It is a very tough week for all concerned - 160 hopefuls who have earned their chance from hundreds and hundreds of applicants and there are just 35 cards on offer. Subsequently, the achievements of David and Louis were no less than fantastic.   When he had to do it, David produced a remarkable fifth round 61 because he had started the day outside the top 45 and had plenty to overtake.  Eventually he would pass all but 14 and will get plenty of starts from his ranking.
 
Louis scraped the very last card and is now one of three up and coming young South Africans, Charl Schwarzel and Richard Sterne the others, who all have the potential to rival the likes of Ernie Els and Retief Goosen from their own country.
 
It was particularly sad to see Simon Dyson fade in the last couple of rounds when well placed to make up for a season of under-achievement which injury has contributed to.   Fortunately he should get a few early invites or exemptions and show that he can get back. Trying to fix invites will be a tricky situation, but we will do whatever we can to boost our numbers on Tour.
 
Louis and David will definitely be in Hong Kong for the start of the new season while Louis will also play in South Africa through his ranking from the Sunshine Tour.   I wish them all the best of luck because it gets tougher each year.