Golf: Sterne breaks Johannesburg Open record

SOUTH AFRICAN Richard Sterne sealed a seven-stroke victory over local boy Charl Schwartzel with a tournament-record 27 under par at the Johannesburg Open.

00:01, Mon, Feb 11, 2013

Sterne steals win and breaks Johannesburg Open

The 31-year-old from Pretoria, who had not won on the European Tour since 2009, sank eight birdies in his closing 64 to card a total of 260.

Sterne, who moves to the top of the Race to Dubai with £380,602, said: “It was a pretty special day.”