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ALFRED DUNHILL CHAMPIONSHIP RELATED STORIES

GOLF TODAY TOP STORIES 
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| DATES: Thursday, December 6th - Sunday, December 9th |
| SITE: Leopard Creek Golf Club, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| COURSE ARCHITECT: Gary Player (1996) |
| Hole-By-Hole: |
1 - Par 4 419 yds |
10 - Par 4 432 yds |
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2 - Par 5 542 yds |
11 - Par 4 375 yds |
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3 - Par 4 448 yds |
12 - Par 3 192 yds |
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4 - Par 4 427 yds |
13 - Par 5 552 yds |
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5 - Par 3 164 yds |
14 - Par 4 413 yds |
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6 - Par 4 319 yds |
15 - Par 5 598 yds |
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7 - Par 3 215 yds |
16 - Par 3 208 yds |
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8 - Par 4 480 yds |
17 - Par 4 448 yds |
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9 - Par 4 476 yds |
18 - Par 5 541 yds |
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35 3,490 Yds |
37 3,759 Yds |
| Annual: |
43rd |
| Defending Champion: |
Alvaro Quiros Garcia (Not defending) |
| Runner-Up: |
Charl Schwartzel |
| Tournament Record: |
267 (Adam Scott, 2001) |
| 54-Hole Record: |
198 (David Frost, 1997; Adam Scott, 2001) |
| 36-Hole Record: |
131 (Retief Goosen, 1997) |
| 18-Hole Record: |
62 (Dean Robertson, 2001 - Houghton Golf Club) |
| Course Record: |
64 (Michiel Bothma, 2006; Titch Moore, 2007) |
| Total Purse: |
$1,467,241 |
| Shares: |
1st Place - $244,495; 2nd Place - $163,001; 3rd Place - $91,836 |
| 2007 Finish |
| Player |
Score |
Player |
Score |
| Alvaro Quiros Garcia |
275 |
Hennie Otto |
281 |
| Charl Schwartzel |
276 |
Mark Pilkington |
281 |
| Lee Westwood |
279 |
Alessandro Tadini |
282 |
| Darren Fichardt |
280 |
Ernie Els |
282 |
| Ross Fisher |
280 |
Alan McLean |
282 |
| Past Alfred Dunhill Championship Winners |
| Year |
Winner (Score) -- Runners-Up |
| 2007 |
Alvaro Quiros Garcia (275) -- Charl Schwartzel |
| 2006 |
Ernie Els (274) -- Louis Oosthuizen, Charl Schwartzel |
| 2005 |
Charl Schwartzel (281) -- Neil Cheetham |
| 2004 |
*Marcel Siem (266) -- Raphael Jacquelin, Gregory Havret |
| 2003 |
*Mark Foster (273) -- Anders Hansen, Bradford Vaughan, Trevor Immelman, |
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Paul Lawrie, Doug McGuigan |
| 2002 |
Justin Rose (268) -- Retief Goosen, Mark Foster, Martin Maritz |
| 2001 |
Adam Scott (267) -- Justin Rose |
| 2000 |
#Anthony Wall (204) -- Phillip Price, Gary Orr |
| 1999 |
Ernie Els (273) -- Richard Kaplan |
| 1998 |
Tony Johnstone (271) -- Ernie Els |
| 1997 |
*Nick Price (269) -- David Frost |
| 1996 |
#Sven Struver (202) -- Ernie Els, David Feherty |
| 1995 |
Ernie Els (271) -- Roger Wessels |
| 1994 |
David Frost |
| 1993 |
Mark McNulty |
| 1992 |
Ernie Els |
| 1991 |
Roger Wessels |
| 1990 |
Fulton Allem |
| 1989 |
Tony Johnstone |
| 1988 |
David Feherty |
| 1987 |
Fulton Allem |
| 1986 |
Bobby Cole |
| 1985 |
Chris Williams |
| 1984 |
Gavin Levenson |
| 1983 |
Corey Pavin |
| 1982 |
Gary Player |
| 1981 |
Not Held |
| 1980 |
Hugh Baiocchi |
| 1979 |
Gary Player |
| 1978 |
Hale Irwin |
| 1977 |
John Bland |
| 1976 |
Dale Hayes |
| 1975 |
Dale Hayes |
| 1974 |
Dale Hayes |
| 1973 |
Tom Weiskopf |
| 1972 |
Harold Henning |
| 1971 |
Tienie Britz |
| 1971 |
Tienie Britz |
| 1970 |
Denis Hutchinson |
| 1969 |
Gary Player |
| 1968 |
Not Held |
| 1967 |
Harold Henning |
| 1966 |
Harold Henning |
| 1965 |
Harold Henning |
| Note: Formerly called Lexington South African PGA Championship (1995), Alfred |
| Dunhill South African PGA (1996-99), Alfred Dunhill Championship (2000-01), dunhill championship (2002-06). |
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