Louis Albertse claimed his third Sunshine Tour victory in dramatic fashion when he beat Pieter Moolman in a playoff to win the Sunbet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya at Umhlali Country Club.
It was a predictably tight finish to a tournament that remained wide open going into the final round, with five players tied for the lead. Albertse and Moolman were part of that group.
It was Moolman who took the early advantage and went into the back nine with a two-stroke lead over Albertse.
But it was Albertse’s flawless back nine that forced the playoff as he made four birdies. Moolman birdied the last to set the target at 11 under par before being joined there by Albertse. Both players closed with rounds of 66.
Albertse then birdied the second playoff hole to take the title.
The victory moved him into eighth place on the Sunshine Tour’s Courier Guy Order of Merit standings.
Tyran Snyders continued his good form this season and signed for a 67 to finish third on 10 under par, claiming his third top-10 finish in his last five tournaments.
Kyle Barker (67) and Jaco Prinsloo (68) shared fourth place on nine under par, while amateur Ruben van der Berg earned himself a top-10 finish with his closing 70.
SCORES
202 – Louis Albertse 70 66 66 WN
202 – Pieter Moolman 71 65 66 KO
203 – Tyran Snyders 69 67 67
204 – Kyle Barker 69 68 67, Jaco Prinsloo 69 67 68
205 – Gerhard Pepler 72 67 66, MJ Viljoen 72 67 66
207 – Ryan van der Klis 72 68 67, Hayden Griffiths 69 69 69
208 – Allen John 72 70 66, Tyrone Ryan 70 69 69, Lyle Rowe 68 71 69, Ruben Van Der Berg 69 69 70, Haydn Porteous 74 64 70
209 – Wynand Dingle 69 74 66, Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa 71 71 67, Luis Carrera 75 66 68, Pierre Viallaneix 71 70 68, Benjamin Van Wyk 72 64 73
210 – Ruan Korb 72 71 67, Tristen Strydom 70 71 69, Astin Arthur 70 71 69, Anthony Michael 71 69 70, Martin Vorster 74 66 70
211 – Nikhil Rama 71 72 68, Altin van der Merwe 74 68 69, Brandon Stone 73 68 70, Ruan Conradie 70 71 70, Jacques P de Villiers 70 68 73
212 – Tomas Gana 73 70 69, Jonathan Broomhead 75 66 71, Luke Brown 70 71 71, Stuart Krog 72 69 71, Hennie O’Kennedy 72 67 73, Robson Chinhoi 71 67 74
213 – Ruan de Smidt 72 69 72
214 – Ricky Hendler 72 71 71, JJ Senekal 71 71 72, Kyle McClatchie 72 69 73, Christiaan Burke 69 72 73, Samuel Simpson 70 71 73, Estiaan Conradie 72 68 74, Keagan Thomas 69 68 77
215 – Keelan van Wyk 70 73 72, Thabiso Ngcobo 70 73 72, Doug McGuigan 74 68 73, James Mack 67 75 73
216 – Keenan Davidse 73 69 74
217 – Colin Nel 71 72 74, Rowan Lester 72 70 75
218 – Leon Vorster 74 68 76
221 – Jean-Paul Strydom 75 68 78
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