November 28 - December 01
Leopard Creek CC, Malelane, South Africa
โฌ1,500,000
Round 1, Round 2, Round 3
Pablo Larrazabal revealed he had taken inspiration from Tiger Woods after producing a remarkable turnaround to win the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard Creek.
Pre-round - 3 ahead
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) December 1, 2019
After 9 holes - 4 behind
After 18 holes - Champion 🏆@plarrazabal #DunhillChamps pic.twitter.com/uqjVNcqw0j
The Spaniard started the day three shots clear but struggled with blisters on his feet and swing problems throughout the final round.
He removed his shoes and threw a club in frustration after a wild hook down the left from the ninth tee, where he carded one of six bogeys as well as a double.
Those eight dropped shots saw the 36-year-old fall three off the pace at one stage but Larrazabal regrouped to make three birdies in his last four holes to seal victory with a 75 and eight-under-par total.
A tale of two nines ✍️@plarrazabal #DunhillChamps pic.twitter.com/f5W1Jmv9FQ
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) December 1, 2019
"I woke up this morning and I didn't think I was going to play," Larrazabal, who revealed Woods' victory at the 2008 US Open while suffering from a fractured tibia and damaged cruciate ligament had given him the motivation to continue, told Sky Sports.
"I couldn't put my shoe on, I couldn't walk to the buggy. I really struggled on the back nine, I have a big blister on my right toe and I said to myself 'If Tiger can win a US Open with a broken leg...' and I just fought hard."
Larrazabal bogeyed the first, third and fifth to swiftly hand Wil Besseling a share of the lead and, despite making an up-and-down from the sand at the driveable sixth for birdie, found water for the third day running at the short seventh and double bogeyed.
Further dropped shots followed at the eighth and ninth, where Larrazabal's second only avoided water because it hit an advertising board, to leave a fifth European Tour title looking in doubt as he turned in 41 to trail Besseling by two.
"I woke up this morning and didn't think I was going to play."
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) December 1, 2019
A simply incredible comeback.@plarrazabal #DunhillChamps pic.twitter.com/3Rs5psIFzd
After a birdie at the 11th, Larrazabal had another wild hook at the 13th and bogeyed but with Besseling faltering with a double bogey at the 14th remained within touching distance of the lead.
Larrazabal and Besseling both birdied the 15th and the former then rolled in a 15-footer at the next to join the Dutchman and Sweden's Joel Sjoholm in the lead.
Sjoholm could not birdie the par-five last and, when Besseling's second nestled on rocks behind the green to lead to a bogey, Larrazabal was left with a tap-in birdie after a fine approach to seal victory.
Sjoholm finished second on seven under, with Besseling and South African pair Branden Grace and Charl Schwartzel a shot further back in third - the latter on his return from a seven-month injury lay-off.
Pos. |
Player | Nat |
To Par |
R1 |
R2 |
R3 |
R4 |
Total |
1 |
Pablo Larrazabal | ESP |
-8 |
66 |
69 |
70 |
75 |
280 |
2 |
Joel Sjoeholm | SWE |
-7 |
70 |
74 |
68 |
69 |
281 |
T3 |
Charl Schwartzel | RSA |
-6 |
70 |
72 |
70 |
70 |
282 |
T3 |
Branden Grace | RSA |
-6 |
68 |
70 |
71 |
73 |
282 |
T3 |
Wil Besseling | NED |
-6 |
65 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
282 |
6 |
Danie van Tonder | RSA |
-4 |
68 |
75 |
73 |
68 |
284 |
T7 |
