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Joburg Open: Form stats for this week's co-sanctioned event

Andy Swales
20 November 2023
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Houghton Golf Club returned to the DP World Tour schedule in 2022, following a lengthy gap of over 18 years

Houghton is a lush parkland course that's 'not brutally long' but has plenty of sand

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The new DP World Tour season tees-off Thursday. Words and stats are supplied by Andy Swales ...

Short course with lots of bunkers and undulating greens
Pavan 150/1151.00 could contend on DP World Tour return
Dan's 25/126.00 the man for another good Joburg showing

Tournament and Course Notes

• Following a wait of almost 19 years, Houghton Golf Club returned to the DP World Tour calendar 12 months ago, when the tournament was won by little-known Englishman Dan Bradbury. The 23-year-old, who had received a sponsor's invite, was competing in only his third event at this level;

• This week's tournament is being co-sanctioned by both South Africa's Sunshine Tour and the European-based DP World Tour;

• The course has staged eight South African Opens, the first of these in 1951, while the most recent was 31 years ago. Houghton is a lush parkland course, approximately two and a half miles north-east of Johannesburg city centre;

• The club has been in existence since 1926, although the current layout required some serious renovation work around 15 years ago. This upgrade was carried out by the Jack Nicklaus design group of architects;

• The club website reads: Houghton is 'not brutally long', claiming that its main defence is 'strategically and extensively positioned bunkers.' The greens were re-contoured with 'rolling undulations and subtle slopes to protect the integrity of the course';

• The website adds how 'the layout is dotted with ponds and dams.' However, water should only be an issue for Tour pros on seven holes.

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Good Current Form And Strong Course History

Although there's not a great deal of Course History available, it's certainly worth noting that last year's surprise champion Dan Bradbury 25/126.00 has hit a rich vein of form during autumn.

After winning the Joburg Open in November 2022, the Englishman struggled during the first half of this year.

However, since the start of October, he has posted four straight top-20s, including a brace of T-10s.

Another strong Houghton performance is on the cards, even if Dan is unlikely to win back-to-back Joburg titles.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout 20/121.00 returns to South Africa having spent most of 2023 on the PGA Tour.

He tied-sixth last month in the Deep South, a result which confirmed his Tour Card for 2024. Bezuidenhout was third at Houghton last year.

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Adrian Otaegui 28/129.00 has never been the most consistent of pros, but he's had a reasonable year on the DP World Tour and, in a low-quality field such as this, will fancy his chances this week. The Spaniard tied-18th in Dubai on Sunday.

Thriston Lawrence 25/126.00 is possibly ready to win again after finishing strongly at the DP World Tour Championship on Sunday when a 66 left him tied-fifth.

A number of Sunshine Tour and Challenge Tour members could also get among the leaders this coming week.

Those who are currently playing well include Francesco Laporta 110/1111.00, Andrea Pavan 150/1151.00, Jacques de Villiers 500/1501.00 and Frederic LaCroix 40/141.00.

Perhaps the pick of this bunch is Pavan, the former world No 65 who is now ranked 480.

He finished eighth in this season's Challenge Tour standings and is ready for another crack at the top table. The Italian is a two-time winner on the DP World Tour.

And Japan-based, Joburg-born, Shaun Norris 110/1111.00 returns in decent shape for this week's event.

Finally, don't forget Dean Burmester 11/112.00 who spent 2023 on the LIV Tour where he secured his playing rights for next year after finishing 14th in the standings.

Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

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1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W46	W45	W44	W43	W42	W41	W40	W39	W38	W37
Thriston Lawrence	5	24		36	34	41	54		35	MC
Adrian Otaegui	18	33		MC	9	28			16	36
Christiaan Bezuidenhout						56	6			Wd
Romain Langasque	11	62		MC	MC	9	MC			14
Dean Burmester							Wd
Matthew Southgate	49	26		MC	46		2		20	Wd
Zander Lombard	22	55		27	46	2	54		10	69
Adri Arnaus				MC	19	64	14			61
Shubhankar Sharma		59			MC	35	MC			36
Dan Bradbury	17	5			13	6	MC		MC	51
Hennie Du Plessis		6		54	MC	MC	14		51	10
Gavin Green				MC	56	28	MC			MC
Daniel Brown	45	64			39	57	MC		41	51
Nick Bachem		43		MC	13	MC	25		20	MC
Ockie Strydom		62		MC	MC	MC				MC
Dale Whitnell		65			MC	MC	Wd		MC	Wd
David Law				47	46	MC	14		14	51
Louis De Jager		43		MC	4	41	MC		35	36
Oliver Wilson					MC	MC	25			76
Scott Jamieson				3	MC	MC	MC			79
Kalle Samooja				21	MC	9	54			74
Jaco Ahlers	54	42	32				31	1	20
Aaron Cockerill				47	MC	41	Wd			61
Oliver Bekker			14		MC	MC	MC			57
Laurie Canter							14		47
Kristian Krogh Johannessen				34	MC	MC	Wd		60
Alejandro Del Rey				27	MC	17	25		66
Niklas Norgaard Moller				MC	MC	MC	37			MC
Casey Jarvis			7			33	54		MC	60
Santiago Tarrio				6	MC	28	54		28	57
Adrien Saddier				27			Wd		16
Andy Sullivan				36	MC	MC			16	36
Deon Germishuys				56	66	74	44
Jesper Svensson			11			13			2	37
Ugo Coussaud			30			47	12		MC	29
Ricardo Gouveia			33			1	MC		47	60
Tapio Pulkkanen				21	13	64	MC		MC	MC
Clement Sordet				MC	19	Wd	MC		MC
Marco Penge			1			23	MC		25	1
Frederic LaCroix			3			13	6		8	15
Max Rottluff			33				12			MC
Adam Blomme			16			MC			1	24
Matteo Manassero			19			13			18
Jacques Kruyswijk							12		MC	37
Manuel Elvira			29			8	4		53	4
Shaun Norris	17	37	2			8	3	23	40	MC
Dylan Frittelli	MC	MC	MC			MC	56			MC
Johannes Veerman				MC	MC	MC			28	45
Lorenzo Scalise			22			29	34		35	2
JC Ritchie					MC	MC	MC		MC	MC
Marc Warren				MC	43	MC	25		56	Wd
Chase Hanna				MC	4	64	Wd		MC	MC
Wilco Nienaber				MC		17	54		MC
Ross Fisher				36	52	53	25		MC	MC
Joakim Lagergren				53					Wd	MC
Jeong Weon Ko				MC	7	64	MC		MC
James Morrison				61	46	47	54		MC	18
Wil Besseling				21	26	35	Wd		41	MC
Renato Paratore							44		47	15
Francesco Laporta			7			3	5			MC
Sam Bairstow			4			23			8	29
Kiradech Aphibarnrat				MC		MC	MC		47
Mikael Lindberg				MC	59	73	Wd		MC	36
Alexander Knappe				36	66	35	MC		MC	MC
Darius Van Driel				MC	MC	MC	25		MC	36
Justin Walters				MC	MC	MC	Wd			MC
Jamie Rutherford			22			47	44		14	43
JaydenTreySchaper				36			37		MC
Andrea Pavan			16			18			4	15
Charl Schwartzel							MC
Ivan Cantero Gutierrez			30			29	25		4	10
Pieter Moolman				20	1	10	MC		9	2
Brandon Stone			11			29			8	37
Robin Sciot-Siegrist				MC	26	MC	54		MC	45
Jaco Prinsloo			33				MC		MC	MC
Stuart Manley			41			54	MC		MC	4
