Volvo Golf Champions
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| Tournament information | |
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| Location | Durban, South Africa |
| Established | 2011 |
| CourseTemplate:Pluralize from text | Durban Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,689 yards (6,116 m) |
| TourTemplate:Pluralize from text | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Final year | 2014 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Paul Casey (2011) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
| Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen | |
| Location map | |
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The Volvo Golf Champions was an annual 72-hole stroke play men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour.[1] Following the inaugural tournament in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2011, the 2012 event was moved to the Southern hemisphere and the Fancourt Golf Resort in South Africa.[2] In 2013 and 2014, it was played at the Durban Country Club in Durban, South Africa. The tournament was a unique "Tournament of Champions" style event which saw European Tour winners compete together with leading amateurs on one day of the tournament.
The tournament was created by Volvo, together with IMG and in conjunction with the European Tour Tournament Committee. It was cancelled after the 2014 event when Volvo reduced their sponsorship commitments on the tour.[3]
Format
The Championship was contested over 72 holes, with all participants playing four rounds (there was no cut after 36 holes).
On Friday, the Volvo World Golf Challenge "World Finalists" played in the tournament, with one amateur playing with two professionals in each group. The professionals continued to play individual stroke play format, while the amateurs played in a team competition with both professionals in their group forming their team. The best two scores of the three team members on each hole counted towards the team total.
Qualification
The Championship was open to players who had taken up the current year's European Tour Membership and who were eligible under the following categories:
- Players who had won during the previous year's European Tour schedule.
- Past winners of the Volvo Golf Champions under 50 years of age on the first day of the tournament.
- Players with 10 or more official Race to Dubai/European Tour Order of Merit tournament wins under 50 years of age on the first day of the tournament.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
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| 2014 | Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen (2) | 276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Branden Grace | Durban, South Africa | |
| 2013 | Template:Flagicon Louis Oosthuizen | 272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Scott Jamieson | Durban, South Africa | [4] |
| 2012 | Template:Flagicon Branden Grace | 280 | −12 | Playoff | Template:Flagicon Ernie Els Template:Flagicon Retief Goosen |
Fancourt, South Africa | [5] |
| 2011 | Template:Flagicon Paul Casey | 268 | −20 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Peter Hanson Template:Flagicon Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
The Royal GC, Bahrain | [6] |
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Montgomerie signs up for Volvo Golf Champions". Archived from the original on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South Africa to host Golf Champions". ESPN. Associated Press. 25 October 2011. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."European Tour: Volvo withdraw sponsorship of two events". Sky Sports. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Louis Oosthuizen wins Volvo Golf Champions with impressive come back in Durban". The Daily Telegraph. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Back-to-back wins for divine Grace". European Tour. 22 January 2012. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Paul Casey wins first title for 20 months in Bahrain". BBC Sport. 30 January 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
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