Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled

Nedbank Golf Challenge cancelled

The 2020 Nedbank Golf Challenge, the planned penultimate event on the 2020 European Tour International Schedule, has been cancelled.

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The European Tour, in partnership with title sponsors Nedbank and tournament host Sun International, has announced that the much-anticipated 40th anniversary of the tournament, originally rescheduled for December 3-6 at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, will now take place in 2021.

 

"This was a very difficult decision for us to make but it's one we are taking in the best interests of the tournament and all those involved in it," said Mike Brown, Chief Executive Nedbank Group.

 

"The Nedbank Golf Challenge has always been far more than just a golf tournament. The ability to see the best golfers in the world in action, corporate hospitality, the spectators, and the platform it gives us to showcase South Africa to the world for tourism purposes means that going ahead with this year's tournament under the current restrictions and constraints on all of these important factors was just not feasible. 


"As such, together with our partners at Sun International and the European Tour, we have taken the decision to postpone the 40th anniversary until 2021 when it can hopefully be celebrated in the manner golf fans have been accustomed to seeing at the Nedbank Golf Challenge."

  

Tournament host Gary Player said: "I am confident that the European Tour, Nedbank and Sun International would have done all in their power to try and make sure this year's Nedbank Golf Challenge could go ahead, and that this is a decision they would not have taken lightly. The Nedbank Golf Challenge is a tournament we are all extremely proud of, and if postponing it for a year allows us to present an even better Nedbank Golf Challenge in 2021, then I fully support this."

 


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