IGT CHALLENGE TOUR
First round 63 sets Luke Brown up for maiden win
It was touch and go towards the finish line, but Sandton amateur Luke Brown completed a wire-to-wire victory in the fourth Race to Q-School at Germiston Golf Club for his maiden win on the IGT Challenge Tour on Wednesday. It was definitely a week to savour for the 19-year-old, who became the sixth amateur to triumph on SA’s premier golf development circuit this season. Playing the course blind in the first round, Brown laid the groundwork for his breakthrough with the lowest round of his career – a nine-under-par 63. The Country Club Johannesburg golfer opened up a five-shot lead on the field and maintained his five-stroke advantage with a 69 in round two. Brown was two under for the round after back-to-back birdies at 13 and 14 holes when a little lapse in concentration cost him four shots in a row, but an expensive 74 nevertheless got the job done. "It was definitely a lot more work than I bargained for, but I’m absolutely stoked with the result," said Brown after he edged out SA’...
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