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'We dovetailed superbly," Johnstone said of the five birdies they made coming in to take the title. "Angel is a pleasure to play with because he is so relaxed. You feel like he might just start yawning at any moment during the round."

Cabrera was delighted with the victory, which is his first in Africa. "Now the only continent where I haven't won is Australia," he said, before adding that Antarctica was obviously also not on his win list yet. And it doesn't look like they'll be building a golf course there anytime soon.

"I had a great time playing with Tony. It's been a long time since I last saw him and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

"It was a pity that we couldn't pull it off in the team competition but maybe we can try again next year."

The amateur alliance competition featured a thrilling finish and was eventually won by British celebrity DJ Spoony and businessman Abdullah Al Naboodah, who partnered Vincent Tshabalala and Thomas Aiken.

They won on a count out on 22-under, denying Irish property magnate Sinead Kenny the chance to become the first businesswoman to lead a team to victory in the team competition. Kenny combined well with playing partners John Bland, Tjaart van der Walt and South African cricket legend Barry Richards, but on the day Al Naboodah's fourball posted the lower score to seal the win.

"When I lost so narrowly last year, I vowed to come back and it would be game on," said Spoony.

"We cut it pretty fine today, but combined superbly over the closing holes. I'm delighted and I'll definitely be back to defend."

Naboodah, who made the biggest contribution at the charity auction, was the team's star performer and also confirmed that he will soon be booking his ticket back to next year's tournament.

"It would be fantastic to return and I will do my best to be here. This was one of the best tournaments I've ever played in.

"My family and I are very passionate about charities around the world. When I met Gary a year ago, we spoke about giving back through golf.

"I have a lot of respect for what he does. We just enjoyed ourselves out there and it's a bonus to walk away with a win."

On an overcast final day, the professional team of John Bland and Tjaart van der Walt seemed destined to take the title.

But not even their once five-stroke lead on the front nine could counter Cabrera and Johnstone's tremendous back nine charge.

Johnstone made three consecutive birdies from the 14th and Cabrera birdied the final three holes.

The real turnaround came on the 14th. Van Der Walt made double bogey on a hole where Bland couldn't score, and that dropped them into a group on 11 under. Playing ahead of them, Cabrera and Johnstone both birdied 16 to become the new leaders, before Cabrera finished it off with a further two birdies.

Bland and Van Der Walt shared second on 12 under with the team of Omar Sandys and Bill Longmuir.

The drama on the 14th also shook up the amateur alliance competition as Kenny and Richards, the partners of Van Der Walt and Bland, were knocked off the top of the leaderboard for the first time by Spoony and businessman Al Naboodah. But the amateur battle remained a fierce one right into the scorer's area.

Golf aside, the tournament exceeded expectation when it raised a record amount of more than R4-million for underprivileged children.

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