Michael Hollick became a four-time winner on the Sunshine Tour with his two-stroke victory in the FNB Eswatini Challenge at the Ezulwini Golf & Country Club on Saturday.
Hollick, who led going into the final round, signed for a final round of 68 to win on 16 under par.
It was also a special moment for his caddie, Clavie Taderera, who was also recognised at the prizegiving and presented with a winning Sunshine Tour caddie medal.
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It was a commanding performance from Hollick, who ended the previous Sunshine Tour season with a victory in the Courier Guy DNi Tour Championship.
He started the final round strong with successive birdies on his opening two holes.
A further two birdies on the front nine and then an eagle early on the back nine kept his title challenge on track.
And he was able to seal the victory despite a double bogey on the par-three 14th hole.
“My gameplan was the same – try and get the ball in the fairway and don’t try and overpower this golf course. It is a short course and a scoreable one, but it still requires a lot of tactics and placing your ball in the right areas,” said Hollick.
The par fives were key to Hollick’s title chase and he played them in 11 under for the week.
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“The par fives give you a lot of opportunities around here and when you have a lot of iron shots into the par fives you can make a score,” he said.
The duo op Pieter Moolman (69) and Herman Lobser (64) finished joint second on 14-under-par, with Paul Boshoff (66) joined Germany’s Allen John (70) in fourth place in a share of fourth place on 13 under par.
SCORES
200 - Michael Hollick 68 64 68
202 - Herman Loubser 70 68 64, Pieter Moolman 66 67 69
203 - Paul Boshoff 72 65 66, Allen John 67 66 70
204 - Xander Basson 68 68 68, Keenan Davidse 68 67 69
205 - Nikhil Rama 68 69 68, Ricky Hendler 69 68 68, Hayden Griffiths 68 68 69, Jaco Prinsloo 69 66 70
206 - Samuel Simpson 72 68 66, Jean Hugo 70 66 70
207 - Yurav Premlall 72 67 68, Peter Karmis 67 70 70, Rowan Lester 67 70 70, Joe Long 68 67 72, Kyle De Beer 68 67 72
208 - Jason Roets 73 68 67, Luke Jerling 67 73 68, Toto Thimba Jnr 68 70 70, Heinrich Bruiners 69 68 71, Rupert Kaminski 70 66 72, Austin Bautista 69 66 73
209 - Musiwalo Nethunzwi 71 70 68, Brandon Stone 75 66 68, Jean-Paul Strydom 71 69 69, Ryan van der Klis 68 70 71, Kyle McClatchie 72 66 71
210 - James Mack 73 68 69, Jonathan Broomhead 72 68 70, JJ Senekal 72 67 71, Luca Filippi 68 71 71, Pierre Viallaneix 68 70 72, Martin Rohwer 66 72 72, Jake Redman 71 63 76
211 - Stals Swart 70 71 70, Jordan Duminy 68 73 70, Keanu Pestana 68 73 70, Estiaan Conradie 69 72 70, Sentanio Minnie 73 68 70, Gregory Mckay 70 70 71, Tyran Snyders 65 75 71, Jaco Ahlers 71 68 72, James Pennington 71 68 72, Keagan Thomas 69 69 73, Rourke van der Spuy 68 70 73, Altin van der Merwe 65 71 75
212 - Hennie O'Kennedy 72 69 71, Conner Mackenzie 73 68 71, Quintin Wilsnach 70 71 71, Martin Vorster 65 75 72, Christian Kriek 69 71 72, Rhys West 70 67 75
213 - David Meyers 72 69 72, Doug McGuigan 68 72 73
214 - Tristen Strydom 74 67 73, Anthony Michael 73 68 73, Graham van der Merwe 72 68 74, Tyrone Ryan 71 69 74, Albert Venter 69 70 75
215 - Marcel Steyn Scholtz 70 70 75, Warwick Purchase 70 69 76
216 - Jordan Burnand 71 70 75, Christiaan Basson 70 70 76
217 - Gerhard Pepler 70 71 76
Missed the cut:
142 - Benjamin Van Wyk 73 69, Stuart Krog 69 73, CJ du Plessis 70 72, Oliver Bekker 71 71, Robson Chinhoi 71 71, Otto Van Buynder 73 69, Makhetha Mazibuko 71 71, Thabiso Ngcobo 72 70
143 - Wynand Dingle 73 70, Ruan Korb 71 72, Tomas Gana 74 69, Jacques Blaauw 73 70, MJ Viljoen 76 67, Christiaan Burke 73 70, Werner Deyzel 70 73
144 - Karabo Mokoena 69 75, Eric Wowor 75 69, Tafadzwa Nyamukondiwa 72 72, Thomas Spreadborough 73 71, Simon du Plooy 73 71, Kieran Vincent 71 73, Stephen Ferreira 71 73, Mandla Dlamini Jnr 75 69
145 - Tyron Davidowitz 72 73, Jacquin Hess 73 72, Jacques P de Villiers 70 75, Keelan van Wyk 72 73, Brandon-Jude Rennie 71 74, Jastice Mashego 74 71, Luke Mayo 72 73
146 - Marcus Sandile Taylor 70 76, Stefan Wears-Taylor 70 76, Danie Van Niekerk 75 71, Tumelo Molloyi 74 72
147 - Jason Broomhead 72 75, Ruan de Smidt 76 71, Joe Knox 70 77, Sean Cronje 74 73
148 - Nick Cunningham 76 72, Matthew Spacey 78 70, Luke Brown 70 78, Allister de Kock 77 71
149 - Zachary Chegwidden 73 76, Ethan Smith 72 77, Ruan Groenewald 77 72
151 - Thabang Simon 77 74, Thanda Mavundla 79 72, Ruan Conradie 76 75, Keegan Mclachlan 75 76, Fredrik From 73 78, Slade Pickering 76 75
152 - Franklin Manchest 76 76
153 - Jabulani Mabaso 79 74, Dylan Mostert 78 75
154 - Sanele Myeni 81 73, Slenda Sithebe 78 76, Umar Davids 82 72, Raymond Mathonsi 77 77
155 - Machawe Maziya 78 77, Nathan Koen 75 80
157 - Sifiso Vilane 82 75, Nicholus Vilakati 82 75
158 - Nhlanhla Mtsetfwa 77 81, Chang Sum Nam 76 82
160 - Jabulani Vilakati 78 82, Albert Zungu 79 81
167 - Robert Shiba 84 83