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Image: The 18th hole at Leopard Creek: Water awaits for any loose shots

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The European Tour returns to the Gary Player-designed Leopard Creek for an eighth successive year. Sponsored once again by Alfred Dunhill, the tournament is the first of five South African-based events to be staged on the European Tour between November and the end of January. Pablo Martin arrives in the Southern Hemisphere chasing a hat-trick of Alfred Dunhill Championship titles, having won at Leopard Creek in both 2009 and 2010. This picturesque venue, which opened in 1996, is located on the edge of the Kruger National Park and has an array of water hazards that includes brooks, streams, rivers and lakes. So who's made the journey south? Thomas Aiken: Fifth here 12 months ago and fourth in 2008, the 28-year-old South African is still chasing a first European Tour win. George Coetzee: Has made giant strides up the World Ranking during 2011 thanks to seven top-three finishes that include a victory on his home Sunshine Tour in Johannesburg back in February. Has a best finish of tied 18th at Leopard Creek from three previous visits. James Kingston: The experienced 45-year-old from Rustenburg rarely performs badly on home soil - and was 10th in this event 12 months ago. Robert Rock: Has never failed to finish inside the top 20 at Leopard Creek from five starts. This includes being a runner-up three years ago. Lee Slattery: The popular Englishman collected his maiden European Tour title in Portugal last month and has posted three top 25 finishes at Leopard Creek - including a tied second alongside Ernie Els four years ago. Jaco Van Zyl: Has enjoyed a handful of decent results on Tour this year that include a brace of top three finishes. Has also posted top 25 finishes in seven of his last eight European Tour starts. SELECTED PLAYERS with GOOD to REASONABLE FORM at LEOPARD CREEK Full European Tour History Player: '04 / '05 / '06 / '07 / '08 / '09 / '10 Thomas Aiken: Wd / 12 / MC / 57 / 4 / MC / 5
Robert Dinwiddie: - / - / - / - / 8 / - / 6
David Dixon: - / MC / - / 6 / 16 / 39 / 68
David Drysdale: - / MC / 25 / 28 / 29 / MC / 8
Darren Fichardt: 17 / 73 / 4 / MC / 42 / 25 / 37
Keith Horne: 39 / 18 / 48 / 14 / 6 / 34 / 15
James Kingston: MC / 27 / MC / 52 / 37 / 17 / 10
Pablo Martin: - / - / - / - / - / Won / Won
Alan McLean: - / Wd / 8 / 57 / 6 / 29 / 21
Hennie Otto: 39 / 60 / 6 / 9 / 29 / MC / 15
Robert Rock: - / - / 17 / 14 / 2 / 4 / 8
Lee Slattery: 23 / MC / 25 / 2 / MC / MC / 37
Ulrich Van Den Berg: 27 / 4 / MC / MC / MC / 12 / MC SELECTED PLAYERS with POOR to MEDICORE FORM at LEOPARD CREEK Full European Tour History Player: '04 / '05 / '06 / '07 / '08 / '09 / '10 Jaco Ahlers: - / - / - / - / MC / MC / MC
Charl Coetzee: - / - / - / MC / - / 51 / MC
Robert Coles: - / - / - / - / - / MC / MC
Josh Cunliffe: - / - / - / MC / - / 69 / MC
Tyrone Ferreira: - / - / - / - / MC / MC / MC
Branden Grace: - / - / - / MC / 53 / MC / -
Richard McEvoy: - / - / MC / - / - / 51 / MC
Prinavin Nelson: - / - / - / - / MC / MC / MC
Shaun Norris: MC / - / MC / - / MC / MC / -
Jake Roos: - / - / - / MC / 62 / MC / MC
Neil Schietekat: - / - / - / - / MC / MC / MC
Divan Van Den Heever: - / - / MC / MC / MC / MC / 43
Willie Van Der Merwe: - / - / - / MC / MC / - / MC
Justin Walters: - / 60 / MC / MC / 57 / MC / -
Peter Whiteford: - / - / - / 62 / - / 57 / MC LEADING 12 STROKE AVERAGES for LEOPARD CREEK (Last Four Years - 2007 thru 2010) Average (Rounds) 68.50: Pablo Martin (8)
69.63: Robert Dinwiddie (8)
69.63: Robert Rock (16)
70.44: Keith Horne (16)
70.86: Hennie Otto (14)
71.00: Thomas Aiken (14)
71.00: Alan McLean (16)
71.06: James Kingston (16)
71.08: Alvaro Velasco (12)
71.14: David Drysdale (14)
71.30: Trevor Fisher (10)
71.60: Deane Pappas (10) (Min. No. of Rounds = 8) LOWEST 12 AVERAGE POSITIONS for EUROPEAN TOUR events staged in SOUTH AFRICA (Last Five Years - since December 2006) Average (Events) 21.23: Robert Rock (13)
37.18: Keith Horne (17)
41.06: James Kingston (17)
43.06: Jaco Van Zyl (16)
44.70: Robert Dinwiddie (10)
47.82: Thomas Aiken (17)
48.94: Hennie Otto (16)
50.71: Branden Grace (14)
54.70: Trevor Fisher (10)
55.42: Magnus A Carlsson (12)
55.80: Alan McLean (15)
55.92: George Coetzee (12) (Min. No. of Events = 8) LOWEST ROUNDS at LEOPARD CREEK
(Since it became a EUROPEAN TOUR event in 2004) 61: Thomas Aiken (2008)
63: Pablo Martin (2009)
64: Six Times Note: The lowest final round score is 65, achieved just once by Bobby Lincoln in 2005 Leopard Creek: Par 72; 7,326 yards Winning Totals (Last Three Years): 2010 Pablo Martin 277
2009 Pablo Martin 271
2008 Richard Sterne 271
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