Porteous wins South African Stroke Play

February 15, 2013 | by Benjamin Larsen of AmateurGolf.com

The No. 4 player in our World Rankings completed a masterful performance to win his 2nd straight title

GEORGE, South Africa (Feb. 15, 2013) -- Haydn Porteous, the No. 4 player in the Golfweek/amateurgolf.com World Rankings, completed a masterful performance to take home the top prize at the 2013 South African Stroke Play at Oubaai Golf Club. Porteous shot rounds of 69-67-70-69 to total 13-under. It's the second straight title in his country's stroke play championship for Porteous, who also has won Prince's Grant Amateur and the Boland Amateur Open in the last year. Porteous held off second-round leader Werner Ferreira for a two-shot victory. Ferreira matched Porteous with a final-round 69 but it wasn't enough to overcome the two-time champion. Alejandro Tosti was third, three shots behind the leader. Brady Watt, who has made plenty of news with his red-hot play in Australia this year, finished alone in fourth place.

Results: South African Stroke Play

Place	Player	Location	Pts	Scores
1	Haydn Porteous	, South Africa	700	69-67-70-69--275
2	Werner Ferreira	, South Africa	500	73-67-68-70--278
3	Alejandro Tosti	, Argentina	400	73-67-68-70--278
4	Brady Watt	, Australia	400	71-67-70-71--279
T5	Dermot McElroy	, Northern Ireland	400	74-69-70-67--280

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About the South African Stroke Play

The premier amateur stroke play event in South Africa, with a field comprised of the best South African amateurs and a strong contingent of Europeans. 72 hole stroke play championship with a cut after 36 holes.