Wire-to-wire victory

Dan Bradbury completed a wire-to-wire victory at the Joburg Open yesterday to win his first European tour title in Johannesburg. The Englishman’s four-under 67 final round proved to be more than enough as his closest challenger, Sami Valimaki (69) of Finland, dropped a further two shots back to finish three behind overall. Bradbury was playing in just his third tournament on the European tour. Two other South Africans – Christiaan Bezuidenhout (66) and Daniel van Tonder (68) – finished another shot back in a tie for third. The Joburg Open is the first tournament of the European tour’s 2023 season.