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South African upstart flirts with Tiger's record
Key takeaways
- BARCELONA, Spain -- Yurav Premlall, an unheralded South African ranked No.
- The 22-year-old Premlall made 10 birdies to shoot a second straight round of 9-under 63 this weekend and finish 28-under par for the tournament.
- Premlall's first win on the tour came in a season when he'd missed the cut in four of his eight appearances and not had a top-30 finish.
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BARCELONA, Spain -- Yurav Premlall, an unheralded South African ranked No. 598, capped one of the most extraordinary performances in European tour history Sunday by winning the Catalunya Championship by 14 shots -- one off the all-time biggest margin of victory set by Tiger Woods at the 2000 U.S. Open.
The 22-year-old Premlall made 10 birdies to shoot a second straight round of 9-under 63 this weekend and finish 28-under par for the tournament.
Premlall's first win on the tour came in a season when he'd missed the cut in four of his eight appearances and not had a top-30 finish.
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