Branden Grace earns victory at Joburg Open
January 15th 2012 15:43
Branden Grace fired a final round 72 to win the Joburg Open Over Jamie Elson by one stroke and a group of players three back. The 23 year old had 16 pars to go along with one birdie and one bogey. The South African ended his four days at -17 under for a 270.
England's Jamie Elson blistered the course on Sunday for a 63 but couldn't catch Grace. Elson would finish with a -16 271 for the tourney.
Six players finished in a tie for third at -14 under 273. Scotland's David Drysdale and Marc Warren along with South African's Jaco Van Zyl, Trevor Fisher Jnr, Dawie Van Der Walt and Michiel Bothma.
Another four more players finished tied for ninth at -13 under 274.
With the victory Grace jumps to the number one spot in the race to Duabi standings with 220,000 euros won.
The European Tour is back next weekend with the Volvo Golf Champions tourney in South Africa.
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