Nelson Mandela Bay Championship
The Nelson Mandela Bay Championship is a professional golf tournament held at Humewood Golf Club, in Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa. It is played on the Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour as a co-sanctioned event.
The tournament is not to be confused with the Nelson Mandela Championship, a European Tour and Sunshine Tour co-sanctioned event held in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal in 2012 and 2013.
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.
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.
Winners
| Year | Tours | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NMB Championship | ||||||
| 2024 | AFR, CHA |  Björn Åkesson |
198 | −18 | 1 stroke |  Lee Slattery
|
| Nelson Mandela Bay Championship | ||||||
| 2023 | AFR, CHA |  Dylan Mostert |
272 | −16 | 1 stroke | Jaco Prinsloo
|
Notes
- ^ AFR − Sunshine Tour; CHA − Challenge Tour.
- ^ Shortened to 54 holes due to strong winds.
References
- ^ "South African launch for 2013 Race to Dubai". European Tour. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Mostert wins Nelson Mandela Bay Championship on Challenge Tour". Gulf News. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ^ "Åkesson wins 54-hole NMB Championship". Compleat Golfer. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 27 February 2024.