Fisher had a 30-foot putt for eagle to win the tournament at the 18th in regulation play of the 54-hole event, but only managed a birdie to tie with Botes at 10-under par for a 54-hole aggregate of 206.

Moments earlier, Botes had missed a 5-foot birdie putt on the same green which would have moved him to 11-under and the title.

Both played the first two play-off holes to par. Botes let Fisher off the hook, first when he at first missed a 5-foot at the first turn, then a 10-foot putt for birdie with Fisher putting for par at the second turn.

Fisher took full advantage of his lifeline in the third. His tee shot found the left hand rough behind a few saplings and with no clear shot the 29-year-old executed a terrific hook to land five foot from the pin.

"It was a great shot," said the Modderfontein Golf Club professional. "I had 191 metres to the flag, into the wind, and I hit a 6-iron."

Botes' second found the right greenside bunker. He, too, played an exquisite shot out if the trap to within 5- feet from the cup, but Fisher was not about to let a third chance slip away and duly drained his eagle putt.

Earlier in his round, Fisher was 11-under through eight holes but a disastrous triple-bogey on the par-3 11th quashed his momentum. "I came over the top of the ball and landed in a hazard," explained Fisher. "I then duffed my chip shot and missed a short putt. I let a lot of guys in there with that score.

"I told myself to be patient and got back nicely with a birdie on the 14th, missed a short putt for birdie on the 17th and then the birdie on the 18th to force the playoff."

Although Fisher played under par for all three rounds (68, 67 and 71), he admitted to not being on top of his game. "I didn't come here with much confidence," he said. "I did not feel comfortable with my irons but I have been working hard with my coach on that. This week my driving was good, my iron play was suspect and my putting was half decent.

"I played the par-fives very well and that's what won it for me."

This third Sunshine Tour victory bodes well for Fisher, who sets off for the Second Stage of the European Tour School at the end of the month, having recently advanced through the First Stage Qualifier.

All the final results from the Seekers Travel Pro-Am played on Saturday, 4 October 2008 at Dainfern Country Club, Johannesburg. All competitors RSA unless otherwise indicated:

206 - Trevor Fisher Jnr 68 67 71 (third play-off hole)

206 - Desvonde Botes 65 73 68

207 - Albert Pistorius 68 69 70, Louis de Jager 68 67 72

208 - Toto Thimba (Jnr) 71 72 65

209 - Jaco Ahlers 69 71 69, George Coetzee 68 70 71

210 - Steve Basson 71 69 70, Greg Upneck 70 68 72, Ryan Cairns (ZIM) 66 70 74

211 - Ulrich van den Berg 71 72 68, Jaco Van Zyl 68 74 69, Brandon Pieters 67 74 70, Merrick Bremner 71 70 70, Jbe' Kruger 67 74 70, Doug McGuigan 68 70 73

212 - Grant Muller 70 71 71, Teboho Sefatsa 69 72 71, Henk Alberts 72 67 73, Darren Fichardt 68 70 74

213 - Neil Cheetham (ENG) 71 73 69, Kevin Stone 74 70 69, Prinavin Nelson 68 75 70, Omar Sandys 68 73 72, Heinrich Bruiners 67 73 73

214 - Jean Hugo 70 73 71, David Hewan 70 72 72, Lindani Ndwandwe 73 68 73, Brett Liddle 68 73 73, Vaughn Groenewald 70 70 74

215 - Nico van Rensburg 69 74 72, Ryan Tipping 72 71 72, Divan van den Heever 70 71 74

216 - Alan Michell 70 74 72, Mohamed Tayob 73 71 72, Dion Fourie 71 71 74, Shaun Norris 71 70 75, Wynand Dingle 70 70 76

217 - Michiel Bothma 70 74 73, Bradford Vaughan 73 71 73, Werner Geyer 70 74 73

218 - Ross Wellington 71 73 74, Rossouw Loubser 74 70 74, Attie Schwartzel 75 69 74, Josh Cunliffe 73 70 75, Dale Burraston 73 70 75

220 - Grant Veenstra 69 75 76, Steve van Vuuren 72 71 77

221 - Bradley Davison 70 72 79