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24 - 27 Nov 2011
Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate, Ekurhuleni, South Africa
SUNDAY NOVEMBER 27, 2011 – SOUTH AFRICAN OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP
Hennie Otto overcame a nervous back nine to win his national title at the SA Open Championship.
Hennie Otto maintained his three shot lead at the start of the SA Open Championship final round as the South African edged closer to a second European Tour victory.
A brilliant back nine 30 gave Hennie Otto a three shot lead going into the final round of the SA Open Championship.Otto played the last 12 holes of his third round at Serengeti in a superb eight under par and with a 65 moved onto the 14 under par total
Retief Goosen ascended to the top of the SA Open Championship as overnight leader Steven O'Hara stumbled at the start of his third round.
The scrap for 2012 European Tour cards was hotting up as the third round of the SA Open Championship began at Serengeti Golf Club.
Scotland's Steven O'Hara, fighting for his European Tour life, leads the SA Open Championship on his own after a second round 68 at Serengeti.
Lyle Rowe claimed the early clubhouse lead in the second round of the SA Open Championship but his position was immediately put under threat by a number of his compatriots at the Serengeti Golf Club.
Eleven months after finishing joint last in the SA Open Championship, Lyle Rowe had the thrill of leading the event at Serengeti.
Scotland's Steven O'Hara handled the pressure of trying to save his European Tour card to take a share of the first round lead in the SA Open Championship alongside home favourite Jbe Kruger.
