South African Darren Fichardt survived a late wobble to claim a two-shot win on home soil at the Africa Open in East London.
Fichardt, the joint overnight leader, held on for victory, despite dropping three shots in his last five holes to finish the day with a one-under-par 71.
That put him on 16 under for the tournament and earned him his fourth European Tour title, with compatriot Jaco Van Zyl and France’s Gregory Bourdy finishing in a tie for second.
Fichardt moved four under par for the day with birdies at the first, third, seventh and 13th, reaching the turn with a four-shot lead, meaning his late slump did not prove costly.
“I started losing focus,” Fichardt said. “I was four shots ahead and I started taking it for granted.
“I was putting unbelievably and then I missed a short putt at the 14th and thought ‘what’s going on here?”’
Van Zyl tied for the lead with Fichardt going into the final day and was his main challenger over the last 18 holes before three bogeys left him with a 73.
David Drysdale finished 12 behind Fichardt following a closing round 72, while fellow Scot Chris Doak was a further nine off the winner after a disappointing last round of 79.
England’s Andy O’Sullivan finished in a four-way tie for fifth place.