Immelman uses local knowledge to triumph after play-off

SOUTH AFRICA’S Trevor Immelman used all his local knowledge to claim his first European Tour title with a thrilling play-off victory over compatriot Tim Clark in the South African Airways Open.

Immelman conjured up a superb birdie on the final hole of regulation and repeated the trick on the first hole in sudden death after an approach to within inches of the pin to claim the £79,000 first prize.

The 23-year-old, who carded a closing 67 for a 14 under total of 274, was a member for five years at the tournament venue of Erinvale, in the Cape Town suburb of Somerset-West where he was born, and said: “It’s a dream come true for me.