LIV Golfer Wins DP World Tour Event To Book Valuable Major Spot

Dean Burmester claimed the Joburg Open by three shots to secure his 10th professional victory and a place at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon
LIV Golfer Dean Burmester has secured a place at the 2024 Open Championship at Royal Troon following a stunning victory at the Joburg Open.

The Stinger GC part prevailed on 18-under – three shots in front of individual South African and late Q-School graduate, Darren Fichardt, who has likewise reserved his place in Scotland next July at the initial endeavor through the Open Passing Series – and will highlight at golf’s most established Major for a third time frame following appearances at Regal St George’s and St Andrews.

British bloke Dan Bradbury asserted third position and the last Open qualifying spot accessible at Houghton Golf Club thanks to completing on 13-under in the occasion which was co-authorized by the DP World Visit and Daylight Visit.

The second tournament to wrap up on the 2024 DP World Tour calendar – culminating hours after Min Woo Lee’s success at the Australian PGA Championship – saw Thriston Lawrence start the day out in front before an 11-shot swing turned the championship race on its head.

Lawrence endured a nightmare Sunday and ended up carding a five-over 75 – which featured four individual scores of six – while Burmester managed the joint-second lowest score of the day, coincidentally tying previous Joburg Open winners Fichardt and Bradbury with a 64

Sunday’s effort was Burmester’s fourth round of the week in the 60s – although still two shots worse off than his brilliant 62 on Friday – and helped him to a 10th victory since turning pro in 2010.

He said: “I actually can’t describe what’s really happened. The fans are always fantastic at home in South Africa, and I’m so happy to be home and playing at home and eating a bit of braai meat and having a good time.

“Thriston is an amazing competitor and he had a three-shot lead, so I knew I had to do something special, and fortunately I was able to do that.”

Burmester started the day three shots off top spot but took the lead early on after Lawrence had put himself in trouble at the second and ended up with a double bogey, trimming his advantage to just one

After Burmester and Fichardt quickly usurped the overnight leader, it appeared to be a shoot-out between just two players before Bradbury joined the party via a handful of birdies and a delightful eagle from the fairway midway around.

But with two further birdies ended by a disappointing bogey on 18, Bradbury was forced to settle for third as the two South Africans duked it out down the stretch.

In truth, Burmester was consistently in charge and two times rebuked Fichardt through birdies at 10 and 13, and a beast drive was compensated at 15 as the possible victor extended his lead to three.

One final birdie from Fichardt wrapped up performance second on the last, yet the crown jewels eventually had a place with the LIV golf player. Burmester moved to 18-under on the seventeenth prior to leaving his methodology ashore down 18 with the possibly card-destroying water sneaking.

Two putts down to the opening then, at that point, wrapped up the competition and a third DP World Visit crown for Burmester.