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Wilco ready for the 2021 season─── MORGAN PIEK 09:06 Thu, 21 Jan 2021
The European Tour season got underway on Thursday morning with the season-opening Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship at the Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
The lucrative tournament in the Middle East features a total of 12 South Africans and these include the Bloemfontein duo of Wilco Nienaber and Dean Burmester (now residing in George), as well as the likes of Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Justin Harding, Brandon Stone and George Coetzee.
Nienaber who enjoyed a phenomenal season on the tour last year told OFM Sport that he wants to continue where he left off.
“I was really pleased with my 2020 season considering everything that has gone one.
“Thursday starts a new season. It will be a new season with new goals for me, so I am really keen to get going on Thursday.”
2020 saw Nienaber earn several Top 10 finishes, with his best performance being at the Joburg Open at the Randpark Golf Club. He finished second in Johannesburg after leading the tournament from up until the back nine on the last day.
He also ended the campaign as the leading driver with his longest drive being a massive 405 yards.
Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship runs until Sunday.
@MorganPiek OFM Sport