ENGLAND'S CHRIS LLOYD WINS ERNIE'S JUNIOR EVENT
 England’s
U16 team member Chris Lloyd played flawless golf on the final
day to come from three shots behind to win the inaugural Ernie
Els World Junior Invitational at The Links at Fancourt yesterday.
His one-under par 72 included three drops and four birdies,
two of which came on the last two holes.
“This is a very special win for me,” said Lloyd,
whose home club is The Kendleshire, after receiving his trophy
from Ernie Els’ father Neels. “This is a tough
course, but I stuck to my game plan of keeping the ball in
play, hitting greens and taking my chances where they came.
This is my first visit to South Africa and I am definitely
looking forward to coming back.”
Overnight leader Matthew Rottanburg of Killarney Golf Club
in Johannnesburg had a nightmare start, making a double-bogey
six on the opening hole from which he never really recovered,
eventually finishing with a seven-over par 80 in third place.
In second place was Luke Lennox from Northern Ireland, who
was one of two Irish boys whose trip to the tournament was
sponsored by mentor Darren Clarke. Pre-tournament favourite
Dylan Frittelli’s level-par 73 final round was good
enough for a share of fourth place with local-boy Riekus Nortje,
who had held the lead after the second round.
Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City Golf Club) and Tom Berry (Wentworth)
who also represented England finished in seventh and joint
eleventh place respectively.
Leading Scores
1. 294 Chris Lloyd (England, The Kendleshire) 78 73 71 72
2. 298 Luke Lennox (Ireland) 75 74 76 73
3. 299 Matthew Rottanburg (South Africa) 76 72 71 80
Other Scores
7. 302 Tom Lewis (England, Welwyn Garden City) 76 73 82 71
11= 305 Tom Berry (England, Wentworth) 74 77 75 79
Photo courtesy of Kelvin Saunders.
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