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Sun City - It hasn’t been the kind of year Dean Burmester had been hoping for, but he’s finding form at exactly the right time.
Burmester had only 10 putts on his inward nine for a six-under-par 66 and the first round lead in the Nedbank Affinity Cup at the Lost City Golf Club on Tuesday.
He heads the field by a single stroke over Brandon Pieters after a day of scorching heat, some wind and a few snakes.
After only two birdies going out, Burmester’s round really gained momentum on his inward nine, where he made five birdies in six holes.
“The putts didn’t fall on the outward nine. Then I only hit 10 putts on the inward nine, which was quite scary. I haven’t putted like that in years.”
Burmester came into this tournament having missed three cuts in his last six tournaments. But with the Nedbank Affinity Cup serving as the last tournament before next week’s South African Open and a run of European Tour events on the Sunshine Tour, he’s quite happy to be finding his rhythm at this point in the season.
“I’ve been struggling for a few months before this, but my game is warming up at the right time. This is a good warm-up event for the big tournaments. Especially on this course, which really tests your mental focus. You can slack off on one hole here and make a big number. So that keeps you mentally sharp going into the big tournaments, and it’s a massive summer coming up for us.”
Pieters looked a weary man as he walked off with a bogey-free 67 after a tough day in the heat.
It was a similar experience for Bradford Vaughan, who finished in a group of players on four under.
“You lose concentration out there because you start to get dizzy from the heat,” he said.
But his senses were sharpened on his way to the 10th tee. Play was held up briefly here for a snake wrangler to come and remove a black mamba in the overhanging trees.
“The mamba was scary, but it’s a great incentive to keep the ball on the fairways,” said Vaughan, who didn’t make a single bogey on the back nine.
Scores (RSA unless otherwise specified):
66 - Dean Burmester
67 - Brandon Pieters
68 - Bradford Vaughan , Louis Calitz , Jared Harvey , Titch Moore , Grant Veenstra , Darryn Lloyd
69 - Andrew Georgiou , PH McIntyre , Jacques Blaauw , Derik Ferreira , Trevor Fisher Jnr , Grant Muller, Allan Versfeld ,Justin Walters
70 - Ross Wellington , Alan Michell , Prinavin Nelson , Steven Ferreira , Louis de Jager
71 - Mark Fensham , Martin du Toit , Chris Swanepoel , Ben Mannix (ENG), Desvonde Botes , Ruan de Smidt , Andrew Curlewis ,Lyle Rowe , James Kamte , Hendrik Buhrmann
72 - Tyrone Ryan , Wallie Coetsee , Neil Schietekat , Tyrone Ferreira , Theunis Spangenberg , Thabang Simon , Andre Cruse ,Albert Pistorius , Toto Thimba (Jnr), Attie Schwartzel , Jaco Ahlers , Jake Roos, Ulrich van den Berg , Lindani Ndwandwe
73 - Bryce Easton , Warren Abery , Divan van den Heever , Alan McLean (SCO), Ryan Thompson , Jake Redman , Teboho Sefatsa ,Neil Cheetham (ENG), Matthew Carvell
74 - Pieter Moolman , David Hewan , Des Terblanche , Ockie Strydom , Mark Murless , Stiggy Hodgson (ENG), Michael du Toit ,James Kingston , Johan du Buisson
75 - Daniel Greene , Aron Zemmer (ITA), Coenie Bester , Brett Liddle , Riekus Nortje
76 - Daniel Hammond , Alpheus Kelapile , Keenan Davidse , Jean Hugo , Vaughn Groenewald , Derick Petersen , Dean O'Riley ,Omar Sandys , Johan Bekker
77 - Colin Nel , Ryan Tipping , Mark Williams , Danie van Tonder
78 - Morne Buys , Callie Swart , Charl Coetzee , JG Claassen
81 - Michiel Bothma
82 - Brendan de Lange
84 - Ryan Strauss
Burmester had only 10 putts on his inward nine for a six-under-par 66 and the first round lead in the Nedbank Affinity Cup at the Lost City Golf Club on Tuesday.
He heads the field by a single stroke over Brandon Pieters after a day of scorching heat, some wind and a few snakes.
After only two birdies going out, Burmester’s round really gained momentum on his inward nine, where he made five birdies in six holes.
“The putts didn’t fall on the outward nine. Then I only hit 10 putts on the inward nine, which was quite scary. I haven’t putted like that in years.”
Burmester came into this tournament having missed three cuts in his last six tournaments. But with the Nedbank Affinity Cup serving as the last tournament before next week’s South African Open and a run of European Tour events on the Sunshine Tour, he’s quite happy to be finding his rhythm at this point in the season.
“I’ve been struggling for a few months before this, but my game is warming up at the right time. This is a good warm-up event for the big tournaments. Especially on this course, which really tests your mental focus. You can slack off on one hole here and make a big number. So that keeps you mentally sharp going into the big tournaments, and it’s a massive summer coming up for us.”
Pieters looked a weary man as he walked off with a bogey-free 67 after a tough day in the heat.
It was a similar experience for Bradford Vaughan, who finished in a group of players on four under.
“You lose concentration out there because you start to get dizzy from the heat,” he said.
But his senses were sharpened on his way to the 10th tee. Play was held up briefly here for a snake wrangler to come and remove a black mamba in the overhanging trees.
“The mamba was scary, but it’s a great incentive to keep the ball on the fairways,” said Vaughan, who didn’t make a single bogey on the back nine.
Scores (RSA unless otherwise specified):
66 - Dean Burmester
67 - Brandon Pieters
68 - Bradford Vaughan , Louis Calitz , Jared Harvey , Titch Moore , Grant Veenstra , Darryn Lloyd
69 - Andrew Georgiou , PH McIntyre , Jacques Blaauw , Derik Ferreira , Trevor Fisher Jnr , Grant Muller, Allan Versfeld ,Justin Walters
70 - Ross Wellington , Alan Michell , Prinavin Nelson , Steven Ferreira , Louis de Jager
71 - Mark Fensham , Martin du Toit , Chris Swanepoel , Ben Mannix (ENG), Desvonde Botes , Ruan de Smidt , Andrew Curlewis ,Lyle Rowe , James Kamte , Hendrik Buhrmann
72 - Tyrone Ryan , Wallie Coetsee , Neil Schietekat , Tyrone Ferreira , Theunis Spangenberg , Thabang Simon , Andre Cruse ,Albert Pistorius , Toto Thimba (Jnr), Attie Schwartzel , Jaco Ahlers , Jake Roos, Ulrich van den Berg , Lindani Ndwandwe
73 - Bryce Easton , Warren Abery , Divan van den Heever , Alan McLean (SCO), Ryan Thompson , Jake Redman , Teboho Sefatsa ,Neil Cheetham (ENG), Matthew Carvell
74 - Pieter Moolman , David Hewan , Des Terblanche , Ockie Strydom , Mark Murless , Stiggy Hodgson (ENG), Michael du Toit ,James Kingston , Johan du Buisson
75 - Daniel Greene , Aron Zemmer (ITA), Coenie Bester , Brett Liddle , Riekus Nortje
76 - Daniel Hammond , Alpheus Kelapile , Keenan Davidse , Jean Hugo , Vaughn Groenewald , Derick Petersen , Dean O'Riley ,Omar Sandys , Johan Bekker
77 - Colin Nel , Ryan Tipping , Mark Williams , Danie van Tonder
78 - Morne Buys , Callie Swart , Charl Coetzee , JG Claassen
81 - Michiel Bothma
82 - Brendan de Lange
84 - Ryan Strauss
