Month: December 2009
Lara wins in Tanzania
Lara Weinstein won the 54 hole Tanzanian Women's Amateur Championship played at the TPC Club in Kilamanjaro from 4 - 6 December, four strokes ahead of Swaziland's Nobuhle Dlamini.
Southern Africa Hall of Fame launched
The 23 of December, witnessed the birth of the Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame at a glittering ceremony, preceded by a Celebrity Charity golf day at Oubaai Golf Course just outside George in the Southern Cape.
Yushira finishes fifth in US Junior Masters
SA Junior Yushira Budhram carded 78, 76, 75 (+13) in the United States Junior Masters golf tournament to finish in fifth position. The inaugural event was played on the Ocean Course at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Verdra Beach, Florida from 20 to 23 December.
Record entry for 2010 SA Stroke Play Championship
One hundred and ninety seven amateur golfers, a record number, have entered the 2010 South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship announced the South African Golf Association (SAGA) today.
Durban Country Club to stage 100th SA Open Championship
The South African Open Championship will return to Durban Country Club for the centenary edition of the championship in 2010.
Frittelli wins the Freddie Tait Cup
Dylan Frittelli played controlled golf for his one over par final round of 73, giving him a 72 hole total of 288, level par, and in so doing win the Freddie Tait Cup as the leading amateur in the South African Open Championship.
Frittelli steady as he eyes the Freddie Tait Cup
Nineteen year old amateur Dylan Frittelli played steadily for his 72 today, to finish with a 54 hole total of 215, one under par, after the third round of the South African Open Championship. He is three shots clear of the next best amateur.
Three amateurs make the SA Open cut
Three of the five amateurs playing in the South African Open Championship managed to survive the cut at the end of the second round which concluded today. They are Dylan Frittelli, JG Claassen and Ryan Dreyer.
Lara Weinstein is KZN Junior Champion
15-Year old Glendower member Lara Weinstein, playing off a three handicap, won the inaugural 54 hole KwaZulu Natal Junior Championship played at Umkomaas Golf Club this week.
Frittelli leading amateur after first round of SA Open
Dylan Frittelli fired a first round score of 69, three under par, to finish tied in eleventh place in the South African Amateur Open Championship, being played over 72 holes stroke play.