Dan Bradbury birdied 5 of the final 10 holes to clinch a one-shot victory on the DP World Tour’s Joburg Open.
South Africa’s Hennie du Plessis led by two pictures heading into the ultimate spherical at Houghton Golf Membership, with Bradbury one in every of three gamers in a tie for second.
The 26-year-old Englishman made a robust end to take the lead earlier than holding his nerve on the 18th to clinch his third profession win.
Needing a par 4 to seal victory, Bradbury discovered himself off the inexperienced together with his second shot, however an outstanding chip took him inside a foot of the outlet and he tapped in to finish a five-under spherical of 65 and end on 17 underneath total.
That denied compatriot Brandon Robinson-Thompson and South Africa’s Casey Jarvis, who each completed a shot additional again after every carding 66 of their last spherical.
“I assumed I had misplaced it on the entrance 9,” mentioned Bradbury. “I had so many possibilities and didn’t take them, but it surely feels actually good to place it collectively on the again 9.
“Casey and Brandon performed superb. It was fairly tight, however I someway managed to get it performed in the long run.”
It was Bradbury’s third win on the European Tour, having additionally won the Joburg Open in 2022 earlier than winning the 2024 Open de France.
After profitable the Kenya Open and the South African Open over the previous two weekends, Jarvis was denied a 3rd straight win on the tour, one thing solely Nick Faldo and the late Seve Ballesteros have managed earlier than.
The world quantity 80 went agonisingly near forcing a play-off as he nearly made a birdie putt on the 18th, however Bradbury celebrated his first win in two years having completed inside the highest 30 simply as soon as in his earlier six occasions in 2026.
“I’ve been taking part in higher than I scored so it’s a great aid to win a match once more,” mentioned the world quantity 171.
“I didn’t make it simple for myself, although, with my strategy touchdown within the tough. Chipping will not be my best power so I used to be extraordinarily happy to see my shot nearly drop within the gap.”
