The South African went into last week’s tournament in red hot form after four top-20 finishes in his last five starts, pushing up to 26thin the 2017 Race to Dubai Rankings presented by Rolex.
Finishing the week with a stunning six under par round of 65, holding off challenges from Finland’s Mikko Korhonen and Spain’s Jorge Campillo, Burmester made it four South African wins in the last five Tshwane Opens.
The 27 year old, whose victory in Waterkloof was his first on the European Tour, has moved up by nearly 50 places in the Official World Golf Ranking after his triumph, and is once again one of the top 100 players on the planet.
A win this week & leading the Overall Score To Par stats at 73 under par.
— The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) March 5, 2017
It's been some start to the 2017 season for @BurmyGolf 👍 pic.twitter.com/1h65lJixxe
Driving was a particular highlight for the South African during the course of the week. Using his TaylorMade M1 460 (8.5°) he was able to keep it in the short grass, escaping the thick rough which hugged each fairway of Pretoria Country Club.
Beginning his final round in style, Burmester holed a lengthy putt using with his Titleist SC X 7 M.
Burmester then went on to make two more gains in quick succession, both of which were simple tap-ins as a result of the accuracy he found with his TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB irons.
| Ball | Srixon Z STAR X V |
| Shoe | adidas |
| Driver | TaylorMade M1 (8.5°) |
| Fairway Woods | TaylorMade M1 (15°) |
| Irons | TaylorMade Tour Preferred MB (3-9 iron) |
| Wedges | TaylorMade Tour Preferred EF (50°, 54°, 60°) |
| Putter | Titleist SC X 7 M |
