Christiaan Bezuidenhout
The main tournament wins for Christiaan Bezuidenhout are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Africa
Alfred Dunhill
Played as the Alfred Dunhill Championship (Nov 26-29; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event). Second-placed Richard Bland (Eng), Sean Crocker (USA), Adrian Meronk (Poland) and Jayden Schaper (RSA) finished 4 shots behind Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA), who recorded his second European Tour win. [Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, Mpumalanga, South Africa].
Africa
Dimension Data
Played as the Dimension Data Pro-Am (Feb 13-16; Sunshine Tr/Eurpn Challenge Tr event). Second-placed George Coetzee (RSA) finished 1 shot behind wire-to-wire winner Bezuidenhout (RSA), who recorded his second Sunshine Tour win with an eagle-three on the final hole. [Montagu course, Fancourt, George, Western Cape, RSA. Earlier rounds also use the Links and Outeniqua courses].
Africa
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Played as the South African Open (Dec 3-6; Eurpn/Sunshine Trs event; second of two South African Opens played in 2020; replaced the cancelled Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City). Second-placed Jamie Donaldson (Wales) finished 5 shots behind Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA). This was Bezuidenhout's second straight win, having won the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek the week before. [Gary Player CC, Sun City Resort, North West Prov, South Africa].
Awards
Sunshine Tr
2020 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit (and associated Sid Brews Trophy). Won by Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA) with season earnings of R7,789,088. Second was Joachim B. Hansen (Den) with R3,277,475. Third was Wilco Nienaber (RSA) with R2,681,740. Note: due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Sunshine Tour OOM was based on 11 tournaments held from Aug 2020 thru' Dec 2020.
Europe
Sergio Garcia Fndtn
Played as the Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters hosted by the Sergio Garcia Foundation (June 27-30). Second-placed Adri Arnaus (Esp), Eduardo de la Riva (Esp), Alvaro Quiros (Esp), Jon Rahm (Esp) and Mike Lorenzo-Vera (Fra) finished 6 shots behind 25-year-old Christiaan Bezuidenhout (RSA), who recorded his first European Tour win in his 57th start on the Tour. [Real (Royal) Valderrama GC, San Roque, Spain].
Chevron Championship: Carlton Woods near Houston in Texas provides the stage for the first women’s major championship of 2025, where Nelly Korda defends her title. (April 24-27).
Soudal Open: successor to the Belgian Open, the Soudal Open takes place on the quiet, wooded North course of Rinkven Golfclub. Belgian stars Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts will be vying for top honours. (May 22-25).
Rory McIlroy: with his 2025 win in The Masters, Rory joined the pantheon of golfing greats who have achieved a career Grand Slam of men’s majors ... Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods are the only others in this select band.
Bernhard Langer: he may have played in his last Masters Tournament, but the 67-year-old German will be trying to extend his own record, and win a 13th senior major title at the 36th Regions Tradition. (May 15-18).
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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