Gary Player (left) congratulates the winning team of Linda van der Nest, James Mack, Kade Wolhuter and Rainier van der Nest. GVPI Giving is better than receiving and Gary Player was – as always – in a giving mood on his 91st birthday on Sunday. The Grand Slam golfer gave a quick lesson on the practice range that helped the team of Sunshine Tour professional James Mack, rugby star Kade Wolhuter and business leaders Linda van der Nest and Rainier van der Nest claim victory in t

Casandra Alexander from South Africa won the Wistron Ladies Open at Sunrise Golf and Country Club in Chinese Taipei on Sunday. LET/Maria Beautell South Africa’s Casandra Alexander put on a show on the final day of the Wistron Ladies Open winning by three strokes after a final round of 64 (-8) at Sunrise Golf and Country Club. The South African star led after a 64 on the first day of action in Chinese Taipei and produced rounds of 71-68-64 over the next three days to win with

Rolene Strauss. GVPI A weekend united in giving back was the perfect inspiration for this field of Sunshine Tour professionals, sports stars, celebrities and business leaders on what was one of the most competitive opening rounds in the history of the Gary and Vivienne Player Invitational at the Lost City Golf Club on Saturday. A magnificent day at Sun City also helped to bring out the best in the golfers for this 36-hole tournament, which annually raises funds for the Gary a

Gary Player. GVPI Bryson DeChambeau has called him a “force for good”, and a selection of sports stars, celebrities, Sunshine Tour professionals and business leaders will similarly seek to join forces with Gary Player and support his drive for a better South Africa in this weekend’s Gary and Vivienne Player Invitational at Sun City. The 36-hole tournament, to be played at the Lost City Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday, will once again raise vital funds for the Blair Atholl Pr

Three of South Africa's leading amateur golfers, Charlotte Millard, Isabella Ferreira and Lourenda Steyn, will fly the flag for the country in the 2026 All Africa Challenge Trophy at the IBB International Golf and Country Club in Abuja, Nigeria from 2-7 November. The All Africa Challenge Trophy is one of the continent's premier women's amateur team championships, bringing together leading players from across Africa to compete for continental honours. The trio heading to West

Jayden Schaper. The 10th edition of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open will be a gathering of former champions at Mont Choisy Le Golf this December, with three past winners looking to make history in this Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned event. South Africa’s Jayden Schaper returns as the defending champion following his thrilling victory last year at La Réserve Golf Links, where he chipped in to beat American Ryan Gerard in a play-off. He will be joined by England’

Telkom will be the new official sponsor of the South African PGA Championship, reinstating one of the most iconic sponsorships in the history of South Africa’s second-oldest professional tournament. This new era of the Telkom PGA Championship will tee off at Country Club Johannesburg from 5-8 November, with a prize fund of R2.5 million and a celebration of a championship that has a list of former champions including Major winners and world number ones such as Gary Player, Ern

Branden Grace. South Africa’s Branden Grace has an accomplished career in the game, and now he’s chasing one of the rare achievements in international golf – winning all four of the current Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournaments. Grace has already won the three played in South Africa. Now he wants to make a clean sweep of this and add the fourth – the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open – and will make his debut here at Mont Choisy Le Golf from 10-13 December. “I’m

Deon Germishuys. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour For a man who isn’t fond of play-offs, Deon Germishuys certainly looked at home in one as he pulled off an incredible shot to win the Stella Artois Players Championship at Glendower Golf Club on Sunday. Germishuys and Cole Stevens finished regulation play tied for the lead on 19-under par. Stevens led going into the final round, while Germishuys was five shots behind him. Germishuys surged through the field with a final round of

Cole Stevens. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Cole Stevens has a maiden Sunshine Tour title firmly in sight as he takes a three-stroke lead into Sunday’s final round of the Stella Artois Players Championship at Glendower Golf Club. Stevens signed for a 64 on Saturday – including an eagle two on the seventh hole – to lead on 20-under par. He made an incredible start to this third round as he opened with five birdies and an eagle in his first seven holes on his way to an astonish

