World Final of the BMW Golf Cup International
World Final featuring Gary Player
Three months into 2010, the 2009 BMW Golf Cup International season reaches its conclusion with the World Final at Fancourt in South Africa from 1st to 6th March 2010.
The top 99 players from the 34 countries that entered the largest international tournament series for amateurs will meet at Fancourt in George, where they will determine the winners in two men’s classes, one ladies class, and the team competition.
The excellent amateurs qualified for the World Final thanks to their success at roughly 1000 tournaments around the world. This year once again saw huge numbers of entrants, with about 100,000 players from all corners of the globe playing in the tournament series.
"We are very proud of the enthusiasm amateur golfers all over the world have shown for our tournament series," says Magnus Wiese, head of BMW Golfsport Marketing. "It is thanks to their sporting commitment and team spirit that this international competition has such a unique atmosphere. We want to thank the world finalists by providing a special experience in South Africa."
The World Final of the BMW Golf Cup International will once again live up to its outstanding reputation this year: a world-class golfer will honour the finalists as a special guest, and will also hold a golf clinic. And who better for this role in South Africa than one of the most legendary professional golfers in the world, and certainly one of the country’s greatest sportsmen: Gary Player.
"We are delighted that one of the greatest golfers of all time will visit the World Final in the form of Gary Player," says Wiese. "This will round off a superb experience for all the participants."
Now 74 years old, Player joined the PGA Tour at the end of the 1950s. The nine-time Major winner topped the money list in 1961 and picked up a total of 24 titles. The “Black Knight” (he always wore black on the course) won more than 160 tournaments during his impressive career. Furthermore, the man from Johannesburg is also enjoying success as a golf course designer. Player has been involved in over 300 projects around the world, including at Fancourt, for which he designed the three championship golf courses: The Links, Montagu and Outeniqua.
The World Final of the BMW Golf Cup International will be played in three handicap classes on the Montagu and Outeniqua courses: Men’s A (up to handicap 12.4), Men’s B (handicap 12.5 to 28.4) and ladies (up to handicap 28.4).
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The 9th of Outeniqua golf course
