Bekker wins Dimension Data Pro-Am
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02/19/2012 - George, South Africa (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Oliver Bekker shot a two-under 70 on Sunday to secure a two-stroke victory at the Dimension Data Pro-Am on the South African Tour.
Bekker finished the tournament at 13-under-par 276, two shots ahead of Tyrone Ferreira and Thomas Aiken. Shaun Norris and Merrick Bremner ended in a tie for fourth at nine-under 280.
The tournament used three courses at Fancourt. All players had a round at The Links, Outeniqua and Montagu courses during the first three days, while Montagu was used for Sunday's final round.
Bekker opened the tournament with a 65 at Montagu, then carded a two-under 70 at Outeniqua and a two-under 71 at The Links. His third round could have been devastating, with a double-bogey and a bogey in the first three holes. However, Bekker had a birdie and eagle later in the front nine.
Bekker had two bogeys on the back nine Sunday, but a birdie at the last ensured his win.
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Big 12 Conference betting odds
Work left to do: Texas Tech, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Texas joins Texas A&M and Kansas as locks after getting league win No. 11. Texas Tech greatly helped its own hopes and crippled OK State's with the two-point win Saturday. Is K-State the last reasonable hopeful? Could be an elimination match in Stillwater on Tuesday, at least for the Cowboys.
Work left to do:
Texas Tech [18-11 (7-7), RPI: 44, SOS: 12] A critical two-point win over OK State leaves the Red Raiders with Baylor and at Iowa State left. Get both and the Red Raiders likely are good to go. Get one and there could be some interesting comparisons with a K-State team that could finish two or three games "ahead" of them in the standings but doesn't have any of the quality wins Texas Tech has. Not a lot in nonconference play (against Arkansas in Little Rock being the best win, by far) to lean on.
Oklahoma State [18-9 (5-8), RPI: 50, SOS: 35] Still without a road win, the Cowboys now need to win two on the road just to get to .500 in conference play. It's hard to recall a team (OK, other than Clemson) falling so precipitously from lock status to almost certainly out of the NCAAs at this point. There are wins to be had in the last three, including a very big home game against K-State on Tuesday, but this team is reeling. Can you tell the pressure to win is getting to them with the way the final possession played out at Texas Tech? There are some good nonconference performances to lean on, specifically beating Missouri State and Syracuse on neutral floors and Pitt in OK City, but if the Pokes don't right this very, very soon, that won't be enough.
Kansas State [20-9 (9-5), RPI: 56, SOS: 96] It pays to be in the Big 12 North. The nine league wins are Colorado (twice), Missouri (twice), Iowa State (twice), Baylor, Nebraska and (a good one against) Texas. That helps explain the middling computer profile. The win over USC is nice, but the nonconference leaves a lot to be desired. The game at OK State in Stillwater on Tuesday is huge, as it could KO the Cowboys and leave K-State with a home date against Oklahoma with which to work.