Scotland’s Calum Hill defeated residence duo Jacques Kruyswijk and Shaun Norris in a play-off on the Joburg Open to safe his second DP World Tour title.
A par on the second additional gap was ok for victory after Norris pulled his second shot into the water and Kruyswijk three-putted from 30 ft.
The trio had completed tied on 14 below par with Hill, who started the ultimate spherical eight pictures behind Norris, had made probably the most of a fortunate bounce to birdie the 18th and full an excellent eight-under 62, the bottom spherical of the week.
Hill, whose win follows his victory on the Cazoo Basic in 2021 and strikes him as much as eleventh within the Race to Dubai, stated afterwards: “It’s awesome. It was a fantastic day and then [to win] is the cherry on top.
“I received fortunate with the bounce off the slope [on the 72nd hole] and made a pleasant five-footer after which it gave me an opportunity to have a go on this play-off.
“I think that might be my first play-off ever so it’s nice to have a 1-0 record.”
Kruyswijk birdied the seventeenth to hitch Hill on 14 below after which missed a birdie putt to win in regulation on the 18th earlier than enjoying associate Norris holed from 20 ft to make it a three-way play-off.
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In any case three males parred the primary additional gap, Norris discovered a fairway bunker on the second and dragged his method into the water after his proper foot slipped within the sand.
That ended his probabilities and after Hill safely two-putted from the again of the inexperienced, Kruyswijk missed his par try having charged his birdie putt three ft previous the outlet.
South Africa’s Dylan Frittelli briefly held the outright lead when he birdied the ninth, tenth and twelfth and holed out for his second eagle of the day on the thirteenth, however bogeyed the fifteenth and completed a shot exterior the play-off.
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