Cole Stevens. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Cole Stevens held onto his lead in the Stella Artois Players Championship as he climbed to 12-under par at Glendower Golf Club on Friday. But he is now only one shot clear of the in-form Luke Brown heading into the weekend. Stevens signed for a second round of 70, which was a solid follow-up after his opening 62. Brown, his nearest challenger, posted a 67. And Deon Germishuys moved into contention on 10-under par with a 67 of his ow

Branden Grace, a nine-time DP World Tour champion, officially announced his return to full-time competition on the DP World Tour for the upcoming season. ​The South African star and former world No 10, renowned for holding the record for the lowest single-round score in men’s Major Championship history, a 62 at the 2017 Open Championship, brings a wealth of experience and championship heritage back to the Tour. The 38-year-old ​Grace boasts 15 professional victories worldwide

Antoine Rozner made two birdies in his final three holes to catch first-round leader Casey Jarvis as the pair head into the weekend of the Genesis Championship tied at ten-under par. The South African mixed four birdies with 14 pars to set the clubhouse target with a bogey-free 67, strengthening his bid for a third victory of the season that would lift him to second on the Race to Dubai Rankings Delivered by DP World. But Rozner produced one of the rounds of the day late in t

Cole Stevens. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Rookie Cole Stevens has made another strong push for a maiden Sunshine Tour title, while four shots behind him Luke Brown is challenging for back-to-back victories after a thrilling first round of the Stella Artois Players Championship at Glendower Golf Club on Thursday. Stevens opened with an impressive 10-under-par 62 and is challenging for a victory once again this season after finishing tied third in the Rwanda Open and second i

Casey Jarvis has put himself in position to challenge for the Race to Dubai title after an opening six-under-par 65 earned him a one-shot lead at the Genesis Championship in South Korea. Fourth on the Race to Dubai Ranking Delivered by DP World, Jarvis birdied the final hole at Woo Jeong Hills Country Club to regain the outright lead from nearest challenger Sanghun Shin on day one of the final event of the regular season. Already a two-time winner this season, the 23-year-old

Wyndham Clark. Getty/DP World Tour Reigning US Open champion Wyndham Clark and PGA Tour star Ben Griffin will make their debuts at the 2026 Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player, with Africa’s Major returning to the Gary Player Country Club from December 3-6. Clark and Griffin join an already star-studded field that includes Justin Rose, Bryson DeChambeau, defending champion Kristoffer Reitan, Marco Penge, and a wealth of top South African talent in Thriston Lawrenc

The Sunshine Tour has announced a strong start to 2027, with the new year set to tee off with four tournaments co-sanctioned with the HotelPlanner Tour as the Road to Mallorca begins on South African fairways. This is the largest number of tournaments hosted by a single country on the HotelPlanner Tour’s international schedule and creates yet another opportunity for Sunshine Tour professionals to play their way onto the DP World Tour. Last year JC Ritchie became the first Sou

Luke Brown. Shaun Roy/Sunshine Tour Luke Brown saved his best for the last round of the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge, winning his second Sunshine Tour title for the season at the Lost City Golf Course on Saturday. Brown collected an impressive 20 points in the final round to take the title on 42 points overall and finish two points clear of Tyran Snyders. Starting the final round in tied 14th place, 16 points behind the overnight leader Snyders. But Brown took full advantage

Tyran Snyders. Shaun Roy/Sunshine Tour Tyran Snyders claimed a strong haul of 16 points to surge into the lead of the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge with 38 points going into Saturday’s final round at the Lost City Golf Course. Snyders leads by five points over Jean-Paul Strydom, Lyle Rowe and Estiaan Conradie. Snyders opened his round on Friday with a birdie and added another seven birdies to wrestle the top spot from overnight leader Conradie. “I’m really happy with how I pl

Estiaan Conradie. Shaun Roy/Sunshine Tour Estiaan Conradie bagged another set of double-digit points during Thursday’s second round of the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge at the Lost City Golf Course, giving him a lead on 27 points. Conradie followed up his 17 points secured during Wednesday’s first round with 10 more valuable points, made up by an eagle, four birdies and three drop-shots, on Thursday to lead Tyron Snyders (22 points) and Lyle Rowe (22 points) by five points. “