The Volvo Golf Champions was an annual 72-hole

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men's professional

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tournament on the

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. Following the inaugural tournament in the

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in 2011, the 2012 event was moved to the Southern hemisphere and the Fancourt Golf Resort in

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. In 2013 and 2014, it was played at the Durban Country Club in

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. The tournament was a unique "Tournament of Champions" style event which saw

winners compete together with leading amateurs on one day of the tournament. The tournament was created by

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, together with

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and in conjunction with the European Tour Tournament Committee. It was cancelled after the 2014 event when Volvo reduced their sponsorship commitments on the tour.

Format

The Championship was contested over 72 holes, with all participants playing four rounds (there was no cut after 36 holes). On Friday, the Volvo World Golf Challenge "World Finalists" played in the tournament, with one amateur playing with two professionals in each group. The professionals continued to play individual

format, while the amateurs played in a team competition with both professionals in their group forming their team. The best two scores of the three team members on each hole counted towards the team total.

Qualification

The Championship was open to players who had taken up the current year's European Tour Membership and who were eligible under the following categories: # Players who had won during the previous year's

schedule. # Past winners of the Volvo Golf Champions under 50 years of age on the first day of the tournament. # Players with 10 or more official

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/ European Tour Order of Merit tournament wins under 50 years of age on the first day of the tournament.

Winners

References

External links

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Coverage on European Tour's official site
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