<p>Naas’ Robert Brazill. Picture: Pat Cashman</p>
Naas’ Robert Brazill won the first three holes en route to a 2&1 win over Royal Dublin’s Hugh Foley as the other four Irish qualifiers all made it safely through to the last 32 of the South African Amateur Championship at Mount Edgecombe.
Brazill now faces South Africa’s Warwick Purchase in the second round and remains on course for a possible quarter-final showdown with Irish team Mattew McClean, who beat Charl Barnard 1-up.
McClean now plays Pascal Gunther while Galgorm Castle’s Joshua Hill, a 1-up winner against Louis Liebenber, takes on Scotland’s Gregor Graham.
Douglas’ Peter O’Keeffe, who was a 4&2 winner over Travis Procter of South Africa, now faces Matthew Rossouw and could yet face Castle’s Robert Moran in the last eight.
Moran beat India’s Vinamra Anand 2&1 and now meets Scotland’s Gregor Tait for a place in the last 16.
| South African Amateur Championship Match Play, Mount Edgecombe CC | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 2: Wed | |||
| 1 | Martin Couvra (Dolce Fregate) | 07:00 Tee 1 | Clinton Duncan (Royal Jhb And Kensington GC) |
| 2 | Jandré van Niekerk (Chrome Golf Club) | 07:07 Tee 1 | Matt Roberts (Royal Porthcowl Links) |
| 3 | Ivan Verster (Pinnacle Point Golf Club) | 07:14 Tee 1 | Conner Mackenzie (Randpark Golf Club) |
| 4 | Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle) | 07:21 Tee 1 | Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie) |
| 5 | Jonathan Broomhead (Durban Country Club) | 07:28 Tee 1 | Mark Stockdale (West Lancashire) |
| 6 | Peter O'Keeffe (Douglas GC) | 07:35 Tee 1 | Matthew Rossouw (Centurion Country Club) |
| 7 | Janko van der Merwe (Magaliespark Country Club) | 07:42 Tee 1 | Stals Swart (Silver Lakes Country Club) |
| 8 | Robert Moran (Castle Golf Club) | 07:49 Tee 1 | Gregor Tait (Aldeburgh GC) |
| 9 | Aldrich Potgieter (Pinnacle Point Golf Club) | 07:56 Tee 1 | Christiaan Heyman (Bloemfontein Golf Club) |
| 10 | Pascal Gunther (Bryanston Country Club) | 08:03 Tee 1 | Matthew McClean (Malone) |
| 11 | Warwick Purchase (Benoni Country Club) | 08:10 Tee 1 | Robert Brazill (Naas GC) |
| 12 | Jack Buchanan (Milnerton Golf Club) | 08:17 Tee 1 | Daniel Bennett (Silver Lakes Country Club) |
| 13 | Tyron Davidowitz (Hermanus Golf Club) | 08:24 Tee 1 | Pieter Rossouw (Pearl Valley Golf Club) |
| 14 | Jamie Mann (Vilamoura GC) | 08:31 Tee 1 | Filip Sakota (Royal Jhb And Kensington GC) |
| 15 | Altin van der Merwe (Bellville Golf Club) | 08:38 Tee 1 | Astin Wade Arthur (Mount Edgecombe CC) |
| 16 | Kyle de Beer (Port Elizabeth Golf Club) | 08:45 Tee 1 | Lyle Pedro (Sishen Golf Club) |
| Day 1: Tues (winners in bold) | |||
| 1 | Martin Couvra (Dolce Fregate) | 6 & 5 | Todd Parker (Omeya Golf Club) |
| 2 | Jean Pierre van der Watt (Humewood Golf Club) | 2Up | Clinton Duncan (Royal Jhb And Kensington GC) |
