Golf legend Gary Player says he's proud of Sun City golf course he helped create

15 November 2019 10:11 AM

The African continent's premier golf tournament, the Nedbank Golf Challenge is underway at the Gary Player Country Club in Sun City.

This year's winner will walk away with $5 million.

Branden Grace was the last South African player to win the tournament in 2017.

Will a South African emerge victorious at this year's challenge?

Player joins Bongani Bingwa to chat about the tournament.

At this point, the tournament has the biggest cash price in the world, next week they will have a bigger price in Dubai. Sol Kerzner and Sun International created 5000 jobs through this tournament.
— Gary Player, Golf legend

He says he is proud of what the tournament has become because he put a lot of work into the golf course.

It was one of the most difficult golf courses to build in the bush.
— Gary Player, Golf legend

Listen below to the full conversation:

Written by: Matshepo Sehloho

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