Casey Jarvis won his maiden Sunshine Tour title in The Hyundai Open at the Ebotse Links, and after beating close friend Ryan van Velzen on a tough final day.
“Winning is not easy and Ryan didn’t make it very easy for me. It’s hard beating a friend, and he’s a close friend of mine. But I am very happy with my win today” said Jarvis, who closed with a 68 to win on 23 under par.
His caddie, Conrad Loubser, earned the winning caddie medallion.
Van Velzen finished second on 22 under par following a strong closing stretch in which he birdied two of his last three holes, but missed a birdie opportunity on the 18th to tie the lead, with Jarvis having to make par for the victory.
“I was a bit nervous with that final putt – I won’t lie. I’ve had a few second places on tour, so to finally get it done is unbelievable,” said a delighted Jarvis.
Sunshine Tour rookie Warwick Purchase continued with his good form and finished third on 20 under par with a closing 68. This performance not only kept him in the running for the Fortress Rookie of the Year title in second place, but also moved him into eighth place on the Courier Guy Order of Merit.
Jean Hugo won a brand-new Hyundai Exeter after he finished closest to the pin on the par-three 11th hole, just 74cm from the flagstick.
“That shot was a bit nerve-wracking, but I managed to pull it in there quite close, so I’m very happy,” said Hugo.
SCORES
265 – Casey Jarvis 67 63 67 68
266 – Ryan Van Velzen 67 67 66 66
268 – Warwick Purchase 67 65 69 67
270 – MJ Viljoen 70 67 65 68, Pierre Viallaneix 70 66 67 67, Luis Carrera 68 68 69 65, Nikhil Rama 67 64 68 71
271 – Deon Germishuys 73 66 66 66
272 – Keenan Davidse 68 69 68 67, Pieter Moolman 67 70 68 67
273 – Altin van der Merwe 68 68 68 69, Daniel van Tonder 70 70 65 68, Haydn Porteous 64 70 69 70, Daniel Cronje 66 74 65 68
274 – Jacques P de Villiers 67 70 68 69, Keagan Thomas 69 69 69 67, Rowan Lester 66 69 67 72
275 – Samuel Simpson 68 69 69 69, Austin Bautista 69 68 68 70, Luke Jerling 72 67 68 68, Tristen Strydom 66 68 72 69, JC Ritchie 67 67 69 72, Christiaan Burke 70 70 68 67
276 – Peter Karmis 69 69 69 69, Xander Basson 68 69 69 70, Jean Hugo 68 70 69 69, Ruan Korb 67 71 70 68, CJ du Plessis 74 65 70 67, Kieron van Wyk 68 68 72 68, Gerhard Pepler 67 73 69 67
277 – Luke Brown 68 70 71 68
278 – Herman Loubser 69 70 70 69, Stuart Krog 71 69 69 69
279 – Benjamin Van Wyk 73 65 70 71, Anthony Michael 71 64 73 71
280 – Bryce Easton 69 68 72 71, Gregory Mckay 70 67 72 71, JJ Senekal 71 65 73 71, Ruan Conradie 73 66 71 70, Hennie Otto 69 70 72 69, Jonathan Broomhead 67 73 69 71
281 – Kyle De Beer 71 69 70 71
282 – Malcolm Mitchell 70 68 72 72, Jason Roets 69 71 72 70, Ulrich van den Berg 72 68 72 70
283 – Ryan van der Klis 70 68 74 71, Karabo Mokoena 68 69 73 73, Keegan Mclachlan 70 66 73 74
284 – Ricky Hendler 69 70 72 73
286 – Therion Nel 69 69 71 77, David Amm 68 71 74 73, Rourke van der Spuy 74 66 73 73
289 – Keelan van Wyk 72 67 74 76
