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South African Amateur: The championship match is set

Gregor Graham and Jordan Burnand will face off to crown a champion in the match play portion

Gregor Graham and Jordan Burnand are the final two golfers left in the South African Amateur Championship at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Graham and Burnand moved on in the stroke play portion and have each won five matches in the match play portion. In the quarterfinals, Burnand defeated Jack Buchanan 4&3 and then defeated medalist Benjamin Weber 5&3 to advance to the championship match.

Gregor Graham defeated Jack Ingham 2&1 in the quarterfinals and defeated Pearce Lewin 4&2 in the semifinals.

Also, in the quarterfinals, Pearce Lewin defeated Thom Linssen 1-up, and Benjamin Weber defeated Dan Copeman 4&2.

The South African Amateur is the premier match-play event in South Africa. The championship starts with 36 holes of stroke play qualifying, from which the low 64 advances to match play.
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