DP World Tour double header: Sponsors Invite Dan Bradbury wins the Joburg Open, Cameron Smith wins on the Australian Tour after three years
Last week, a brand new DP World Tour season of 2023 was kicked-off with two events played on two different parts of the world i.e., the Joburg Open in South Africa and the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship in Australia.
Great Britain’s Dan Bradbury, who didn’t had a DP World Tour card, entered the Joburg Open through a “Sponsors Invite” and to everyone surprise the Englishman was leading the Joburg Open after 54-holes.
On the final day, Dan shot a five-under-67 to win the Joburg Open 2022 by three-strokes.
And in only his third start on the DP World Tour, Dan won his first DP World Tour event in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dan, who won the Joburg Open as a “Sponsors Invite”, earned his full playing rights on the DP World Tour.
(Photo Credit: The Open).
And last week, the Open Qualifying Series was started with the Joburg Open. The leading three players were rewarded three places for the 151st Open at Royal Liverpool.
Dan Bradbury, Sami Valimaki and Christiaan Bezuidenhout were awarded invitations for the 2023 British Open in Hoylake.
10,000 Km away another DP World Tour event was concluded on the same day in Australia, as Cameron Smith won the weather affected Fortinet Australian PGA Championship by three-strokes.
The Australian PGA Championship was a co-sanctioned event between the ISPS Handa PGA Tour of Australasia and the DP World Tour.
Cameron played his final round with a three-stroke lead and won the tournament with a three-stroke margin. The Fortinet Australian PGA Championship was Cameron’s first win on the domestic circuit after three years because he won the same tournament in December 2018.
Also, by winning the Fortinet Australian PGA Championship, Cameron earned his first OWGR points, ever-since he joined the LIV Golf Tour in late-August. Cam Smith won 10 OWGR points for his victory in Queensland, Australia.
Cam Smith stays third on the World Golf Rankings following the conclusion of “Week 48” on the OWGR rankings.
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November 28, 2022 - By Dhruv Trivedi