Hill second in South African Stroke Play; top 10 for McClean

Martin Couvra (France). Picture: GolfRSA

Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill closed with a four-under-par 68 to finish solo second behind 54-hole leader Martin Couvra of France in the South African Stroke Play Championship at Mount Edgecombe Country Club.

The Ballymena talent, who was four strokes behind Couvra starting the day, went out in four-under-par on the Lakes Course to remain four adrift before making two birdies and two bogeys in the back nine.

World No 92 Couvra covered the same stretch in two-under, to close with a six-under 66 and win by six strokes from Hill on 15-under par.

Malone’s Matthew McClean, the reigning US Mid-Amateur champion, closed with a 72 to finish tied eighth on three-under.

Naas’ Robert Brazill (73) tied for 22nd on three-over with Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley (74() and Castle’s Robert Moran (73) tied for 26th on five-over.

Royal Dublin’s Richard Knightly (74) was 34th on seven-over with Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe (76) tied 40th on nine-over.

South African Stroke Play Championship, Mount Edgecombe Country Club (Lakes Course, Par 72)

Final scores

RankNameClubPrevHoleRd.4+/−
1Martin CouvraDolce Fregate-918-6-15
2Joshua HillGalgorm Castle-518-4-9
T3Jonathan BroomheadDurban Country Club-318-3-6
T3Jean Pierre van der WattHumewood Golf Club-518-1-6
5Matthew WilsonForres GC-5180-5
T6Jordan BurnandEbotse Golf & Country Estate-4180-4
T6Aldrich PotgieterPinnacle Point Golf Club018-4-4
T8Gregor GrahamBlairgowrie-4181-3
T8Matthew McCleanMalone-3180-3
10Daniel BennettSilver Lakes Country Club-118-1-2
11Altin van der MerweBellville Golf Club018-1-1
T12Kyle de BeerPort Elizabeth Golf Club118-10
T12Conner MackenzieRandpark Golf Club-31830
T12Meyer PauwStellenbosch Golf Club118-10
T12Pascal GuntherBryanston Country Club318-30
T16Gregor TaitAldeburgh GC-11821
T16Tyron DavidowitzHermanus Golf Club-31841
T16Shaurya BhattacharyaAepta GC-31841
T19Christopher BagnallState Mines Country Club11812
T19Astin Wade ArthurUmhlali Country Club318-12
T19Morris SchiefnerFancourt Country Club418-22
T22Rees Martin EmanuelCountry Club Johannesburg418-13
T22Dylan KaynePearl Valley Golf Club21813
T22Robert BrazillNaas GC21813
25Jordan WesselsMooinooi Golf Club41804
T26Hugh FoleyRoyal Dublin Golf Club31825
T26Jamie MannVilamoura GC31825
T26Stals SwartSilver Lakes Country Club618-15
T26Janko van der MerweMagaliespark Country Club31825
T26Robert MoranCastle Golf Club41815
T26Thomas AustinMurhof GC51805
T32Zachary ChegwiddenOrsett GC51816
T32Werner DeyzelWoodhill Country Club21846
34Richard KnightlyRoyal Dublin Golf Club51827
T35Itai CohenIMG Academy1118-38
T35Warwick PurchaseBenoni Country Club81808
T35Matt RobertsRoyal Porthcowl Links31858
T35Travis ProcterDurbanville Golf Club918-18
T35Amilkar BhanaCountry Club Johannesburg71818
T40Peter O'KeeffeDouglas GC51849
T40Kayle WykesCMR Golf Club61839
T40Keagan CrosbieCenturion Country Club1018-19
T40Ivan VersterPinnacle Point Golf Club51849
T40Filip SakotaRoyal Jhb And Kensington GC51849
45Adel BalalaNGCC218810
T46Matthew LotzMilnerton Golf Club218911
T46Njoroge KibuguBellville Golf Club618511
T46Mark StockdaleWest Lancashire718411
T46Christiaan HeymanBloemfontein Golf Club1118011
T50Todd ParkerOmeya Golf Club1118112
T50Martin PapworthHeron Banks Golf Club318912
T50Vian Jansen van VuurenThe Els Club, Copperleaf1018212
T53Damian OsnerSimola Golf & Country Estate818513
T53Simon du PlooyKrugersdorp Golf Club1118213
T55Johann Christiaan KlopperSilver Lakes Country Club1518-114
T55Dian WilmotRoyal Durban Golf Club818614
T55Vukasin SuturovicKingswood Golf Estate1218214
T58Harimohan SinghNoida GC818715
T58Jean du ToitEagle Canyon1118415
T60Travis LadnerEagle Canyon1118516
T60Tiaan TibshraenyKirkwood Golf Club718916
62Craig JacobsAtlantic Beach Links818917
T63Oliver GoldhillMagaliespark Country Club6181218
T63Grant LabuschagneRandpark Golf Club1118718
T63Charl BarnardCenturion Country Club7181118
66Vinamra AnandHyderabad1618319
T67Thomas LecomteASGI1918221
T67Akhil MadurayMount Edgecombe CC11181021
T67Jan−Hendrik NieuwoudtMossel Bay Golf Club8181321
70Bryce BibbyRoyal Durban Golf Club1818826