JAMIESON: I BELONG AT THE TOP

Scott JamieSon proved to himself he belongs at the very top level of golf despite being pipped to victory in the nedbank challenge in Sun city. the sweet-swinging Scot (pictured) lost out to home favourite Branden Grace by one shot but has the consolation of a runners-up cheque for £660,000 and a last-minute opportunity to earn more riches in Dubai this week, after moving inside the top 60 who will contest the finale. overnight leader Jamieson, who shot a final round of two under (70) to finish on ten under, said: ‘i’m sure i’ll look back and take great pride with that. ‘i played with some of the best players in the world this week and proved that i can compete with them.’ Grace certainly sent the locals home happy as he closed with a 66 to become the first South african to win the nation’s biggest golf tournament for ten years. ‘this is the one event that as a South african you want to win,’ said the 29-year-old. ‘it’s africa’s major for a reason.’ the Race to Dubai will become a duel in the desert this week as tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose go head to head over 72 holes for the considerable honour of finishing the year as the european tour’s no 1. Fleetwood sealed a top-ten place in the penultimate event to extend his healthy advantage beyond 250,000 points. the 26-year-old will be fortified by the knowledge that Rose will need to finish in the top six in the DP World tour championship in Dubai simply to stand any chance of catching him.