Sam Locke finishes joint fifth in South African stroke-play

By COLIN FARQUHARSON
Scottish amateur champion Sam Locke from Stonehaven finished joint fifth in the South African men's amateur golf championship at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club - despite making fewer  mistakes than the winner, South African Oliver Gillberg.
Over the 72 holes, Locke had only only bogey - at the seventh hole in Round 2 - in returning scores of 69, 68, 65 and 68 for a total of 18-under-par 270. 
He finished nine shots behind Gillberg whose rounds of 67, 62, 64 and 68 for 27-under 261 included one double bogey and three bogeys. 
It was a South African 1-2-3 finish with Gillbergwinning by one shot from Matt Saulez and by two from third-placed Wilco Nienaber.
Cawder's Calum Fyfe just made the top 20 with rounds of 67, 67, 71 and 70 for 13-under 275 and a T19 finish.
Darren Howie from Peebles scored 69, 69, 70 and 69 for 277 and a T26 final placing.


SOUTH AFRICAN MEN'S AMATEUR STROKE-PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP
Pecanwood Golf and Country Club.
LEADING FINAL TOTALS
Par 288. Players from South Africa unless stated

261 O Gillberg 67 62 64 68
262 M Saulez 67 64 64 67
263 WNienaber 65 64 68 66

SCOTS' TOTALS
270 S Locke 69 68 65 68 (T5)
275 C Fyfe 67 67 71 70 (T19)
277 D Howie 69 69 70 69 (T26)



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