Grace holds off Elson for Joburg win

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Grace lost his European Tour card before returning to the Challenge Tour in 2012, an experience he believes has been valuable.

\"I wasn\'t ready to be on the European Tour the first time. I was a good player, but not great. Taking a step back was good for me. I kept believing in myself and kept trying RocketBallz MAX Irons Graphite

\"This has been coming for a long time. It\'s fantastic to get my first European Tour win at home,\" he added.

Grace had resumed his delayed third round early in the morning after being forced off the course for lengthy thunderstorm delays on the first two days.

He resumed his round playing just as well as he had the previous day when he finished with three consecutive birdies, picking up two more shots at the 17th and 18th to establish a three-shot lead over Englishman Richard Finch, who had bogeyed the 17th upon his resumption. It was a lead Grace would not again relinquish.

There were early signs of nerves at the start of his final RocketBallz MAX Irons Graphite
as he bogeyed the second hole. It seemed at that stage as if it was still anyone\'s title for the taking, particularly as Finch seemed to be fighting back with a birdie at the opening hole.

But Grace would not drop another shot, instead birdying the ninth to turn in a level par 37.

Finch\'s challenge ended at the fifth and sixth, both of which he three-putted and he eventually signed for a disappointing 78.

With Grace\'s next closest challenger George Coetzee bogeying three consecutive holes from the second, it seemed as if no one would challenge Grace on the day - save for a rampant Elson.

Elson had already set the clubhouse target of 16 under when Grace reached the turn, and the South African produced the pars required in the final stretch to hold on for victory. RocketBallz MAX Irons Graphite