Thriston Lawrence and Jacques Blaauw both fired outstanding 10-under-par 62s to share the lead in a meeting of two of South African golf’s most in-form stars in the first round of the SunBet Challenge Times Square Casino at Wingate Park Country Club.
Jacques Blaauw made par at the first playoff hole to win the SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun City at the Gary Player Country Club, with the 38-year-old breaking an eight-year win drought and doing it at one of his favourite courses.
Jacques Blaauw decided to take a more aggressive approach to his putting and the result is a chance to claim his first Sunshine Tour title since 2016 when the final round of the Limpopo Championship tees off at the Euphoria Golf and Lifestyle Estate on Sunday.
At the start of each tournament professionals aim to make the final round within three shots of the lead, to go low over the last 18 and eventually to win. This week it’s a little different for Jacques Blaauw, who is three shots away from a European Tour card and tied for 41st at Qualifying School. (more…)
Six South Africans made the cut at the Final Stage of European Tour Qualifying School, including 21-year-old Zander Lombard. (more…)
It has been nearly three years since Jacques Blaauw won a Sunshine Tour tournament, and he put on a putting masterclass on Saturday to take the R700,000 Vodacom Origins of…