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Tournament information | |
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Location | Witbank, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
Established | 1979 |
Course(s) | Witbank Golf Club |
Par | 72 |
Length | 6,772 yards (6,192 m) |
Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | R 600,000 |
Month played | October |
Final year | 2009 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 196 Titch Moore (2002) 196 James Kamte (2008) |
To par | −20 as above |
Final champion | |
Lindani Ndwandwe | |
Location Map | |
Location in South Africa Location in Mpumalanga |
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