The talented 20-year-old South African follows in the footsteps of Anthony Wall, Adam Scott, Justin Rose, Mark Foster and Marcel Siem who all claimed their first Tour titles with wins in this prestigious event.
Foster had been left unsighted by Scott Dann's positioning at his post but the goalkeeper was about to prove his worth to Birmingham by keeping them in the game with a series of stunning saves as West Ham produced wave after wave of attack in their bid to find a crucial second goal.