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The Nelson Mandela Championship is a golf tournament that was played for the first time in December 2012. It is played in Durban South Africa. It is co-sanctioned by the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. It is sponsored by the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund. It was the first event of the 2013 European Tour.The first ever event was reduced to 36 holes due to rain and in order for the tournament to commence the course was reduced to a par 65 and was 1600 yards shorter.