The Links at Fancourt (2011)
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| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Durban, South Africa |
| Established | 2011 |
| Course(s) | Durban Country Club |
| Par | 72 |
| Length | 6,689 yards (6,116 m) |
| Tour(s) | European Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | US$4,000,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Final year | 2014 |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 268 Paul Casey (2011) |
| To par | −20 as above |
| Final champion | |
 Louis Oosthuizen | |
| Location map | |
  Durban CC Location in South Africa Show map of South Africa Durban CC Location in KwaZulu-Natal Show map of KwaZulu-Natal | |
The Volvo Golf Champions was an annual 72-hole stroke play men's professional golf tournament on the European Tour.[1] Following the inaugural tournament in the Kingdom of Bahrain in 2011, the 2012 event was moved to the Southern hemisphere and the Fancourt Golf Resort in South Africa.[2] In 2013 and 2014, it was played at the Durban Country ClubinDurban, South Africa. The tournament was a unique "Tournament of Champions" style event which saw European Tour winners compete together with leading amateurs on one day of the tournament.
The tournament was created by Volvo, together with IMG and in conjunction with the European Tour Tournament Committee. It was cancelled after the 2014 event when Volvo reduced their sponsorship commitments on the tour.[3]
The Championship was contested over 72 holes, with all participants playing four rounds (there was no cut after 36 holes).
On Friday, the Volvo World Golf Challenge "World Finalists" played in the tournament, with one amateur playing with two professionals in each group. The professionals continued to play individual stroke play format, while the amateurs played in a team competition with both professionals in their group forming their team. The best two scores of the three team members on each hole counted towards the team total.
The Championship was open to players who had taken up the current year's European Tour Membership and who were eligible under the following categories:
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up | Venue | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Louis Oosthuizen (2) |
276 | −12 | 1 stroke | Branden Grace |
Durban, South Africa | |
| 2013 | Louis Oosthuizen |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke |  Scott Jamieson |
Durban, South Africa | [4] |
| 2012 | Branden Grace |
280 | −12 | Playoff | Ernie Els Retief Goosen |
Fancourt, South Africa | [5] |
| 2011 |  Paul Casey |
268 | −20 | 1 stroke |  Peter Hanson Miguel Ángel Jiménez |
The Royal GC, Bahrain | [6] |
