South African guide - LOWEST 20 AVERAGE POSITIONS in SOUTH AFRICA

For Co-Sanctioned European Tour events since Jan 1st, 2010

Average	Events	NO. of EVENTS
8.55:	Charl Schwartzel	(11)
19.43:	Retief Goosen	(7)
27.17:	Bjorn Akesson	(6)
28.36:	Garth Mulroy	(14)
31.53:	Thomas Aiken	(17)
35.27:	Jaco Van Zyl	(15)
35.79:	Tjaart Van Der Walt	(14)
36.47:	Darren Fichardt	(17)
36.50:	Hennie Otto	(14)
38.93:	Trevor Fisher	(15)
39.07:	Jbe Kruger	(15)
40.44:	Keith Horne	(16)
44.14:	Robert Rock	(14)
47.00:	Tim Sluiter	(6)
50.10:	Scott Jamieson	(10)
50.88:	James Kingston	(16)
53.00:	David Drysdale	(15)
53.33:	Gareth Maybin	(6)
53.60:	Magnus A Carlsson	(15)
53.82:	Allan Versfeld	(11)
Minimum Number of Events = 6

Glendower (Johannesburg): Par 72; 6,899 yards

Conclusion

There's a danger that Charl Schwartzel could win this easily but there are some other home South African players who may give him a run for his money.

Jaco van Zyl was last seen out closing with a pair of 68s to finish 21st in the HSBC Champions in China but it's his performances on his native soil that mark him down as a danger here.

Van Zyl has won three of his last four starts (the most recent in March) on the South African Sunshine Tour and seems particularly strong on inland courses such as this one.

His one start at Glendower produced a ninth place back in 2009 and since then he's racked up eight victories in South Africa so he's a much stronger player these days.

Take him at 33/1.

Secondly, Darren Fichardt looks a strong contender at 25/1.

He was 15th in Turkey (after sharing the first round lead) and 21st in Dubai last week while he was sixth on his last appearance on this course in 2011.

In this event he's had a second, a third, two fourths and two sixths (most recent last year) so he often shows up strongly in his home Open and can do so again.

Best bets

2pts e.w. Jaco van Zyl at 33/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4,5)

2pts e.w. Darren Fichardt at 25/1 (1/4 1,2,3,4,5)