CRAIG LEE TIES FOR THIRD IN S AFRICA

AFTER DOUBLE BOGEY AT LAST HOLE 

Craig Lee, pictured above by courtesy of Getty Images(c), finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Tshwane Open at Pretoria Country Club, South Africa.
The Stirling man earned 79,800 euros for rounds of 67, 68, 66 and 70 for nine-under-par 271

Lee was just one off the lead when he carded his fourth birdie of the day on the 14th, but bogeyed the next and then took a double bogey on the last to drop back to nine under alongside South African pair Dean Burmester and Tjaart van der Walt. 

Lee would not have won had he parred the 15th and 18th but he would have finished third on his own, a shot behind the runner-up.

Lee was the only Brit among four South Africans in the top five finishers.
Scott Jamieson, the only other Scot to survive the cut, finished T35 on two-under 278 with rounds of 70, 69, 70 and 69. He earned 10,650 euros.

George Coetzee won with a closing round of 65 for 14-under 266.
Compatriot Jacques Blaauw set the clubhouse target of 266 with a brilliant last round of nine-under 61

 FROM THE EUROPEAN TOUR WEBSITE

George Coetzee returned to the scene of his first golfing triumph to claim the Tshwane Open at Pretoria Country Club.
South African Coetzee, 28, put home advantage to full use to win his second European Tour title, carding a flawless final round of 65 to finish one shot ahead of compatriot Jacques Blaauw at the course where he has been a member since taking up the game and where he won his first junior competition aged ten.

Blaauw had charged through the field with a stunning closing 61 to equal the course record and set the clubhouse target at 13 under par, with the final groups still having nine holes to play.
However, Coetzee - who was one of six players sharing the lead overnight - was just one behind after finishing his front nine with three birdies in four holes and picked up further shots on the back nine to seal victory.

The decisive moment came on the 17th after Coetzee had tried to drive the green on this short par four.
His tee shot came up in the trees short and right of the green but with a clear path between two bunkers the World Number 87 took full advantage, chipping to five feet and holing for a birdie to take a one-shot lead down the last.
“To win at your own club in front of all your friends and family – the crowds were amazing, I could just feel the momentum building and the crowd getting bigger and bigger towards the end. It’s a great experience and a very special day for me,” said Coetzee, whose previous European Tour win also came on home soil at last year’s Joburg Open.
All of Coetzee's seven wins as a professional have been achieved in his native South Africa. Non-South African players on the European Tour will be glad he doesn't get out more!

LEADING FINAL TOTALS
par 280 (4x70); players from S Africa unless stated
266 George Coetzee 67 66 68 65
267 Jacques Blaauw 72 65 69 61
271 Dean Burmester 65 68 71 67, Craig Lee (Scotland) 67 68 66 70, Tjaart Van Der Walt 69 69 66 67
272 Jack Ahers 69 67 70 66, Adrian Otaegui (Spain) 67 62 72 71
273 Gregory Bourdy (France) 70 67 70 66, Robert Rock (England) 69 70 66 68

SELECTED TOTAL
278 Scott Jamieson (Scotland) 70- 69 70 69 (T35)

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