Local golfer gains victory at tournament
A final round 63 which included three eagles, five birdies and two bogeys, took Boshoff’s total for the week to 21-under-par 63, some distance clear of Xander Basson who had led proceedings.
Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate’s Paul Boshoff recently claimed a historic eight-shot victory in the eighth tournament of the Betway Big Easy Tour played at Waterkloof Golf Club, making it two wins in two weeks.
A final round 63 which included three eagles, five birdies and two bogeys, took Boshoff’s total for the week to 21-under-par 63, some distance clear of Xander Basson who had led proceedings.
“You don’t always know if you have a 63 in you,” said a happy Boshoff.
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“I did not have a number, but at the beginning of the week, I sort of had 20-under in my head as a goal for myself.
“There were a lot of birdies to be made. I have a good process and was going out to play 18 good holes and see what happens.”
Boshoff was two shots off Basson’s lead at the start of the final round and with some work to do, seeing how good Basson was playing.
In the end, the Serengeti golfer secured his second victory on tour and over Basson this season.
His feat etched him into the history books of the Betway Big Easy Tour as the first player to win back-to-back since the tour returned under the Sunshine Tour banner.
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“That is an honour I will keep,” he said of being the first man to win twice consecutively on the circuit.
“It is hard to explain that my game has been good for so long and last week gave me confidence. More confidence in the process that I am following, that I am doing the right things.
“So, copy and paste and do the same things. I got the same results. This shows what I am doing is working, and I am delighted.”
Boshoff was third on the Order of Merit at the beginning of the event, thanks to his win at CMR Golf Club just one week prior.
His latest win catapulted him to the summit of those rankings with four events left in the campaign.
The top 12 players on the standings after the season concludes will earn their Sunshine Tour playing privileges for the season ahead, and Boshoff has placed himself in pole position to be among those players.
“It means a lot to be up there,” he said.
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“It is why we are here – to move up to the Sunshine Tour. I want to say that it is almost secure now.
“I will try to win as much as I can, finish this season as high as I can and play good golf. I am already preparing my game for the next season; to level up. There is a level up and I want to be ready for that.”
While Basson will feel a little gutted at losing out twice and after playing some of his best golf, he will be happy with his position on the Order of Merit.
Despite that victory remaining elusive, Basson has shot up to second on the Order of Merit and he too will be thinking about the prospect of teeing it up among the elite in the 2025/26 season.
