Month: November 2011

SA Team stay inside top 10 at Spirit

The South African team slipped to eighth on the 54-hole leaderboard at the 2011 Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Saturday.

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SA in 8th position going into final round of The Spirit

The SA Girls finsihed three under on day three of The Spirit being played at Whispering Pines and tied ninth in the women's competition on -1. The SA men are tied sixth on -9 and the team is in eighth position on -10 going into the final round.

Results and full report

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SA Team enjoy solid climb at Spirit

Ruan de Smidt and Haydn Porteous collected three birdies a piece to finish with a second successive 68 and launch to a tie for second in the Mens Teams Competition at the 2011 Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Friday.

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SA Men have good day at The Spirit

The South Africans are in 6th place on -6 at The Spirit after SA’s men equalled the low round of day two in very cold and windy conditions.

Report and live scoring

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Porteous solid on day one at The Spirit

The South African team are eight shots off the pace after the opening round of the 2011 Spirit International, which teed off at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Wednesday.

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SA Girls disappointed on day one of The Spirit

The South African team are eight shots off the pace after the opening round of the 2011 Spirit International, which teed off at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Wednesday. Pictured here are South Africa's ladies, Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey who hope to play more aggressive golf today.

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SA quartet hunt for success at Whispering Pines

Four of South Africa’s top amateur golfers will fly the South African flag at the 2011 Spirit International, which tees off at the renowned Whispering Pines Golf Course in Texas today.

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SA Mid-Amateur players tee off at Kingswood next week

The Kingswood SA Mid-Amateur Championship tees off at Kingswood Golf Estate on Monday 7 November. Pictured here are three of the favourites to win the event - Gilly Tebbutt, Sandra Winter and Lynn Behagg.

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Update from Texas

Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey sent a report on their practice day at The Spirit.

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SA Team to Go for Gold in Texas

The South African team pictured here - Iliska Verwey, Haydn Porteus, Ruan de Smidt and Kim Williams - arrived in Houston, Texas after a 24 hour journey from Johannesburg to fly the South African flag as they 'go for gold' this week. The team is participating The Spirit - a biennial international tournament being played at Whispering Pines Golf Club.

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