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Course and form stats for this week's event in Albany
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Bez is the man to beat according to the Betfair market
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Schaper and Lawrence could both be contenders in Joburg
Alfred Dunhill Championship 2025 - Contenders based on current form
Christiaan Bezuidenhout @ 12/113.00
Bezuidenhout finished fourth at last week's Nedbank Challenge in Sun City - his eighth top 12 finish at a tournament in Africa over the past half-decade - and he is the favourite on the Betfair Sportsbook for this week's event. Of the players in this week's field, he sits fifth for points accumulated in the last six months.
Jayden Trey Schaper @ 16/117.00
Schaper performed even better than Bez at the Nedbank, finishing tied for second, just one shot behind winner Kristoffer Reitan. Schaper was sixth at the India Championship a couple of months ago and followed that up with top 30 and top 20 finishes at Abu Dhabi and Dubai respectively. He boasts more top 12 finishes (12) than anyone else in the field.
That Lawrence is a bigger price than the two aforementioned contenders is perhaps down to his recent performances. The world number 64 was tied for 33rd at the Nedbank. His best recentish display was in India where he was tied for third. He is already a winner this year after he claimed the OMEGA Championship at Crans-Montana, Switzerland in August. This may be the ideal place for him to rediscover his best form, as he has 10 top 12 finishes in Africa.
World Ranking Points
Most Points Since June 1st (Top 10 Listed)
58.36: Thriston Lawrence
51.00: Aldrich Potgieter
45.96: JC Ritchie
44.77: Angel Ayora
43.09: Christiaan Bezuidenhout
39.56: Jayden Trey Schaper
39.11: John Parry
33.14: Grant Forrest
31.10: David Law
29.12: Oliver Lindell
Only those entered this week are included in table
Most Top-12 Finishes in Africa
Since January 1st, 2020
12: Jayden Trey Schaper
10: Thriston Lawrence
8: Christiaan Bezuidenhout
8: Jacques Kruyswijk
8: Shaun Norris
7: Dean Burmester
7: Hennie Du Plessis
Above list relates to DP World Tour events staged in South Africa, Kenya and Mauritius.
Only those entered this week are included in table
Note: List Contains Leading Reserves