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The tournament will be played on both the Gary Player
Golf Course and the Lost City courses on
Thursday 24th and Friday 25th. Saturday and Sunday’s play will take place at the
Gary Player Golf Course only. For this tournament
the first and second 9 holes at the Gary Player Golf Course have been swapped i.e. the 9th hole is now the 18th.
- The Gary Player Golf Course is acknowledged as a difficult and demanding course.
Since 1981 it has been home to the Nedbank Million Dollar Golf Challenge. The course
requires stamina and accuracy from players.
- The comparatively flat nature of the golf course is misleading - water hazards,
cunningly sited bunkers and pins hidden away on kidney shaped greens makes up for
the lack of gradient.
- Off the back markers the course measures over 7 000 meters which makes it one
of the longest in the world. But a variety of tees make it possible to shorten the
course and render playable for all levels of golfers. A distinguishing feature of
the course is its green's complexes, with strategically placed bunkers, swales and
mounds that protect the super slick clover shaped greens. With pristine perfect
kikuyu fairways and excellent bent grass greens the course is kept in perfect condition
all year round.
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