2017 European Tour:BMW SA Open
January 12, 2017 by Marc Jerbs

On Thursday, the Glendower Golf Club in Gauteng, South Africa will host the first European Tour of the year, the BMW SA Open. The BMW SA Open is a four-round stroke play tournament co-sanctioned by Sunshine Tour and will end on Sunday, January 15.

Tournament host and 5-time winner Ernie Els will start his first round at 6:50AM local time together with 2015 champion Andy Sullivan and Thomas Aiken. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy will tee-off together with defending champion Brandon Stone and George Coetzee at 7:10AM local time.

The pro gold handicappers have installed Rory McIlroy as the favorite to win the BMW SA Open. Brandon Stone, Andy Sullivan and Thomas Aiken are the strongest challengers of Rory McIlroy in this four-day tournament.