Defending champion Darren Fichardt will try to become only the second South African to win the Joburg Open twice when the 2017 event tees off at Randpark Golf Club on Thursday. Richard Sterne was the last South African to do the double, winning in 2008 and 2013. The Joburg Open‚ which is normally played on the two courses at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington‚ has been moved to Firethorn and Bushwillow courses. As he wrapped up his preparations on Wednesday‚ Fichardt said he was not bothered by the change of venue. "I last played Randpark a few years ago and it’s pretty much ‘what you see is what you get’. I don’t know Bushwillow‚ so I’ll have to check that out blind tomorrow," he said. "But the courses are pretty much standard highveld parklands courses and I know those well. The greens are running nicely‚ so I’ll be looking for fairways and greens and go from there," said Fichardt.
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