Month: October 2011
Kim and Iliska off to The Spirit
South Africa's top-ranked players, Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey left South Africa today to represent South Africa at The Spirit to be played from Wednesday to Saturday this coming week (2 -5 November).
13-Year old Shawnelle wins Sanlam Cancer Trophy
Thirteen-year-old Shawnelle de Lange from Fochville won the Women's Sanlam Cancer Trophy played at Sun City this week.
Top five finish for Harvey in New Zealand
Reigning South African Amateur Stroke Play champion Jared Harvey produced a sterling final round to surge to claim a share of fifth in the final round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand.
De Smidt stays in touch at Shirley Open
Ruan de Smidt didn’t exactly set the course alight but on day of mediocre scoring, the South African stayed in touch with the leaders in the third round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand.
SA wins sixth African Amateur Team Champs
The South African team put the finishing touches to an impressive week at The Lake Club Benoni to win the African Amateur Golf Teams Championship for the sixth successive time since this prestigious biennial event launched in 2001.
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De Smidt hits his stride at Shirley Open
South Africa’s Ruan de Smidt shot to a share of sixth in the second round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand after blazing the par-72 layout at Christchurch Golf Club in six-under-par 66.
SA Team holds steady at African Amateur Team Champs
Several players tried to make a hard charge at the South African team’s lead on day three of the African Amateur Golf Teams Championship, but the pursuers must have felt like they were standing still once the dust had settled at The Lake Club Benoni.
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Solid start for Harvey in New Zealand
Reigning SA Amateur Stroke Play champion Jared Harvey led the way for South Africa in the opening round of the United Fisheries Shirley OPen in Christchurch, New Zealand.
SA dominate at African Amateur Champs
South Africa's Riekus Nortje and Daniel Hammond stole a march on the thunderstorm that interrupted the second round of the 6th African Amateur Golf Teams Championship to steer South Africa to an almost unassailable lead.
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SA charge to lead at African Amateur
A red-hot Riekus Nortje blazed his way to the top of the individual leaderboard at the sixth African Amateur Golf Teams Championship to give South Africa the edge in today’s opening round at The Lake Club Benoni.
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Cara Gorlei wins the Gus Ackerman Trophy
Milnerton teenager Cara Gorlei won the 54-hole Gus Ackerman Stroke Play Trophy at Westlake Golf Club on Sunday after a two-hole play-off against WP team-mate Kelly Erasmus. Both players were tied on 12-over 288 after the final round.
SA hunts sixth African Amateur Team Champs title
Graham van der Merwe, CJ du Plessis, Riekus Nortje and Daniel Hammond hope to keep 10 challenging Africa nations at bay this week in their hunt for South Africa’s sixth African Amateur Golf Teams Championship title.
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SA team wraps up Four Nations Cup in New Zealand
Although Australian had to hold off a late rally from New Zealand, solid performances under pressure from Brett Drewitt an
Todd Sinnott ensured a wire-to-wire win for the pacesetters at the inaugural Four Nations Cup in New Zealand.
Putting woes continue for SA Team in New Zealand
Australia continued to dominate the inaugural Four Nations Cup in New Zealand while the South African team battled balky putters for a second successive day at The Hills near Queenstown.
SA Team fights back in New Zealand
South Africa launched to within six shots of Australia after a great fight back in round two of the inaugural Four Nations Cup at The Hills Golf Club near Queenstown.
Tough start for SA Team in New Zealand
Although the South Africa team were slow of the blocks in the overall competition at the inaugural Four Nations Cup in New Zealand, Haydn Porteous put in a solid performance for a share of the individual lead at The Hills in Arrowhead.
Kim picks up second ‘double’ in 2011
SA Stroke Play Champion Kim Williams picked up her second 'double' of 2011 when she defeated team member and foursomes partner Henriette Frylinck 2/1 in the final of the Boland Ladies Amateur Match Play Championship played at Strand Golf Club this week.
SA Amateurs hunting success in New Zealand
While the South African rugby public still mourns the Springbok defeat at the World Cup, the country’s top four amateur golfers are even more determined to score a victory for South Africa in the Four Nations Cup in New Zealand this week.
Kim wins fifth provincial championship in 2011
From an entry of 38 players in the A division, SA Stroke Play Champion Kim Williams easily held her nerve to take her fifth 2011 provincial championship by seven shots from top junior Lara Weinstein when the Boland Women's 54-hole championship was played a Strand Golf Club this week.
Kim is pictured here receiving her trophy from Nomads Captain, Peter Runkel.
Lejan writes from the US
WGSA received news from Lejan Lewthwaite, presently studying at Texas State University.