His one-under par 72 included three drops and four birdies, two of which came on the last two holes.

"This is a very special win for me," said Lloyd, whose home club is The Kendleshire, after receiving his trophy from Ernie Els' father Neels. "This is a tough course, but I stuck to my game plan of keeping the ball in play, hitting greens and taking my chances where they came. This is my first visit to South Africa and I am definitely looking forward to coming back."

Overnight leader Matthew Rottanburg of Killarney Golf Club in Johannnesburg had a nightmare start, making a double-bogey six on the opening hole from which he never really recovered, eventually finishing with a seven-over par 80 in third place.

In second place was Luke Lennox from Northern Ireland, who was one of two Irish boys whose trip to the tournament was sponsored by mentor Darren Clarke. Pre-tournament favourite Dylan Frittelli's level-par 73 final round was good enough for a share of fourth place with local-boy Riekus Nortje, who had held the lead after the second round.

Tom Lewis (Welwyn Garden City Golf Club) and Tom Berry (Wentworth) who also represented England finished in seventh and joint eleventh place respectively.