Investec Women's Golf
We're the title sponsor of the Investec South African Women's Open, the Investec Order of Merit, and Investec Homegrown Award. We've backed many women on their rise to the top, and currently sponsor South African players Zethu Myeki, Lejan Lewthwaite, Nicole Garcia, and Stacy Bregman. We also sponsor Irish player Stephanie Meadow.
Same game. Different winners asserts that the game of golf poses the same challenges to female and male players and female players should be equally celebrated and rewarded.
Same game. Different winners asserts that the game of golf poses the same challenges to female and male players and female players should be equally celebrated and rewarded.
Investec South African Women's Open 2022
Nail-biting finish saw Pace win for a record fifth time
South African Lee-Anne Pace held on for dear life coming back from a gruelling six-hole play-off against the fading light to win her record fifth Investec South African Women’s Open Championship title at majestic Steenberg Golf Club.
All four days were covered live locally by SuperSport and streamed to SkySports giving the tournament the best viewership in its history.
There was a lot on the line for Pace, who not only walked away with €45,000 of the €300,000 Investec South African Women’s Open purse, but also pocketed R100,000 as the winner of the Investec Homegrown Award, for a second consecutive year. The Investec Homegrown Award debuted last year and rewards the winner of the Investec South African Women’s Open, should they be a South African.
Longer format and handsome purse attracts more international talent
The Investec South African Women’s Open was once again co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour, and the tournament was decided over 72 holes.
The event is the Sunshine Ladies Tour season finale. The field comprises 120 lady professional golfers.
The flagship event of the tour carried a prize fund of €300,000 (approximately R5.2million). The champion earned a Tournament Winner’s Category Exemption on the Ladies European Tour and Sunshine Ladies Tour for the remainder of the 2022 and the 2023 seasons.
Investec Order of Merit
Over and above the substantial prize purse on offer through the Investec South African Women's Open and the Investec Homegrown Award, there's an additional opportunity to walk away with R200,000 through the Investec Order of Merit.
The Investec Order of Merit is based on a points system, and the top three placed professionals on the final Investec Order of Merit will gain automatic entry into the 2023 Investec South African Women’s Open.
In order to qualify for the Investec Order of Merit bonus prize, players must have competed in at least four events in the 2022 Sunshine Ladies Tour season.
This year Linn Grant, of Sweden walked away with the trophy.
International appeal
Co-sanctioned tournament
4th event on the LET 2022 schedule
Pro vs amateur split
132 players in total, comprising 6 amateurs and 126 pros
