Porteous revels in maiden win

Haydn Porteous is delighted to have broken his duck after clinching a first European Tour title with victory at the Joburg Open.

The 21-year-old, who turned professional back in 2013, signed for a three-under-par 69 to finish on -18 overall for the tournament and triumph by two strokes.

He made three birdies on the final day, including one at the 18th, as the home favourite held off the challenge of compatriot Zander Lombard, who ended up second on -16.

Porteous became the second South African in as many weeks to claim a maiden win on the European Tour, following on from Brandon Stone’s success in the BMW SA Open, and he expressed his delight at achieving this fantastic goal.

“Words can’t describe how I feel right now, it’s surreal to be honest,” he said. “I’ve been battling with my golf for the last few months and hats off to (fitness coach) Garth Milne for all the strategy and game-plan and gym.

“When I get home and things start to calm down I’m going to have a proper think about it. All the doors that are open because of winning the Joburg Open, it’s a dream come true.”

Bjorn Akesson, Justin Walters, Daniel Im and Anthony Wall finished in a four-way tie for third on -15 while Johan Carlsson was one shot worse off after carding a final five-under-par round of 67.

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