{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Use South African English|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox golf tournament | name = Mediclinic Invitational | image = | location = Sasolburg, Free State, South Africa | establishment = 2023 | course = Heron Banks Resort | par = 71 | yardage = {{convert|7229|yd|m}} | tour = Sunshine Tour | format = Stroke play | purse = {{currency|2,000,000|ZAR}} | month_played = January | final_year = | aggregate = {{nowrap|260 Maximilian Steinlechner (2025)}} | to-par = −25 Stefan Wears-Taylor (2023)<br>−25 Ryan van Velzen (2024) | current_champion = {{flagicon|ZAF}} Samuel Simpson | coordinates = {{coord|-26.751|27.843}} | map = South Africa#South Africa Gauteng | map_label = Heron Banks | map_caption = Location in South Africa##Location in Free State | map_relief = yes | map_label_position = | map_size = 200 }} The '''Mediclinic Invitational''' is a golf tournament on the Sunshine Tour. It had been played annually since 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wears-Taylor makes Sunshine Tour breakthrough |url=https://www.compleatgolfer.com/golf/wears-taylor-makes-sunshine-tour-breakthrough/ |access-date=11 February 2025 |work=Compleat Golfer |date=11 March 2023}}</ref>
==History== The inaugural tournament was held at Centurion Country Club in Centurion, Gauteng. In 2024, it moved to Maccauvlei Golf Club, a course with links-like characteristics situated on the riverfront of the Vaal River, right on the border of the Free State and Gauteng provinces.<ref>{{cite news |title=Van Velzen wins Mediclinic Invitational |url=https://www.compleatgolfer.com/sunshine-tour/van-velzen-wins-mediclinic-invitational/ |access-date=11 February 2025 |work=Compleat Golfer |date=28 January 2024}}</ref> In 2025, the tournament moved a few kilometers to Heron Banks Golf Course, a par-71 links-style course on the same riverfront.<ref>{{cite web |title=Maiden win for Max in Mediclinic Invitational |url=https://updated.sunshinetour.com/maiden-win-for-max-in-mediclinic-invitational/ |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=11 February 2025}}</ref>
==Winners== {|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%" !Year!!Winner!!Score!!To par!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up!!Venue |- | 2026 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Samuel Simpson || align=center|265 || align=center|−19 || 3 strokes || {{flagicon|AUS}} Austin Bautista<br>{{flagicon|ZAF}} Simon du Plooy || Heron Banks |- | 2025 || {{flagicon|AUT}} Maximilian Steinlechner || align=center|260 || align=center|−24 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Daniel van Tonder || Heron Banks |- | 2024 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Ryan van Velzen || align=center|263 || align=center|−25 || 4 strokes || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Neil Schietekat || Maccauvlei GC |- | 2023 || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Stefan Wears-Taylor || align=center|263 || align=center|−25 || 1 stroke || {{flagicon|ZAF}} Jake Redman || Centurion CC |}
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==External links== *[http://www.sunshinetour.com Sunshine Tour's official site]
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