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Limpopo Championship
Tournament information
Location	Modimolle, South Africa
Established	2019
Course(s)	Euphoria Golf Club
Par	72
Length	7,699 yards (7,040 m)
Tour(s)	Sunshine Tour; Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	R 2,000,000
Month played	April
Final year	2024
Tournament record score
Aggregate	266 Deon Germishuys (2024)
To par	−22 as above
Final champion
	Deon Germishuys
Location map
	Euphoria GC Location in South Africa Euphoria GC Location in Limpopo

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The Limpopo Championship was a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in Modimolle, Limpopo, South Africa.

History

The tournament was first played in March 2019 with prize money of R 1,500,000. J. C. Ritchie won the event on the first hole of a playoff with Steve Surry.^[1] The second edition was played in early 2020. It was co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour and had increased prize money of US$250,000 (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, a second venue, Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate, was used for the first two rounds. Ritchie retained the title in 2020, beating Wilco Nienaber by two strokes.^[2] The 2021 event was played at Euphoria in April and was again co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour with prize money of R3,000,000. It was won in a four-man playoff by Brandon Stone, who made a birdie at the first extra hole.^[3] The 2022 event was again co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, with Mateusz Gradecki winning by three shots ahead of Hennie du Plessis.^[4]

In 2023, the event was not part of the Challenge Tour schedule and was a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. Ryan van Velzen won the title, with the tournament being shortened to 54 holes due to rain.^[5]^[6] The event returned for the final time in 2024, again as a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. Deon Germishuys won the title by two shots over Jacques Blaauw.^[7]

Winners

Year	Tour(s)^[a]	Winner	Score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
2024	AFR	Deon Germishuys	266	−22	2 strokes	Jacques Blaauw
2023	AFR	Ryan van Velzen	204^[b]	−12	1 stroke	Luca Filippi Jaco Prinsloo Daniel van Tonder
2022	AFR, CHA	Mateusz Gradecki	269	−19	3 strokes	Hennie du Plessis
2021	AFR, CHA	Brandon Stone	280	−8	Playoff	Oliver Bekker Hennie du Plessis Daniel van Tonder
2020	AFR, CHA	J. C. Ritchie (2)	269	−19	2 strokes	Wilco Nienaber
2019	AFR	J. C. Ritchie	270	−18	Playoff	Steve Surry

Notes

^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
^ Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

References

^ "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Ritchie completes a double in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
^ "Gradecki seals maiden Challenge Tour title in Limpopo". European Tour. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Storm suspends play at Limpopo Championship". Sunshine Tour. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ Vlismas, Michael (2 April 2023). "Debut Sunshine Tour win for Van Velzen in Limpopo Championship". SuperSport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
^ "Germishuys wins Limpopo Championship". Compleat Golfer. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

External links

[8] AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.

[9] Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.

[1] "Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 April 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[2] "Ritchie completes a double in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 2 February 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[3] "Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship". Sport 24. 25 April 2021. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

[4] "Gradecki seals maiden Challenge Tour title in Limpopo". European Tour. 3 April 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[5] "Storm suspends play at Limpopo Championship". Sunshine Tour. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[6] Vlismas, Michael (2 April 2023). "Debut Sunshine Tour win for Van Velzen in Limpopo Championship". SuperSport. Retrieved 2 April 2023.

[7] "Germishuys wins Limpopo Championship". Compleat Golfer. 7 April 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

