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Gary Player looks back at Iconic Nedbank moments
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Gary Player looks back at Iconic Nedbank moments

2017 Nedbank Golf Challenge host and nine time Major Champion Gary Player takes a look back at some of the defining moments in the history of the event, as part of the tournament’s new #StrokeOfGenius marketing drive...

In 1998 Tiger Woods might have lost out to Nick Price in an epic five hole play-off, but the legendary American did provide us with a moment of genius at the 18th hole to draw level with the Zimbabwean at 15 under par and force a playoff, before taking off for one of his famed fist pump celebrations...


Ten years after that magical Tiger moment Henrik Stenson produced some moments of genius and some of the best golf the Gary Player Country Club has seen to win the 2008 edition by nine shots...


Thomas Bjørn won the 2014 Nedbank Golf Challenge by two shots from Sergio Garcia and Jamie Donaldson, with the Great Dane's win featuring one standout #StrokeOfGenius at the risk-and-reward par five 14th hole, which Player takes a closer look at here...


We saw history made at last year's Nedbank Golf Challenge courtesy of Fabrizio Zanotti's hole-in-one at the par three fourth hole, which brought to an end a 35 year wait for a first ace at Sun City. It was a genius of a seven iron from the Paraguayan...

Fabrizio Zanotti - celebrates with Henrik Stenson and Thomas Aiken after making his hole-in-one at the 14th hole (pic courtesy of Jeremy Campion Photography)

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