Daniel Van Tonder				47	MC	57	12		39
Will Enefer			22			3	25		8	54
Darren Fichardt			19	MC			MC		MC	MC
John Catlin				60	39	MC	MC		MC	MC
Joel Girrbach			7			2	8		MC	47
Jeppe Kristian Andersen			43			MC	MC		15	MC
Ashley Chesters			22			MC	25		MC	72
JJ Senekal			7							Wd
David Ravetto				MC		MC	MC		MC
Louis Albertse					6	23	MC		8	12
Branden Grace		43
Bryce Easton				MC	MC	MC	MC		20
Sam Hutsby			22				44		Wd	MC
Dylan Mostert			60	8			MC
Neil Schietekat	24		1	38	MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Luca Filippi			4	20	10	1	Wd		9	6
Benjamin Follett-Smith			19			MC			43	43
Craig Howie			11			47	MC		MC	31
Martin Couvra			33			23	MC		MC	37
Lauri Ruuska			39			37	8		25	MC
Mateusz Gradecki							MC		47	10
Ryan Van Velzen				20	MC	2	Wd		3	19
Albert Venter			11			MC	MC		61	12
Hennie O`Kennedy			3	MC	10	47	Wd			42
Lucas Vacarisas			22			47	1		MC	67
Thomas Aiken				15		62	Wd		MC
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia				MC	MC	MC	Wd		41	MC
Pedro Figueiredo				MC		53	44		MC
Hennie Otto			26	MC					MC	28
Kyle Barker				14	29	7	30		30	1
Stefan Wears Taylor			4			27	60		28	6
Keenan Davidse			39	23	16	2	24		MC	54
Gerhard Pepler			MC	8	MC	20	52		MC	6
Jaco Van Zyl			4	14	16	12	MC		6	MC
Jean Hugo			17	23	36	30	17		30	12
Wynand Dingle				MC	MC	21	MC		22	19
Martin Rohwer				1	MC	40	17		39	3
Peter Karmis				MC	MC	49			3	16
Espen Kofstad						MC
Trevor Fisher				MC	3	27	24		11	51
Malcolm Mitchell			MC	MC	24	34	30		48	MC
Steven Brown			11			3	MC		MC	MC
Tristen Strydom				MC			MC		MC	MC
MJ Viljoen			46	MC	3	MC	MC		32
Anton Karlsson							MC
James Hart Du Preez									45	MC
Rupert Kaminski			11	MC		50	MC		1	28
Martin Vorster				5	24		MC		47	56
Rhys Enoch				14		52	58		MC	43
Ruan Korb			65	MC	6	7	52		48	19
Robin Williams			11	23		42	1		22	12
Stephen Gallacher				34		72	MC			MC
Dylan Naidoo			46	8	38		MC		MC
Jacques Blaauw			23	MC		Wd	55		11	MC
Heinrich Bruiners				46	21	34	7		18	MC
Sean Bradley			4	30	MC	14	45		15	MC
Soren Broholt Lind
Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen
Jacques de Villiers			2	8	MC	4	4		MC	MC
Lyle Rowe			28	MC	MC	54			39	35
Rourke Van der Spuy			17	MC	24	40	MC		MC
Jake Redman			28	MC	10	7	24		11	6
Anthony Michael			MC	14		46	17		35
Combrinck Smit			39	MC	29	MC	41		22	MC
Nikhil Rama			4	38	29	21	4		39	4
Joachim B Hansen							MC		MC	74
Christiaan Basson			4	5	44	10	MC		54	19
Rhys West			4	23	MC	17	38		22	19
Robson Chinhoi			57	MC	MC	58	38		45
Merrick Bremner			43	30	38	34	24		65	47
John Gough							MC		51
Jordan Duminy			MC		36				35	16
Haydn Porteous			35	MC	10		30
Karabo Mokoena			Wd	23	MC		41		54	MC
Tristin Galant			MC	MC	51				MC	MC
Joshua Berry
Gary Boyd						33	MC		MC	60
Pierre Pineau						59	MC		4	67
Gregory Bourdy							19		MC
Philipp Katich
Martin Simonsen				MC	59	35	Wd		MC
Pietro Bovari
Christofer Blomstrand						33	49		25
Richard McEvoy							49		MC
