Amateur rises to occasion at Modderfontein Golf Club
Thomas said while his game held up at Modderfontein, it was the mental game that got him to the finish line.
Pearl Valley amateur Keagan Thomas (22) won his first Big Easy IGT Challenge Tour title in emphatic style with a wire-to-wire performance on the Race to Q-School series at Modderfontein Golf Club.
The 22-year-old fired an opening eight-under-par to take pole position on day one and kept the field in his rear-view mirror with a round of 69 in the second round.
He came into the final day with a four stroke lead, and while he saw his advantage trimmed to three shots, a closing 71 landed Thomas in the winner’s circle on a 12-under-par total.
The victory completes a remarkable rise for the former KwaZulu-Natal golfer, who has set his sights on securing a 2020/21 Sunshine Tour card at the upcoming qualifying school in March.
Thomas said while his game held up at Modderfontein, it was the mental game that got him to the finish line.
“I played the SA Open qualifier at Modderfontein in early January so I did have some knowledge of the course. I substituted my 2-iron for my 3-wood this week because I hit it long and straight and you need that at this course. The mental game did the rest,” Thomas said.
