In his three opening holes on Sunday, Dean Burmester made sure no-one else was going to win the Tshwane Open.

And he carded a six-under-par 65 at Pretoria Country Club as he marched to a commanding three-stroke victory in the tournament co-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour and the European Tour.

He made three consecutive birdies to start his final round, and three more from the sixth to the ninth to turn in 29 and take the wind out of his pursuers’ sails.

The victory capped a run of three top-10s and a share of 11th in four of his five tournaments this year and top-five finishes in the Tshwane Open the previous two years. He’s been knocking on the door of the international stage for some time now, and the victory vindicates so much of the work he has done.

Host of The Saturday Sport Show, Adrian Botha had a chat to the Bloemfontein local: