SULLIVAN BEATS SCHWARTZEL TO CLAIM SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN
England's Andy Sullivan won his first European Tour title on Sunday after home favourite Charl Schwartzel suffered a dramatic collapse in the South African Open.
Schwartzel took a five-shot lead into the final round at Glendower Golf Club in his native Johannesburg and, despite an error-strewn display, still led by four with five holes to play. However, the former Masters champion then failed to get up and down from a plugged lie in a greenside bunker on the 14th and three-putted the 16th to run up a double-bogey six, before a dreadful tee shot on the 17th led to another bogey and left him tied with Sullivan on 11 under par.
The players returned to the 18th for a sudden-death play-off and, after both had missed the fairway, Sullivan produced a stunning recovery from the trees and holed from 10 feet for a winning birdie.
South African Open (Final)
1. Andy Sullivan (Eng) -11 *win play-off
2. Charl Schwartzel (RSA) -11
3. Lee Slattery (ENG) - 10
4. Pablo Martin Benavides (ESP) -9
T5. Alessandro Tadini (ITA) -7
T5. Thomas Aiken (RSA) -7
T5. Jared Harvey (RSA) -7
T5. Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) -7
T5. Gary Stal (FRA) -7
T5. Paul Maddy (ENG) -7
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