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Reitan holds his nerve to win Nedbank Challenge
The Citizen
|December 08, 2025
It was a little nervy, understandably, but Norway's Kristoffer Reitan (below) did just enough to hang on, and then win the 2025 Nedbank Golf Challenge at Sun City yesterday.
Reitan went into the final round with a five-stroke lead, but bogeys at the first, third and seventh set him back, as did a fourth bogey later on at the 15th, to go with four birdies, all on his front nine, and a charge from especially England's Dan Bradbury ensured it wasn't going to be plain-sailing for the Norwegian.
"I don't know what I'm feeling right now. I had a lot of nerves today," said the winner.
"But to get it over the line in the end is a better feeling than I can describe.
This story is from the December 08, 2025 edition of The Citizen.
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