Coetzee gets maiden win in Joburg

Johannesburg: George Coetzee of South Africa won the $1.77m Joburg Open at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club on Sunday.

Coetzee closed with a 66 for a 19-under total that brought him his first tournament win on the European Tour. Three shots back and in a share for second place were Justin Walters of South Africa (73) Tyrrell Hatton of England (66) and South Korean Jeong Jin (71). "I`ve been waiting on this for a while, Trying to play it down (not winning)," he said. "I get to share this with my family and friends and my caddy. "It was my mum`s birthday yesterday and I wanted to win it for her because I forgot to get her a present." The win also qualifies Coetzee for the British Open at Hoylake in July.