South Africa 's Trevor Fisher Jnr maintained the 100 per cent record of home players in the Africa Open by winning his first European Tour title with a brilliant display in East London . Fisher Jnr played his last 36 holes in 17 under par , adding a closing 64 to his third round of 63 to finish 24 under par , five shots ahead of England 's Matt Ford . South African players have won the Africa Open every year since its inception in 2010 , when Fisher Jnr was joint fourth behind former Masters champion Charl Schwartzel . Fellow major winner Louis Oosthuizen won the title in 2011 and 2012 , with Darren Fichardt and Thomas Aiken also triumphing on home soil . South Africa 's Trevor Fisher Jnr maintained the 100 per cent record of home players in the Africa Open . Fisher celebrates victory with his caddie on the 18th green during the final round of the Africa Open . 'It 's amazing , ' said Fisher Jnr , who had won eight times on the Sunshine Tour . ' I ca n't believe it . It 's been a long time coming . I 've been a pro for a long time . ' I played well . It 's always a bit nervewracking leading , you always try not to think about the result but I think I did a good job today of staying in the moment . I was nervous the last few holes but I think that 's natural . It was a great day , I played well , everything worked out well and the putter was amazing . Fisher tees off on the first hole during the final round of the Africa Open at East London Golf Club . Fisher won the tournament finishing five shots ahead of England 's Matt Ford at the Africa Open , South Africa . ' I think it 's written in the stars ; if you can get out of your own way you can achieve a lot of things . Everyone has to keep trying and keep working . ' Fisher Jnr took a two-shot lead into the final round and birdied four of his first seven holes , but a bogey on the fifth meant that four birdies in the same stretch from Ford ensured the gap was cut in half . The decisive moment came on the ninth as Fisher Jnr made birdie and Ford missed a short putt for par , and the world number 271 secured victory in style with four birdies on the back nine - including one from 35 feet on the 18th . Ford plays his second shot into the 11th green during the final round of the Africa Open . ' I made birdie on 16 and knew I had a five-shot lead and it would have been very naughty of me to lose that lead , ' Fisher Jnr added at the presentation ceremony . 'Matt 's a little British bulldog . He just sank putts and I thought 'Jeez I 'm not going to get away from this guy ' . He made birdie , I made birdie so it was quite tough and then on nine I made a great birdie and he made a five and that was where it turned around for me and I knew I just had to keep my head up and keep going . 'It 's really been tough , I 've gone to many tour schools and it 's such a tough week . If you do n't play well that week you do n't get your card . It 's amazing - everything worked out well this week , the putts fell and I 'm very grateful . '
Trevor Charl Schwartzel won his first European Tour title in the Africa Open . Charl Schwartzel played his last 36 holes in 17 under par to win the tournament . South African players have won every year since its inception . Former Masters champion Fisher Jnr won the tournament in 2010 .