Casey Jarvis gana el SA Open y asegura debuts en majors

El golfista sudafricano Casey Jarvis, de 22 años, se impuso en el SA Open en Stellenbosch, logrando su segunda victoria consecutiva en el DP World Tour. Terminó tres golpes por delante del resto del campo, ganando invitaciones al Masters y al Abierto Británico.

Casey Jarvis, golfista sudafricano de 22 años oriundo de Boksburg, logró el mayor título de su carrera al ganar el SA Open disputado en Stellenbosch. Este triunfo sigue a su victoria breakthrough en el Magical Kenya Open el fin de semana anterior en el Karen Country Club de Nairobi, también en el DP World Tour.  »n«nEn la ronda final, Jarvis firmó un 67 a tres bajo par, culminando con un putt tap-in fácil para acabar a 14 bajo par en total. Esta puntuación le dejó tres golpes por delante de Hennie du Plessis, que terminó el torneo a 13 bajo par en segunda posición.  »n«nLa victoria asegura a Jarvis su primera participación en majors: una invitación al Masters en Augusta National, el primer major del año, y un puesto en el Abierto Británico. Antes de estos éxitos, Jarvis no había conseguido ninguna victoria en el circuito a pesar de competir junto a jugadores consolidados.

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