22-year-old youngster, Luke Brown, said he had anticipated that the final round of the Big Easy Road To #5 Copperleaf in Centurion was going to be a tough contest and so he needed a well-crafted plan which would see him to victory if well-executed. Wednesday was just as tough as the previous two days weather-wise, and the unforgiving wind made things even tougher for golfers. Brown had managed to carve a total of eight-under-par after a gruelling 36 holes which were played under testing conditions in Centurion. Coming into the final round, he was a shot back of Quintin Wilsnach’s lead which the Pretoria golfer had maintained for two rounds. Brown had a plan. “We knew the conditions were going to be tough. So, today was just about keeping the ball in play; giving yourself as many chances as possible and also limiting silly mistakes. That definitely made the difference today,” said Brown after shooting a final round 66 which earned him the win on a tournament total of 14-under and five shots clear of Erhardt Lambrechts. According to Brown, the weather was still pretty hectic on the last day. The rain was on and off, very windy and play even got suspended on the 17^th, so one had to stay focused in conditions like that. “But, my ball-striking today played a part; just to control the flight and the speed and the spin of the ball was important in weather like today’s,” he remarked. Brown showed a high level of focus early on in the round, birdieing three of his first four holes in the round for a bogey-free 33 on the front nine. Following a stretch of six straight pars, Brown made further gains on the par-five 11^th, taking a birdie there. That joy was short-lived, because the par-three 14^th proved tricky for Brown and he dropped a shot. However, it did nothing to throw him off and a hattrick of birdies followed to prove it. “My game has been feeling good coming into the week. I played on another tour last week and won. I came into this week with some good form and I am grateful that I was able to continue with it for another three days. I’ve been improving a lot, the putting,” the youngster explained. Brown last tasted victory on the Big Easy Tour back in 2018 when he won the Tour Championship, however, his sixth-place finish in the African Back Sunshine Tour Championship in August last year reminded many of what Brown could do.  

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