Jarvis just keeps making history
State Mines Country Club amateur Casey Jarvis is becoming used to making history.
Casey Jarvis is the first South African to win the English Boys u-14 Open Amateur Stroke Play in 2017 and became the youngest player to lift the Ekurhuleni Open trophy in October last year.
Now, at 15 years, seven months and 22 days, he became the youngest IGT Challenge Tour winner after a four-shot triumph in the Race to Q-School #4 event on his home turf at State Mines Country Club on February 6.
The GolfRSA National Squad member bettered the previous mark set by European Tour campaigner Zander Lombard.
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“It’s pretty cool to be youngest champion, but that’s the cherry on top,” said Jarvis.
Jarvis spent a couple of weeks on the bench just before the start of the season after he injured inter-costal muscles during practice.
“I missed the first two Nomads National Order of Merit events, but I got to some competitive time on the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series.
“I still wasn’t swinging it great in the Free State Open, but I got myself in contention in the Gauteng North Open and finished second at Silver Lakes.
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“I felt fine swinging the club, but my short game was still rusty, so I decided to play the IGT Challenge Tour to put my wedges and putter under some pressure.
“I grew up playing this course, so I thought I would do well, but I never expected to win.
“That was a nice bonus.”
Fellow State Mines amateur Francois Blaauw closed with an even-par 72 to tie with Big Easy Road to Sunshine Tour winner Dylan Kok and Swiss professional Neal Woernhard.
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