Limpopo Championship

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Limpopo Championship
Tournament information
Location Modimolle, South Africa
Established2019
Course(s)Euphoria Golf Club
Par72
Length7,699 yards (7,040 m)
Tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund R  2,000,000
Month playedApril
Tournament record score
Aggregate266 Deon Germishuys (2024)
To par−22 as above
Current champion
Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Germishuys
Location Map
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Euphoria GC
Location in South Africa
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Euphoria GC
Location in Limpopo

The Limpopo Championship is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in Modimolle, Limpopo, South Africa.

Contents

History

The tournament was first played in March 2019 with prize money of R  1,500,000. J. C. Ritchie won the event on 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 (R3,500,000). 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] The 2022 event was again co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, with Mateusz Gradecki winning by three shots ahead of Hennie du Plessis. [4]

In 2023, the event was not part of the Challenge Tour schedule and was a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. Ryan van Velzen won the title, with the tournament being shortened to 54 holes due to rain. [5] [6]

Winners

YearTour(s) [lower-alpha 1] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
2024 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Deon Germishuys 266−222 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Jacques Blaauw
2023 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg Ryan van Velzen 204 [lower-alpha 2] −121 stroke Flag of South Africa.svg Luca Filippi
Flag of South Africa.svg Jaco Prinsloo
Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder
2022 AFR, CHA Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gradecki 269−193 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis
2021 AFR, CHA Flag of South Africa.svg Brandon Stone 280−8Playoff Flag of South Africa.svg Oliver Bekker
Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis
Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder
2020 AFR, CHA Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie (2)269−192 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Wilco Nienaber
2019 AFR Flag of South Africa.svg J. C. Ritchie 270−18Playoff Flag of England.svg Steve Surry

Notes

  1. ↑ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  2. ↑ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

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References

  1. ↑ "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "Ritchie completes a double in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 2 February 2020.
  3. ↑ "Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 25 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Gradecki seals maiden Challenge Tour title in Limpopo". European Tour. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Storm suspends play at Limpopo Championship". Sunshine Tour. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Vlismas, Michael (2 April 2023). "Debut Sunshine Tour win for Van Velzen in Limpopo Championship". SuperSport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
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