Louis Oosthuizen and a host of former Alfred Dunhill Championship winners will lead an immensely strong South African challenge chasing glory in the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Royal Johannesburg next week.
Oosthuizen, the 2023 champion, will be joined on the famed East Course from 11-14 December by former champions Branden Grace, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Brandon Stone, Richard Sterne, Shaun Norris and Ockie Strydom.
Together they make up an impressive collection of seven of the last 12 winners of the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
All are looking to become only the third multiple winners of the Alfred Dunhill Championship in its history.
The home challenge is further strengthened by PGA Tour champion Aldrich Potgieter and multiple DP World Tour champions Dean Burmester and Thriston Lawrence.
Spain’s Pablo Larrazabal will form part of an impressive list of European challengers seeking to end South Africa’s dominance of this title.
Larrazabal was the last European to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship in 2019 when he claimed one of the most memorable victories in the history of this Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour co-sanctioned tournament as he battled through the pain of blistered feet to win at Leopard Creek.
England’s John Parry also heads to South Africa looking to break the local hold on this title, and amidst a successful past season for him.
Parry finished runner-up in last year’s Alfred Dunhill Championship and then tied third in this year’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.
He ended the recently completed DP World Tour season in 11th place on the Race to Dubai Rankings, and has earned his PGA Tour card for next season.
Spain’s Angel Ayora and England’s Andy Sullivan both head to South Africa having finished within the top 30 on the Race to Dubai Rankings this past season.