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Sunday 7 December 2025DP World TourYear in Review
Reitan wins Nedbank Golf Challenge
Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, North West, South Africa · Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 December 2025 · Kristoffer Reitan’s win no. 2 on the DP World Tour · purse $6,000,000 USD · Nedbank
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
13 h 32 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 87° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R125°/17°C · wind 13 km/h NE, gusts 28 · 6.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R228°/17°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 28 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R329°/15°C · wind 12 km/h N, gusts 27 · 0 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R429°/17°C · wind 18 km/h ENE, gusts 37 · 4.2 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Dan Bradbury ENG · 272bogey-free closing 66 from well back cut the lead, but no birdie over the last three holes left him one short Reitan holds nerve to win Nedbank Golf Challenge in dramatic finish (TimesLIVE)
- Jayden Schaper RSA · 272bogey-free 68; narrowly missed a birdie at the par-4 17th and finished one behind Reitan holds nerve to win Nedbank Golf Challenge in dramatic finish (TimesLIVE)
66 started
Same week
Nothing else in our record that week.
DP World Tour event
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Gary Player Country Club, Gary Player Country Club, Sun City, North West, South Africa
5 of 5 researched
Winner
Kristoffer Reitan
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
TimesLIVE (Ken Borland)
7 December 2025
I was nervous, it was a bit brutal, the whole round
TimesLIVE (Ken Borland)
7 December 2025
It was a wild ride from beginning to end, the pressure was excruciating at times. It becomes almost 100% mental and my swing wasn’t really co-operating.
TimesLIVE (Ken Borland)
7 December 2025
I thought level-par was a reasonable score, so Dan and Jayden played some unbelievable golf and really made me sweat
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristoffer Reitan | 63 · 69 · 67 · 72 | 271 | −17 |
| T2 | Dan Bradbury | 69 · 70 · 67 · 66 | 272 | −16 |
| T2 | Jayden Schaper | 70 · 68 · 66 · 68 | 272 | −16 |
| 4 | Christiaan Bezuidenhout | 70 · 65 · 71 · 69 | 275 | −13 |
| 5 | Shaun Norris | 68 · 72 · 69 · 68 | 277 | −11 |
| T6 | Thomas Detry | 68 · 73 · 70 · 67 | 278 | −10 |
| T6 | Julien Guerrier | 68 · 67 · 74 · 69 | 278 | −10 |
| T8 | Angel Ayora | 73 · 66 · 70 · 70 | 279 | −9 |
| T8 | Andy Sullivan | 70 · 67 · 71 · 71 | 279 | −9 |
| T10 | Francesco Molinari | 72 · 68 · 69 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Daniel van Tonder | 70 · 67 · 72 · 71 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Joost Luiten | 72 · 71 · 65 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Haotong Li | 68 · 72 · 68 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
| T10 | Ewen Ferguson | 69 · 70 · 69 · 72 | 280 | −8 |
The golfer
born 1998-03-08, Oslo, Norway; NOR; turned pro 2018; age 27 that week; tour wins to date: 2; majors to date: 0; world No. 59 that week (OWGR rank before the event (59 -> 33) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
- Driver Ping G440 Max 9°, Mitsubishi Tensei Pro White 1K 60 TX
- Fairway Wood Ping G440 Max 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei Pro 1K White 80 TX
- Utility Iron Ping iDi 19°, Mitsubishi Tensei Pro 1K Black 95HY X
- Irons Ping Blueprint Forged S 4-9, KBS Tour 130 X
- Wedge Ping S259 46°, KBS Tour 130 X
- Wedge Ping S259 50°, 54°, 58°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
- Putter Ping Harwood '21
- Ball Titleist Pro V1
verified for this week