South African golfers are hungrier for the Nedbank Golf Challenge than their overseas rivals, says Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who was six years old in 2000 when he started an annual pilgrimage to Sun City as a fan of the tournament.
The PGA Tour regular is the top SA player for the 2022 edition of the $6m DP World Tour event that kicks off on Thursday, with defending champion Tommy Fleetwood of England and Kiwi Ryan Fox, son of the All Black flyhalf great Grant, heading the field.“To be able, as a South African, to put your name on the trophy as well, it’s a special event for us, it’s Africa’s major,” Bezuidenhout, 28, said after his practice round on Wednesday.
Fleetwood, 25th in the world, said he grew up watching this event with his father every year. “I love the history behind it and the winners. When you walk down the ninth hold on the left and you see all the winners from all the years on that walkway, I often thought it would be great to add my name on there.
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