The unveiling of the field for the 2010 Nedbank Golf Challenge is always something quite exciting to me and unfortunately, Tiger Woods’ tournament, which we were told the Sun City organisers would avoid, is on the same weekend again, and has attracted 8 out of 10 of the world’s best players.

Having said that, you could not get a stronger South African field, in all the history of the Nedbank Golf Challenge, than you have this year including of course the winner of the British Open, Louis Oosthuizen, and all the usual favourites like Retief Goosen, Ernie Els, Tim Clarke, etc.
The big catch however for Sun City is Lee Westwood who, depending on what happens in one or two other tournaments before the event, may well be the number one player in the world at the time of the tournament. He certainly will not be any further back than three, and he is one of the form players of the year and I would not be surprised if the bookies priced him up as favourite. I have always been a very big supporter of Louis Oosthuizen and I would certainly have a few bets on him but with Ernie Els returning to form this year, and Retief Goosen also playing far better, although somehow managing to lose a number of tournaments in the last round, it would be no surprise at all if South Africans dominated the finish.