Recently, the organisers hosted their ‘traditional’ media day as part of preparing the Gary Player Golf course, as the world awaits the best golfers in the world battle it out for a whooping $US purse.
The last two spots will only be made after the Dunhill Cup a week prior to the GNC.
A total of 28 of the world¹s best golfers have now been confirmed for ‘Africa’s Major’, with Kevin Na and Martin Kaymer amongst the biggest names in the group.
Here is the confirmed list:
Ernie Els (South Africa)
Webb Simpson (United States)
Keegan Bradley (United States)
Lee Westwood (England)
Louis Oosthuizen (South Africa)
Henrik Stenson (Sweden)
Branden Grace (South Africa)
Danny Willett (England)
Thomas Aiken (South Africa)
Robert Streb (United States)
Scott Piercy (United States)
Steven Bowditch (Australia)
Shane Lowry (Ireland)
Victor Dubuisson (France)
Bernd Wiesberger (Austria)
Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand)
Byeong Hun An (South Korea)
Martin Kaymer (Germany)
Søren Kjeldsen (Denmark)
Kevin Na (United States)
Ross Fisher (England)
Marc Leishman (Australia)
Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand)
Andy Sullivan (England)
Jaco van Zyl (South Africa)
Matthew Fitzpatrick (England)
Chris Wood (England)
Emiliano Grillo (Argentina)
“We have a great mix of stars from the European Tour and PGA Tour, Major winners, Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup players, former world number ones, as well as the hottest young players in world golf. I think this is one of the best Nedbank Golf Challenge fields we’ve had in recent years and one of the most exciting in terms of the depth of talent we’ll have,” says Alastair Roper, Sun International¹s Tournament Director for the Nedbank Golf Challenge.
The NGC begins from December 3 to 6.
