Yorkshireman Dan Bradbury stored his cool to safe his second Joburg Open title after a busy remaining spherical in South Africa.
Dwelling favorite Hennie du Plessis appeared in pole place for victory when he reached the flip with a three-shot lead however simply because the chasing pack closed in, he dropped three pictures on the fifteenth and sixteenth to fade out of rivalry.
Casey Jarvis, who was seeking to be part of an elite group of gamers with three consecutive DP World Tour occasion wins, surged into the lead late on, however bogeyed the seventeenth earlier than lacking a birdie putt on the final which might have prolonged the event.
Brandon Robinson Thompson had gone down the ultimate gap with a one-shot lead, however three-putted to complete alongside Jarvis at 16 beneath.
Bradbury was standing within the 18th fairway as his fellow Englishman bogeyed the final to present him a one-shot benefit, solely to overshoot the final inexperienced. Nevertheless, he produced a surprising restoration shot for a tap-in par which sealed his third DP World Tour success and second at Houghton Golf Membership.
“It sounds fairly good,” Bradbury mentioned, when requested what it felt wish to be again within the winner’s circle once more. “I assumed I misplaced it on entrance 9, I had so many possibilities and I simply didn’t take something. It feels actually good to place it collectively on the again 9, in all probability wasn’t anticipating it as Hennie was enjoying so effectively, however yeah, it feels superb.
“Casey and Brandon have been clearly enjoying effectively as a result of I noticed their names on the leaderboard all the way in which spherical – it was tight on the finish there, however I by some means managed to get it executed.”
When requested why he thinks he is ready to produce his finest kind across the Houghton format, he mentioned: “It’s in all probability just like Wakefield Golf Membership, the place I grew up enjoying. It’s fairly tight, tree-lined and also you’ve acquired to drive it effectively. I did that and putted fairly solidly this week, though it didn’t really feel superb, however we acquired the consequence and that’s all that issues.”
The win, which got here with a €181,000 first prize, takes Bradbury to fourth on the Race to Dubai Rankings and transfer the 26-year-old as much as 121st on the Official World Gold Rating, up from 171st.
DAN BRADBURY’S WINNING GEAR
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9º)
Fairway Woods: Ping G440 MAX (3, 5)
Utility Iron: Ping i240 (4-iron)
Irons: Ping Blueprint S (5-PW)
Wedges: Ping s259 (50/S, 56/S, 60/E)
Putter: Ping PLD Oslo XL
Ball: Titleist Professional V1
