{"id":6836,"date":"2012-01-08T20:28:26","date_gmt":"2012-01-08T18:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/golf-oosthuizen-retains-africa-open-title\/"},"modified":"2012-01-08T20:28:26","modified_gmt":"2012-01-08T18:28:26","slug":"golf-oosthuizen-retains-africa-open-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-oosthuizen-retains-africa-open-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Oosthuizen retains Africa Open title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By Jason Humphries<span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"articleLocation\">EAST LONDON, South Africa<\/span> Jan 8 (Reuters) &#8211; South<br \/>\nAfrican Louis Oosthuizen retained his Africa Open title, holding<br \/>\nhis nerve at the decisive 17th to complete a two-stroke win on<br \/>\nSunday.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Oosthuizen carded a final round six-under par 67 to end on<br \/>\n27-under par for the co-sanctioned tournament just ahead of his<br \/>\ncountryman Tjaart van der Walt who completed a final round 69.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old Oosthuizen, who won the 2011 edition of the<br \/>\nAfrica Open after a three-man playoff, made a mixed start to his<br \/>\nfinal round with an eagle, a birdie and two dropped shots in his<br \/>\nfirst five holes.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But he made three birdies between the sixth and ninth holes<br \/>\nto reach the turn in 25-under and a share for the lead with Van<br \/>\nder Walt before grabbing another birdie on the par-five 11th.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The first three days of the tournament had seen sunny skies<br \/>\nand barely a breath of wind but day four provided overcast<br \/>\nconditions and a blustery wind which made scoring slightly more<br \/>\ndifficult than it had been on the coastal course, especially for<br \/>\nthe late starters.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>By the 17th Van der Walt and Oosthuizen, who began the day<br \/>\nas co-leaders, were locked in an enthralling struggle both on<br \/>\n26-under.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>But Van der Walt bogeyed the 164-yard hole after his tee<br \/>\nshot failed to find the green while Oosthuizen, the 2010 British<br \/>\nOpen Champion, showed all his experience to sink a 35-foot<br \/>\nbirdie putt.<\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The 17th was playing really tough today with the wind<br \/>\nblowing off the right,&#8221; Oosthuizen told reporters.<br \/>\n\u00a0 <span class=\"label\"><strong>Continued&#8230;<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jason Humphries EAST LONDON, South Africa Jan 8 (Reuters) &#8211; South African Louis Oosthuizen retained his Africa Open title, holding his nerve at the decisive 17th to complete a two-stroke win on Sunday. 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