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 | name             = Limpopo Championship
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 | format           = [[Stroke play]]
 | purse            = {{currency|2,000,000|ZAR}}
-| month_played     = March/April
+| month_played     = April
-| final_year       = <!--Use if no longer played-->
+| final_year       = 2024
-| aggregate        = 269 [[J. C. Ritchie]] (2020)<br>269 [[Mateusz Gradecki]] (2022)
+| aggregate        = 266 [[Deon Germishuys]] (2024)
-| to-par           = −19 ''as above''
+| to-par           = −22 ''as above''
-| current_champion = {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ryan van Velzen]]
+| current_champion =
-| final_champion   = <!--Use if no longer played-->
+| final_champion   = {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Deon Germishuys]]
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-The '''Limpopo Championship''' is a [[golf]] tournament on the [[Sunshine Tour]] played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in [[Modimolle]], [[Limpopo]], South Africa.
+The '''Limpopo Championship''' was a [[golf]] tournament on the [[Sunshine Tour]] played at Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate in [[Modimolle]], [[Limpopo]], South Africa.
 ==History==
-The tournament was first played in March 2019 with prize money of {{currency|1,500,000|ZAR}}. [[J. C. Ritchie]] won the event on the first hole of a playoff with [[Steve Surry]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/ritchie-claims-inaugural-limpopo-championship-20190310 |title=Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship |publisher=Sport 24 |date=10 March 2019}}</ref> The second edition was played in early 2020. It was co-sanctioned with the [[Challenge Tour]] and had increased prize money of {{currency|250,000|USD}} (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, a second venue, Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate, was used for the first two rounds. Ritchie retained the title in 2020, beating [[Wilco Nienaber]] by two strokes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/ritchie-completes-a-double-in-limpopo-championship-20200202 |title=Ritchie completes a double in Limpopo Championship |publisher=Sport 24 |date=2 February 2020}}</ref> The 2021 event was played at Euphoria in April and was again co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour with prize money of R3,000,000. It was won in a four-man playoff by [[Brandon Stone]], who made a birdie at the first extra hole.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/golf/sunshinetour/stone-takes-playoff-victory-in-limpopo-championship-20210425 |title=Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship |publisher=Sport 24 |date=25 April 2021}}</ref> The 2022 event was again co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, with [[Mateusz Gradecki]] winning by three shots ahead of [[Hennie du Plessis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gradecki seals maiden Challenge Tour title in Limpopo |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/gradecki-seals-maiden-challenge-tour-title-in-limpopo/ |publisher=European Tour |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>
+The tournament was first played in March 2019 with prize money of {{currency|1,500,000|ZAR}}. [[J. C. Ritchie]] won the event on the first hole of a playoff with [[Steve Surry]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/ritchie-claims-inaugural-limpopo-championship-20190310 |title=Ritchie claims inaugural Limpopo Championship |work=Sport 24 |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=29 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407160104/https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/ritchie-claims-inaugural-limpopo-championship-20190310 |archive-date=7 April 2019}}</ref> The second edition was played in early 2020. It was co-sanctioned with the [[Challenge Tour]] and had increased prize money of {{currency|250,000|USD}} (R3,500,000). Because of the large field, a second venue, Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate, was used for the first two rounds. Ritchie retained the title in 2020, beating [[Wilco Nienaber]] by two strokes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/ritchie-completes-a-double-in-limpopo-championship-20200202 |title=Ritchie completes a double in Limpopo Championship |work=Sport 24 |date=2 February 2020 |access-date=29 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202164216/https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/ritchie-completes-a-double-in-limpopo-championship-20200202 |archive-date=2 February 2020}}</ref> The 2021 event was played at Euphoria in April and was again co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour with prize money of R3,000,000. It was won in a four-man playoff by [[Brandon Stone]], who made a birdie at the first extra hole.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/golf/sunshinetour/stone-takes-playoff-victory-in-limpopo-championship-20210425 |title=Stone takes playoff victory in Limpopo Championship |work=Sport 24 |date=25 April 2021 |access-date=29 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425174413/https://www.news24.com/sport/golf/sunshinetour/stone-takes-playoff-victory-in-limpopo-championship-20210425 |archive-date=25 April 2021}}</ref> The 2022 event was again co-sanctioned by the Challenge Tour, with [[Mateusz Gradecki]] winning by three shots ahead of [[Hennie du Plessis]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gradecki seals maiden Challenge Tour title in Limpopo |url=https://www.europeantour.com/dpworld-tour/news/articles/detail/gradecki-seals-maiden-challenge-tour-title-in-limpopo/ |publisher=European Tour |date=3 April 2022 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>
-In 2023, the event was not part of the Challenge Tour schedule and was a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. [[Ryan van Velzen]] won the title, with the tournament being shortened to 54 holes due to rain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm suspends play at Limpopo Championship |url=https://sunshinetour.com/storm-suspends-play-at-limpopo-championship |publisher=Sunshine Tour |date=31 March 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Debut Sunshine Tour win for Van Velzen in Limpopo Championship |url=https://supersport.com/golf/sa-golf/news/3dd6e375-3b96-400a-a936-9e1e0d75d36d/debut-sunshine-tour-win-for-van-velzen-in-limpopo-championship |work=SuperSport |first=Michael |last=Vlismas |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref>
+In 2023, the event was not part of the Challenge Tour schedule and was a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. [[Ryan van Velzen]] won the title, with the tournament being shortened to 54 holes due to rain.<ref>{{cite web |title=Storm suspends play at Limpopo Championship |url=https://sunshinetour.com/storm-suspends-play-at-limpopo-championship |publisher=Sunshine Tour |date=31 March 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Debut Sunshine Tour win for Van Velzen in Limpopo Championship |url=https://supersport.com/golf/sa-golf/news/3dd6e375-3b96-400a-a936-9e1e0d75d36d/debut-sunshine-tour-win-for-van-velzen-in-limpopo-championship |work=SuperSport |first=Michael |last=Vlismas |date=2 April 2023 |access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref> The event returned for the final time in 2024, again as a sole-sanctioned Sunshine Tour event. [[Deon Germishuys]] won the title by two shots over [[Jacques Blaauw]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.compleatgolfer.com/sunshine-tour/germishuys-wins-limpopo-championship/ |title=Germishuys wins Limpopo Championship |magazine=Compleat Golfer |date=7 April 2024 |access-date=29 November 2024}}</ref>
 ==Winners==
 {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%"
 !Year!!Tour(s){{efn|AFR − [[Sunshine Tour]]; CHA − [[Challenge Tour]].}}!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up
+|-
+| 2024 || [[2023–24 Sunshine Tour|AFR]] || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Deon Germishuys]] || align=center|266 || align=center|−22 || 2 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Jacques Blaauw]]
 |-
 | 2023 || [[2022–23 Sunshine Tour|AFR]] || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Ryan van Velzen]] || align=center|204{{efn|Shortened to 54 holes due to rain.}} || align=center|−12 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Luca Filippi (golfer)|Luca Filippi]]<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Jaco Prinsloo]]<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} [[Daniel van Tonder]]
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 ==External links==
-*[https://sunshinetour.com/tournament?id=222S&code=LIMP Coverage at the Sunshine Tour's official website]
+*[https://sunshinetour.com/tournament?id=223S&code=LIMP Coverage at the Sunshine Tour's official website]
 *[https://www.europeantour.com/challenge-tour/limpopo-championship-2022/ Coverage at the Challenge Tour's official website]
 {{Sunshine Tour Events}}
-[[Category:Sunshine Tour events]]
+[[Category:Former Sunshine Tour events]]
 [[Category:Former Challenge Tour events]]
 [[Category:Golf tournaments in South Africa]]
 [[Category:Sport in Limpopo]]
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