Haydn Porteous produced one of the great comebacks when he won the Vodacom Origins of Golf at the Gowrie Farm Lodge & Golf Course for his first Sunshine Tour title since 2016.
In a tournament plagued by weather delays and reduced to 36 holes, Porteous claimed a one-stroke victory on seven under par following rounds of 66 and 69.
It was a remarkable comeback for Porteous who was playing on an invitation this week and was desperately seeking to reclaim the form that saw him win two DP World Tour events in the 2016 Joburg Open and the 2017 D+D Real Czech Masters. His last victory on the Sunshine Tour before this was in the 2016 Investec Cup.
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— Sunshine Tour (@Sunshine_Tour) September 14, 2025
Kyle McClatchie, Herman Loubser, Luke Jerling, Allen John, Estiaan Conradie, Daniel van Tonder and Austin Bautista all shared second place on six under par.
Gabrielle Venter produced rounds of 70 and 69 to finish as the leading Sunshine Ladies Tour professional on three under par and in joint 19th place.
But it was an emotional moment for Porteous as he broke a lengthy win drought, which brought him to tears after his victory.
The victory sees him join an illustrious list of winners on the Vodacom Origins of Golf series, which has been played on the Sunshine Tour since 2004.
It’s a series Porteous has had experience of before, having lost in a playoff for a victory in 2014.
The victory moves him into 11th place on the Sunshine Tour’s Courier Guy Order of Merit.
SCORES
135 - Haydn Porteous 66 69
136 - Kyle McClatchie 66 70, Herman Loubser 67 69, Luke Jerling 70 66, Allen John 68 68, Estiaan Conradie 69 67, Daniel van Tonder 69 67, Austin Bautista 68 68
137 - Ryan van der Klis 65 72, Lyle Rowe 72 65, Michael Hollick 69 68, Martin Vorster 69 68, Louis Albertse 66 71, Luke Brown 68 69
138 - Dylan Mostert 64 74, Nikhil Rama 66 72, Anthony Michael 69 69, Jacques Blaauw 70 68
139 - MJ Viljoen 67 72, Jaco Prinsloo 73 66, Christiaan Burke 66 73, Trevor Fisher Jnr 71 68, Gabrielle Venter 70 69, Wynand Dingle 68 71
140 - Luis Carrera 66 74, Rowan Lester 74 66, Jaden Deltel 73 67, Samuel Simpson 66 74
141 - Tyron Davidowitz 74 67, Toto Thimba Jnr 72 69, Jonathan Broomhead 73 68, Kyle Barker 73 68, Keegan Mclachlan 73 68, Luke Mayo 73 68, Otto Van Buynder 73 68
142 - Franklin Manchest 67 75, Jason Roets 71 71, Jean Hugo 74 68, Kyle De Beer 71 71, Ricky Hendler 71 71, Ethan Smith 75 67, Graham van der Merwe 70 72, Jason Broomhead 70 72, Stuart Krog 69 73, Karabo Mokoena 71 71, Xander Basson 72 70
143 - Ruan de Smidt 74 69, Altin van der Merwe 68 75, Tyrone Ryan 74 69, Mikkel Antonsen 70 73, Keanu Pestana 69 74, Christian Kriek 69 74, Tomas Gana 66 77, Yurav Premlall 70 73, Stals Swart 74 69
144 - Benjamin Van Wyk 72 72, CJ du Plessis 73 71, Tyran Snyders 69 75, Gerhard Pepler 67 77, Khaya Jika 70 74, Paul Boshoff 70 74, Rupert Kaminski 71 73, Brandon Meads 73 71
145 - Quintin Wilsnach 70 75, Keagan Thomas 70 75, Ruan Korb 70 75, Stephen Ferreira 72 73, Adam Breen 78 67, Travis Procter 73 72, Simon du Plooy 72 73, Ruan Conradie 81 64, Neil Schietekat 73 72
146 - Jordan Burnand 72 74, Liam Grehan 73 73, Jordan Duminy 80 66, Thomas Spreadborough 71 75, Thanda Mavundla 72 74, Jake Redman 77 69, Jean-Paul Strydom 72 74, Kelsey Nicholas 69 77, Ruan Groenewald 73 73
147 - Tumelo Molloyi 77 70, Heinrich Bruiners 72 75, Conner Mackenzie 74 73, Hennie O'Kennedy 74 73, Slade Pickering 73 74, Marcel Steyn Scholtz 73 74
148 - Sean Cronje 75 73, Albert Venter 78 70, Jacques P de Villiers 71 77, JJ Senekal 76 72, Doug McGuigan 77 71, Tristen Strydom 74 74, Eric Wowor 73 75
149 - Gregory Mckay 79 70, Alex Haindl 77 72, Rourke van der Spuy 73 76, Cara Gorlei 76 73, Zachary Chegwidden 77 72
150 - Jack Hawksby 73 77, Pierre Viallaneix 73 77, Jacquin Hess 74 76
151 - Joe Knox 77 74, Symone Henriques 76 75, Charl Barnard 80 71, Matthew Spacey 75 76, Malcolm Mitchell 72 79
152 - Warwick Purchase 74 78
153 - Rhys West 79 74
154 - Astin Arthur 77 77, Christiaan Basson 76 78, Keagan Crosbie 79 75
156 - Leon Vorster 75 81
157 - Danie Van Niekerk 78 79
159 - Nick Cunningham 74 85
160 - Matt Saulez 81 79, Werner Deyzel 85 75
163 - Bronwyn Doeg 84 79
165 - Umar Davids 80 85
169 - Luca Filippi 82 87, Janco Vogel 82 87
WDN - James Mack 77 WDN, Fredrik From 75 RTD, Oliver Bekker 73 RTD