche Hôtel Spa Golf Resort		0k	119
	Thongchai JAIDEE	Black Mountain		0d	9
	Scott JAMIESON			0k	107
	Martin KAYMER			0a	0
	Maximilian KIEFFER	Fleesensee GCC		0k	260
	Pablo LARRAZÁBAL	El Prat GC		0k	96
	Peter LAWRIE	GREENi Golf		0k	266
	Shane LOWRY	Carton House		0k	75
	Joost LUITEN			0d	12
	David LYNN	Blowers Watches.com		0k	42
	Morten Ørum MADSEN	Silkeborg GC		0i	0
	Matteo MANASSERO	Royal Park I Roveri		0d	11
	Edoardo MOLINARI	Asiago GC		0k	264
	Francesco MOLINARI	CIRCOLO GOLF TORINO LA MANDRIA		0d	13
	Ryan MOORE			0k	33
	Thorbjørn OLESEN			0k	58
	Louis OOSTHUIZEN	Albertinia GC		0e	30
	D A POINTS			0c	30
	Julien QUESNE			0k	125
	Robert ROCK	The Belfry/Robert Rock Golf Academy		0k	238
	Justin ROSE	Golf at Goodwood		0c	10
	Brett RUMFORD	Royal Perth		0k	77
	Ricardo SANTOS	Oceânico Victoria GC		0k	216
	Charl SCHWARTZEL	Blair Atholl		0c	27
	Peter SENIOR	Hope Island Resort		0h	0
	Henrik STENSON	Barseback G&CC;		0c	1
	Richard STERNE	Pearl Valley Golf Estate		0d	8
	Graeme STORM	Rockliffe Hall		0k	287
	Kevin STREELMAN			0c	25
	Simon THORNTON	Team Ireland Golf		0k	288
	Peter UIHLEIN	Floridian		0d	14
	Dawie VAN DER WALT	Paarl GC		0k	2
	Jaco VAN ZYL	Dainfern GC		0k	137
	Marc WARREN			0k	111
	Romain WATTEL	Bussy St Georges		0k	202
	Bernd WIESBERGER	Reiters-Hotels.com		0k	56
	Danny WILLETT			0k	114
	Thaworn WIRATCHANT	SINGHA		0f	0
	Chris WOOD	Long Ashton GC		0k	71
	Gary WOODLAND			0c

GREAT WEEKEND OF GOLF.

[David in FL]

Yep, it should be a VERY good tournament.  I wouldn't bet against Schwartzel again this week either.....

[Crim]

Yep, it should be a VERY good tournament.  I wouldn't bet against Schwartzel again this week either.....

Indeed! However, I'd find it hard to bet on anyone else than Henrik Stenson when push comes to shove. He loves the course (1st place in 2008, 2nd in 2009).

“I love the golf course – it is one of my favourites in terms of the design because it can be played as a resort course for the many people who enjoy all year round but then it allows the tournament officials the opportunity to really toughen it up for us when we arrive and make it a real test for the pros.

“You have to be very precise with your iron play around here and that was the real key to my victory here." -Stenson

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About the Course

The golf course at the Gary Player Country Club, since its opening in 1979, has been acknowledged as South Africa’s premier championship test of golf.

The home of the Nedbank Golf Challenge since 1981, this immaculately groomed layout has received rave reviews from the world’s top golfers, who agree that it is both demanding and fair. This course has been consistently rated as the best in South Africa, and compares with the best in the world.

The first course in South Africa to be constructed to stringent USGA specifications, this layout is famed for its length (over 7000 metres from the championship tees), its dramatic backdrops of the Pilanesberg Mountains, and its spectacular indigenous vegetation that flanks the fairways.

The first facility in South Africa to be built with multiple tees, the course can be enjoyed by golfers of all levels of skill, but even from the forward tees it remains a challenge. A distinguishing feature of the course is its greens complexes which allows for interesting pin positions on the clover-shaped putting surfaces protected by strategically placed bunkers.

[besrs]

Looking forward to seeing more of Stenson. His power is unreal lately.

[GlobalGolf]

Looking forward to seeing this tournament. I like that they expanded the field this year.  I wonder how long Stenson can ride his wave of dominance? I hope he figures out the wrist issues!

[Crim]

Just woke up to check on this..."Suspended play for a dangerous situation." on the website. If it was weather wouldn't they just say weather?

Anybody know what's going on? I don't have golf channel up right now.

[Crim]

Nevermind, got the channel working on my computer, looks like inclement weather. It started working just in time to see a bunch of meerkats rush the green right when Justin Rose was putting. That was hilarious.

[Foursum Golf]

This will be a great event too. Looking forward to some couch time this weekend.

[Crim]

One of my favorite golfers...Jamie Donaldson in the lead after round 2 by three strokes. But HOLD ON....Henrik Stenson has another nice round and is currently in second place. Things shaping up really nicely around this tournament.