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Sunshine Tour tees off

Michael Vlismas

The Sunshine Tour tees off its first tournament of 2023 in this week’s Bain’s Whisky Cape Town Open at the Royal Cape Golf Club.

This is the start of four weeks of tournaments co-sanctioned with the European Challenge Tour with SA’s Dylan Mostert among those looking forward to the opportunity on offer.

The left-hander ended 2022 with finishes of 18th in the Joburg Open and fourth in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open, both co-sanctioned with the DP World Tour. That was after a ninth-place finish in the SA PGA Championship.

It is a run of form that’s lifted him into sixth place on the Sunshine Tour’s Luno Order of Merit. He’s looking to build on this momentum. “I can’t wait for these next four weeks. I’m excited and ready to go. I had some good time off after a very long stretch towards the end of last year. I think the most pleasing aspect of my form has been the consistency. I’ve worked hard to become more consistent during tournaments,” said Mostert.

A number of SA professionals recently used the Sunshine Tour’s partnership with the Challenge Tour to take their careers to the next level and ultimately secure a place on the main DP World Tour.

Mostert’s game has been on the rise since he broke through with his maiden Sunshine Tour victory in the KitKat Group ProAm last June, and he is certainly aware of the reward if he does well over this four-week stretch.

“I’ve put myself in a nice position. I’ll just keep my head focused on my goals and keep pushing forward,” he said.

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