Nelson Mandela Bay Championship

The Nelson Mandela Bay Championship is a professional golf tournament held at Humewood Golf Club, in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour as a co-sanctioned event.

NMB Championship
Tournament information
LocationPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Established2023
Course(s)Humewood Golf Club
Par72
Length6,938 yards (6,344 m)
Tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fundUS$350,000
Month playedFebruary
Tournament record score
Aggregate272 Dylan Mostert (2023)
To par−16 as above
Current champion
Sweden Björn Åkesson
Location map
Humewood GC is located in South Africa
Humewood GC
Humewood GC
Location in South Africa
Humewood GC is located in Eastern Cape
Humewood GC
Humewood GC
Location in Eastern Cape

The tournament is not to be confused with the Nelson Mandela Championship, a European Tour and Sunshine Tour co-sanctioned event held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal in 2012 and 2013.[1]

History

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The inaugural tournament in 2023 was won by South African Dylan Mostert after he birdied the final hole to seal a one-stroke victory over compatriot Jaco Prinsloo.[2]

The event returned as a co-sanctioned Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour event in 2024; being retitled as the NMB Championship. The tournament was won by Björn Åkesson, after being shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.[3]

Winners

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Year Tours[a] Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
NMB Championship
2024 AFR, CHA   Björn Åkesson 198[b] −18 1 stroke   Lee Slattery
Nelson Mandela Bay Championship
2023 AFR, CHA   Dylan Mostert 272 −16 1 stroke   Jaco Prinsloo

Notes

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  1. ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
  2. ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.

References

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  1. ^ "South African launch for 2013 Race to Dubai". European Tour. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Mostert wins Nelson Mandela Bay Championship on Challenge Tour". Gulf News. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Åkesson wins 54-hole NMB Championship". Compleat Golfer. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
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