Paul Boshoff claimed a historic eight-shot victory in the eighth tournament of the Betway Big Easy Tour that was played at Waterkloof Golf Club, making it two wins in two weeks in the process.
A final round 63 which included three eagles, five birdies and two bogeys took Boshoff’s total for the week to 21-under-par 63, some distance clear of Xander Basson who had led proceedings since Tuesday.
“You don’t always know if you have a 63 in you,” said a happy Boshoff. “I didn’t really have a number today but at the beginning of the week, I sort of had 20-under in my head as a goal for myself. There are a lot of birdies here to be made. I have a really good process, and I was just going out to play 18 good holes and see what happens.”
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Boshoff was two shots off Basson’s lead at the start of the final round and with some work to do, seeing how good Basson was playing.
In the end, the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate, Boshoff, his second victory on Tour and over Basson this season.
His feat etched him into the history books of the Betway Big Easy Tour as the first player to win back-to-back since the Tour returned under the Sunshine Tour banner.
“That’s obviously an honour I will keep,” he said of being the first man to win twice in a row on the circuit. “It’s so hard to explain that my game has been good for so long and obviously, last week gave me a lot of confidence. More confidence in the process that I am following; that I am actually doing the right things. So, I just said into the week, just copy and paste and do the same things. I got the same results, so it shows that what I am doing is working and I am very happy right now.”
Boshoff was third on the Order of Merit at the start of the week, thanks to his win at CMR Golf Club last week.
Thursday’s win catapulted him to the summit of those rankings with four events left in the campaign.
The top 12 players on the standings after the season concludes will earn their Sunshine Tour playing privileges for the season ahead, and Boshoff has placed himself in pole position to be among those players.
“It means a lot to be up there,” he said. “It’s the reason all of us are here; to move up to the Sunshine Tour. I want to say that It’s almost secured now. I a obviously going to try to win as much as I can and finish this season as high as I can and play good golf. But, yeah, I am already preparing my game for next season; to level up. There is a level up and I just want to be ready for that.”
While Basson will feel a little gutted at losing out twice within as many weeks – and after he has been playing some of his best golf – he will be happy with his position on the Order of Merit.
Despite that victory remaining elusive, Basson has shot up to second on those Order of Merit and he too will be thinking about the prospect of teeing it up among the elite in the 2025/26 season.
SCORES:
195 - Paul Boshoff 65 67 63
203 - Xander Basson 63 66 74
204 - Graham van der Merwe 68 67 69, Leon Visser 66 67 71
205 - Oliver Goldhill 66 71 68
206 - Ryan van der Klis 69 71 66, David Amm 66 71 69, Eric Wowor 67 68 71, Brandon Pieters 71 71 64
207 - Musiwalo Nethunzwi 69 71 67, Christian Kriek 70 67 70
209 - Travis Ladner 67 70 72, Francois Van der Walt 70 71 68
211 - Njoroge Kibugu 72 67 72, Kyle McClatchie 69 69 73, Jules Helary 69 67 75, Slade Pickering 69 73 69, Jacques Van der Merwe 71 71 69
212 - Tyron Davidowitz 69 71 72, Allister de Kock 70 70 72, Matthew Rushton 69 72 71
213 - Andrew Williamson 69 71 73, Ronald Rugumayo 68 70 75
214 - Ryan Tipping 68 69 77
215 - Therion Nel 72 70 73
216 - Basil Wright Jr 70 71 75, Tumelo Molloyi 70 72 74
217 - Joe Knox 66 76 75
218 - Thabiso Ngcobo 68 73 77
DSQ - Luke Trocado 66 72 DSQ
Missed the cut:
143 - Simon du Plooy 71 72, Richard Joubert 70 73, Ruan de Smidt 71 72, Harry Konig 72 71, Sentanio Minnie 71 72
144 - Shaunak Rama 70 74, Dehan Joubert 71 73, Karabo Mokoena 73 71, Eugene Du Plessis 72 72, Jastice Mashego 72 72, Kael Strydom 74 70, Roelof Craig 73 71, Reece Mc Kain 65 79, Luke Mayo 73 71, Warwick Purchase 69 75, Leon Vorster 71 73, Vaughn van Deventer 69 75, Marcel Steyn Scholtz 71 73, Makhetha Mazibuko 71 73, Drikus Joubert 70 74, Louis Liebenberg 69 75
145 - Carlos Losper 76 69, Regan Steyn 75 70, Lwazi Gqira 72 73, Toto Thimba Jnr 77 68
146 - Kayle Wykes 73 73, Ivan Mare 73 73, Keelan van Wyk 72 74, Kian Coetzer 68 78, Steven Le Roux 73 73, Tyrone Ryan 72 74, Jacquin Hess 73 73, Gerard du Plooy 77 69, Lyle Pedro 71 75
147 - Eben Spangenberg 71 76, Jonathan Waschefort 73 74, Dillon Germshuys 70 77, Maritz Wessels 77 70, Mutahi Kibugu 71 76, Christopher Long 70 77, Thomas Spreadborough 74 73, Kirby Coe-Kirkham 70 77, Johan Theron 74 73, Richard Kruger 72 75
148 - Letsoso Letsai 74 74, Marcus Taylor 71 77, Janko van der Merwe 73 75
149 - Michael Kok 71 78, Jaden Deltel 69 80, Nicholaus Frade 73 76, Coert Groenewald 72 77, Sabelo Xolani Majola 76 73, Slenda Sithebe 75 74
150 - Dian Kruger 74 76, Andre De Decker 72 78, Jason Froneman 74 76, Jabulane Mabilane 76 74
151 - Khanya Mkhize 76 75, Alphius Kelapile 73 78, Adriel Poonan 73 78
152 - Erhard Lambrechts 78 74, Thabang Simon 73 79, Henning du Plooy 73 79, Philip Geerts 75 77
153 - Shaydon Johnson 75 78
154 - Matt Saulez 76 78, Richard Shi 77 77
155 - Jonathan Williams 77 78
156 - Boeta Nasie 77 79
167 - Brandon-Jude Rennie 84 83
RTD - Keelan Africa RTD RTD RTD, Llewellyn Leibrandt RTD RTD RTD, Jarryd Govender 83 RTD RTD, Stals Swart 75 RTD RTD, Ricco Motsa 81 RTD RTD, Umar Davids 78 RTD RTD, Irvin Mazibuko 74 DSQ DSQ