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词条 Nedbank Golf Challenge
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  1. History

  2. Winners

  3. References

  4. External links

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| tour = European Tour
| format = Stroke play
| purse = US$7,500,000
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| to-par = −25 Ernie Els (1999)
| current_champion = {{flagicon|ENG}} Lee Westwood
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The Nedbank Golf Challenge, previously known as the Million Dollar Challenge, is an annual men's professional golf tournament played at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, North West province, South Africa. It was first played in 1981 and takes place towards the end of the year, in November or December.

For many years the tournament was a small-field invitational stroke play event with typically 12 players competing. Since it became a European Tour event in 2013, the field size has increased, to 30 from 2013 to 2015 and to 72 in 2016. Originally it was not an official event for any of the major tours.

From 2010 to 2012, a separate tournament for senior golfers was held concurrently.

History

The first tournament was played from 31 December 1981 to 4 January 1982 with a field of 5: Seve Ballesteros, Johnny Miller, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Lee Trevino. Ballesteros and Miller tied on 277 with Nicklaus a stroke behind after he missed a putt at the final hole. Miller beat Ballesteros at the ninth hole of a sudden-death playoff. The pair played the 16th to 18th holes three times before Ballesteros three-putted. Miller won $500,000 out of total prize money of $1,000,000.[1]

The date was moved to early December 1982 for the second tournament, with 10 players competing. Total prize money remained at $1,000,000 with $300,000 for the winner and $50,000 for the 10th player. There was another playoff, with Raymond Floyd beating Craig Stadler at the fourth extra hole.[2] The format remained unchanged from 1983 to 1986 with the event played in early December each year.

The 1987 event introduced a winner-take-all $1,000,000 first prize, although there were additional prizes for the lowest round each day. The field was reduced to 8 player. Ian Woosnam won by 4 strokes and took the first million dollar prize in golf.[3] The winner-take-all idea was dropped for 1988, although the first prize remained as $1,000,000. The format remained largely unchanged through 1999, with the first prize always $1,000,000, although the field increased from 8 to 10 in 1989 and to 12 from 1993. There were two playoffs during this period. In 1996 Colin Montgomerie beat Ernie Els with a birdie at the third extra hole, while in 1998 Nick Price beat Tiger Woods with a birdie at the fifth extra hole.

In 2006, the tournament carried World Rankings points for the first time since 1999.[4] In 2013 it was expanded to 30 players: the defending tournament champion; the top 10 PGA Tour FedEx Cup players, the top 10 European Tour Race to Dubai players; the Sunshine Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour and PGA Tour of Australasia Order of Merit winners; the Alfred Dunhill Championship winner; and the top 5 South African players in the World Rankings.

From 2000 to 2002 the first prize was increased to US$2 million, but the following year the winner's share of the total prize fund was reduced from more than half to around 30%. The standard winner's share on the PGA Tour is 18% and on the European Tour it is 16.67%. In 2006 the winner received $1.2 million out of a total purse of US$4.385 million, so the prize distribution is now not far from the normal pattern for a professional tournament, once allowance is made for the small size of the field. That US$2 million first prize remained the largest in professional golf, but was matched in 2011 by the Lake Malaren Shanghai Masters.

The 2016 event was part of the European Tour Final Series, replacing the BMW Masters, while in 2017 the event was part of the new Rolex Series. Since 2016, the field of 72 consists of the top 64 available players from the current year Race to Dubai standings, the defending champion, the winner of the Sunshine Tour order of merit from previous year, and tournament invitations.

