South Africa’s Shaun Norris won the Alfred Dunhill Golf Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club on Sunday after a final-round 67 gave him a 13-under-par total of 275 and a one-shot victory.
It was a second win in the DP World Tour for the 42-year-old, who started with an eagle at the second and overcame a double-bogey on the seventh to take an early clubhouse lead.
Norris started the day six off the lead but watched as his challengers fell short on the final holes.
Englishman John Parry, Ryan van Velzen from South Africa and overnight leader Marcus Kinhult finished tied for second, one shot back.
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The 23-year-old Van Velzen looked well placed to join Norris at the top of the leaderboard and force a playoff but he put his ball in the water at the 18th to finish with a 72 for the round.
Parry hit four birdies in his opening six holes but could not keep the momentum going on the back nine as he scored 69.
Sweden’s Kinhult had led by three after the second round on Friday, and had a two-shot lead going into the last round, but four-putted on the seventh for double bogey that saw him lose the lead. He forced his way back into contention but in the end shot a two-over-par 74 for the day.
Exciting 20-year-old Spaniard Angel Ayora and Darius van Driel from the Netherlands were still in with a chance going into the last two holes but tied for fifth on 11-under-par 277.
Northern Ireland’s Tom McKibbin closed with a level-par 72 to finish on five under in share of 24th position.
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