Mediclinic Invitational
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Location | Sasolburg, Free State, South Africa |
| Established | 2023 |
| Course(s) | Heron Banks Resort |
| Par | 71 |
| Length | 7,229 yards (6,610 m) |
| Tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Format | Stroke play |
| Prize fund | R 2,000,000 |
| Month played | January |
| Tournament record score | |
| Aggregate | 260 Maximilian Steinlechner (2025) |
| To par | −25 Stefan Wears-Taylor (2023) −25 Ryan van Velzen (2024) |
| Current champion | |
| Maximilian Steinlechner | |
| Location map | |
Heron Banks Location in South Africa Heron Banks Location in Free State | |
The Mediclinic Invitational is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It had been played annually since 2023.[1]
History
The inaugural tournament was held at Centurion Country Club in Centurion, Gauteng. In 2024, it moved to Maccauvlei Golf Club, a course with links-like characteristics situated on the riverfront of the Vaal River, right on the border of the Free State and Gauteng provinces.[2] In 2025, the tournament moved a few kilometers to Heron Banks Golf Course, a par-71 links-style course on the same riverfront.[3]
Winners
| Year | Winner | Score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Maximilian Steinlechner | 260 | −24 | 1 stroke | Daniel van Tonder | Heron Banks |
| 2024 | Ryan van Velzen | 263 | −25 | 4 strokes | Neil Schietekat | Maccauvlei GC |
| 2023 | Stefan Wears-Taylor | 263 | −25 | 1 stroke | Jake Redman | Centurion CC |
References
- ^ "Wears-Taylor makes Sunshine Tour breakthrough". Compleat Golfer. 11 March 2023. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Van Velzen wins Mediclinic Invitational". Compleat Golfer. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
- ^ "Maiden win for Max in Mediclinic Invitational". Sunshine Tour. Retrieved 11 February 2025.