Louis is ready to defend title

Louis Oosthuizen (above) is ready to defend an Alfred Dunhill Championship title which he ranks as one of the best achievements of his stellar career, and against a 2024 field that is widely representative of the international talent in the game.

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Oosthuizen beat fellow Major champion Charl Schwartzel by two strokes in a thrilling final round last year, finally claiming the victory he has always sought on this Leopard Creek course.

"It was a bit of a struggle in the end with the weather last year. But it's something I still consider as one of my best achievements because this golf course had always found a way to bite me. To pull it through having to beat Charl (Schwartzel), who is king around this place, felt really good," Oosthuizen said ahead of today's first round.