The European Tour is about to close the season with the second round of the Final Series, the Nedbank Golf Challenge, in Sun City, South Africa, from today to Sunday. This is the last call for those who want to qualify for the grand finale in Dubai (November 17-20), which will be attended by the top 60 players in the continent's merit rankings. Up for grabs next week will be the title of European champion and a prize pool of 13 million dollars, eight million for the race and a 5 million annual bonus.
Two Italians in the field Renato Paratore, 60th for now in the Race to Dubai and Matteo Manassero, 68th and therefore still out of the most prestigious appointment. Their goal is to take a few steps forward, the first to improve his position, the second to be admitted to the last race.
In fact, on the path of the Gary Player CC the players are divided into two: those who occupy the upper part of the ranking will aim to reach the last round of the waltz in more advantageous conditions and those who are stationed in the lower part will try to enter the 60 in extremis.
The field is of the highest level and includes 12 of the top 15 players on the European money list, starting with the number one, the Swedish Henrik Stenson, and the number two, the English Danny Willett, winners in 2016 of a major each, respectively l 'Open Championship and the Masters. Followed by Alex Noren (5th), Rafael Cabrera Bello (6th) and Thorbjorn Olesen (9th), who scored last Sunday at the Turkish Open. Absent Northern Irishman Rory McIlroy (3rd), winner of the 2015 Order of Merit and winner of the 2016 Fedex Cup (the American tour). Rory will be on the field in Dubai, where he can only win the tour if Stenson misses the podium at Sun City.
The prize pool is seven million dollars, with first coin of 1.2 million.
