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Nienaber reflects on his performance
The Mercury
|May 13, 2025
SOUTH Africa's Wilco Nienaber feels that his putting game has improved, despite falling away over the week-end at the Turkish Airlines Open at the Regnum Carya Club in Antalya, Türkiye.
Nienaber was in second place after the first two rounds, but eventually finished with seven-under-par in 33rd place.
The 23-year-old was magnificent off the tee box, which included a monster 340-yard drive on the 18th hole. His short game, however, let him down though over the last two days.
"The weekend wasn't great. The only good was the fight I showed on the back nine," Louw said.
"Not really quite sure what happened on the front. Just didn't work. Just didn't happen.
This story is from the May 13, 2025 edition of The Mercury.
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