He joins Els, Bobby
Locke, Gary Player, Bob Charles and Henrik Stenson in winning both the Claret Jug as well as the South African Open.
Goals for them came from Kris Coppen, Ian
Locke, Gary Adamson, Darren Walker and goalkeeper Arron Barber, who converted a penalty.
By lifting the Claret Jug, Oosthuizen followed in the footsteps of fellow South Africans Bobby
Locke, Gary Player - four and three-time Open Champions respectively - and 2002 Champion Ernie Els, whose Foundation helped develop his career.
After 12 holes of the final round Oosthuizen was 17 under par and in sight of the record low score in major history - 19 under par set by Tiger Woods here in 2000 - but with the Claret Jug effectively secured, he could simply concentrate on enjoying becoming the fourth South African Open champion after Bobby
Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els.
He also joins
Locke, Gary Player, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen and Trevor Immelman on the impressive list of South African major winners.
Now he is 15th in the world, pounds 850,000 richer and just the fourth South African - after Bobby
Locke, Gary Player and Els - to grab the title.
With a closing 71 and a 16-under-par total of 272, three more than Woods in 2000, he followed in the footsteps of Bobby
Locke, Gary Player - four and three-time winners respectively - and 2002 champion Ernie Els, whose foundation gave him his career lift-off as a teenager.
With a closing 71 and a 16 under par total of 272, three more than Woods in 2000, he followed in the footsteps of Bobby
Locke, Gary Player - four and three-time winners respectively - and 2002 champion Ernie Els, whose Foundation gave him his career lift-off as a teenager.
Oosthuizen became only the fourth South African to lift the Claret Jug behind Bobby
Locke, Gary Player and Ernie Els.
Immelman, whose last trip to The Masters a year ago put him out of action for over a month when a parasite entered his stomach, leaves this time as just the fifth South African in history to lift a major, joining Bobby
Locke, Gary Player, Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.
Craig Dargo, Peter Canero, Danny Invincible, Gary
Locke, Gary McSwegan and new signing Martin Hardie are all struggling through injury while James Fowler is suspended.
But it wasn't about me out there today - it was about guys like John Robertson, Gary
Locke, Gary Mackay, Neil Berry, John Colquhoun.