Africa Amateur Championship to Debut in 2024, Offering British Open Spot to Winner

Similar to the Asia-Pacific Amateur and Latin America Amateur, the R&A-underwritten event will promote golf in a new region.

HOYLAKE, England — With the same intentions as the Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship and the Latin America Amateur Championship, a new event to promote golf in a region will take place in South Africa next year.

Called the "Africa Amateur Championship," the new event is being underwritten by the R&A and will offer a spot to the winner in the British Open next year at Royal Troon.

The tournament will be played at Leopard Creek, South Africa, Feb. 21-24. It will feature 72 men from the African region competing in a 72-hole stroke play event. An invitational event for 20 elite women from the region will also be played at the venue during the week of the tournament.

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"We are creating a world-class platform for the most talented amateur golfers in Africa to compete against each other and realize their ambitions in the sport," said Martin Slumbers, chief executive of the R&A.

Leopard Creek has hosted the Alfred Dunhill Championship on the DP World Tour and Sunshine Tour since 2004 and winners include major champions such as Ernie Els and Charl Schwartzel.