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Joachim B. Hansen
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Denmark Joachim B. Hansen surpassed South Africa Wilco Nienaber to win his first European Tour title in the Joburg Open on Sunday.
Hansen loaded a magnificent round without ghosts to seal the title by two shots at Randpark Golf Club.
The 30-year-old fired a final round of 67-under to finish at 19-under for the tournament and claim his first European Tour trophy in 146 appearances.
“It’s quite emotional. This is what we work for, you know?” Hansen said after his win.
“Wilco went ahead pretty fast, with three shots, and we managed to keep our game and our plan.”
Nienaber, who was the overnight leader by one shot, posted a final round of 1-under-70 to finish second at 17-under.
This is Nienaber’s highest result in a European Tour event.
Fellow countryman Shaun norris he also had a stellar finish at Randpark when he shot 5-under at 66 to finish third at 16-under.
Brandon stone he was tied for fourth after a two-under 69 to finish 13 under.
The European Tour now moves to Leopard Creek Country Club for the Alfred Dunhill Championship, which will feature a 29 million rand prize money, the largest purse on the Sunshine Tour this season.
Leading scores after the final round of the Joint European Tour / Sunshine Tour sanctioned Joburg Open tournament on the Par 71 Firethorn course at Randpark Golf Club in Johannesburg on Sunday (RSA unless otherwise noted):
265 – Joachim B. Hansen (DEN) 66-68-64-67
267 – Wilco Nienaber 63-67-67-70
268 – Shaun Norris 63-70-69-66
271 – Aaron Cockerill (CAN) 64-68-71-68, Brandon Stone 70-68-64-69, Steve Surry (ENG) 67-71-66-67
272 – Jacques Blaauw 66-63-73-70, Richard Bland (ENG) 67-67-68-70, Bryce Easton 69-69-67-67, Lars van Meijel (NED) 70-69-67-66
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
