Golf-Briton Hill wins Joburg Open in playoff against local favourites


Golf - Dubai Desert Classic 2025 - Emirates Golf Club, Dubai, United Arab Emirates - January 19, 2025 Scotland's Calum Hill in action during the final round REUTERS/Amr Alfiky/File Photo

(Reuters) - Scotland’s Calum Hill won a three-man playoff to take the Joburg Open at Houghton Golf Club on Sunday, defeating local favourites Jacques Kruyswijk and Shaun Norris in dramatic fashion.

Hill putted in for a par on the second extra hole and then watched as Kruyswijk missed a short put to hand him the title.

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