Justin Harding | RSA |
-3 |
70 |
73 |
71 |
71 |
285 |
T7 |
Johannes Veerman | USA |
-3 |
72 |
71 |
70 |
72 |
285 |
T7 |
MJ Viljoen | RSA |
-3 |
72 |
71 |
69 |
73 |
285 |
T7 |
Zander Lombard | RSA |
-3 |
72 |
70 |
69 |
74 |
285 |
T11 |
Connor Syme | SCO |
-2 |
69 |
75 |
73 |
69 |
286 |
T11 |
Garrick Porteous | ENG |
-2 |
66 |
75 |
75 |
70 |
286 |
13 |
Calum Hill | SCO |
-1 |
73 |
73 |
71 |
70 |
287 |
T14 |
Jonathan Caldwell | NIR |
Par |
74 |
69 |
74 |
71 |
288 |
T14 |
Robin Roussel | FRA |
Par |
68 |
75 |
74 |
71 |
288 |
T14 |
Jaco Van Zyl | RSA |
Par |
69 |
72 |
75 |
72 |
288 |
T14 |
Richard Sterne | RSA |
Par |
70 |
74 |
72 |
72 |
288 |
T14 |
Laurie Canter | ENG |
Par |
71 |
73 |
70 |
74 |
288 |
T19 |
Christiaan Basson | RSA |
1 |
71 |
74 |
77 |
67 |
289 |
T19 |
Renato Paratore | ITA |
1 |
74 |
71 |
75 |
69 |
289 |
T19 |
Eddie Pepperell | ENG |
1 |
71 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
289 |
T22 |
Dylan Naidoo | RSA |
2 |
71 |
72 |
76 |
71 |
290 |
T22 |
Alex Haindl | RSA |
2 |
71 |
72 |
76 |
71 |
290 |
T24 |
Jack Harrison | ENG |
3 |
71 |
72 |
78 |
70 |
291 |
T24 |
Lars van Meijel | NED |
3 |
74 |
70 |
76 |
71 |
291 |
T24 |
Alejandro Canizares | ESP |
3 |
67 |
77 |
74 |
73 |
291 |
T24 |
Clement Sordet | FRA |
3 |
72 |
75 |
71 |
73 |
291 |
T24 |
Keith Horne | RSA |
3 |
66 |
79 |
72 |
74 |
291 |
T24 |
Daniel Greene | RSA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
74 |
291 |
T24 |
Wilco Nienaber | RSA |
3 |
72 |
73 |
72 |
74 |
291 |
T24 |
George Coetzee | RSA |
3 |
73 |
71 |
72 |
75 |
291 |
T24 |
Jaco Ahlers | RSA |
3 |
72 |
72 |
72 |
75 |
291 |
T33 |
Edoardo Molinari | ITA |
4 |
74 |
73 |
72 |
73 |
292 |
T33 |
Thomas Aiken | RSA |
4 |
68 |
72 |
78 |
74 |
292 |
T33 |
Adrian Otaegui | ESP |
4 |
69 |
72 |
71 |
80 |
292 |
T36 |
Adrien Saddier | SCO |
5 |
71 |
73 |
78 |
71 |
293 |
T36 |
Jacques Blaauw | RSA |
5 |
73 |
73 |
74 |
73 |
293 |
T36 |
Antoine Rozner | FRA |
5 |
74 |
67 |
78 |
74 |
293 |
T36 |
Benjamin Poke | DNK |
5 |
73 |
72 |
72 |
76 |
293 |
T36 |
David Drysdale | SCO |
5 |
68 |
77 |
70 |
78 |
293 |
T36 |
Jack Singh-Brar | ENG |
5 |
68 |
72 |
75 |
78 |
293 |
T42 |
Lorenzo Gagli | ITA |
6 |
74 |
70 |
80 |
70 |
294 |
T42 |
Pedro Figueiredo | POR |
6 |
72 |
74 |
77 |
71 |
294 |
T42 |
Matthieu Pavon | FRA |
6 |
71 |
72 |
78 |
73 |
294 |
T42 |
Jayden Schaper | RSA |
6 |
73 |
73 |
70 |
78 |
294 |
T42 |
Richard Bland | ENG |
6 |
76 |
71 |
69 |
78 |
294 |
T42 |
Adrian Meronk | POL |
6 |
69 |
76 |
70 |
79 |
294 |
T42 |
Marcus Armitage | ENG |
6 |
70 |
70 |
71 |
83 |
294 |
T49 |
Matthew Jordan | ENG |
7 |
69 |
74 |
80 |
72 |
295 |
T49 |
Thriston Lawrence | RSA |
7 |
77 |
68 |
79 |
71 |
295 |
T49 |
Rasmus Hoejgaard | DEN |
7 |
72 |
70 |
78 |
75 |
295 |
T49 |
Hennie Otto | RSA |
7 |
78 |
68 |
74 |
75 |
295 |
T49 |
Jeff Winther | SWE |
7 |
75 |
72 |
72 |
76 |
295 |
T49 |
Gregory Havret | FRA |
7 |
72 |
72 |
70 |
81 |
295 |
T55 |
JC Ritchie | RSA |
8 |
72 |
71 |
79 |
74 |
296 |
T55 |
James Morrison | ENG |
8 |
72 |
71 |
78 |
75 |
296 |
T55 |
Grant Forrest | SCO |
8 |
68 |
79 |
73 |
76 |
296 |
T55 |
Haydn Porteous | RSA |
8 |
73 |
71 |
75 |
77 |
296 |
T59 |
Brandon Stone | RSA |
9 |
72 |
75 |
78 |
72 |
297 |
T59 |
David Law | SCO |
9 |
72 |
75 |
76 |
74 |
297 |
T61 |
Oliver Wilson | ENG |
10 |
73 |
73 |
77 |
75 |
298 |
T61 |
Adilson Da Silva | BRA |
10 |
70 |
76 |
75 |
77 |
298 |
T61 |
Martin Rohwer | RSA |
10 |
69 |
75 |
76 |
78 |
298 |
T64 |
Toby Tree | ENG |
11 |
70 |
73 |
81 |
75 |
299 |
T64 |
Keenan Davidse | RSA |
11 |
76 |
71 |
76 |
76 |
299 |
T64 |
