WINNING SCORE: 18-under-par, 270.

EQUIPMENT CHOICE:

DRIVER: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero with 8.5˚ loft, fitted with Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana DF 60 TX shaft.

3 WOOD: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero with 15˚ loft, with Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana DF 70 TX shaft.

HYBRID: Callaway MAVRIK Pro with 19˚ loft, with Mitsubish Chemical Diamana shaft.

IRONS: Callaway X Forged ’18 (4-iron to pitching wedge), with KBS Tour V 125 S+ shafts.

WEDGES: Callaway Mack Daddy Forged Wedges (50˚, 54˚ & 60˚), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts.

PUTTER: Odyssey Works Big T #5.

BALL: Titleist Pro V1.

FINAL LEADERBOARD

EQUIPMENT NOTES:

  • One of the best putters on the European Tour this year, Bezuidenhout’s approach play was the key this week. The South African leading the field in Strokes Gained: Approach. The three-time winner on Tour uses an older model of Callaway’s X Forged irons that remain a popular choice with the best players in the world and amateurs alike, and a model that will likely be hard to remove from the rising star’s bag in the near future.
  • Now ranked .35th on the world rankings, Bezuidenhout’s putting deserves plenty of attention. Utilising a small mallet model, he opts for a Two Thumb grip that was one of the early oversized putter grips on the market and is used by a number of his fellow players in Europe, including Bernd Wiesberger.

  • Bezuidenhout’s win was part of a double for Titleist golf balls, with Antoine Rozner also using the brand’s Pro V1 range of balls to claim victory in Dubai.

QUOTE: "It's any South African golfer's dream to win a national tournament. It's unreal.” – Christiaan Bezuidenhout.