The SDC Open is a professional golf tournament held at Zebula Golf Estate & Spa, near Bela-Bela in Limpopo, South Africa. It is played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour as a co-sanctioned event.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bela-Bela, Limpopo, South Africa |
| Established | 2022 |
| Course(s) | Zebula Golf Estate & Spa |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 7,470 yards (6,830 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$350,000 |
| Month played | February |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 263 J. J. Senekal (2023) |
| To par | −25 as above |
| Current champion | |
 Rhys Enoch | |
| Location map | |
  Zebula GC Location in South Africa  Zebula GC Location in Limpopo | |
History
editThe inaugural tournament in 2022 was won by Clément Sordet of France who birdied the first extra hole to defeat home player Ruan Conradie in a playoff.[1]
In 2023, South African J. J. Senekal shot an opening round 62 to win his maiden Challenge Tour title in wire-to-wire style.[2]
In 2024, it served as the opening tournament on the Challenge Tour season, and marked the first of a four-tournament South African swing.[3]
Winners
edit| Year | Tours[a] | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | AFR, CHA | Rhys Enoch |
264 | −24 | 2 strokes |  Deon Germishuys Martin Rohwer
|
| 2023 | AFR, CHA | J. J. Senekal |
263 | −25 | 4 strokes | Casey Jarvis
|
| 2022 | AFR, CHA |  Clément Sordet |
267 | −21 | Playoff | Ruan Conradie
|
Notes
edit- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
References
edit- ^ "Sordet seals fifth Challenge Tour title at Zebula". Golf Post. 27 March 2022. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "Senekal seals wire-to-wire triumph at Zebula". Irish Golfer Magazine. 19 February 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
- ^ "JJ Senekal primed to defend SDC Open title as Road to Mallorca begins". European Tour. Retrieved 29 May 2024.