Kristoffer Reitan held on by the skin of his teeth to capture his first Nedbank Golf Challenge in honour of Gary Player on his Sun City debut.
Reitan, 27, led by a commanding five shots entering the final round but a nervy level-par 72 saw him hold on to win by a solitary shot.
The talented Norwegian, who earned his PGA Tour card for 2026 via the DP World Tour Rankings last month, finished the week at the famous Gary Player Country Club on 17-under par.
England’s Dan Bradbury and South Africa’s rising star Jayden Schaper finished in a tie for second on 16-under par. South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout finished in solo fourth on 13-under par, two shots ahead of his compatriot Shaun Norris on 11-under par.
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Reitan is now a two-time DP World Tour winner having won his first title earlier this season at the Soudal Open in May.
At one stage on Saturday, Reitan found himself with a huge seven-shot lead.
Late on Sunday, the famous trophy looked like it was slipping out of his hands when his lead was whittled back down to a shot after a bogey on the 15th, but to Reitan’s credit he held his nerve and played the final tough three-hole stretch in level par to get the job done.
The relief was etched on his face after finally sealing the deal on the 18th hole.
Reitan scoops a huge $1,025,000 for his week’s efforts.
Runners-up Bradbury and Schaper each take home $332,500.
GolfMagic has listed the prize payouts below.
Nedbank Golf Challenge Prize Money Payouts
Position
Prize Money
1st
$1,025,000
2nd
$665,000
3rd
$381,000
4th
$302,000
5th
$256,000
6th
$212,000
7th
$182,000
8th
$152,000
9th
$136,000
10th
$121,000
11th
$111,000
12th
$104,000
13th
$98,000
14th
$93,000
15th
$89,000
16th
$85,000
17th
$82,000
18th
$78,000
19th
$75,000
20th
$73,000
21st
$71,000
22nd
$69,000
23rd
$67,000
24th
$65,000
25th
$63,000
26th
$61,000
27th
$59,200
28th
$57,400
29th
$55,600
30th
$53,800
31st
$52,000
32nd
$50,200
33rd
$48,400
34th
$46,600
35th
$44,800
36th
$43,000
37th
$41,700
38th
$40,400
39th
$39,200
40th
$38,000
41st
$36,800
42nd
$35,600
43rd
$34,400
44th
$33,200
45th
$32,000
46th
$30,800
47th
$29,600
48th
$28,400
49th
$27,200
50th
$26,000
51st
$24,800
52nd
$23,600
53rd
$22,400
54th
$21,200
55th
$20,600
56th
$20,000
57th
$19,400
58th
$18,800
59th
$18,200
60th
$17,600
61st
$17,000
62nd
$16,400
63rd
$15,800
64th
$15,200
65th
$14,600
66th
$14,100
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