Herman Loubser joined the long list of illustrious winners on the Vodacom Origins of Golf series when he beat Yurav Premlall on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at the Parys Golf & Country Estate on Sunday.
Loubser and Premlall finished regulation play tied for the lead on eight under par after their respective final rounds of 69 and 72.
Loubser then took the title with a birdie on the first playoff hole, the par-five 18th. His caddie Lloyd Gaya was also rewarded with a champion's medalion as part of the Sunshine Tour's recognition of the winning caddie.
“Yurav and I are good mates, so it’s a bit of a bitter-sweet victory. He had a bad lie off the tee and had to lay up. I had two putts left for birdie after a good second shot. Yurav didn’t make his birdie, so I ended with the win,” Loubser said.
Pieter Moolman (67), George Coetzee (71) and England’s Joe Long (71) finished joint third on six under par.
Nadia van der Westhuizen closed with a 72 to finish as the leading Sunshine Ladies Tour professional on two-over-par.
Defending champion Premlall went into the final round with a two-stroke lead, but struggled to maintain that form as Loubser opened with four birdies in his first five holes. But Loubser’s double bogey on the par-five ninth led to a thrilling back nine before he sealed it in the playoff.
“I’m over the moon with today – super happy,” said Loubser. “It’s my first win since 2022. It’s quite a long time. It almost feels like you’ve forgotten how to win. To get over the line after two recent second places really feel amazing.”
“It takes a bit of pressure off, and I’m playing good golf. Hopefully I can just continue playing well.”
SCORES
208 - Herman Loubser 67 72 69 WN, Yurav Premlall 70 66 72 KO
210 - Pieter Moolman 75 68 67, George Coetzee 69 70 71, Joe Long 69 70 71
211 - Benjamin Van Wyk 72 68 71
212 - Tyran Snyders 73 68 71, Marcus Sandile Taylor 70 68 74
213 - Pierre Viallaneix 73 72 68, CJ du Plessis 69 72 72
214 - Mikkel Antonsen 75 68 71, Keenan Davidse 75 70 69, Altin van der Merwe 72 70 72, Jaco Prinsloo 73 69 72, Kieran Vincent 72 69 73, Wynand Dingle 69 72 73
215 - Martin Vorster 72 70 73, Luke Brown 69 73 73, Kyle De Beer 70 72 73
216 - Xander Basson 74 71 71, Stuart Krog 71 72 73, Gerhard Pepler 74 71 71, Rowan Lester 75 70 71, Trevor Fisher Jnr 69 73 74, Keelan van Wyk 73 73 70, Danie Van Niekerk 69 73 74, Gregory Mckay 69 72 75
217 - Paul Boshoff 74 70 73, Ruan Groenewald 74 70 73, Martin Rohwer 72 73 72, Ryan van der Klis 69 73 75, Kyle Barker 74 68 75, Jaco Ahlers 72 69 76, Ruan de Smidt 70 76 71
218 - Stals Swart 71 74 73, Jason Roets 70 73 75, Luke Mayo 74 68 76, Nadia van der Westhuizen 78 68 72
219 - Robson Chinhoi 68 75 76, Jean Hugo 73 72 74, Rupert Kaminski 72 70 77, Nikhil Rama 70 75 74, Kyle McClatchie 74 72 73, Hayden Griffiths 75 71 73, Graham van der Merwe 75 71 73, Gabrielle Venter 73 73 73
220 - Christiaan Basson 73 72 75, Tyron Davidowitz 73 73 74
221 - Jason Broomhead 72 72 77, Heinrich Bruiners 71 74 76, Liam Grehan 71 74 76, Austin Bautista 73 73 75, Ethan Smith 73 73 75
222 - Ruan Korb 70 75 77, Keegan Mclachlan 73 73 76
223 - Warwick Purchase 69 73 81, Cara Gorlei 75 71 77
224 - Dylan Mostert 75 70 79, Quintin Wilsnach 75 71 78
225 - Ockie Strydom 72 72 81
226 - Doug McGuigan 73 73 80
231 - Fredrik From 70 76 85
Missed the cut:-
147 - JJ Senekal 72 75, Stephen Ferreira 74 73, Christiaan Burke 75 72, Allister de Kock 72 75, Hennie O'Kennedy 73 74, MJ Viljoen 77 70, Ricky Hendler 73 74
148 - Tyrone Ryan 76 72, Peter Karmis 72 76, Rhys West 73 75, Jacques Blaauw 72 76, Conner Mackenzie 78 70, Franklin Manchest 75 73, Allen John 75 73
149 - Sean Cronje 78 71, Matthew Spacey 74 75, Luke Jerling 72 77, Rourke van der Spuy 73 76, Ruan Conradie 78 71, Jean-Paul Strydom 75 74, Estiaan Conradie 74 75, Tomas Gana 74 75, Pierre Pellegrin 74 75, James Mack 73 76, Albert Venter 79 70, Jacques P de Villiers 78 71, Luis Carrera 81 68, Kelsey Nicholas 73 76, Slade Pickering 74 75
150 - Tristen Strydom 72 78, Lyle Rowe 74 76, Thabiso Ngcobo 79 71, Thomas Spreadborough 71 79, Jordan Burnand 75 75
151 - Toto Thimba Jnr 76 75, Samuel Simpson 73 78, Keagan Thomas 75 76, Leon Vorster 72 79, Karabo Mokoena 75 76
152 - Sentanio Minnie 76 76, Jacquin Hess 77 75, Marcel Steyn Scholtz 76 76
153 - Jack Hawksby 76 77, Keanu Pestana 75 78
154 - Otto Van Buynder 79 75, Zachary Chegwidden 75 79, Cara Ford 81 73
155 - Jonathan Broomhead 78 77, Christian Kriek 77 78, Musiwalo Nethunzwi 78 77, Eric Wowor 75 80, Makhetha Mazibuko 76 79, Hennie Otto 77 78, Symone Henriques 74 81
156 - Simon du Plooy 80 76, Anthony Michael 79 77
157 - Zethu Myeki 76 81
158 - Bronwyn Doeg 79 79
159 - Nick Cunningham 78 81
160 - Alex Haindl 78 82
162 - Werner Deyzel 77 85
WDN - Brandon Meads 82 WDN, Luca Filippi 78 RTD, Lora Assad RTD RTD, Jordan Duminy 81 RTD