The 2022 Nedbank Golf Challenge (Africa’s major) began at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa, on November 10, Thursday. It is the 42nd European Tour-sanctioned event in the 2021-2022 season. It is also the last tournament before the final DP World Tour Championship.
As one of the season-end-event, the Nedbank Golf Challenge is considered one of the most prestigious competitions on the DP World Tour. Before the event gets its winner, let’s find out the prize money and other benefits waiting for the champion after four rounds.
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The total purse of the 72-hole tournament is $6 million. Notably, the winner will receive 16.67 of the purse, the standard amount according to the Tour’s prize money distribution chart.
Sixty-five players are playing at the Gary Player Country Club this week. And unlike the other European Tour events, the second last Tour event does not make a cut after the first 36 holes. Nonetheless, only the players who finished all four rounds will get to win a part of the total purse.
The tournament champion’s prize money and other benefits
The purse money is distributed among all the players who last for all 72 holes. However, there are some benefits that the tournament offers just for its champion.
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As per the prize money distribution chart, the winner of Africa’s major will receive $1,000,000 from the total purse. He will also be able to win 1,000 points from the 7,000 Race to Dubai Points allotted to the entire field.
Notably, the top 5 players on the DPWTR standings can win a part of the €5 million bonus pool. Therefore, winning this event and securing those last Race points of the 2021-2022 season is important for the players.
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Moreover, the 2022 Golf Challenge champion will get approximately 20 Official World Golf Ranking points, with the points available based on field strength. Winning the event also comes with extra benefits other than prize money and points. He will get a two-plus season exemption on the European Tour. Additionally, he can secure a berth into other important events, including majors.
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The purse distribution at the 2022 Nedbank Golf Challenge
Given below is the list that contains the winner’s payout at the Gary Player-hosted event held in South Africa:
| POSITION | PRIZE MONEY |
| 1 | $1,000,000 |
| 2 | $666,666 |
| 3 | $375,600 |
| 4 | $300,000 |
| 5 | $254,400 |
| 6 | $210,000 |
| 7 | $180,000 |
| 8 | $150,000 |
| 9 | $134,400 |
| 10 | $120,000 |
| 11 | $110,400 |
| 12 | $103,200 |
| 13 | $96,600 |
| 14 | $91,800 |
| 15 | $88,200 |
| 16 | $84,600 |
| 17 | $81,000 |
| 18 | $77,400 |
| 19 | $74,400 |
| 20 | $72,000 |
| 21 | $69,600 |
| 22 | $67,800 |
| 23 | $66,000 |
| 24 | $64,200 |
| 25 | $62,400 |
| 26 | $60,600 |
| 27 | $58,800 |
| 28 | $57,000 |
| 29 | $55,200 |
| 30 | $53,400 |
| 31 | $51,600 |
| 32 | $49,800 |
| 33 | $48,000 |
| 34 | $46,200 |
| 35 | $45,000 |
| 36 | $43,800 |
| 37 | $42,600 |
| 38 | $41,400 |
| 39 | $40,200 |
| 40 | $39,000 |
| 41 | $37,800 |
| 42 | $36,600 |
| 43 | $35,400 |
| 44 | $34,200 |
| 45 | $33,000 |
| 46 | $31,800 |
| 47 | $30,600 |
| 48 | $29,400 |
| 49 | $28,200 |
| 50 | $27,000 |
| 51 | $25,800 |
| 52 | $24,600 |
| 53 | $23,400 |
| 54 | $22,200 |
| 55 | $21,000 |
| 56 | $19,800 |
| 57 | $18,600 |
| 58 | $18,000 |
| 59 | $17,400 |
| 60 | $16,800 |
| 61 | $16,200 |
| 62 | $15,600 |
| 63 | $15,000 |
| 64 | $14,400 |
| 65 | $13,800 |
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As the last regular of the season, the players would want to win the Nedbank Challenge no matter what. With players like Tommy Fleetwood, Ryan Fox, and Adrian Otageu being part of the field, who are you rooting for this week to win the event?
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