Month: March 2011
Iliska picks up second ‘double’
After her convincing win in the KZN Stroke Play Championships, Iliska Verwey clinched her second consecutive "double" when she beat Tiffany Avern-Taplin in the final of the KZN Match Play Championships played at Durban Country Club this week. She is seen here with KZN President Vaughn Harrington receiving her stroke play trophy.
Iliska victorious at Durban Country Club
Iliska Verwey claimed her second consecutive provincial championship at the famous Durban Country Club on Sunday 27 March. She finished on four under 142 (69, 73) five shots clear of runner-up Kim William to win the KwaZulu Natal championship. Only a week ago, she had picked up the Stroke Play and Match Play trophies at the Western Province Championships.
Iliska wins the double at Clovelly
Former Eastern Cape star Iliska Verwey clinched the double at the Western Province Championships when she overcame top-ranked Kim Williams 4/3 in the 18-hole final played at Clovelly Country Club this week. She had previously carded a second round course record 66 when she won the stroke play championship on Sunday.
Iliska Verwey fires 66 to lift WP Trophy
Southern Cape’s, Iliska Verwey came from behind to fire six birdies in the afternoon round of the Pam Golding Womens Golf Western Province Championships played at Clovelly Country Club and card a six-under-par 66, total 144, to lift the winner’s trophy.
Els for Autism opens a Computer Learning Centre
Ernie Els working in South Africa! The Els for Autism Foundation opened the Els for Autism Computer Learning Centre in January of this year. Located in Johannesburg, the Centre provides lower resourced families of children with autism with free access to a highly-effective online and learning development programme, along with facilitated support from a trained professional.
Kim Daniels to participate in 2011 Toya Polish World Junior Masters.
Three South African juniors have been generously sponsored with air tickets to Poland, enabling them to play in the next WJGS event. They are Paarl’s Armandt Scholtz, winner of the Kenako SA Junior Masters boys’ championship, Kim Daniels from Uitenhage and Lwazi Gqira from East London.
Zone VI Team announced
The South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced the Protea Team to play in the Zone VI tournament taking place from 13 to 15 April at Leisure Lodge Golf Resort on the south coast of Mombasa, Kenya.
WEINSTEIN TIED 2ND WHILE SCHOLTZ AND LIM HOLD ON FOR VICTORY
Armandt Scholtz and Claudia Lim, the overnight leaders in the Boys and Girls Competitions respectively, held onto to win the 54 hole inaugural KeNako South African World Juniors on Thursday. And Lara Weinstein, knowing that she needed a birdie on the final hole, did just that and finished tied second with Sweden’s Linnea Ström.
SCHOLTZ AND LIM LEAD GOING INTO THE FINAL ROUND
South Africa's Armandt Scholtz and Claudia Lim from Australia lead the Boys and Girls Competitions respectively going into Thursday’s final round of the 54 hole inaugural KeNako South African World Juniors being played at Kingswood Golf Estate, George this week.
South Africa’s Lara Weinstein started well in the Girls Competition getting to four under par for her round at the turn. However a double bogey and two bogeys coming home put paid to any chance the Glendower Golf Club player had of taking the outright lead.
South Africa beat Scotland
The ten man Protea amateur golf team beat a strong Scottish team by 18 points to 12 to win the Leopard Trophy in a two day Test Match which concluded on Wednesday.
Play-off decides North West Champion
Alana van Greuning won her first provincial championship in a play-off against Nicole Becker this week. She achieved this at the 36 hole North West Championship, played at Rustenburg golf club on Sunday 6 March.
SA extend lead against the Scots at Leopard Creek
The SA team extended their lead in the Test Match against Scotland at Leopard Creek in the morning Four Ball (Better Ball) session. The morning session was highlighted by Ryan Dreyer and Jared Harvey's 6/5 win which for Dreyer was a huge comeback from his 7/6 drubbing by Paul Shields in yesterdays afternoon singles.
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SA extend lead against the Scots at Leopard Creek
The SA team extended their lead in the Test Match against Scotland at Leopard Creek in the morning Four Ball (Better Ball) session. The morning session was highlighted by Ryan Dreyer and Jared Harvey's 6/5 win which for Dreyer was a huge comeback from his 7/6 drubbing by Paul Shields in yesterdays afternoon singles.
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SA secure slender halfway lead
The ten man Protea team, playing Scotland in a two day amateur golf Test Match, at Leopard Creek near Malalane, had a good first day ending up with a two point lead over their more fancied opponents.
SA team trail Scotland by 3 points to 2 after morning foursomes at Leopard Creek
South Africa dominated the first 9 holes in the morning foursomes when they were up in 4 out of the 5 matches at the turn. Three of the Scottish foursomes teams then won 3 early holes, just after the turn, and the Scots dominated from there on out.
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South Africa ready to take on Scottish at Leopard Creek
A 10 man SA Team are ready to take on a in form Scottish Team at Leopard Creek in the second playing of The Leopard Trophy. The SA team finished their practice round this afternoon and although, aware of the strength of the Scottish Team, were upbeat about their chance to lift the trophy as they did so last year.
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TWENTY COUNTRIES REPRESENTED IN KENAKO SA WORLD JUNIORS
Players from twenty countries, including South Africa, have entered the KeNako South African World Juniors, according to Erica Lefson, the Tournament Director.
The 54 hole stroke play tournament, which is to be played from 8 to 10 March 2011 at Kingswood Golf Estate in George, has attracted entries from eighty five boys and thirty girls all of whom are nineteen years of age or younger.
One of the entrants is USA's Daniela Lendl, daughter of tennis champion Ivan Lendl, pictured here.
Stewart reigns supreme at Sanlam SA Amateur
Michael Stewart claimed an emphatic 5 and 4 victory over compatriot Paul Shields to win the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Vaal de Grace near Parys.
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All Scottish Final for Sanlam SA Amateur
South Africa is turning into a happy hunting ground for the Brits as the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship semi-finals dished up an all-Scottish final at Vaal de Grace on Wednesday.
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Jacques Kruyswijk, last South African standing
Limpopo’s Jacques Kruyswijk is the last South African standing after the Scots dominated the quarter-finals at the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship this morning.
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