MyGolfLife Open

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MyGolfLife Open
Tournament information
Location Hartbeespoort, South Africa
Established2022
Course(s)Pecanwood Golf and Country Club
Par72
Length7,697 yards (7,038 m)
Tour(s) European Tour
Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
Format Stroke play
Prize fund US$375,000
Month playedJanuary/February
Tournament record score
Aggregate261 Daniel van Tonder (2025)
To par−27 as above
Current champion
Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder
Location map
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Pecanwood G&CC
Location in South Africa
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Pecanwood G&CC
Location in the North West

The MyGolfLife Open is a professional golf tournament that was created in 2022 and was held at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club, in Hartbeespoort, South Africa.

Contents

The tournament was introduced for the 2022 season as a co-sanctioned European Tour and Sunshine Tour event. [1] Originally titled as the Pecanwood Classic, the name was eventually changed to the MyGolfLife Open.

Pablo Larrazábal won the inaugural event, beating Adri Arnaus and Jordan Smith in a sudden-death playoff. [2]

The tournament was not played in 2023 or 2024, but returned in 2025 as a co-sanctioned Challenge Tour and Sunshine Tour event. [3]

Winners

YearTours [a] WinnerScoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
2025 AFR, CHA Flag of South Africa.svg Daniel van Tonder 261−272 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Martin Vorster
2023–24: No tournament
2022 AFR, EUR Flag of Spain.svg Pablo Larrazábal 266−22Playoff [b] Flag of Spain.svg Adri Arnaus
Flag of England.svg Jordan Smith

Notes

  1. AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour; EUR − European Tour.
  2. Larrazábal won with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff; Arnaus was eliminated from the playoff when he failed to make birdie on the first extra hole. [4]

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References

  1. "New Pecanwood Classic tees off on DP World Tour in 2022". European Tour. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  2. "Pablo Larrazabal wins playoff to claim sixth DP World Tour victory". ESPN. Reuters. 13 March 2022.
  3. "MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood Estate: Tournament Guide". European Tour. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  4. "DP World Tour: Pablo Larrazabal beats Jordan Smith in play-off to win MyGolfOpen in South Africa". Sky Sports. 13 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.

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