TheninMarchhe finally won his firstEuropeanTour event at the OpenDE Andalucia in SpainbeatingEngland's Richard Finchand Peter WhitefordofScotland, whoweretiedsecond by threestrokes.
The 27-year-old sealed victory with a par on the final hole, adding to his breakthrough win in the AndaluciaOpen on the European Tour earlier this year.
Oosthuizen, a former farmboy with a gap-tooth smile, learned his trade at the academy run by South African star Ernie Els, winning his first title at the AndaluciaOpen on the European Tour this season.
Then in March he finally won his first European Tour event at the Open de Andalucia in Spain beating England's Richard Finch and Peter Whiteford of Scotland, who were tied second by three strokes.