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It’s not the first big payday this season for Dean Burmester, after he pocketed R18. 4m at LIV Golf Riyadh, and R5. 71m in Adelaide last month.
The LIV Golf duo confirmed their participation in the second oldest national open in golf on Tuesday, in a big boost to the tournament.
Dean Burmester and Charl Schwartzel each pocketed a handy $312,500 (R5. 76m) for finishing in a tie for 12th at the LIV Golf Adelaide.
When Ernie Els won the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Anne’s, it completed an exceptional run of regular major wins for South Africans.
Dean Burmester finished fourth on 14-under and pocketed a cool million dollars which works out to a quite incredible R18. 4m.
Last season, Louis Oosthuizen earned around R154 million on the LIV Golf Tour.
Ernie Els was part of a golden generation of SA golfers, which also ushered in a couple of top players over the last three decades.
As of January 13, of the 47 players playing on the LIV circuit just three have moved up in the world rankings since the inception of the Saudi-funded, breakaway circuit.
With Branden Grace back on board, it might help potential sponsors green-light an event held in South Africa, 'in 2026 or 2027' explained Louis Oosthuizen.
Branden Grace will join Stinger GC and play his trade in the LIV Golf League in 2025.
Robin Williams, 23, was given a personal invitation by tournament host Gary Player after the youngster’s stellar performances over the past season on the Sunshine Tour.
Aldrich Potgieter’s been successful at every level of golf he’s played, best demonstrated over the weekend as he became the second youngest-ever to earn a US PGA Tour card, via the Korn Ferry Tour (KFT) moneylist.
The 20-year-old Aldrich Potgieter finished 29th on the Korn Ferry Tour moneylist, with the top-30 earning playing privileges for next season on the PGA Tour.
South Africa’s Branden Grace was relegated from LIV Golf alongside former two-time Masters winner Bubba Watson, Kieran Vincent, Scott Vincent and Kalle Samooja.
The 41-year-old Louis Oosthuizen signed for a closing 10-under 60, to end in a tie for eighth on 14-under overall.
Ernie Els battled his way to an 11-over 82 in the first round, and he has since revealed he had been battling a back injury which led to his bad score.
One incredible shot from Dean Burmester changed the complexion of his opening round of The Open Championship at Royal Troon on Thursday.
Louis Oosthuizen, 27 at the time, was a shock winner of the tournament - having missed the cut in seven of his previous eight major appearances.
Ernie Els returns to The Open Championship, this time as a senior major championship winner following his victory in the Kaulig Companies Championship over the weekend.
Former PGA Tour stalwart Brendan Steele captured his maiden LIV Golf title Sunday in Adelaide, keeping his cool to hold off a chasing pack led by Louis Oosthuizen and Jon Rahm.
In a video posted on Instagram by team Stingers, Charl Schwartzel said he was shaving his head to support his wife while she undergoes treatment.
Scottie Scheffler, who is world number one, and the hottest player in the sport right now walked away with R69 million while SA’s Dean Burmesrer pocketed R76. 7 for his LIV Golf Miami victory.
There have been a number of highlights, and lowlights, for South African fans at The Masters which starts at Augusta on Thursday.
Dean Burmester edged Spaniard Sergio Garcia on the second playoff hole after the pair had finished tied on 11-under after the three-round LIV Golf event in Miami.
The last time a South African won a men’s major Oscar Pistorius was still a revered global super star, Nelson Mandela was alive and Netflix wasn’t yet a thing.