Nelson Mandela Bay Championship

NMB Championship

Tournament information
Location	Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Established	2023
Course(s)	Humewood Golf Club
Par	72
Length	6,938 yards (6,344 m)
Tour(s)	Sunshine Tour Challenge Tour
Format	Stroke play
Prize fund	US$350,000
Month played	February
Final year	2024
Tournament record score
Aggregate	272 Dylan Mostert (2023)
To par	−16 as above
Final champion
Björn Åkesson
Location map
Humewood GC Location in South Africa Show map of South Africa Humewood GC Location in Eastern Cape Show map of Eastern Cape

The Nelson Mandela Bay Championship was a professional golf tournament held at Humewood Golf Club, in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It was played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour as a co-sanctioned event.[1]

The tournament is not to be confused with the Nelson Mandela Championship, which was a European Tour and Sunshine Tour co-sanctioned event held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal in 2012 and 2013.[2]

History

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.[3]

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.[4]

Winners

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

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

References

1. "Tournament Guide: Nelson Mandela Bay Championship". European Tour. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
2. "South African launch for 2013 Race to Dubai". European Tour. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
3. "Mostert wins Nelson Mandela Bay Championship on Challenge Tour". Gulf News. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
4. "Åkesson wins 54-hole NMB Championship". Compleat Golfer. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.

External links

• Coverage on the Sunshine Tour's official site
• Coverage on Challenge Tour's official site

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