SDC Championship 2023: Form stats for this week's tournament

Andy Swales
13 March 2023
3:00 min read

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St Francis Links on South Africa's Eastern Cape makes its debut on the DP World Tour. Words and stats supplied by Andy Swales ...

St Francis is a regular Sunshine Tour venue
Young Jayden has strong course history
Valimaki poised for second DP career title

The DP World Tour has travelled more than 3,000 miles south to tee-up at this week's event on South Africa's Eastern Cape.

The SDC Championship is the first of two successive DP World Tour stops to be staged in South Africa, with this week's venue St Francis Links making its debut at this level.

St Francis Links is almost as far south as you can travel in the vast Rainbow Country, with the SDC Championship also doubling up as a tournament co-sanctioned by South Africa's Sunshine Tour.

Opened in December 2006, the course is located around one mile from the coast and has kikuyu grass fairways and bent grass putting surfaces.

The undulating fairways need to be treated with respect, as there is plenty of dense vegetation waiting to gobble-up any errant drive or approach. Water comes into play on four holes, late in the round.

This Jack Nicklaus-designed course has staged a handful of tournaments on the Sunshine Tour, most recently the South African PGA Championship in November 2022.

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Six To Watch

Julien Brun: Continued his strong start to 2023 by finishing tied-seventh in Kenya on Sunday, which was his third top-10 in four starts. The Frenchman is a three-time winner at Challenge Tour level.

Ryo Hisatsune: Currently enjoying a good streak of form, thanks to three top-10s from his last four starts. Finished on the podium at last week's tournament in Kenya.

Thriston Lawrence: The 26-year-old, world No 85, is seeking a fourth DP World Tour title in a little over 16 months and is the reigning South African Open champion.

Jayden Trey Schaper: His most recent three starts at St Francis have all yielded top-10 finishes. He tied-seventh in Kenya on Sunday, having posted T20s in Singapore and Thailand before that. Is one of South Africa's best young golfers.

Ockie Strydom: Currently a career-high No 145 in the world and, only last month, won the Singapore Classic, which was his second DP World Tour title of the season. Finished second in the Vodacom event played at St Francis Links during 2022.

Sami Valimaki: Runner-up in last month's Singapore Classic, the 24-year-old Finn is chasing a second career title on the DP World Tour. His best finish on South African soil is runner-up at last November's Joburg Open.

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Note: List Contains Leading Reserves

Course Form Table refers to Sunshine Tour T12s:
South African PGA Ch'ship: 22.2, 21;
Vodacom 22.1, 15-18.

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Last 10 Weeks / St Francis Top-12 History (Sunshine Tour)

