Dean Burmester ranks second on the European Tour in driving distance this season. He hits his tee shots, on average, 329.20 yards.
His other shots are far from short.
During Fridayâs second round of the South African Open, Burmester hit a 2-iron off the tee on the 11th hole at Gary Player Country Club in Sun City, South Africa. He hit a 2-iron to within about 4 feet of the hole on his second shot. The 11th hole? Itâs a 569-yard par-5. Burmester covered nearly 600 yards in two shots without using a driver or a wood.
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âBurmester, iron off the tee, and heâs absolutely nailed that,â an announcer on the broadcast said after Burmesterâs second shot.
âHas he got the legs? Has he ever got the legs,â the announcer said as the ball landed. âI mean, that is a serious par-5. Heâs just hit iron, iron to four and a half feet.â
Burmester hit his second shot from just about the middle of the fairway. âGo,â he yelled after the ball was in the air for two seconds. It went. âGet up,â he yelled after the ball was in the air for four seconds. It got up. His ball landed maybe a yard short of the green. âGet up,â he yelled again as the ball began to roll toward the hole. He got up again. It rolled just past the cup and to the right.
âGreat shot, Dean,â a person in the background said.
âThanks,â he said.
âWell done, mate,â another person said.
âThanks,â he said again.
Burmester would make the eagle putt, and heâs two strokes behind leader Jamie Donaldson. This week, heâs also been as good short as heâs been good long. Through the two rounds of the Open, heâs ranked first in Strokes Gained: Putting.
After his round, Burmester retweeted the European Tourâs video of his second shot.
A commenter, fittingly, left a gif of Dwayne âThe Rockâ Johnson flexing.