Darren Fichardt on Sunday birdied the 18th hole at the Joburg Open to win his fifth European Tour title and secure his place in the field at the 2017 Open Championship.The Joburg, shortened to 54 holes by inclement weather on Saturday, offered Open exemptions for the leading three players who finished inside the top 10 and weren't already qualified.Those exemptions are going Fichardt, the champion, and his two runner-ups Stuart Manley and Paul Waring.Fichardt, 41, will make his sixth Open appearance and first since 2010. He has missed the cut in all five prior starts.Waring, 32, has played in The Open twice, missing the cut in 2007 and finishing T-19 in 2008 at Royal Birkdale, where he'll return this July.Manley, 38, will be making his major debut.The next Open Qualifying Series event will be the Mizuno Open in Japan from May 25-28, with four spots available for players who finish in the top 12.This year's Open Championship will be played at Royal Birkdale from July 20-23.
Johannesburg - South African Darren Fichardt birdied the last hole on Sunday for a final-round 68 and a one-stroke victory in the rain-affected Joburg Open. The European Tour event was reduced from 72 holes to 54 after the first three days of the championship were interrupted by torrential rain.
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The British pair both finished the weather-affected tournament on 14 under par, one stroke adrift of home winner Darren Fichardt. All three qualify for the third major of the year via the Open
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The 2017 Joburg Open final leaderboard is headed by winner Darren Fichardt, who won the shortened 54-hole event by a shot at 15-under 200. Stuart Manley and Paul Waring finished in second place at
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Darren Fichardt Wins the Joburg Open and Claims the SEVENTH Consecutive Worldwide Tour Win for the TaylorMade M Family Darren Fichardt birdied the last hole of the shortened 54-hole Joburg Open to claim his fifth European Tour title. Fichardt, playing the all-new 2017 M2 Driver, also secures the SEVENTH
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PGA European Tour Joburg Open tournament preview as the European, Sunshine and Asia Tours combine for the second tournament of the season at the Randpark Golf Club, SA between the 7th and 10th December. Get the latest betting tips for United Kingdom from OddsDigger's experts.
The Joburg Open is the first tri-sanctioned golf tournament on South African soil and is part of the European, Asian and Sunshine Tours. The current Joburg Open winner, Darren Fichardt, will defend his title against tough competition in a strong field. Louis Oosthuizen, ranked 22 in the world, has already confirmed that he will play.
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The European Tour makes the short hop from Joburg to the suburbs of Pretoria for the Joburg winner Fichardt returns home for Tshwane Open. 'One more time, baby:' Fichardt sinks winning putt.
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Fichardt wins Joburg Open with last-hole birdie Share on: Darren Fichardt called his caddie over to help him read the putt that would win him the Joburg Open on Sunday, but in the end, he was left to his own devices as he sank the two-footer which gave him a one-shot victory at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.
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South African Darren Fichardt has won the Joburg Open in his homeland The victory in Johannesburg is the European Tour title of his career Fichardt carded a closing 68 to neat Paul Waring and
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