Local boy has Coet of armour

GEORGE COETZEE overcame a shaky start, two weather delays and the challenge of Sam Horsfield to win the Tshwane Open for the second time.

The South African carded a final round of 67 at Pretoria Country Club, where he has been a member since taking up the game, to finish 18 under par, two shots ahead of England’s Horsfield.

Coetzee said: “A lot has happened since the last time I held this trophy.

“I broke my ankle and kind of needed to show myself I could win on tour again and it’s nice to do it again in front of the home crowd. They were amazing and I don’t think I could have done it without everybody supporting me the whole week.

“After four holes I didn’t think it was going to be my day but for some reason just thought, I haven’t been playing the front nine very well all week so I might as well just wait to the back nine and make something happen then, and luckily for me it did.

“The putter all of a sudden started to wake up on the eighth hole, I started making everything – me and the greens became one.”