Back-to-back titles for young local golf star
If there was any doubt that young Pretoria golfer, Tristen Strydom, is back on the golf course with a bang, he proved it in Alberton last week with his second tournament victory in two weeks.
Former SA number one ranked amateur and upcoming star of the Pretoria Country Club, Tristen Strydom, put a loud exclamation mark behind his return to form with a wire-to-wire victory in the Race to Q-School series finale.
Just seven days after Strydom claimed his fifth trophy with a runaway 11-stroke victory at Akasia Country Club, the Pretoria golfer put on a golfing masterclass in Alberton to win back-to-back titles on the country’s premier golf development circuit.
Strydom surged to the top of the leader board with an opening seven-under-par 64 and kept ahead of the chasing pack with a second round 66. Taking a four-shot lead into the final day, Strydom fired seven birdies for a flawless 64 to triumph by six strokes on 19 under.
“I’m seriously chuffed with my game over the last two weeks. The 2018 season was hugely frustrating and I had to work really hard to come back from injuries. I’m pleased that my game is at its peak, but I believe my mental growth and maturity has been key to the way I’m playing right now,” said the 22-year-old after his achievement.
Strydom won the First Stage Qualifier at Eagle Canyon late last year by 14 shots and he hopes his purple patch will extend to another winning performance at the Final Stage at Houghton Golf Club next week.
“The back-to-back wins have definitely boosted my confidence in my game. I feel I have prepared well, but I am going to take it shot-for-shot and hole-by-hole. Q-School is the most gruelling golf tournament you play and you need to stay in the moment,” Strydom concluded on a philosophical note.
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