South Africans continue to rule in the Alfred Dunhill Championship. Again, a veteran tour pro in 42-year-old Shaun Norris held off the less experienced youngsters on the final day. Last year it was Louis Oosthuizen at 41. Ryan van Velzen could have won his first DP World Tour title but unusually bogeyed three of the par 5s on Sunday. Players experienced the hottest temperatures in Dunhill history, and credit to them for fighting through it. But the heat took its toll. Charl Schwartzel, 40, played the three back nine 5s in 13-under over four days (he had eagles at 13-14-15-18), but had five double bogeys and one triple, showing how hard it was to maintain concentration in that heat. The dangerous seventh was again the toughest hole (3.51 average to beat No 16 at 3.29). It was almost easier to make a 3 at the par-4 sixth (average 3.55) than par at 7. Whereas there were 3 doubles at No 6, there were 45 at 7, plus 14 triples and 7 others. Worst score a 9. Casey Jarvis took 7 on Sunday (in the first round he had played holes 5 to 7 in 2-2-2), and he finished four behind Norris. Yet Norris also took 5 there on Sunday without, he said, playing a bad shot.
