It’s time for the first European Tour / Sunshine Tour event of 2013, and it looks like we’re in for a treat in the Volvo Golf Champions tournament. The event is being played in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal at the Durban Country Club.

You can check out a preview of the event here, and see a comprehensive review of the Durban Country Club here. In the meantime, here’s the draw for the first day’s play of the Volvo Golf Champions. Let’s hear some thoughts and predictions. Do you think this event has a South African victory written all over it, or will one of the strong European contenders get a great start to their 2013 season?

Volvo Golf Champions Round one draw and tee times
10:00 Darren FICHARDT
10:10 Julien QUESNE Jbe KRUGER
10:20 Ricardo SANTOS Robert ROCK
10:30 Michael HOEY Retief GOOSEN
10:40 Bernd WIESBERGER Thongchai JAIDEE
10:50 Jeev Milkha SINGH Danny WILLETT
11:00 Shane LOWRY Richie RAMSAY
11:10 Rafa CABRERA-BELLO Paul CASEY
11:20 Jamie DONALDSON Gonzalo FDEZ-CASTAÑO
11:40 Marcel SIEM Thorbjørn OLESEN
11:50 Paul LAWRIE Colin MONTGOMERIE
12:00 Henrik STENSON Darren CLARKE
12:10 José María OLAZÁBAL Matteo MANASSERO
12:20 Scott JAMIESON Padraig HARRINGTON
12:30 Francesco MOLINARI Branden GRACE
12:40 Louis OOSTHUIZEN Thomas BJÖRN
12:50 Ernie ELS Nicolas COLSAERTS