Tournament information | |
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Location | Midrand, South Africa |
Established | 2022 |
Course(s) | The Club at Steyn City |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,716 yards (7,056 m) |
Tour(s) | European Tour Sunshine Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$1,500,000 |
Month played | March |
Final year | 2022 |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 263 Shaun Norris (2022) |
To par | −25 as above |
Final champion | |
Shaun Norris | |
Location map | |
Location in South Africa Location in Gauteng |
The Steyn City Championship was a professional golf tournament held at The Club at Steyn City, in Midrand, South Africa.
The tournament was introduced for the 2022 season as a co-sanctioned European Tour and Sunshine Tour event. [1]
Shaun Norris won the inaugural event, scoring 25-under-par for four rounds. He beat Dean Burmester by three shots. [2]
Year | Tours [lower-alpha 1] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
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2022 | AFR, EUR | Shaun Norris | 263 | −25 | 3 strokes | Dean Burmester |
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