SDC Open
Appearance
Tournament information | |
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Location | Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa |
Established | 2022 |
Course(s) | Zebula Golf Estate & Spa |
Par | 72 |
Length | 7,470 yards (6,830 m) |
Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour |
Format | Stroke play |
Prize fund | US$350,000 |
Month played | February |
Tournament record score | |
Aggregate | 263 J. J. Senekal (2023) |
To par | −25 as above |
Current champion | |
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Location map | |
Location in South Africa Location in Limpopo |
The SDC Open is a professional golf tournament held at Zebula Golf Estate & Spa, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, South Africa. It is played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour as a co-sanctioned event.
History
[edit]The inaugural tournament in 2022 was won by Clément Sordet of France who birdied the first extra hole to defeat home player Ruan Conradie in a playoff.[1]
In 2023, South African J. J. Senekal shot an opening round 62 to win his maiden Challenge Tour title in wire-to-wire style.[2]
In 2024, it served as the opening tournament on the Challenge Tour season, and marked the first of a four-tournament South African swing.[3]
Winners
[edit]Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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2024 | AFR, CHA | ![]() |
264 | −24 | 2 strokes | ![]() ![]() |
2023 | AFR, CHA | ![]() |
263 | −25 | 4 strokes | ![]() |
2022 | AFR, CHA | ![]() |
267 | −21 | Playoff | ![]() |
Notes
[edit]- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
[edit]- ^ "Sordet seals fifth Challenge Tour title at Zebula". Golf Post. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Senekal seals wire-to-wire triumph at Zebula". Irish Golfer Magazine. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "JJ Senekal primed to defend SDC Open title as Road to Mallorca begins". European Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2024.