Month: May 2014
SA trio chase success in Scotland
South Africa’s leading amateur Christiaan Bezuidenhout, recent Lytham Trophy champion Thriston Lawrence and Prince’s Grant Amateur winner NJ Arnoldi will hunt for glory in the Carrick Neil Scottish Open Stroke Play Championship this weekend.
The trio will face a strong local challenge led by the country’s top ranked amateur, Grant Forrest, in the 72-hole event at the Panmure Links in Angus.
SA Juniors win gold at Africa Youth Games
The South African junior golf team claimed two gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the Africa Youth Games on Thursday to help boost the Team South Africa’s medal tally in Botswana to a record high of 77.
SA Juniors win gold at Africa Youth Games
The South African junior golf team claimed two gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the Africa Youth Games on Thursday to help boost the Team South Africa’s medal tally in Botswana to a record high of 77.
SA golfers take charge at Africa Youth Games
Eleonora Galletti helped Kyle McClatchie celebrate a memorable 17th birthday in Botswana by helping Team South Africa into the lead at the Africa Youth Games at Gaborone Golf Club on Wednesday.
SA golfers take charge at Africa Youth Games
Eleonora Galletti helped Kyle McClatchie celebrate a memorable 17th birthday in Botswana by helping Team South Africa into the lead at the Africa Youth Games at Gaborone Golf Club on Wednesday.
KZN crowned 72-Hole Team Champs
KwaZulu-Natal thwarted Gauteng North’s bid for a fifth successive 72-Hole Teams Championship title in the Swiss Trophy, while Southern Cape A clinched promotion in the Challenge Trophy at Mossel Bay Golf Club on Wednesday.
Southern Cape claim 72-Hole Team Champs promotion
Southern Cape A delighted the home crowds when Maggi du Toit and Anzelle Zeelie managed to hold off Zethu Myeki and Siviwe Duma from Border in the Challenge Trophy to claim promotion with a two shot victory at the 72-Hole Teams Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club.
SA Quartet aim for success in Botswana
Top SA junior golfers Kyle McClatchie, Hennie du Plessis, Eleonora Galletti and Shawnelle de Lange got South Africa’s challenge underway at the second African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana on Tuesday.
May success for SAGA champions
Thriston Lawrence, Zander Lombard and Graeme Watson enjoyed significant victories in May, while top ranked senior Mellette Hendrikse and juniors Paul Boshoff and Tristen Strydom made a return trip to the podium and Gregory Royston celebrated a breakthrough provincial win in East London.
SA Quartet aim for success in Botswana
Top SA junior golfers Kyle McClatchie, Hennie du Plessis, Eleonora Galletti and Shawnelle de Lange got South Africa’s challenge underway at the second African Youth Games in Gaborone, Botswana on Tuesday.
KZN in charge at 72-Hole Team Champs
The scoreboard changed significantly on day two of the 72-Hole Teams Championship as KwaZulu-Natal’s Michaela Fletcher and Tiffany Avern-Taplin successfully combined to topple first round leaders Gauteng North from their perch at Mossel Bay Golf Club.
Gauteng North take early control in Mossel Bay
Gauteng North got their title defence in this year’s 72-Hole Teams Championship underway by edging ahead of the field in the opening round at Mossel Bay Golf Club.
SA team selected for France
Gauteng North primed for 72 Hole title defence
After scoring an unprecedented double triumph last year, defending champions Gauteng North have tripled their chances of a fifth successive A-Division victory at the 72 Hole Team Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club next week.
Central Gauteng swoops in to claim Challenge Cup
On a day of high drama at Cullinan Golf Club, Basil Wright produced a champions shot in the final game to secure victory for Central Gauteng and wrench the Challenge Cup Teams Tournament victory title from the South African Golf Association Juniors.
Boland and Border rule at SA Country Districts
While Boland beat Ekurhuleni to savoured A-Section victory in the South African Country Districts Tournament, Border popped the corks on a triumphant promotion campaign at the Fish River Sun Country Club on Friday.
Ekurhuleni crumbled under a vicious singles assault and went down 4 – 8 to Boland, while Border defeated Southern Cape 7 – 5 to earn their way into the A-Section of next year’s championship.
SAGA Juniors stay on top at Challenge Cup
The South African Golf Association Junior side kept their title defence on track at the Challenge Cup Teams Tournament, while Central Gauteng and Gauteng North traded places in the log and Western Province rebounded from three successive losses in Thursday’s fourth round at Cullinan Golf Club.
Final day battles loom at SA Country Districts
The battle lines have been drawn and this year’s South African Country Districts Tournament will go down the wire as the top teams in both sections combat for glory at the Fish River Sun Country Club on Friday.
SAGA Juniors edge ahead at Challenge Cup
The South African Golf Association Junior side served up another commanding performance at the Challenge Cup Teams Tournament to edge ahead of Gauteng North and Central Gauteng at the halfway mark at Cullinan Golf Club on Wednesday.
Ekurhuleni takes control at Fish River
Ekurhuleni edged to the top of the A-Section standings at the SA Country Districts Tournament in the Eastern Cape, while Southern Cape strengthened their bid for B-Section promotion at the Fish River Sun Country Club on Wednesday.