Ekurhuleni’s Angus Ellis-Cole broke through for his first provincial victory in the Mpumalanga Open on Sunday and it was a very timely win for Glendower golfer, who won the weather-reduced tournament on 19-under-par 197. Ellis-Cole rose to 24th in the South African Golf Association’s Open Amateur Rankings and the victory has given him an injection of confidence ahead of his third appearance for Ekurhuleni in the 55th Premier South African Inter-Provincial.

South Africa’s top ranked Ivanna Samu and Dylan Naidoo will line up against the world’s top juniors in the 15^thedition of the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, which tees off at the Prince’s Golf Club in England from 9-11 September.

South Africa’s top ranked Ivanna Samu and Dylan Naidoo will line up against the world’s top juniors in the 15^thedition of the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, which tees off at the Prince’s Golf Club in England from 9-11 September.

South Africa’s Demi Flanagan finished fifth and fellow TuksSport Golf Academy player Ruzanne van der Walt tied for eighth in the University of St Andrews Ladies Invitational in St Andrews, Scotland this weekend.

Southern Cape’s Tom Watson will take a one shot lead into the second round of the Mpumalanga Open Stroke Play Championship after a firing a flawless seven-under-par 65 on Friday.
Watson, who is yet to break through on the South African Golf Association’s provincial circuit, reeled in five birdies and an eagle at Walker Park Golf Club to edge ahead of Angus Cole-Ellis from Ekurhuleni.

The South African Golf Association (SAGA) has selected Jason Smith, Jade Buitendag, Aubrey Beckley and new cap Andre Nel to fly the flag for South Africa in the eighth African Amateur Golf Teams Championship in Kenya. The team will line up in the country’s title defence at Limuru Country Club from 12-15 October.

Riccardo Leo secured a fifth victory for Italy in the Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship, but Herman Loubser, Luke Mayo and Luca Filippi gave South African golf fans cause for celebration with a hat-trick of top 10 finishes in the ninth edition at Golf Club Bielle in Italy.

South Africa’s Herman Loubser fired a four-under-par 69 to close the gap on Italian Leo Riccardo, who leads the third round of the Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship in Biella at six-under-par 213.

South Africa’s Luke Mayo finished within striking distance of second round pacesetter Riccardo Leo at the Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship in Italy.
The 16-year-old KwaZulu-Natal junior traded three bogeys for two birdies to post one over 74 in another solid display at Golf Club Biella

Every skilled golfer knows that the more often you do something, the more confidence you have in your ability to do it right and South African trio Luke Mayo, Herman Loubser and Luca Filippi certainly reaped the benefits of a second stab at the Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship in Italy on Tuesday.

Luca Filippi and Herman Loubser will lead the South African challenge at the ninth Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship in Biella, Italy on Tuesday.