Yubin Jung booked his place on the Sunshine Tour for next season when he won the Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament at Huddle Park Golf Club on Friday.
Jung closed with a 68 to win on 16 under par, one stroke clear of Keelan van Wyk who signed for a final round of 66. Musiwalo Nethunzwi and amateur Anu Gounden finished third on nine under par with respective rounds of 66 and 69.
The leading 15 golfers and those tied for 15th place all earned their Sunshine Tour cards for the 2022/23 season, while the rest received their Altron Big Easy Tour cards.
“I’m really grateful. I felt like my game has been quite good for the last six or seven months. I’ve added more structure to my game and the way I’ve been practicing. I’ve also changed my mental approach towards my game and it’s paid off,” said Jung.
“I’ve got some goals for this season and my goal will be to make the top 50 on the Luno Order of Merit. It means the world to all of us to be able to play in this Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament because it gives us the opportunity to play professional golf for a living.”
FINAL SCORES
272 - Yubin Jung 65 71 68 68
273 - Keelan van Wyk 68 69 70 66
279 - Musiwalo Nethunzwi 74 72 67 66, Anu Gounden 72 67 71 69
280 - Siyanda Mwandla 75 69 71 65
283 - James Kamte 70 73 73 67, Steven Le Roux 71 71 69 72
284 - Adriel Poonan 73 68 73 70, Karabo Mokoena 72 71 70 71
285 - Keelan Africa 69 72 74 70
286 - Jastice Mashego 74 70 70 72, Wade Jacobs 70 76 68 72
287 - Gerrit Foster 72 71 76 68
288 - Tristin Galant 69 75 73 71, Thanda Mavundla 74 72 71 71, Tumelo Molloyi 70 73 66 79
289 - Jordan Duminy 73 71 74 71, Evance Vukeya 67 78 68 76
290 - Makhetha Mazibuko 72 74 74 70
291 - Thabiso Ngcobo 77 70 73 71, Lindani Ndwandwe 75 68 75 73, Derick Petersen 69 74 75 73
292 - Byron van der Merwe 74 74 73 71, Thabang Simon 72 71 75 74, Jason Diab 73 77 75 67, Sentanio Minnie 73 70 71 78
293 - Irvin Mazibuko 74 74 72 73
295 - Teboho Sefatsa 74 77 72 72
296 - Gerard du Plooy 71 76 73 76, Lindani Mthiyane 76 72 74 74
297 - Lincon Denzy Cele 75 75 73 74, Alphius Kelapile 73 72 78 74, Richard Kruger 73 72 73 79
298 - M-Jay Xaba 72 75 75 76, Brandon Moodley 81 71 71 75, Thabo Moraba 76 76 80 66
299 - Darren Slingers 80 71 71 77, Lwazi Gqira 76 74 75 74
300 - Shalan Govender 73 74 75 78, SP Mthethwa 73 75 76 76, Mike Maile 74 77 75 74
301 - Ethan Joseph 75 73 79 74
302 - Gerard Moodley 73 75 77 77, John Bele 75 77 75 75, Slenda Sithebe 78 74 77 73
303 - Boeta Nasie 78 74 81 70
304 - Ricco Motsa 77 75 74 78, Thato Maponyane 75 77 77 75
305 - Murad Hoosen 74 75 78 78
306 - Fezekile Kana 77 72 78 79, Omar Sandys 74 76 79 77
309 - Sandy Makume 82 70 77 80
311 - Mark Maart 76 73 82 80