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Trevor Immelman: South African
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In the third tournament of the 2003 European Tour International Schedule, local hero Trevor Immelman won the South African Airways Open at Erinvale Golf Club in Cape Town. After a thrilling finish in which Immelman birdied the first hole of the sudden-death play-off, he now moves up 40 positions to his highest world ranking position ever of No.62. Runner-up and defending champion Tim Clark continues his climb up the world ranking as his 8-spot improvement takes him to World No.50.
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Rising star, Trevor Immelman claimed his second victory in three weeks on the South African Sunshine Tour with a one-stroke victory in the Dimension Data Pro-Am at Sun City last Sunday. Immelman's two victories in 2003 have both occurred on Gary Player designed courses – the South African Open at Erinvale early in January and last week's championship played at both the Gary Player Country Club (ranked number 1) and the Lost City golf course . This week's tournament, The Tour Championship, is being played at Leopard Creek - ... a Gary Player design (owned by Swiss luxury goods magnet Johann Rupert of Richemont) hidden in the breathtaking wild animal countryside of Mpumalanga , adjacent to the Kruger National Park . This will mark the last tournament of the Sunshine Tour's 2002/3 season. Can Trevor Immelman go three for three? According to the young professional, his performances over the last few weeks have convinced him that his game is now at a level where he can compete with the best in the world.
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After playing the 3rd round of the South African Open at the Humewood Golf Course in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Trevor Immelman went to 20 under and took over the leadership. Immelman was in the last group with Ernie Els and the Swede Patrik Sjoland, who played a marvelous 68 and 64 on the first two rounds.
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Trevor Immelman bested Thomas Bjorn 6&5 by halving the 13th hole with a par. Expect low scores this week with the south course's reacheable Par 5s and driveable Par 4s, Immelman said. But putting will be the key all week.
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In 2003 Immelman won the WGC-World Cup for South Africa in partnership with Rory Sabbatini. In 2005 he was a member of the losing International Team at the Presidents Cup. He has been playing with increasing frequency on the PGA Tour after receiving a 2 year PGA Tour exemption for 2006 and 2007 on account of this Presidents Cup appearance. In 2006 Immelman won his first PGA Tour event at the Cialis Western Open, a result that moved him into the top 15 in the Official World Golf Rankings. He won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in 2002/03.
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Editor's note: Trevor Immelman is playing in his fourth U.S. Open this week. The young South African, who won his first PGA TOUR event last year, tied for 21st at Winged Foot last year. He had three top-10s in his first seven events this year before contracting a stomach ailment after the Masters that caused him to lose more than 20 pounds. He's slowly regained his strength, though, and Immelman is anxious to test his game at Oakmont.
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