Ernie Els | RSA |
11 |
74 |
73 |
75 |
77 |
299 |
T64 |
Lee Slattery | ENG |
11 |
72 |
75 |
73 |
79 |
299 |
68 |
Carlos Pigem | ESP |
14 |
74 |
71 |
81 |
76 |
302 |
T69 |
Niklas Lemke | SWE |
19 |
72 |
73 |
88 |
74 |
307 |
T69 |
Ross Fisher | ENG |
19 |
74 |
73 |
81 |
79 |
307 |
71 |
Oliver Bekker | RSA |
20 |
73 |
71 |
80 |
84 |
308 |
CUT |
Aaron Cockerill | CAN |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Ben Stow | ENG |
4 |
77 |
71 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Francesco Laporta | ITA |
4 |
71 |
77 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano | ESP |
4 |
78 |
70 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Hennie Du Plessis | RSA |
4 |
71 |
77 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Jake McLeod | AUS |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Justin Walters | RSA |
4 |
76 |
72 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Mark Williams | RSA |
4 |
72 |
76 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Peter Karmis | RSA |
4 |
74 |
74 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Pieter Moolman | RSA |
4 |
75 |
73 |
- |
- |
148 |
CUT |
Garrick Higgo | RSA |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Jake Redman | RSA |
5 |
73 |
76 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Jean Hugo | RSA |
5 |
73 |
76 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Jose-Filipe Lima | POR |
5 |
72 |
77 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Julien Guerrier | FRA |
5 |
74 |
75 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Louis De Jager | RSA |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Madalitso Muthiya | ZMB |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Richard McEvoy | ENG |
5 |
75 |
74 |
- |
- |
149 |
CUT |
Deon Germishuys | RSA |
6 |
71 |
79 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Jaco Prinsloo | RSA |
6 |
77 |
73 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Jean-Paul Strydom | RSA |
6 |
76 |
74 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Marcel Siem | GER |
6 |
75 |
75 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Ockie Strydom | RSA |
6 |
78 |
72 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Rhys Enoch | WAL |
6 |
69 |
81 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Robin Sciot-Siegrist | FRA |
6 |
77 |
73 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Thomas Bjorn | DEN |
6 |
74 |
76 |
- |
- |
150 |
CUT |
Christiaan Bezuidenhout | RSA |
7 |
78 |
73 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Dean Burmester | RSA |
7 |
73 |
78 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Doug McGuigan | RSA |
7 |
72 |
79 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Oliver Farr | WAL |
7 |
76 |
75 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Soren Kjeldsen | DEN |
7 |
72 |
79 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Steve Surry | ENG |
7 |
73 |
78 |
- |
- |
151 |
CUT |
Alexander Bjoerk | SWE |
8 |
76 |
76 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Bryce Easton | RSA |
8 |
74 |
78 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Darren Fichardt | RSA |
8 |
75 |
77 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Hugo Leon | CHI |
8 |
77 |
75 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Lyle Rowe | RSA |
8 |
80 |
72 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Merrick Bremner | RSA |
8 |
76 |
76 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Rupert Kaminski | RSA |
8 |
77 |
75 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Stephen Ferreira | POR |
