Justin Rose reflects on playing in “special” Nedbank Golf Challenge tournament

The 2023 Nedbank Golf Challenge was a special one for Justin Rose, who ultimately finished 51st on the leaderboard. Despite a score of four over par, it was a memorable tournament for the golfer. The tournament is also the penultimate event on the DP World Tour.

Held at the Gary Player Golf Course, the event saw all the players fly out to Sun City, South Africa. This was a special moment for Justin Rose, who was born in the South African city of Johannesburg. He even won his first-ever pro tournament, the Alfred Dunhill Championship, in his motherland.

The country holds a special place in Justin Rose's heart, as evidenced by his latest X (formerly Twitter) post where he wrote:

"So great to be back in South Africa and play @AfricasMajor. Special tournament in a special country. Thx for the support!"

Ultimately, it was Max Homa who lifted the trophy at the Nedbank Golf Challenge. Nicolai Hojgaard finished four strokes back, and Thorbjorn Olesen finished in sole third place.

Final leaderboard of 2023 Nedbank Golf Challenge

Following is the final leaderboard of the 2023 Nedbank Golf Challenge:

1 Max Homa
2 Nicolai Højgaard
3 Thorbjørn Olesen
4 Justin Thomas
5 Dan Bradbury
6 Rasmus Højgaard, Hennie Du Plessis, Sebastian Söderberg
9 Ryo Hisatsune
10 Aaron Rai, Alexander Björk
12 Jorge Campillo, Jordan Smith, Tommy Fleetwood
15 Matthieu Pavon, Adrian Meronk, Vincent Norrman, Yannik Paul, Matt Wallace
20 Ewen Ferguson, Sean Crocker, Marcel Siem, Julien Guerrier
24 Simon Forsström, Thriston Lawrence
26 Sami Välimäki, Marcus Armitage, Matthew Baldwin, Jens Dantorp, Matthew Southgate
31 Jeff Winther, Nathan Kimsey
33Victor Perez, Tom McKibbin, Daniel Hillier, Adrian Otaegui
37 Richie Ramsay
38 Maximilian Kieffer
39 Jason Scrivener, Joost Luiten, Grant Forrest, Matthew Jordan
43 Nick Bachem, Richard Mansell, Connor Syme, Julien Brun, Branden Grace, Pablo Larrazábal, Louis De Jager, Nacho Elvira
51 Justin Rose, Ryan Fox, Antoine Rozner, Todd Clements
55 Calum Hill, Marcus Helligkilde, Zander Lombard
58 Robert Macintyre
59 Shubhankar Sharma
60 Francesco Molinari, Callum Shinkwin
62 Romain Langasque, Ockie Strydom
64 Daniel Brown
65 Dale Whitnell
66 Hurly Long.

The ultimate tournament on the DP World Tour will be the DP World Tour Championship, scheduled to be held from November 16 to 19.

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Edited by Pritha Ghosh