| 3 | Dylan Kayne (Pearl Valley Golf Club) | 2Up | Jandré van Niekerk (Chrome Golf Club) |
| 4 | Matt Roberts (Royal Porthcowl Links) | 4 & 3 | Njoroge Kibugu (Bellville Golf Club) |
| 5 | Ivan Verster (Pinnacle Point Golf Club) | 5 & 4 | Jack Brugman (Strand Golf Club) |
| 6 | Meyer Pauw (Stellenbosch Golf Club) | 1Up | Conner Mackenzie (Randpark Golf Club) |
| 7 | Joshua Hill (Galgorm Castle) | 1Up | Louis Liebenberg (Glenvista Country Club) |
| 8 | Bryan Newman (Pecanwood Golf & Country Club) | 2 & 1 | Gregor Graham (Blairgowrie) |
| 9 | Jonathan Broomhead (Durban Country Club) | 5 & 4 | Adel Balala (Vipingo Ridge GC) |
| 10 | Mark Stockdale (West Lancashire) | 3 & 2 | Vukasin Suturovic (Kingswood Golf Estate) |
| 11 | Peter O'Keeffe (Douglas GC) | 4 & 2 | Travis Procter (Durbanville Golf Club) |
| 12 | Matthew Rossouw (Centurion Country Club) | 3 & 2 | Travis Ladner (Eagle Canyon) |
| 13 | Janko van der Merwe (Magaliespark Country Club) | 5 & 4 | Werner Deyzel (Woodhill Country Club) |
| 14 | James Boustead (Erinvale Golf Club) | 3 & 1 | Stals Swart (Silver Lakes Country Club) |
| 15 | Robert Moran (Castle Golf Club) | 2 & 1 | Vinamra Anand (Hyderabad) |
| 16 | Gregor Tait (Aldeburgh GC) | 4 & 3 | Zachary Chegwidden (Orsett GC) |
| 17 | Aldrich Potgieter (Pinnacle Point Golf Club) | 4 & 3 | Nash de Klerk (Pecanwood Golf & Country Club) |
| 18 | Christiaan Heyman (Bloemfontein Golf Club) | 4 & 3 | Thomas Lecomte (ASGI) |
| 19 | Pascal Gunther (Bryanston Country Club) | 1Up | Jordan Wessels (Mooinooi Golf Club) |
| 20 | Matthew McClean (Malone) | 1Up | Charl Barnard (Centurion Country Club) |
| 21 | Warwick Purchase (Benoni Country Club) | 5 & 4 | Bernhard Köster (Silver Lakes Country Club) |
| 22 | Hugh Foley (Royal Dublin Golf Club) | 2 & 1 | Robert Brazill (Naas GC) |
| 23 | Jack Buchanan (Milnerton Golf Club) | 2 & 1 | Fabrizio de Abreu (Woodhill Country Club) |
| 24 | Shaurya Bhattacharya (Aepta GC) | 3 & 2 | Daniel Bennett (Silver Lakes Country Club) |
| 25 | Tyron Davidowitz (Hermanus Golf Club) | 6 & 5 | Pearce Nash Lewin (Steenberg Golf Club) |
| 26 | Pieter Rossouw (Pearl Valley Golf Club) | 1Up | Christopher Bagnall (State Mines Country Club) |
| 27 | Jamie Mann (Vilamoura GC) | 1Up | Morris Schiefner (Fancourt Country Club) |
| 28 | Filip Sakota (Royal Jhb And Kensington GC) | 22nd Hole | Tristan Leonard (Silver Lakes Country Club) |
| 29 | Altin van der Merwe (Bellville Golf Club) | 2 & 1 | Ruben van der Berg (Kloof Country Club) |
| 30 | Jordan Burnand (Ebotse Golf & Country Estate) | 3 & 2 | Astin Wade Arthur (Mount Edgecombe CC) |
| 31 | Kyle de Beer (Port Elizabeth Golf Club) | 5 & 3 | Matthew Bramford (Kingswood Golf Estate) |
| 32 | Matthew Wilson (Forres GC) | 21st Hole | Lyle Pedro (Sishen Golf Club) |
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