Swede Henrik Stenson held his nerve on his way to a final-round 71, winning the SA Open by three shots ahead of South African George Coetzee.

Charl Schwartzel, 2011 Masters champion, is determined to join a formidable list of fellow countrymen to hold up the SA Open trophy this week.

Following the cancellation of the SA Open, South African tennis has suffered another setback with the scrapping of the Soweto Open.

Spaniard Feliciano Lopez won his first ATP singles title in almost six years by beating Stephane Robert in the SA Open final on Sunday.

It may have returned only last year, after a 16-year absence, but the South African Tennis Open is already justifying its presence on the ATP tour.

Richard Sterne’s fourth-place finish at the Alfred Dunhill Championship last week should spur him to put up a good fight in Paarl this weekend.

The South African Open golf tournament will take place at Pearl Valley Golf Estates outside Paarl in the Western Cape from December 17 to 20.