Home hero Coetzee’s joy in Pretoria

Golf: South Africa’s George Coetzee put home advantage to full use to win his second European Tour title in the Tshwane Open yesterday.

Coetzee carded a flawless final round of 65 to finish one shot ahead of compatriot Jacques Blaauw at Pretoria Country Club, the course where he has been a member since taking up the game and where he won his first junior competition, aged just 10.

Blaauw had charged through the field with a stunning closing 61 to equal the course record and set the clubhouse target at 13 under par, with the final groups still having nine holes to play.