Winners

European Tour event (2016– )
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upWinner's
share (US$)
2018 Lee Westwood (3) {{ENG}} 273−15 3 strokes ESP}} Sergio García1,250,000
2017 Branden Grace {{ZAF}} 277−11 1 stroke SCO}} Scott Jamieson1,166,660
2016 Alexander Norén {{SWE}} 274−14 6 strokes KOR}} Wang Jeung-hun1,166,660
Sunshine and European Tour event (2013–2015)
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (US$)
2015 Marc Leishman {{AUS}} 269−19 6 strokes SWE}} Henrik Stenson1,250,000
2014 Danny Willett {{ENG}} 270−18 4 strokes ENG}} Ross Fisher1,250,000
2013 Thomas Bjørn {{DNK}} 268−20 2 strokes WAL}} Jamie Donaldson
{{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García		1,250,000
Sunshine Tour event (2006–2012)
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upWinner's
share (US$)
2012 Martin Kaymer {{DEU}} 280−8 2 strokes ZAF}} Charl Schwartzel1,250,000
2011 Lee Westwood (2) {{ENG}} 273−15 2 strokes SWE}} Robert Karlsson1,250,000
2010 Lee Westwood {{ENG}} 271−17 8 strokes ZAF}} Tim Clark1,250,000
2009 Robert Allenby {{AUS}} 277−11 Playoff SWE}} Henrik Stenson1,200,000
2008 Henrik Stenson {{SWE}} 267−21 9 strokes USA}} Kenny Perry1,200,000
2007 Trevor Immelman {{ZAF}} 272−16 1 stroke ENG}} Justin Rose1,200,000
2006 Jim Furyk (2) {{USA}} 276−12 2 strokes SWE}} Henrik Stenson1,200,000
Unofficial money event (1981–2005)
YearWinnerCountryScoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner(s)-upWinner's
share (US$)
Nedbank Golf Challenge
2005 Jim Furyk {{USA}} 282−6 Playoff NIR}} Darren Clarke
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Retief Goosen
{{flagicon|AUS}} Adam Scott		1,200,000
2004 Retief Goosen {{ZAF}} 281−7 6 strokes AUS}} Stuart Appleby
{{flagicon|ZAF}} Ernie Els		1,200,000
2003 Sergio García (2) {{ESP}} 274−14 Playoff ZAF}} Retief Goosen1,200,000
2002 Ernie Els (3) {{ZAF}} 267−21 8 strokes SCO}} Colin Montgomerie2,000,000
2001 Sergio García {{ESP}} 268−20 Playoff ZAF}} Ernie Els2,000,000
2000 Ernie Els (2) {{ZAF}} 268−20 Playoff ENG}} Lee Westwood2,000,000
Million Dollar Challenge
1999 Ernie Els {{ZAF}} 263−25 5 strokes SCO}} Colin Montgomerie1,000,000
1998 Nick Price (3) {{ZWE}} 273−15 Playoff USA}} Tiger Woods1,000,000
1997 Nick Price (2) {{ZWE}} 275−13 3 strokes ZAF}} Ernie Els
{{flagicon|USA}} Davis Love III		1,000,000
1996 Colin Montgomerie {{SCO}} 274−14 Playoff ZAF}} Ernie Els1,000,000
1995 Corey Pavin {{USA}} 276−12 5 strokes ZWE}} Nick Price1,000,000
1994 Nick Faldo {{ENG}} 272−16 3 strokes ZWE}} Nick Price1,000,000
1993 Nick Price {{ZWE}} 264−24 12 strokes ZWE}} Mark McNulty1,000,000
1992 David Frost (3)South Africa|1928}}276−12 4 strokes USA}} John Cook1,000,000
1991 Bernhard Langer (2) {{GER}} 272−16 5 strokes USA}} Mark Calcavecchia1,000,000
1990 David Frost (2)South Africa|1928}}284−4 1 stroke ESP}} José María Olazábal1,000,000
1989 David Frost South Africa|1928}}276−12 3 strokes USA}} Scott Hoch1,000,000
1988 Fulton Allem South Africa|1928}}278−10 1 stroke USA}} Don Pooley1,000,000
1987 Ian Woosnam {{WAL}} 274−14 4 strokes ENG}} Nick Faldo1,000,000
1986 Mark McNulty {{ZWE}} 282−6 3 strokes USA}} Lanny Wadkins300,000
1985 Bernhard Langer West Germany}}278−10 2 strokes USA}} Lanny Wadkins300,000
1984 Seve Ballesteros (2) {{ESP}} 279−9 6 strokes ENG}} Nick Faldo300,000
1983 Seve Ballesteros {{ESP}} 274−14 5 strokes ENG}} Nick Faldo
{{flagicon|AUS}} David Graham
{{flagicon|USA}} Fuzzy Zoeller		300,000
1982 Raymond Floyd {{USA}} 280−8 Playoff USA}} Craig Stadler300,000
1981 Johnny Miller {{USA}} 277−11 Playoff ESP}} Seve Ballesteros500,000

The 1981 event was played from 31 December 1981 to 3 January 1982.

As of 2009, the leading money winner in the event is Ernie Els with winnings of $7,971,000.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_rtAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zaUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4270%2C144534 |title=Floyd wins Sun City play-off |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=14 |date=4 January 1982}}
2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AsNAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AKYMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3185%2C1112688 |title=Miller's rich reward |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=16 |date=6 December 1982}}
3. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4ThAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LlkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5442%2C1974643 |title=Wizard Woosie scoops million dollar jackpot |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=9 |date=7 December 1987}}
4. ^World Rankings are refined, but still confusing
5. ^All-time Money Earners

External links

  • Official site
  • Coverage on the European Tour's official site
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