DP World Tour : Joburg Open Leaderboard
With his best round of the week Canada's lone representative on the DP World Tour, Aaron Cockerill moved 16 places up the Joburg Open leaderboard early this morning (EST) with a 3 birdie, one bogey -2 68 to finish T32 69 70 70 68 -3.
He is now 39th on the new 2024 Race to Dubai list and is scheduled to play 2 more weeks in South Africa at the South African Open this week, the the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek, Malelane,
Overnight leader Thriston Lawrence posted a double and 2 bogey's in his first 5 holes and finished with a disappointing +5 75 T7 -10.
Dean Burmester emerged from the pack with a bogey free, 6 birdie -6 64 to win by 3 shots (68 62 68 64) over another veteran South African Darren Fichardt who posted a final round 64 of his own to finish at -15. The win is worth almost $254,000 cdn and perhaps more important a place in the field for the Open at Royal Troon.
Fichardt had just regained his 2024 playing status through Q school, will also now play at the Open as will defending champion Dan Bradbury who finished 3rd -13 after a closing 64.
" The fans are always fantastic at home in South Africa, and I'm so happy to be playing at home, eating some braai meat and having a good time. Thriston is an amazing competitor and had a 3 shot lead so I knew I had to do something special and fortunately I was able to do that."
Burmester jumped to play on the LIV series golf for guaranteed prize money so why was he allowed to play while others who jumped are banned from the DP World Tour ?
He is banned from the PGA Tour, but retained status on the South African Sunshine Tour which co-sanctioned this event with the DP World Tour allowing him to be exempt with his national status.
Next week it's the South African Open over on the Blair Atholl Golf and Equestrian Estate, also in Joburg.
Bryan Angus
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