8 |
74 |
78 |
- |
- |
152 |
CUT |
Callum Mowat | RSA |
9 |
74 |
79 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Cormac Sharvin | NIR |
9 |
80 |
73 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Dale Whitnell | ENG |
9 |
78 |
75 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Darius van Driel | NED |
9 |
76 |
77 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Jacques P. de Villiers | RSA |
9 |
73 |
80 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
James Du Preez | RSA |
9 |
72 |
81 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Matias Calderon | CHI |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Oliver Fisher | ENG |
9 |
73 |
80 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Ruan Conradie | RSA |
9 |
70 |
83 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Sami Vaelimaeki | FIN |
9 |
77 |
76 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Sebastian Garcia | ESP |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Trevor Fisher Jnr | RSA |
9 |
75 |
78 |
- |
- |
153 |
CUT |
Caylum Boon | RSA |
10 |
83 |
71 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Combrinck Smit | RSA |
10 |
79 |
75 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Kyle Barker | RSA |
10 |
77 |
77 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Michael Palmer | RSA |
10 |
80 |
74 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Neil Schietekat | RSA |
10 |
74 |
80 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Tyrone Ryan | RSA |
10 |
79 |
75 |
- |
- |
154 |
CUT |
Basil Wright | RSA |
11 |
75 |
80 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Clinton Grobler | RSA |
11 |
78 |
77 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Heinrich Bruiners | RSA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Jake Roos | RSA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Keelan van Wyk | RSA |
11 |
79 |
76 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Luke Jerling | RSA |
11 |
77 |
78 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Ricardo Santos | POR |
11 |
79 |
76 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Ruan De Smidt | RSA |
11 |
75 |
80 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Toto Thimba Jr. | RSA |
11 |
76 |
79 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Tyrone Ferreira | RSA |
11 |
77 |
78 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Vaughn Groenewald | RSA |
11 |
71 |
84 |
- |
- |
155 |
CUT |
Anton Haig | RSA |
12 |
78 |
78 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Garth Mulroy | RSA |
12 |
79 |
77 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Riekus Nortje | RSA |
12 |
78 |
78 |
- |
- |
156 |
CUT |
Jack Senior | ENG |
13 |
80 |
77 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
Teaghan Gauche | RSA |
13 |
84 |
73 |
- |
- |
157 |
CUT |
J. J. Senekal | RSA |
14 |
78 |
80 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Philip Eriksson | SWE |
14 |
77 |
81 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Yubin Jung | RSA |
14 |
80 |
78 |
- |
- |
158 |
CUT |
Chris Swanepoel | RSA |
15 |
78 |
81 |
- |
- |
159 |
CUT |
Benjamin Follett-Smith | ZIM |
16 |
78 |
82 |
- |
- |
160 |
CUT |
Dylan Kok | RSA |
16 |
80 |
80 |
- |
- |
160 |
CUT |
Anthony Michael | RSA |
18 |
83 |
79 |
- |
- |
162 |
CUT |
Jacquin Hess | RSA |
18 |
80 |
82 |
- |
- |
162 |
CUT |
Andre de Decker | RSA |
21 |
86 |
79 |
- |
- |
165 |
CUT |
Rourke Van Der Spuy | RSA |
23 |
85 |
82 |
- |
- |
167 |
RET |
David Howell | ENG |
Par |
78 |
- |
- |
- |
78 |