Volvo Golf Champions
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The Volvo Golf Champions is an annual 72 hole stroke play
men's professional golf
tournament on the European Tour. Following last year's inaugural Tournament in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the 2012 event has moved to the Southern Hemisphere and the Fancourt Golf Resort in South Africa
. The tournament is a unique "Tournament of Champions" style event which sees European Tour winners compete together with leading amateurs on one day of the tournament.
The Tournament was created by Volvo
, together with IMG and in conjunction with The European Tour Tournament Committee.
On Friday the Volvo World Golf Challenge ‘World Finalists’ will play in the Tournament, with one amateur playing with two professionals in each group. The professionals will continue to play individual strokeplay format, while the amateurs will play in a team competition with both professionals in their group forming their team. The best two scores of the three team members on each hole will count towards the team total.
. The course was designed by golfing legend, Gary Player
. Since it was opened in 2000, The Links at Fancourt has consistently featured in the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World and is considered by many to be the best example of links golf outside of the UK and Ireland.
Stroke play
Stroke play, also known as medal play, is a scoring system in the sport of golf. It involves counting the total number of strokes taken on each hole during a given round, or series of rounds...
men's professional golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
tournament on the European Tour. Following last year's inaugural Tournament in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the 2012 event has moved to the Southern Hemisphere and the Fancourt Golf Resort in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The tournament is a unique "Tournament of Champions" style event which sees European Tour winners compete together with leading amateurs on one day of the tournament.
The Tournament was created by Volvo
Volvo
AB Volvo is a Swedish builder of commercial vehicles, including trucks, buses and construction equipment. Volvo also supplies marine and industrial drive systems, aerospace components and financial services...
, together with IMG and in conjunction with The European Tour Tournament Committee.
Format
The Championship will be contested over 72 holes, with all participants playing four rounds (there will not be a cut after 36 holes).On Friday the Volvo World Golf Challenge ‘World Finalists’ will play in the Tournament, with one amateur playing with two professionals in each group. The professionals will continue to play individual strokeplay format, while the amateurs will play in a team competition with both professionals in their group forming their team. The best two scores of the three team members on each hole will count towards the team total.
Venue
The Volvo Golf Champions is played on The Links Golf Course at Fancourt South AfricaSouth Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
. The course was designed by golfing legend, Gary Player
Gary Player
Gary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
. Since it was opened in 2000, The Links at Fancourt has consistently featured in the Top 100 Golf Courses in the World and is considered by many to be the best example of links golf outside of the UK and Ireland.
Qualification
The Championship is open to players who take up the current year's European Tour Membership and who are eligible under the following categories:-- Players who have won during the previous year's European Tour schedule.
- Past winners of the Volvo Golf Champions under 50 years of age on the first day of the tournament.
- Players with 10 or more official Race to Dubai/European Tour Order of Merit tournament wins under 50 years of age on the first day of the tournament.
Winners
| Year | Venue | Winner | Country | Score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up | Country | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | The Royal Golf Club, Bahrain | Paul Casey Paul Casey Paul Alexander Casey is an English golfer who is a member of the world's top two professional golf tours, the U.S.-based PGA Tour and the European Tour. In 2009 he achieved his highest position, third, in the Official World Golf Rankings.... |
268 (−20) | 1 stroke | Peter Hanson Peter Hanson Peter Hanson is a Swedish professional golfer.Hanson was born in Svedala, Sweden. He turned professional in 1998 and has played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. His professional wins include the 1998 Gunther Hamburg Classics on the Challenge Tour and the 2005 Open de España on the... |
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| Miguel Ángel Jiménez Miguel Angel Jiménez Miguel Ángel Jiménez Rodríguez is a Spanish professional golfer. He has won 18 times on the European Tour.-Early years:... |