Month: March 2015

Samu in early control at Nomads SA Rose Bowl

South Africa’s top ranked Ivanna Samu took the 36-hole lead in the Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Championship on Monday and heads up a strong Gauteng challenge at Paarl Golf Club.

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Du Preez celebrates memorable comeback in Southern Cape

Gauteng North's James du Preez punctured the excitement among the local fans when he defeated Southern Cape’s Cameron Moralee by five strokes to lift the Sanlam Cape Province Open title on a winning score of 14-under-par 274.

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Solid finish for SA in Southern Cross

France celebrated a six stroke victory in the Southern Cross Invitational in Argentina, while South Africa produced a solid final round performance to shift into seventh place in the final standings at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre.

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Last chance saloon for SA team in Argentina

The South African team will give today’s final round one last push, while France, Ireland and Australia will go head-to-head for victory in the Southern Cross Invitational at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre.

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Sherriff & Watson neck-in-neck in George

Western Province’s Michael Sherriff fired a flawless four-under-par 68 at George Golf Club to set the early clubhouse target in the Sanlam Cape Province Open on Friday, but Tom Watson from the Southern Cape matched his score at Kingswood Golf Estate to grab a share of the first round lead.

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SA team under pressure at Southern Cross

Ireland retained their overnight lead in the prestigious Southern Cross Invitational on Friday, but South Africa failed to advance despite an improved effort in the second round at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre.

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SA team on back foot in Tigre

Ireland edged ahead of France in the first round of the prestigious Southern Cross Invitational, while South Africa and host nation Argentina battled in the opening round at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre.

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Gorlei keeps Sanlam SA Women’s Stroke Play bid on course

Cara Gorlei claimed her third podium finish this season when she edged out local favourite Lizzie Currie by two strokes for the KwaZulu-Natal Stroke Play Championship title at Beachwood on Sunday.

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SA team ready for action in Tigre

The South African team put the finishing touches to their preparation for the Southern Cross Invitational in Wednesday’s final practice round at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre, Argentina.

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SA quartet primed for Southern Cross

Four of South Africa’s leading amateurs are primed for battle in the Southern Cross Invitational that tees off in Tigre on Thursday.
Tristen Strydom, Jason Smith, Gerlou Roux and Hendrikus Stoop will line up in the prestigious 54-hole international teams event at the Nordelta Golf Club against Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Ireland and Portugal.

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Meyers claims play-off win in North West Open

David Meyers from Dainfern defeated Lichtenburg’s Danie van Niekerk in a play-off to claim his second provincial title in the North West Open Championship at Rustenburg Golf Club on Sunday.

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Mitchell leads, Meyers chases in North West Open

Gauteng amateur David Meyers fired a blistering eight-under-par 64 to finish within striking distance of 36-hole leader Malcolm Mitchell in the North West Open Championship at Rustenburg Golf Club on Saturday.

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Strydom cracks top 10 in Argentina

Less than a month ago, Ekurhuleni’s Tristen Strydom was worried that a swing problem would affect his campaign in the Southern Cross Invitational in Argentina, but after three rounds of the Argentine Stroke Play Championship, the country’s top ranked amateur is in great shape.

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Strydom moves in at Argentina Stroke Play

South Africa’s number one ranked Tristen Strydom carded a one-under-par 69 in the second round of the Argentine Stroke Play Championship to move into the top 12 at Tortugas Country Club.
Strydom tied for 12th on even-par 140, and lags four strokes behind 36-hole pacesetter, Jarryd Felton from Australia.

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Solid start for SA at Argentina Stroke Play Championship

South Africa got their preparation for the upcoming Southern Cross Invitational in Argentina off to a solid start in the opening round of the Argentine Stroke Play Championship on Thursday. Australia’s Cory Crawford was on target with a five-under-par 65. The Sanctuary Cove player leads by two from Argentina’s Jose Chon and Jeremy Gandon from France, while Gerlou Roux took point for the South African team in the curtain-raiser.

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SA’s rising stars to line up in RAACT title defence

Cara Gorlei from Western Province, Shawnelle de Lange from Gauteng and Demi Flanagan from Border will fly the flag for South Africa at the fifth Regional All-Africa Challenge Trophy (RAACT) at the Omeya Golf Estate in Windhoek from 27-30 April.

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Persistent Gorlei triumphs again

Just a little over a month since she lifted the Eastern Province Championship Match Play title, Cara Gorlei was in ascendancy again in the Pam Golding Properties WGWP Amateur Championship.
Coming off a tie for second in the stroke play, the Western Province number one defeated fellow Western Province Squad member Zayb Fredericks 3 & 2 at Bellville Golf Club.

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SA team named for All-Africa Junior Golf Championship

A team of four of South Africa’s top juniors will take up the country’s title defence in the prestigious All-Africa Junior Golf Championships in Zambia this May.
The South African Golf Association (SAGA) selected Keegan de Lange from Gauteng North, Boland’s Herman Loubser and Central Gauteng pair Marco Steyn and Dylan Naidoo to represent the country in Africa’s most prestigious junior team championship.

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SA primed for Argentinean challenge

Tristen Strydom, Jason Smith, Gerlou Roux and Hendrikus Stoop are primed to fly the flag for South Africa in the Southern Cross Invitational in Argentina next week.
The country’s leading amateurs will line up against top international teams from the host nation, Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Ireland and Portugal at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre from 26-29 March.

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Henning triumphs in Pam Golding Properties WGWP Stroke Play

Western Province’s Amy Henning will chase down the Pam Golding Properties WGWP Amateur Championship double after claiming the Edith Bowie Trophy in the Stroke Play Championship at Bellville Golf Club on Monday.

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