South Africa’s Dean Burmester shot rounds of 65 and 68 to go from making the cut on the number at the South African Open to winning the title by three shots.
Seven days on from winning last week’s Alfred Dunhill Championship, the 26-year-old South African added his national title to an already burgeoning resume with victory in the South African Open at Sun City.
End-of-year celebrations remain on hold for five Australian professionals as the European Tour’s 2019 season continues at the South African Open at Johannesburg’s Randpark Golf Club.
Less than three months after seeming to lose his exempt status on the European Tour, Englishman Graeme Storm withstood a final round pairing with Rory McIlroy at the BMW South African Open, winning with a par on the third extra hole at Glendower Golf Club in Johannesburg.
Rory McIlroy made a New Year’s splash with his decision to add Callaway and Titleist equipment to his bag. Club changes involving a player of McIlroy’s calibre are always noteworthy.