Investec South African Open Championship

Casey Jarvis, Frederic Lacroix and Francesco Laporta qualified for The Open for the first time after claiming the three Royal Birkdale spots on offer at the Investec South African Open Championship.

Jarvis won the event by three shots, finishing his week at Stellenbosch Golf Club with a 14-under-par total of 266.

The 22-year-old South African has now won in back-to-back weeks after success at the Magical Kenya Open presented by absa on 22 February.

Lacroix, Laporta and Hennie du Plessis ended the week in a three-way tie for second place, however Lacroix and Laporta gain the Open places on offer due to their superior world ranking positions.

Champion Golfers Gary Player, Bobby Locke, Ernie Els and Louis Oosthuizen are among those to have enjoyed victory in the South African Open down the years, with Player winning it an extraordinary 13 times.