Matteo Manassero carded a final-round 66 to assert his first victory on the DP World Tour in 11 years with a 3-shot win on the Jonsson Workwear Open on Sunday.
Manassero is again on the tour for the primary time in 5 years, having misplaced his card in 2018, and his victory was arrange by a career-best 61 in his second spherical Friday as he ended the event at 26-under par, 3 pictures forward of a trio of gamers in second place.
Shaun Norris (68), Thriston Lawrence (63) and Jordan Smith (68) have been the runners-up because the event on the Glendower Golf Membership in Johannesburg, South Africa, completed in dimming mild after a delay for thunderstorms earlier within the day.
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Manassero nonetheless holds the report because the youngest-ever winner on the DP World Tour at 17 years, 188 days in 2010, however he had solely seven top-10 finishes since claiming the BMW PGA Championship in 2013 and briefly stepped away from the sport 5 years in the past.
“I will not be capable to replicate for some time, however it’s the finest day of my life on the golf course,” Manassero mentioned. “It has been a loopy journey, however in the previous couple of years I knew I used to be getting again on observe.
“Golf is such a tough recreation. I’m simply so pleased to be right here now. I performed effectively at this time, however the guys behind have been enjoying some unbelievable golf and each time I regarded on the leaderboard it was a brand new title with extra birdies.”
