Month: March 2016

The hunt is on at SA Boys U-19 Championship

Boland junior Garrick Higgo made a strong case for a third victory this season, Ross Sinclair kept his title defence on track and Aneurin Gounden rose to ascendancy again at the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship at Bloemfontein Golf Club on Thursday.

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Haickney to meet Higgo at SA Boys U-19 Match Play

He needed an extra hole to get the job done, but Reece Haickney dispatched Karabo Mokoena at the 19th hole to make the top 16 in the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship on Thursday.
The Randpark junior could be in for another tough tussle, though, as he faces Garrick Higgo from Boland at Bloemfontein Golf Club this afternoon.

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Van Deventer sets pace at SA U-15 Challenge

Lanky Liam van Deventer fired a 68 to open up a tidy lead in the first round of the SA U-15 Challenge at Gowrie Farm Golf Estate near Mooiriver in KwaZulu-Natal.

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Higgo leads strong field for Glacier Series

Boland golfer Garrick Higgo will seek to continue his winning form when he leads a strong field that will tee it up in Monday’s Glacier Junior Series tournament at Royal Cape Golf Club.
The tournament, played in recognition of the career of South African women’s golf legend Sally Little, is the fourth on this year’s Glacier Junior Series and the second in the Western Cape.

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Germishuys soars to SA Boys U-19 Champs victory

An eagle finish in the third round was the kicker that helped Western Province junior Deon Germishuys claim the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship title in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.
The Strand golfer posted rounds of 70, 71, 69 and 70 at Bloemfontein Golf Club to edge out reigning Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play champion Ross Sinclair by one stroke with a winning total of eight-under-par 280.

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Manchest motors to SA Boys U-19 lead

Southern Cape’s Franklin Manchest fired three birdies around the turn Bloemfontein Golf Club to surge into the second round lead at the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship on Tuesday.

The George golfer fired a five under 67 to move to seven-under-par 137. Manchest leads by one from Ross Sinclair from Gauteng North and will start the third round three strokes clear of first round pacesetter Martin Vorster.

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Du Toit and Mclachlan victorious in Reunion

Tshwane juniors Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan celebrated a double South African victory in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on Reunion Island on Monday. Du Toit claimed a runaway victory in the Ladies Championship in a wire-to-wire performance at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue, while Mclachlan edged out fellow Gauteng North amateurs Albert Venter and Albert van der Knaap to lift the Mens Championship title.

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Mclachlan and Du Toit victorious in Reunion

Tshwane juniors Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan celebrated a double South African victory in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on Reunion Island on Monday.
Mclachlan edged out fellow Gauteng North amateurs Albert Venter and Albert van der Knaap to lift the Mens Championship title while Du Toit claimed a runaway victory in the Ladies Championship in a wire-to-wire performance at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue.

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Vorster upstages top juniors in Bloemfontein

Youthful exuberance trumped experience as Southern Cape junior Martin Vorster outplayed some of South Africa’s top ranked juniors to take the first round lead in the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship at Bloemfontein Golf Club on Monday.

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Gauteng North pair gain control in Reunion

Gauteng North duo Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan took command in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on a tough scoring day at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue on Reunion Island on Sunday.

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Gauteng North pair gain control in Reunion

Gauteng North duo Keegan Mclachlan and Danielle du Toit took command in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on a tough scoring day at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue on Reunion Island on Sunday.

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SA quartet seals 18th All-Africa Junior victory

Marco Steyn, Dylan Naidoo, Herman Loubser and new cap Dylan Mostert celebrated an 18th consecutive victory for South Africa in the 2016 All-Africa Junior Golf Challenge with a wire-to-wire performance in Sousse, Tunisia on Saturday.

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SA amateurs off to solid start in Reunion

Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit leads a strong South African challenge in the Ladies Championship at the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion, while Western Province amateur Michael Sherriff finished within striking distance of the first round pacesetter in the Mens Championship on Reunion Island.

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SA amateurs off to solid start in Reunion

Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit leads a strong South African challenge in the Ladies Championship at the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion, while Western Province amateur Michael Sherriff finished within striking distance of the first round pacesetter in the Mens Championship on Reunion Island.

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SA poised for All-Africa Junior success

The South African team will start the final round of their title defence in the 2016 All-Africa Junior Golf Championship in Tunisia with an insurmountable lead after another solid performance at the El Kantaoui Golf Course in Sousse on Friday. Dylan Naidoo fired a four under 69 at the Sea Course, Marco Steyn returned a 72 and Herman Loubser added a 74 for a four under 215 to move the South African team to two-under-par 665.

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SA quartet pull clear at All-Africa Junior

Herman Loubser and Marco Steyn posted a pair of 71s, while Dylan Mostert and Dylan Naidoo returned level par 73s to give the South African team a solid boost in the second round of the 2016 All-Africa Junior Golf Championship in Sousse, Tunisia. The team combined for a four-under-par 215 to edge further ahead of second-placed Zimbabwe on two over 440.

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De Beer edges Lamprecht for North & South title

Southern Cape duo Bradley de Beer and Christo Lamprecht traded the lead a few times during the final round of the North and South Championship, but a well-timed birdie at the penultimate hole helped De Beer to clinch his first national title at on Thursday. The 16-year-old Fancourt player signed off with an even-par 72 to triumph on one-under-par 215, while Lamprecht from Oubaai returned a 74 to take second on even par.

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SA leads windy All-Africa Junior

Herman Loubser, Dylan Mostert and Dylan Naidoo got South Africa’s title defence in the 2016 All-Africa Junior Golf Championship off to a solid start in Sousse, Tunisia on Wednesday. The trio combined for an opening six-over-par 225 at the El Kantaoui Golf Course and the SA team will start the second round with an 11 stroke lead over last year’s silver medallists, Zimbabwe.

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Lamprecht takes control at North & South

Southern Cape’s Christo Lamprecht took a one shot lead at the 36-hole mark of the Nomads Order of Merit North and South Championship on Wednesday. The 15-year-old member of the Louis Oosthuizen 57 Academy player used his skills at the wind plagued Kimberley Golf Club to take pole position at two-under-par 142.

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SA quartet geared to start All-Africa Junior defence

Dylan Naidoo from Central Gauteng will lead South Africa’s title defence in the 2016 All-Africa Junior Golf Championship in Sousse, Tunisia today. Naidoo will start the country’s title hunt for an 18th consecutive victory in the prestigious event at 08h30 alongside Kieran Vincent from Zimbabwe and Patrick Mwendapole from Zambia at the El Kantaoui Golf Course. Marco Steyn from Central Gauteng, Boland’s Herman Loubser and new cap Dylan Mostert from Ekurhuleni follow at 08h40, 08h50 and 09h00 respectively.

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