South Africa 's Dawie van der Walt won the Nelson Cup golf championship . ( CNN ) -- It was a ' special ' victory for van der Walt , his win coming a day before Mandela 's funeral . Van der Walt beat Matthew Stevens and Jorge Campillo by two shots in Durban . The 337th - ranked van der Walt triumphed on the European Tour for a second time .
South Africa 's Dawie van der Walt won the Nelson Cup golf championship . It was a ' special ' victory for van der Walt , his win coming a day before Mandela 's funeral . Van der Walt beat Matthew Stevens and Jorge Campillo by two shots in Durban . The 337th - ranked van der Walt triumphed on the European Tour for a second time .