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Scott Jamieson was desperately unlucky not to force a play-off in bravely settling for second place in the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City, South Africa. Jamieson’s effort did secure him a place in Thursday’s start to the season-finale in Dubai and also a likely place in next year’s Open Championship at Carnoustie. The Glaswegian also earned easily the biggest pay cheque of his career, a timely £630,440 ahead of his move next month to Florida. Jamieson went into the last day leading by one shot ...

Branden Grace displayed all his class and winning experience producing a bogey-free final round 66 for a one-stroke victory in the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City, South Africa. The 29-old South African delighted a huge last day crowd with a bogey-free display and capture an eighth European Tour title with an 11-under par tally. The win in Grace’s eighth European Tour success and with half now on home soil. Grace went into the round trailing three shots off the lead before making it a three-way ...

Tommy Fleetwood kept alive hopes of securing the European Tour No. 1 crown with a rousing third round at the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City, South Africa. The long-haired and bearded Englishman finally unravelled his game after disappointing earlier rounds of 73 and 74 to jump 30 places and into a share of seventh place courtesy of a third day 67 for a two-under par total. If left Fleetwood trailing six strokes behind Scotland’s Scot Jamieson who also signed for a 67 and a one-shot lead at eight-under ...

Scotland’s Scott Jamieson is staring at a massive Euro 1m victory payday in moving one shot clear of the field heading to the final round of the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City in South African. Jamieson, 33 signed for a five-under 67 to move to eight-under par with overnight leader Frenchman Victor Dubuisson two-putting the last for a par in a round of 71 to be in second place on seven-under par. The duo of South African Branden Grace (68) and Germany’s double Major winning Martin Kaymer (69) ...

Darren Fichardt has won all but three of his 20 pro career tournaments on the Africa continent. Imagine then how the 42-year old father of two was feeling in the days leading up to this week’s Nedbank Challenge at Sun City. Earlier this year he captured a fifth European Tour title with victory in the Joburg Open and naturally was desperate to get a stat in this week’s $US 7.5m event. But at 87th on the Race to Dubai that seemed unlikely. However fate then played a hand with a number ...

Scott Jamieson was not about to let a last hole bogey sour his quest for success ahead of the weekend rounds of the Nedbank Challenge at Sun City in South Africa. The Scot had just pared the 15th hole to be then sharing second place on four-under par when the threat of lightning saw players called from the course and eventually resulted in a two-and-a-half-hour delay. Jamieson was competing alongside Frenchman Victor Dubuisson who had birdied 15 to move three clear of the field at seven-under par. The ...

Shane Lowry saw his strong Nedbank Challenge charge bitterly stalled in taking a fat lady ‘8’ late on day two at Sun City in South Africa. Lowry had raced to be five-under par for his round through 10 holes in bright but continuing windy conditions on the Gary Player designed Sun City course. In fact, the Clara golfer was just one of five players in the 72-player event not to drop a shot over the outward nine. Lowry dropped a first shot at the 11th but then found himself in an awkward lie ...