European Tour now the DP World Tour: Joburg Open' Tee Times
Aaron Cockerill is back from Winnipeg for this week's Joburg Open at Randpark GC one of 3 events in South Africa to wrap up the 2021 season.
Last year he set the clubhouse lead after 36 holes with scores of 64 68 eventually finishing T4. That week Denmark's Joachim Hansen was the winner securing his card for this season, where he recently won the Portugal Masters. That scenario would be just what Aaron is aiming for.
The following week he MC at the Alfred Dunhill Championship then he went on to T18 at the SA Open, so he has had some good results on this swing.
Aaron has had a tough 2021 so far, ranked 524th OWGR, and still playing under European Tour Category 17, that means he placed in the top 28 in the 2019 Qualifying School, and all of those players were given another year of exemption in 2021 due to COVID restrictions.
So these 3 final events of the calendar year in South Africa will be his last chance to save his playing privileges before his next move for 2022, which I assume would be Qualifying School again.
PS. The DP World Tour are heralding these 3 events as the beginning of the 2022 season under their new sponsorship, however it appears under the former European Tour banner, Aaron's exemption continues to the end of the calendar year 2021.
Bryan Angus
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