The Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour on Friday announced changes to the current Summer Swing of co-sanctioned tournaments in South Africa as a result of the country being placed on the travel red list.
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This follows after concerns around a new COVID-19 variant, and the effect this will have on the participation of professional golfers.
The Joburg Open, currently being played at Randpark Golf Club, has been cut to 54 holes to help non-South African resident players, caddies and tournament support staff return to their home countries.
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The SA Open, set to be played at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City from 2-5 December, will also still be played as scheduled.
However, it will go ahead as a solely Sunshine Tour event with a prize fund of $500 000.
The Alfred Dunhill Championship, which was scheduled to be played at Leopard Creek Country Club from 9-12 December, has after lengthy consultations with Alfred Dunhill unfortunately been cancelled due to the adverse effect the travel restrictions will have on the field.
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