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South African Branden Grace became the first player since Fred Couples in 1995 to follow his first European Tour win with another with victory at the Volvo Golf Champions.

Grace, who only last month came through Qualifying School, beat two of his golfing heroes Ernie Els and Retief Goosen with a birdie on the first extra hole to lift the winners-only evnet on their home soil at Fancourt.

The 23 year old had made it into the 35-man field by capturing last week's Joburg Open and this time he recovered from missing a putt of under five feet on the final green.

Els shot a joint best-of-the-day 67 to set the clubhouse target of 12 under par, having eagled the 13th and then almost chipping in for another at the last.

Goosen matched that when he also eagled the 13th and then birdied three of the last four for a 70.

Grace was round in 71, while Belgian Nicolas Colsaerts, also tied for the lead with one to play, hit a wild drive and with a bogey six slipped to fourth.

Europe's Ryder Cup Captain José María Olazábal shared top spot after starting with two birdies, but slipped back to sixth, while with Charl Schwartzel fifth, Louis Oosthuizen tied seventh and Scot Paul Lawrie and Ireland's Padraig Harrington tied for tenth there were seven Major Champions in the top ten.
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