Andre Nel 3rd in Boland Open; Jade Buitendag 9th

Andre Nel followed up his victory in the Western Province Matchplay with a fine 3rd place finish in the Boland Open played at the beautiful and challenging Hermanus Golf Club.  Andre started the final round 5 shots behind the leader after opening rounds of 69 and 73, but an excellent final round 67 saw him moving up the leaderboard to finish 3rd on 7 under par 209, 2 strokes behind the winner and South Africa’s No.1 ranked amateur Tristen Strydom.  After a slow start, Jade Buitendag made steady progress up the leaderboard to finish in 9th place after rounds of 73, 71 and 68 for a 4 round total of 212, 4 under par.Andre-3rd-Jade-9th-Boland-Open-2015