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EKURHULENI. — Thama Jeffrey Nkonyane is about to collect the biggest cheque of his 32-year long career after helping England’s Graeme Storm to victory in the South African Open golf tournament at a packed and trilled Glendower on Sunday.

The Englishman went toe-to-toe with Rory McIlroy, but came out on top at the third playoff hole.

Storm might have weathered the onslaught of the world’s number two player, but a tsunami is about to hit Nkonyane’s bank account after the 37-year-old Storm pocketed R2.3 million for his efforts.

“This will definitely be the biggest pay-day of my life and of course the money is going to be great, but this is proudest day of my career,” said the 51-year-old from Soweto.

“It was very special to win the SA Open in front of my home crowd with Graeme, because we’ve known each other more than 20 years.” — AFP.