The new 2022 -2023 season starts in both Australia & South Africa this Thursday for the DPT as these tournaments are co-sanctioned with the AUS PGA & Sunshine tours respectively.
The Joburg Open was reinstated in 2020 having been missing the previous year and it didn't have much luck last year when the tournament was reduced to 36 holes as Thriston Lawrence took the title with a brace of 65s before the weather had other ideas at Randpark GC. It was the same story in 2017 when at the last time to be played at the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington GC, Darren Fichardt prevailed over 54 holes when again torrential rain put paid to the tournament early.
Joachim B Hansen took the title in 2020 as he joined his compatriot, Anders Hansen(2009)on the roll of honour. With Andy Sullivan winning in 2009 and Shubhankar Sharma in 2018 the only non SA winners in the past 13 events, it does suggest we should look at the home based players yet again this week and thats what I've done with the selections this week with two "old guys" and 2 "young 'uns". It's the 20-year old, Vorster that I'm keen to do well here this week as he has shown signs he could be the next big thing from South Africa. Winner of Ireland's East of Ireland Championship at Baltray 3 years ago to follow up on his success at the Junior British Open at St Andrews the year before, he's been in fine form of late on the Sunshine tour finishing 5th & 6th in his last two events this month and the price is very tempting indeed here this week.
Selections
1 pt e/w Shaun Norris @ 80/1 - 7 places
1 pt e/w Richard Sterne @ 80/1 - 7 places
1 pt e/w Martin Vorster @ 125/1 - 7 places
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