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Sun City Challenge
Tournament information
LocationSun City, South Africa
Established2007
Course(s)Gary Player Country Club
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundR 1,000,000
Month playedJune
Current champion
South Africa Garrick Higgo

The Sun City Challenge is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It has been played annually since 2007.

From 2007 to 2011 it was called the Nashua Golf Challenge and was held at the Gary Player Country Club, although from 2007 to 2009 the second round was played at Lost City Golf Course. From 2012 to 2015 it was held at Lost City Golf Course, before returning to the Gary Player Country Club from 2016.[citation needed]

Winners

Year Winner Score
Sun City Challenge
2019 South Africa Garrick Higgo 209 (−7)
2018 South Africa Neil Schietekat 210 (−6)
2017 South Africa Peter Karmis 210 (−6)PO
2016 South Africa Oliver Bekker 210 (−6)
2015 South Africa Keith Horne (2) 203 (−13)
2014 South Africa Dean Burmester 206 (−10)
2013 Brazil Adilson da Silva (2) 207 (−9)
2012 South Africa Bryce Easton 207 (−9)PO
Nashua Golf Challenge
2011 Brazil Adilson da Silva 202 (−14)
2010 South Africa Jaco van Zyl 208 (−8)
2009 South Africa Doug McGuigan 209 (−7)
2008 South Africa Keith Horne 210 (−6)PO
2007 South Africa Warren Abery 207 (−9)

PO - Won after a playoff.