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Africa Amateur Championship

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Africa Amateur Championship
Tournament information
LocationRotates through Africa
Established2024
Course(s)Leopard Creek (2024)
Par72
Organized byThe R&A
FormatStroke play
Month playedFebruary
Current champion
South Africa Altin van der Merwe

The Africa Amateur Championship is an annual amateur golf tournament run by The R&A, organizers of The Open Championship. It was first played in 2024.[1]

The championship is played in February and consists of 72 holes of stroke-play with 72 players from the Africa region, and a cut for the leading 40 players and ties after 36 holes. The inaugural winner received invitations into The Open Championship, The Amateur Championship, Alfred Dunhill Championship and Waterfall City Tournament of Champions.[2]

Winners

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Year Player Score Margin
of victory
Runners-up Venue Location Ref
2024 South Africa Altin van der Merwe 275 (−13) Playoff[a] South Africa Christiaan Maas
South Africa Ivan Verster
Leopard Creek GC Malalane, South Africa [4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Van der Merwe won with birdie on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Africa Amateur Championship". The R&A. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  2. ^ Leonard, Tod (24 February 2024). "In first Africa Amateur Championship, mid-am standout wins playoff to reach the Open". Golf Digest. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Africa Amateur Championship - 2024 Play-off". The R&A. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2024 Africa Amateur Championship". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
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