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LUKE Brown produced a superb final-round performance, accumulating 20 points to secure a two-point victory over Tyran Snyders at the Blu Label Unlimited Challenge held at Lost City Golf Course on Saturday.

Brown finished the tournament with 42 points to claim the title.

The South African professional began Saturday’s final round tied for 14th on 22 points, 16 points behind overnight leader Snyders.

Brown mounted an impressive comeback, opening with two points at the first hole before dropping a point with a bogey at the second. He bounced back in style, earning five points at the fourth with an eagle before adding six more points through birdies at the sixth, seventh and eighth holes to reach the turn with 12 points.

Brown maintained his momentum on the back nine, delivering a flawless performance and collecting eight more points with birdies at the 11th, 12th, 16th and 18th holes. His strong finish saw him take the clubhouse lead before eventually securing the title as the rest of the field failed to catch up.

Snyders, meanwhile, endured a difficult final round, managing just two points to finish on 40 points.

Lyle Rowe secured third place with 38 points, while Estiaan Conradie finished fourth on 37 points. Carlos Bustos took fifth place with 35 points, followed by Kyle Barker on 34.

Haydn Porteous and George Coetzee shared seventh place on 33 points, while Austin Bautista finished ninth on 32. Stephen Ferreira and Daniel van Tonder shared 10th place on 31 points.

On the team championship,Team Faber and Team Michel finished tied on 270 points while Team Josset finished third with 269 points.

For his victory, Brown earned 380.40 Order of Merit points. The tournament was played using the modified Stableford scoring format.