Moynihan suffers playoff defeat after dramatic back nine charge

Gavin Moynihan, pictured in action for The Island in the Barton Shield last year, lost out in a play off for the Srixon Cleveland Eastern Province Border Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club. Picture courtesy Pat Cashman

The Island's Gavin Moynihan closed with a sensational 66 to force a play off but lost out to Ian Snyman's chip-in on the fourth extra hole in Srixon Cleveland Eastern Province Border Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club.

The pair finished on 10 under par 206 after a dramatic battle that saw Moynihan light up the course with his brilliance as he played the last seven holes in five under par to force extra time.

After birdies at the 12th and 13th, the 20-year old Walker Cup player chipped in for another birdie at the 14th, holed a 30 footer for par at the 15th before making further birdies at the 16th and 18th to finish on 10 under. 

There were few clear chances to win in the playoff which ended when South African Snyman chipped in on the fourth extra hole and Moynihan's 15 footer to stay alive sat on the lip.

West Waterford's Gary Hurley took ninth spot on three under after a closing 74 with Naas' Jack Hume (69) 14th on one-under par and Ardglass' Cormac Sharvin (69) 18th on level par.

East of Ireland champion Colm Campbell from Warrenpoint withdrew after Saturday's second round suffering from 'flu but hopes to be fit for the start of the South African Amateur Stroke Play at Port Elizabeth on Tuesday.

Srixon/Cleveland EP/Border Championship
				36		54
	Name	1ST 18	2nd 18	GROSS	3rd 18	GROSS
1	IAN SNYMAN	68	69	137	69	206
2	GAVIN MOYNIHAN	67	73	140	66	206
3	GERLOU ROUX	72	71	143	67	210
4	JASON SMITH	68	73	141	70	211
5	AUBREY BECKLEY	72	69	141	70	211
6	ANDRE NEL	69	71	140	72	212
7	LUKE TROCADO	69	75	144	68	212
8	TRISTAN STRYDOM	72	72	144	68	212
9	GARY HURLEY	69	70	139	74	213
10	HERMAN LOUBSER	73	70	143	70	213
11	KEEGAN DE LANGE	72	73	145	68	213
12	JOVAN REBULA	72	72	144	70	214
13	JAMES DU PREEZ	73	71	144	71	215
14	JACK HUME	71	75	146	69	215
15	JADE BUITENDAG	73	73	146	69	215
16	SEAN BRADLEY	71	74	145	71	216
17	ROMAIN LANGASQUE	73	72	145	71	216
18	CORMAC SHARVIN	74	73	147	69	216
19	UGO COUSSARD	72	73	145	72	217
20	TEAGHAN GAUCHE	74	71	145	73	218
21	RUPERT KAMINSKI	72	78	150	68	218
22	ANDILE ADAM	73	70	143	76	219
23	NICHOLAS MITCHELL	73	73	146	73	219
24	JOHN ROSS GALBRAITH	73	74	147	72	219
25	DAVID MEYERS	76	71	147	72	219
26	JEONG WEON KO	71	77	148	71	219
27	RICHARD BRIDGES	72	76	148	71	219
28	DERMOT MCELROY	75	72	147	73	220
29	DYLAN NAIDOO	72	76	148	72	220
30	ANTOINE KUOCH	74	76	150	70	220
31	CARLO O'REILLY	71	80	151	69	220
32	MZUYANDA ZINGELA	72	76	148	73	221
33	JOHAN DU PLESSIS	73	71	144	78	222
34	PAUL BOSHOFF	73	73	146	76	222
35	DARIN DE SMIDT	71	78	149	73	222
36	HENK GELDENHUYS	76	74	150	72	222
37	MARCO STEYN	77	76	153	69	222
38	THENIE BEZUIDENHOUT	74	73	147	76	223
39	LEO MATHARD	73	78	151	72	223
40	SIYANDLA NDWANDLA	76	75	151	72	223
41	TEAGAN MOORE	77	74	151	72	223
42	MICHAEL HOLDEN	79	72	151	72	223
43	BRYCE MC CABE	76	76	152	71	223
44	DAVID MC INTYRE	77	76	153	70	223
45	SIEGMUND HUMAN	74	76	150	74	224
46	PAUL FOULQUIE	73	78	151	73	224
47	JOHN KEW	75	76	151	73	224
48	VICTOR VEYRET	76	75	151	73	224
49	DILLON GERMSHUYS	77	76	153	72	225
50	DIVAN MARAIS	73	81	154	72	226
51	ANTOINE AUBOIN	76	78	154	72	226
52	WERNER VAN WYK	76	73	149	78	227
53	KYLE DE BEER	74	76	150	77	227
54	JEREMY GANDON	77	77	154	73	227
55	DWAIN DODD	75	80	155	72	227
56	HENDRICKUS STOOP	73	76	149	79	228
57	DUNCAN VAN DER VYVER	73	77	150	78	228
58	ERNEST BOTHA	72	80	152	76	228
60	RUAN CONRADIE	84	71	155	73	228
61	ELMO BARNARD	77	79	156	72	228
62	HANDO BROPHY	78	78	156	72	228
63	DYLAN MOSTERT	78	79	157	71	228
64	ANDREW VAN DER KNAAP	76	78	154	75	229
65	ROBIN DAWSON	78	76	154	75	229
66	NOEL ANDERSON	79	76	155	74	229
67	NESWILL CROY	79	75	154	76	230
68	EVANCE VUKEYA	78	77	155	75	230
69	DAVID KONZANI	74	78	152	79	231
70	PIETIE COETZEE	74	80	154	77	231
71	RHEINHAARDT BLAAUW	76	78	154	77	231
72	LEONARD BEM	74	82	156	75	231
73	FEZEKILE KANA	77	77	154	78	232
74	DONOVAN TAM	77	78	155	77	232
75	THOMAS WATSON	79	79	158	74	232
76	NIC ELLIOTT	77	75	152	82	234
77	KEEGAN STEYN	81	74	155	79	234
78	ALEXANDRE DAYDOU	80	78	158	76	234
79	JACK DUTHIE	82	80	162	72	234
80	LWAZI GQIRA	78	79	157	78	235
81	COLIN BALDIE	77	81	158	77	235
82	KEVIN SMITH	82	77	159	76	235
83	DEAN MARTIN	77	77	154	82	236
84	JACQUES SMITH	76	80	156	80	236
85	SEAN COETZEE	80	77	157	79	236
86	CALVIN FERREIRA	86	79	165	71	236
87	DEON GERMISHUYS	77	80	157	80	237
88	KYLE JERVIS	79	82	161	77	238
89	NDAVHELESENI MUDAU	83	78	161	77	238
90	RYAN WILLE	83	76	159	80	239
91	NKOSINATHI DAUWA	79	78	157	83	240
92	JASON VILJOEN	83	79	162	80	242
93	JOHANN GERMISHUYS	83	83	166	77	243
94	CHRISTIAN BASSON	87	83	170	75	245
95	JASON TARBOTON	80	81	161	85	246
96	DANIEL MANTEL	83	80	163	86	249
97	COLM CAMPBELL	75	75	150	0	150