JOHANNESBURG — Dean Burmester secured back-to-back wins at residence after taking pictures a 4-under 68 within the remaining spherical of the South African Open Championship.

Burmester began Sunday two photographs off the lead. He made six birdies and two bogeys in tough situations to complete at 11 beneath total for a three-stroke victory. He gained the Joburg Open final week.

Italian Renato Paratore (70), Sweden’s Jesper Svensson (71) and South African Ryan van Velzen (73) tied for second.

Van Velzen shared the in a single day lead with countryman Jayden Schaper (74), who completed tied for fifth on 7 beneath total.

The 34-year-old Burmester now has 4 DP World Tour victories.

“Again-to-back. I’ve by no means achieved that earlier than in order that was particular. It’s clearly one as a South African that I’ve all the time needed to win,” Burmester mentioned. “It’s a event I watched rising up and I watched lots of legends.”

He appeared at risk of failing to make the lower — or having to tug out of the event — after not feeling nicely on Friday. However Burmester made it by way of to the weekend on the quantity after taking pictures a 74 and adopted that with a 65 on Saturday to place himself in rivalry.

Burmester mentioned it was additional particular to win this week together with his household in attendance.

“Final week I gained and my household wasn’t there,” he mentioned. “This week I gained and my spouse and my two children have been there. So it means the whole lot, simply to have my two boys there seeing me out entrance, dwelling out my dream — that’s the whole lot so I’m very grateful.”

Burmester and former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel have been the one LIV Golf gamers within the area. Schwartzel shot a 76 on Sunday to complete at even par for the event in a tie for forty fifth.

The one participant within the high 100 within the rankings was No. 85 Thriston Lawrence, the South African who shot a 5-under 67 for the very best spherical on Sunday. He completed at 6 beneath for the event in a tie for tenth.

This was the second of three straight occasions in South Africa to open the 2024 season on the European tour. Burmester will go for a 3rd straight win on the Alfred Dunhill Championship subsequent week.