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Vive la Ravetto as Frenchman wins Dimension Data Pro-Am

golf18 February 2024 17:21| © SuperSport
By:Michael Vlismas
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Frenchman David Ravetto claimed his maiden victory on both the Sunshine Tour and the European Challenge Tour when he won the Dimension Data Pro-Am by two strokes at Fancourt on Sunday.

Ravetto took a two-shot lead into the final round on the Montagu course, and two birdies in his opening three holes and then another two birdies in three holes over the turn kept him beyond reach of the field as he closed with a 69 to finish on 15 under par.

“It feels amazing. I’m really proud of myself with how I played. The last six months haven’t been easy for me and I’m super happy,” said Ravetto.

Remarkably, Ravetto is the first French winner of one of South Africa’s longest-standing pro-am tournaments dating back to 1996.

“The key for me this week was just to play solid golf and try to hit as many good shots as I can. I did that today. Today was windy and the pins were tough. I’m happy I didn’t panic. I made a few early birdies and then just tried to play solid golf thereafter,” he said.

England’s Sam Hutsby did his best to catch Ravetto on the final day. When the Frenchman bogeyed the 13th Hutsby had closed to within one shot of him.

But Hutsby’s double-bogey on 17 ended his charge as he signed for a 68 and second place on 13 under par.

South Africans Hennie du Plessis and Robin Williams as well as Spain’s Victor Pastor shared third place on 11 under par.

Ravetto admits that the victory has changed his plans somewhat as he now looks to a year of even greater opportunities.

“This will definitely change my planning a bit. I think I’ll still play the DP World Tour a bit, but this proves to me that I’m good enough to win out here. It’s always nice in South Africa as well. The people are so friendly and the courses are in great condition. The three golf courses here at Fancourt are just amazing."

LEADING FINAL SCORES

274 - David Ravetto 68 66 71 69

276 - Sam Hutsby 72 65 71 68

278 - Hennie du Plessis 67 72 70 69, Robin Williams 70 68 71 69, Victor Pastor 66 78 65 69

279 - Brandon Stone 67 78 65 69, Zander Lombard 70 66 73 70

280 - JC Ritchie 72 74 68 66

281 - Benjamin Hebert 65 77 66 73

282 - Daniel van Tonder 66 78 73 65, Jaco Prinsloo 68 82 67 65, Luca Filippi 66 75 68 73, Benjamin Follett-Smith 70 70 69 73, Franklin Manchest 70 70 67 75

283 - Dylan Naidoo 74 69 69 71, Louis Albertse 69 66 74 74

284 - Mikael Lindberg 70 77 67 70, Anton Albers 68 72 71 73, Nicolai Kristensen 67 76 69 72, Quim Vidal 72 70 68 74, Jaco Ahlers 67 78 67 72, Clement Berardo 70 73 70 71, Jordan Gumberg 68 71 74 71, Conor Purcell 71 67 76 70

285 - David Langley 70 76 70 69, Oliver Bekker 67 80 70 68, Romain Wattel 77 71 66 71, Kyle Barker 72 69 70 74, Rasmus Neergaard-Petersen 70 68 74 73, Philipp Katich 73 72 65 75, Soren Broholt Lind 70 72 68 75, Pierre Pineau 70 66 72 77, Luke Jerling 73 68 72 72

286 - Hayden Hopewell 75 74 67 70, Maxence Giboudot 71 74 71 70, Mark Power 76 70 68 72, Felix Mory 75 71 67 73, Hamish Brown 68 70 75 73, John Parry 72 71 71 72

287 - Nicolai Von Dellingshausen 69 73 74 71, Wilco Nienaber 73 73 71 70, Keith Horne 76 73 67 71, Thomas Aiken 69 78 68 72, Lars van Meijel 71 71 73 72, Bryce Easton 63 80 71 73, Alfie Plant 71 73 70 73, Malcolm Mitchell 71 70 72 74, Craig Howie 71 73 70 73

288 - Robin Roussel 71 73 72 72, Casey Jarvis 73 74 70 71, Chris Paisley 70 69 76 73, Lyle Rowe 73 70 70 75

289 - JJ Senekal 76 69 72 72, Jaco Van Zyl 72 75 70 72, Martin Couvra 68 73 76 72, Jacques Blaauw 66 82 67 74, Daniel Young 76 72 65 76, Trevor Fisher Jnr 67 73 73 76

290 - Wynand Dingle 75 75 67 73, Heinrich Bruiners 72 71 74 73, Yurav Premlall 71 74 70 75, Jean Hugo 73 69 73 75

291 - Toby Tree 73 73 70 75, Richard Mcevoy 72 71 70 78

292 - Alexander Levy 68 75 70 79

293 - Keenan Davidse 69 72 72 80

 

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