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South African Open: Top 10 power rankings at Randpark GC

By Mike Randleman

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: General view of the 10th hole during the completion of the final round of the Joburg Open at Randpark Golf Club on December 11, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 11: General view of the 10th hole during the completion of the final round of the Joburg Open at Randpark Golf Club on December 11, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images) /
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JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 11: Dylan Frittelli of South Africa tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the BMW South African Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 11, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA – JANUARY 11: Dylan Frittelli of South Africa tees off on the 10th hole during the first round of the BMW South African Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 11, 2018 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images) /

Dylan Frittelli is on a roll on his way home to South Africa.

The 28-year-old Johannesburg native seeks his third top-10 in a row on the heels of a T7 at the DP World Tour Championship and a T5 last week at the Mauritius Open. He was a combined 29-under-par in those two events.

Prior to that, he played well at Web.com Tour finals to earn his PGA Tour card for 2018-19. With that worry out of his mind, the University of Texas graduate can now hunt a spot in the world top 50.

A win at Randpark would go a long way for that goal.

Frittelli finished T42 at last year’s Joburg Open. He was under par all four rounds to finish at 7-under, but he needed a birdie barrage to contend for the title.

Going in, he was well familiar with the Firethorn course but not so much with Bushwillow. While he didn’t seem to think it was a big deal, I think him seeing it once in competition can only help.

“(Firethorn) is a course I know and I have played before. I know the lines off the tee, so there’s no real need to play,” Frittelli said in 2017. “I just need to get my body in shape and hit some balls and know that I’m striking it well, that’s my theory at least.

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He was one of the more consistent players last season, finishing 12th on the European Tour in stroke average. Frittelli hits the ball pure (11th in strokes gained tee to green) and holds his own most weeks around the green.

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