The Investec South African Open is currently kicking off at the Royal Durban Golf Course. Now in its 114th year, the tour features 156 pro golfers and offers numerous awards for its winners. However, let’s first take a quick look at the names leading the leaderboard. Currently, the 3rd round is underway. While you get ready for the third day’s thrilling actions, here’s a look at the round 2 results. Shaun Norris is leading the competition at -14. Dylan Naidoo and Sam Bairstow closely follow him, as they are currently tied at -13. Interestingly, five of the top 10 players are South African. Interestingly, all the last 6 winners of this tour are all homegrown. If everything goes well, it is likely the Durban crowd will have another reason to celebrate at the end of the week!
So, does it look like the trophy will stay on the continent? Well, that’s likely. How about the awards that the tour will offer to its top contenders? Along with a whopping purse of $1.5 million, the tour will introduce a $100k Order of Merit prize that will run throughout the DP World Tour’s first season. Additionally, the leaders in this merit will receive an invitation to the first Rolex event of the following season!
That means the stakes are high. This year’s champion will take home $250,000, just like Dean Burmester did last year. However, it will come with 3,000 Race to Dubai points! Sounds exciting? While the 2nd placed golfer will take home $165,000, the last one (70th) will have $2,850! With that out of the way, let’s take a look at the complete breakdown of the purse!
Position
Prize Money
1st
$255,000
2nd
$165,000
3rd
$94,500
4th
$75,000
5th
$63,600
6th
$52,500
7th
$45,000
8th
$37,500
9th
$33,600
10th
$30,000
11th
$27,600
12th
$25,800
13th
$24,150
14th
$22,950
15th
$22,050
16th
$21,150
17th
$20,250
18th
$19,350
19th
$18,600
20th
$18,000
21st
$17,400
22nd
$16,950
23rd
$16,500
24th
$16.050
25th
$15,600
26th
$15,150
27th
$14,700
28th
$14,250
29th
$13,800
30th
$13,350
31st
$12,800
32nd
$12,450
33rd
$12,000
34th
$11,550
35th
$11,000
36th
$10,650
37th
$10,350
38th
$10,050
39th
$9,750
40th
$9,450
41st
$9,150
42nd
$9,000
43rd
$8,850
44th
$8,250
45th
$7,950
46th
$7,650
47th
$7,350
48th
$7,050
49th
$6,750
50th
$6,450
51st
$6,150
52nd
$5,850
53rd
$5,500
54th
$5,250
55th
$5,150
56th
$4,950
57th
$4,800
58th
$4,650
59th
$4,500
60th
$4,350
61st
$4,200
62nd
$4,050
63rd
$3,900
64th
$3,750
65th
$3,600
66th
$3,450
67th
$3,300
68th
$3,150
69th
$3,000
70th
$2,850
Hold on! There’s more.
The International Swing stage is reaching its end, with the Joburg Open being played between Mar 6 and 9. Eventually, the leading golfer at the Joburg Open will be the Swing Champion. He will also book a place at each of the Back 9 events, adding a $200k bonus. The eligible European players will also take home 1,000 Ryder Cup points. Sounds good? Well, let’s go through the latest from the Investec South African Open now.
What’s happening at the 2025 Investec South African Open?
Last year, Dean Burmester won by three strokes and took home $255,000. This year, as the defending champion, fans were waiting to see him at his peak. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been that great. Burmester is currently placed at T23 with a score of -8. Charl Schwartzel, on the other hand, is currently placed at T31 with a score of -7. Brandan Grace is at T6 with a score of -11.
But that was all about the leading names the fans were anticipating this season. How about the unexpected and the current names taking over the leaderboard? As mentioned before, Norris was leading the game with a score of -14 after round 2. However, Dylan Naidoo is closely following with a score of -13. Christiaan Maas had a brilliant bogey-free 2nd round. The South African is currently following close behind the top contenders with a score of -10.
With names like Todd Clements, Fredrick From, Joel Girrbach, and others in the Top 10, whom have you placed your hopes on for this round?
While the current round is ongoing and will see many ups and downs, catch the live action on the Golf Channel. Let us know what you think will happen at the end of the 3rd round!
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