Position

1–5
6–15
16–25

Player	W10	W9	W8	W7	W6	W5	W4	W3
Adrian Otaegui	30			66	30	36	28	28
Thriston Lawrence		MC		38	MC	42	MC	Wd
Adri Arnaus	30				MC	6	13	MC
Jordan Smith				MC	17		20	MC
Oliver Bekker	55		MC		1	56	51	MC
Antoine Rozner	MC			5	6		78	50
Ockie Strydom	61				1	MC	MC	63
Ewen Ferguson	47			MC	MC	51	28	64
Marcel Schneider				28	3	19	75	MC
Ryo Hisatsune	3		10	51	7	28
Richie Ramsay	Wd				55	MC		38
Shaun Norris	20		48		67	42	65
Matthieu Pavon				33	6	9	MC	28
Daniel Gavins				22		1	38	MC
Hurly Long	30			MC	30	MC	MC	MC
Rafael Cabrera-Bello	20			5	MC	13	MC	10
Julien Brun	7				12	MC	5	MC
Connor Syme	55			33	65	48	38	28
Shubhankar Sharma	MC		13	MC		12	MC	7
Sami Valimaki				22	2	MC	MC	10
Hennie Du Plessis	MC			26	43	25	38	MC
Justin Harding	40			MC	MC	MC	59	MC
Jamie Donaldson				Wd	42		38	38
Johannes Veerman	15				MC	19	8	MC
Zander Lombard			MC	17	6	2	MC	MC
George Coetzee	3			MC	MC	36	MC	38
Jens Dantorp				MC	MC	MC	28	MC
Maximilian Kieffer	20				MC	MC	38	38
Romain Langasque	25			28	63	MC	16
JC Ritchie	11				MC	36	MC	MC
Kalle Samooja			32	22	42		38	MC
Louis De Jager	35			46	MC	28	51	MC
Tapio Pulkkanen				MC	23	MC	82	MC
Dale Whitnell				9	12	28	78	10
Gavin Green	15		8	MC	MC		MC	MC
David Law			Wd	MC		11	59	MC
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	MC			MC	23	MC
Daniel Van Tonder	35		57	57	MC	MC
Mikko Korhonen			25	MC	MC		MC	MC
Oliver Hundeboll Jorgensen				33	MC	28	MC	38
Deon Germishuys	55			MC	42	MC
Jeff Winther			MC	MC	23		MC	17
Clement Sordet				22	30	MC
Alejandro Del Rey	30			46	3	28
Matthew Jordan	35			MC	17	19	20	34
Lukas Nemecz	5		48			28	70	MC
Alexander Knappe	MC		6	3	34	MC	MC	MC
Tom McKibbin	25			MC	12	36	MC	MC
Jaco Ahlers			64	MC	MC	MC
Joost Luiten			3	3		MC	51	28
Andy Sullivan				MC	17	MC	75	17
Todd Clements	74			MC	49	61
Wil Besseling	78				63	13	MC	MC
Matthew Southgate				11	12	65	65	MC
Ross Fisher					49	9	MC	MC
Joachim B Hansen			MC	MC	MC
Dylan Mostert	52		1	MC	MC	7
Julien Guerrier	MC				38	13	65	MC
Tristen Strydom	Wd		MC	54	MC	MC
Oliver Wilson	MC				MC	MC	MC	MC
Jeremy Freiburghaus	40			MC	MC	MC	MC	MC
Pieter Moolman	24		28	3	9	14
John Catlin	15			MC	MC	MC	59	60
Niklas Norgaard Moller	40			13	38	48	51	MC
Justin Walters	40			46	MC	68	38
Jaco Prinsloo	73		2	3	MC	65
James Morrison	75			62	MC	MC	MC	46
Nicolai Von Dellingshausen	40		MC			MC	75	MC
Aaron Cockerill	MC						MC	MC
Frederik Schott			MC	74	MC	69		MC
Nacho Elvira	40			MC	MC	MC	MC	67
Yeong Su Kim	3	50		MC		28
Martin Simonsen	MC		MC	17	MC	MC
Wilco Nienaber	25		MC	MC	9	28
Darius Van Driel	11			MC	MC		MC*	56
Calum Hill	20				67	MC	13	MC
Dan Bradbury				MC	34	42	28	60
Mikael Lindberg				MC	MC	67	70	MC
John Parry			54	57	MC	MC
Mateusz Gradecki	MC		MC		34	52
Neil Schietekat	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Albert Venter	24		66	MC	MC	60
Daniel Brown	52			38	38	36
Brandon Stone	MC		9	60	5	7
JJ Senekal			3	1	6	14
Bryce Easton	30		37	MC	MC	MC
Jeong Weon Ko	MC		18	51	MC	28
Jayden Trey Schaper	7		13	17	MC	44
Daan Huizing			25	33		51	81	MC
Nick Bachem	52		23	51	MC	MC
Jacques Kruyswijk	MC			46	60	MC	28	MC
Manu Gandas	65		32	28	MC	MC
Jbe Kruger	MC		51	57	MC	12
