Ockie Strydom claimed a life-changing maiden victory on the DP World Tour when he gained the Alfred Dunhill Championship by two shots at Leopard Creek on Sunday.
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Strydom closed with a 69 to win on 18-under par.
Adrian Otaegui took second place on 16-under with a ultimate spherical of 68, whereas Laurie Canter completed third on 15-under with a 64.
“To sink the winning putt on such a prestigious green as this 18th is amazing for me. Walking onto this island green is always special. It’s something I always wanted to achieve. My dad has also always wanted me to win one of these,” stated a delighted Strydom, who earlier than this had 19 runner-up finishes in his profession.
“It feels good. I’ve finally done it. To do it on Leopard Creek as well is something special.”
This is by far the largest victory of his profession and considerably modifications his plans for the approaching season.
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“This changes my life. It’s two years on the DP World Tour now. It will be tough with the wife at home and the kids, but in the long run it will be better for them as well.”
Strydom was tied for the lead with Scott Jamieson on 15-under going into the ultimate spherical. The South African was locked in a battle for the lead on Sunday, and after a double bogey on the par-four ninth he dropped again into the chasing pack.
Plenty of different gamers have been additionally making their presence felt on the high of the leaderboard. Canter got here by means of the sector and signed for a closing 64 together with 4 straight birdies over the flip. Otaegui, MJ Daffue and Louis Oosthuizen have been additionally all jostling right into a threatening place.
But Strydom held his nerve after which produced a scoring burst of 4 birdies in his first 5 holes on the again 9 that pulled him three pictures away from the sector on 18 below par and strolling down the final. Otaegui birdied the final whereas Strydom parred, however the ultimate consequence was already past query.
“It was hard work and a lot of mental toughness that I needed to work on. Jaris my caddie kept me in the game out there. But I’ve also been in this situation quite a lot and I know how to manage it. The double on nine cost me and immediately I made those birdies thereafter. Then I knew I could just play my own game again. To have a three-shot lead playing the 18th calmed the nerves quite a bit.”
Final spherical scores within the DP World Tour (European Tour) Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek CC, on Sunday
270 – Ockie Strydom 68 70 63 69
272 – Adrian Otaegui 70 69 65 68
273 – Laurie Canter 68 69 72 64
274 – Aaron Cockerill 70 65 70 69, Branden Grace 67 70 67 70, Oliver Bekker 69 66 68 71
275 – Louis Oosthuizen 70 66 71 68, Dean Burmester 65 70 68 72
276 – David Ravetto 67 67 73 69, MJ Daffue 69 66 72 69
277 – Nathan Kimsey 70 64 74 69, Scott Jamieson 68 63 70 76
278 – Tom McKibbin 68 73 71 66, George Coetzee 73 68 67 70, Joost Luiten 69 70 69 70, Dylan Frittelli 70 66 68 74
279 – Christiaan Maas 71 70 70 68, JC Ritchie 72 66 72 69, Joshua Lee 71 69 69 70, Eddie Pepperell 69 65 73 72, Ross Fisher 71 65 71 72
280 – Darren Fichardt 67 70 74 69, Kristian Krogh Johannessen 68 72 71 69, Alexander Knappe 68 68 72 72, Bryce Easton 69 69 70 72
281 – Matthew Southgate 71 71 70 69, Jayden Schaper 69 68 72 72, Christiaan Bezuidenhout 70 72 67 72, Daniel Brown 71 70 73 67, Ryo Hisatsune 71 72 71 67, Dale Whitnell 69 68 66 78
282 – Matthew Baldwin 72 70 69 71, Niklas Norgaard Moller 70 71 70 71, Gary Hurley 73 68 71 70, Ernie Els 70 69 71 72
283 – Thriston Lawrence 69 71 72 71, Jaco Ahlers 67 73 71 72, Lukas Nemecz 66 70 74 73, Daniel van Tonder 72 67 71 73, Chase Hanna 74 69 71 69
284 – Jean Hugo 70 72 70 72, Scott Vincent 70 72 71 71, Santiago Tarrio 69 69 76 70, Jaco Prinsloo 70 68 70 76
285 – Wynand Dingle 70 67 74 74, Jacques Blaauw 73 68 69 75
286 – Joachim B. Hansen 73 68 72 73, Dylan Mostert 70 65 79 72, Marcel Siem 71 72 71 72
287 – Grant Forrest 72 70 74 71, Wilco Nienaber 68 73 67 79
288 – Shaun Norris 71 70 72 75, JJ Senekal 70 70 74 74, Jorge Campillo 69 69 71 79, CJ du Plessis 72 70 73 73, Merrick Bremner 78 65 72 73, Jbe’ Kruger 71 72 74 71
289 – James Hart du Preez 70 69 73 77, John Axelsen 75 66 72 76, Martin Simonsen 72 70 72 75, Sami Valimaki 74 69 71 75, Adam Breen 71 72 74 72
290 – Neil Schietekat 70 72 74 74, Dan Bradbury 74 68 75 73
291 – Jovan Rebula 70 72 75 74, Luke Jerling 70 72 76 73, Combrinck Smit 72 71 76 72
292 – Alejandro Canizares 69 69 73 81, Kyle De Beer 72 70 75 75, Jens Fahrbring 70 72 77 73
293 – Tobias Eden 68 74 76 75, Erik van Rooyen 69 72 78 74, Justin Walters 72 70 79 72
294 – Nick Bachem 72 71 75 76
298 – Wil Besseling 71 72 76 79
304 – Deon Germishuys 67 72 80 85