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Player	`22
Thriston Lawrence	33
Adrian Otaegui
Christiaan Bezuidenhout	3
Romain Langasque	9
Dean Burmester
Matthew Southgate	24
Zander Lombard	54
Adri Arnaus
Shubhankar Sharma
Dan Bradbury	1
Hennie Du Plessis	33
Gavin Green
Daniel Brown	48
Nick Bachem	39
Ockie Strydom	MC
Dale Whitnell	6
David Law
Louis De Jager	5
Oliver Wilson
Scott Jamieson
Kalle Samooja
Jaco Ahlers	66
Aaron Cockerill	MC
Oliver Bekker	13
Laurie Canter
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	39
Alejandro Del Rey	30
Niklas Norgaard Moller
Casey Jarvis	9
Santiago Tarrio	MC
Adrien Saddier
Andy Sullivan
Deon Germishuys	66
Jesper Svensson
Ugo Coussaud
Ricardo Gouveia	18
Tapio Pulkkanen
Clement Sordet	MC
Marco Penge
Frederic LaCroix
Max Rottluff
Adam Blomme
Matteo Manassero
Jacques Kruyswijk	24
Manuel Elvira
Shaun Norris	18
Dylan Frittelli
Johannes Veerman
Lorenzo Scalise	54
JC Ritchie	MC
Marc Warren	MC
Chase Hanna	44
Wilco Nienaber	24
Ross Fisher
Joakim Lagergren
Jeong Weon Ko	66
James Morrison	MC
Wil Besseling
Renato Paratore	33
Francesco Laporta	13
Sam Bairstow
Kiradech Aphibarnrat
Mikael Lindberg	MC
Alexander Knappe	MC
Darius Van Driel	60
Justin Walters
Jamie Rutherford
JaydenTreySchaper	18
Andrea Pavan
Charl Schwartzel
Ivan Cantero Gutierrez
Pieter Moolman	72
Brandon Stone	44
Robin Sciot-Siegrist	54
Jaco Prinsloo	MC
Stuart Manley
Daniel Van Tonder	3
Will Enefer
Darren Fichardt	MC
John Catlin
Joel Girrbach
Jeppe Kristian Andersen
Ashley Chesters
JJ Senekal	6
David Ravetto	MC
Louis Albertse	44
Branden Grace
Bryce Easton	MC
Sam Hutsby	MC
Dylan Mostert	18
Neil Schietekat	18
Luca Filippi	48
Benjamin Follett-Smith
Craig Howie	44
Martin Couvra
Lauri Ruuska
Mateusz Gradecki	MC
Ryan Van Velzen
Albert Venter	MC
Hennie O`Kennedy	60
Lucas Vacarisas
Thomas Aiken	30
Sebastian Rodriguez Garcia
Pedro Figueiredo
Hennie Otto
Kyle Barker	24
Stefan Wears Taylor
Keenan Davidse	MC
Gerhard Pepler	MC
Jaco Van Zyl	MC
Jean Hugo	48
Wynand Dingle	39
Martin Rohwer	MC
Peter Karmis	MC
Espen Kofstad
Trevor Fisher
Malcolm Mitchell	MC
Steven Brown
Tristen Strydom	MC
MJ Viljoen	60
Anton Karlsson	60
James Hart Du Preez	MC
Rupert Kaminski	MC
Martin Vorster	MC
Rhys Enoch	16
Ruan Korb	MC
Robin Williams	MC
Stephen Gallacher
Dylan Naidoo	MC
Jacques Blaauw	MC
Heinrich Bruiners	6
Sean Bradley	59
Soren Broholt Lind
Jonathan Goth-Rasmussen
Jacques de Villiers
Lyle Rowe	MC
Rourke Van der Spuy	MC
Jake Redman	71
Anthony Michael	MC
Combrinck Smit	MC
Nikhil Rama	33
Joachim B Hansen	MC
Christiaan Basson
Rhys West
Robson Chinhoi
Merrick Bremner	MC
John Gough
Jordan Duminy	75
Haydn Porteous	MC
Karabo Mokoena
Tristin Galant
Joshua Berry
Gary Boyd	MC
Pierre Pineau
Gregory Bourdy	MC
Philipp Katich
Martin Simonsen	MC
Pietro Bovari
Christofer Blomstrand
Richard McEvoy
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