Louis Albertse	4		MC	25	14	65
Robin Sciot-Siegrist	65			38	MC	MC
Matthew Baldwin	60		30	MC	MC	23
Hennie O`Kennedy	11		16	30	3	44
Gary Hurley	MC		MC	66	MC	MC
Casey Jarvis	25		20	2	9	23
John Murphy	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Andrew Johnston							38
John Axelsen	MC		42	57	55	MC
David Ravetto	MC		MC	MC	23	51
Herman Loubser	MC		MC	38	MC	60
Luca Filippi	MC		68	38	MC	28
Trevor Fisher	24		46	MC	MC	MC
Jens Fahrbring	MC		44	51	MC	MC
Darren Fichardt	Wd			MC	34	7
CJ Du Plessis	59			62	MC	69
Mike Lorenzo-Vera				MC	49	MC
Hennie Otto	MC		20	MC	46	23
Wynand Dingle	MC		9	MC	MC	MC
Rupert Kaminski	22		MC	MC	MC	MC
Stefan Wears Taylor	1		28	MC	Wd	71
Alexander Levy	MC				69	MC	MC	50
Luke Jerling	MC		MC	MC	46	MC
Martin Rohwer	24			MC	34	MC
Lyle Rowe	54		20	MC	MC	14
Jacques Blaauw	64		MC	MC	34	36
Jaco Van Zyl	36		51	MC	57	2
Keenan Davidse	MC		MC	MC	65	MC
Luke Brown	24		MC	60	MC	MC
Rourke Van der Spuy					MC	MC
Estiaan Conradie			MC	12	MC	MC
Gudmundur Kristjansson	MC		48	51	49	MC
Benjamin Follett-Smith	MC		MC	51	MC	1
Jean Hugo	MC		46	MC	14	MC
Anton Karlsson	36		28	54	67	44
Ruan Korb	8		MC	10	MC	MC
Gary Stal	77		44	MC	49	MC
Keagan Thomas	24		28	46	MC	MC
Dylan Naidoo	7		MC	MC	MC	23
Combrinck Smit	24		MC	13	MC	MC
Ruan Conradie	50		39	MC	MC	MC
Alex Haindl	MC		28	64	MC	MC
Stephen Ferreira	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
James Hart Du Preez			28	MC	52	39
Pedro Figueiredo	MC		MC	51	42	MC
Thomas Aiken	65		37	22	MC
Ryan Van Velzen	11		60	64	52	MC
Kyle Barker	14		MC	MC	19	MC
Heinrich Bruiners	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Anthony Michael	MC		60	MC	MC	MC
Tobias Eden	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Sam Hutsby	MC			MC	60	51
Michael G Palmer	54		MC	MC	28	MC
James Kamte	50		MC	MC	67	MC
Adilson Da Silva			64
Yurav Premlall	5		MC	63	9	44
Jake Redman	2		63	MC	MC	MC
Gunner Wiebe	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC		MC
Reinhardt Blaauw	18
Joshua Lee	47		MC	70	MC	MC
Robin Williams	11		63
Keelan Van Wyk	24					MC
Franklin Manchest	47			MC	52
Merrick Bremner	53			MC	MC	MC
Rhys West	36		MC			MC
Ma Cheng Yao	MC			MC	MC	MC
Philip Eriksson	MC		MC	MC	MC	MC
Sean Cronje	14				MC
Aneurin Gounden	61		MC		MC
Allister De Kock	36
Wade Jacobs	58			MC
Musiwalo Nethunzwi	36			MC
James Mack	5

Player	`22.2	`22.1	`21	`18	`17	`16	`15
Oliver Bekker					12
Ockie Strydom		2
Hennie Du Plessis					2
Zander Lombard							3
George Coetzee	1
JC Ritchie							10
Louis De Jager			3
Jaco Ahlers			5	4
Dylan Mostert	9
Pieter Moolman			2
Jaco Prinsloo		11
Neil Schietekat			5	2	3
JJ Senekal							7
Jayden Trey Schaper	10	6	5
Hennie O`Kennedy		4
Casey Jarvis	2
Herman Loubser				11
CJ Du Plessis				7
Hennie Otto	3
Rupert Kaminski			8
Stefan Wears Taylor	12
Luke Jerling	10
Lyle Rowe						11
Jacques Blaauw						3
Keenan Davidse		6
Jean Hugo							6
Ruan Korb		1
Dylan Naidoo		5
Alex Haindl				1	8
Kyle Barker			10
Heinrich Bruiners	12	6
Anthony Michael						7
Jake Redman	3
Robin Williams			8
Merrick Bremner					8
Rhys West	7
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Sunshine Tour T-12s
PGA Ch'ship: 22.2, 21
Vodacom 22.1, 15-18