McLachlan wins 1st Hayes Family Trophy event on Bushveld Tour

Jun 28, 2023 | Bushveld Tour, Featured

Keegan McLachlan held on with a closing three-under-par 67 on Wednesday to win the Bushveld Tour’s Hayes Family Trophy-Elite Series #1 at Killarney Country Club by two strokes.

McLachlan made an eagle, four birdies and three bogeys, and he had first-round leader Kyle Barker and Matthew Spacey behind him for a share of second after they each carded a closing two-under-par 68 to be on seven-under for the 54-hole tournament.

McLachlan got things going with a birdie on the third, and., when he eagled the fifth, he seemed to be well on his way to a casual stroll home. He birdied the eighth, but then dropped his first shot on the ninth. He made another bogey on the 13th, but picked up two birdies in succession on the 15th and 16th. It was all but done and dusted at that point, even after he dropped his final shot on the 17th.

Three strokes behind the runners-up, Samuel Simpson and Luke Brown shared fourth on four-under. Estiaan Conradie was sixth on three-under, and Nikhil Rama and Ruan Korb were in a share of seventh on one-under. Louis Albertse was ninth on level-par and Luke Mayo 10th on two-over.

There are two more tournaments in the series, scheduled for August 7 and September 5, both at Killarney.

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