Johannesburg: George Coetzee of South Africa won the $1.77m Joburg Open at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club on Sunday.
Coetzee closed with a 66 for a 19-under total that brought him his first tournament win on the European Tour.
Three shots back and in a share for second place were Justin Walters of South Africa (73) Tyrrell Hatton of England (66) and South Korean Jeong Jin (71).
"I`ve been waiting on this for a while, Trying to play it down (not winning)," he said.
"I get to share this with my family and friends and my caddy.
"It was my mum`s birthday yesterday and I wanted to win it for her because I forgot to get her a present."
The win also qualifies Coetzee for the British Open at Hoylake in July.
AFP
First Published: Monday, February 10, 2014, 08:16
