Two bogeys on the back nine on Sunday didn’t stop Barend Botha from carding a closing four-under-par 66 to finish inside the top 20 of the Korn Ferry Tour’s 118 Visa Argentina Open at the Jockey Club in Buenos Aires.
Botha, who climbed one place on the Korn Ferry Tour standings to 21st with his share of 16th, had started really fast with five birdies on the front nine to turn in 29. A bogey on 10 was answered by a birdie on 11, but he dropped a shot on the last hole to finish the tournament on 13-under-par after a week of four rounds all in the 60s.
In the end, he was 10 shots behind the winner, Justin Suh, who earned his second Korn Ferry Tour title, carding 23-under 257 for a five-shot win over Ian Holt, Cole Sherwood and SH Kim. With the victory, Suh earned a spot in The Open Championship at Royal Portrush this summer. It will mark his fifth career start in a major championship.
Christo Lamprecht rounded out his week with a three-under 67 taking him to 10-under-par and a share of 29th. That saw him slip one spot on the rankings to seventh.
MJ Daffue missed the cut.
