It was a classic case of saving the best for last for Ruan Korb from Silver Lakes Country Club as his bogey-free final round of 67 in the IGT Tour Chase To #19 Wingate Park proved to be the best round of the day while also earning him a come-from-behind one-shot victory earlier this week.

Wingate Park is by no means a walkover of a golf course and with constantly gusting winds causing uncertainty and influencing many to alter their game plans for the most parts of the first 36 holes of this event, the final round was always going to be a tough contest.

The Conradie brothers – Ruan and Estiaan – along with Martin Rohwer had taken charge of proceeding after they all carded 67s on day one. By the end of round two, it was the younger Conradie – Estiaan – leading the way after a dominant 66 score to take his tournament total to -11, with Rohwer lurking ever so dangerously at -10 while Ruan had slipped down the leaderboard.

A slow start on Monday saw Korb sign for a 70 but he recovered well on day two to sign for a 68 to lie five shots adrift and in a share of fifth at six-under-par.

“I got new clubs and the first two rounds were my first competitive rounds with the clubs. I didn’t have any high expectations this week but I knew coming in that my game was sharp. I also know the Conradies well and I thought Estiaan was going to run away with it because he knows this place so well and you could see in the first 36 holes. Maybe it was not his day but I am happy I pulled it off,” Korb explained his experience during the tournament.

While he doesn’t like chasing, and didn’t have huge expectations of himself, perhaps it was a good thing that Korb got off to a slow start this week. The old wisdom which states that it’s not how you start but how you finish that matters the most, seems to have been proven true. Now he walks home a champion for the second time this season after claiming the Time Square Championship on the Sunshine Tour last year.

“I don’t like chasing, but when the opportunity is there, you have to take it. This win means a lot to me because it’s my second win in two different circuits this season, so it’s special,” he joked.

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