Daniel van Tonder continued his incredible form with a two-stroke victory in the MyGolfLife Open hosted by Pecanwood on Sunday, claiming back-to-back victories on the Sunshine Tour and HotelPlanner Tour as well as his fourth victory this season.

Van Tonder closed with a 67 to win on 27-under-par, claiming his second victory in as many weeks after winning the SDC Open.

It also entrenched his number-one position at the top of the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit delivered by The Courier Guy and the HotelPlanner Tour’s Road to Mallorca rankings.

“It’s amazing. I’ve been playing well and have just backed myself. I’ve been working hard and it’s nice to see the results come through now,” said Van Tonder.

Martin Vorster finished second on 25-under-par with a closing 65, and as the man on the day who came closest to catching Van Tonder.

Van Tonder appeared to be cruising to victory, but then came a two-shot swing on the par-four 15th where he made bogey from the greenside bunker to drop to 26-under-par and Vorster made birdie to climb to 24-under-par.

Van Tonder responded with a birdie on 16 and Vorster kept up his challenge with a birdie on 17 before both parred the last.

“I’ve been playing well,” he added. “I’ve been backing myself, I was giving myself chances out there, and putting pressure on the other guys. I’ve got a few more weeks to go and a few more wins in a row would be nice.

“The birdie on 16 was definitely important. Martin (Vorster) was playing well, and he was putting some pressure on, but I didn’t feel it too much.

“I knew there was only a few holes to go at that stage. He made a great putt on 17 too, but I just knew. This means a lot.”

Australia’s Danny List took third place on 24-under-par with a closing 67.

It’s been a dream past few months for Van Tonder, who has also celebrated the birth of his baby daughter Gabriella Grace. He now needs one more victory on the HotelPlanner Tour to secure his DP World Tour card again. If a player wins three HotelPlanner Tour events during a season, they are fast-tracked on to the DP World Tour immediately, and are fully exempt for the following season.

“I’ve been very blessed and feel very grateful. I’m just going to continue reaching for the stars and see where I land,” he said. “That third win is hopefully just around the corner. I’ve led in tournaments at Cape Town going into the final round and got tired, but that won’t happen this time.”