Month: January 2017

Beckley bags Liberty Gauteng North Open title

Potchefstroom’s Aubrey Beckley raised his fist and pumped the air as he boxed in a 10-footer for a birdie and victory in the Liberty Gauteng North Open at Wingate Park Country Club on Sunday.

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SA Women’s Open champion Lee-Anne Pace and leading amateur Woo Ju Son; credit Justin Klusener.

Son and hat-trick hero Pace sign off in style at SA Women’s Open

The final round stage at San Lameer Country Club belonged to Lee-Anne Pace and amateur champion Woo Ju Son on Saturday. Pace put on a class act on another windswept day on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast layout to march to a historic SA Women’s Open hat-trick and Son clinched a top 10 finish to lift the Jackie Mercer Trophy.
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Ivanna Samu; credit TWJGC.

Mclachlan and Mitchell lead the way at Wingate

Gauteng North’s Keegan Mclachlan and Malcolm Mitchell from KwaZulu-Natal are locked at the top of the leaderboard heading into the final day of the Liberty Gauteng North Open after the pair carded matching rounds of 67 at Wingate Park Country Club on Saturday.

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Golf RSA Junior team announced

Golf RSA has named the leading four juniors on the South African Golf Association Junior Rankings – Christo Lamprecht, Luca Filippi, Garrick Higgo and Jayden Schaper – for the upcoming African Amateur Championship at Leopard Creek and the 2017 All-Africa Junior Golf Championship in Zimbabwe from 28 – 31 March.

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Lamprechts leads logjam at Wingate Park

Erhard Lambrechts fired an opening four-under-par 68 to lead the Liberty Gauteng North Open at Wingate Park Country Club on Friday, but there is a large crowd looming in the Bolander’s rear-view mirror.

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Son rallies as Pace closes in on history at SA Women’s Open

Golf RSA number one ranked junior Woo Jo Son broke into top 10 as Lee-Anne Pace is closing in on a historic three-peat in the SA Women’s Open after she left the field behind in Friday’s second round at San Lameer Country Club.

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Smith makes stylish comeback after knee surgery

When Jason Smith starts the Gauteng North Open today, he won’t be thinking about Sunday’s triumph at the Free State Open.
“It would be a big mistake to start thinking about back-to-back victories at Wingate Park because that course warrants all your attention,” said the former SA Stroke Play champion after his practice round at the Tshwane layout on Thursday.

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Myeki and Son lead amateur chase as Pace mounts case for SA Women’s Open hat-trick

Zethu Myeki and Woo Ju Son share the amateur lead on day one while Lee-Anne Pace proved once again that form is temporary, but class is permanent when she capitalised on a blistering start to take the first round lead in the SA Women’s Open – sponsored by the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality – on Thursday.

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Golf RSA Elite Squad set for SA Women’s Open

All but one of the 2017 Golf RSA Elite Squad will be in action at this week’s prestigious SA Women’s Open at San Lameer Country Club in pursuit of the prestigious Jackie Mercer Trophy.

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Pace braced for SA Women’s Open title defence

Lee-Anne Pace hopes to make some headlines when she hunts an unprecedented hat-trick in the SA Women’s Open starting at San Lameer Country Club on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on Thursday.

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KZN’s First Lady hoping for home comfort

Melissa Eaton hopes that a return to her native Port Shepstone will kick her Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies season into high gear as she headlines the field at the R250 000 SA Women’s Open alongside two-time champion Lee-Anne Pace this week.

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Ice-cool Park and Schaff stun for SA Women’s Masters success

Carrie Park from South Korea rubber-stamped her status as a future world beater when she clinched her first Sunshine Ladies Tour title in spectacular fashion, while Western Province amateur Katia Shaff became the first Sally Little Trophy recipient in the South African Women’s Masters on Saturday.

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Telfer moves as perfect Park pilots the SA Women’s Masters

Golf RSA Elite Squad member Kaleigh Telfer grabbed a share of lead in the Sally Little Trophy chase while Carrie Park continued to make a name for herself as one of the hottest prospects on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

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Hrindovo leads amateur fight as Garcia keeps Pace promise for Masters lead

A fine three-under-par 69 saw Nicole Garcia move into a four-way tie for the lead with compatriot Ashleigh Buhai, South Korea’s Carrie Park and Kiran Matharu from England in the SA Women’s Masters on Thursday. The Serengeti pro was delighted with her first round performance as the notorious Cape Doctor showed up in force at…
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Bregman backs budding talent

Given the wealth of knowledge she has accumulated in nine seasons on the Ladies European Tour, it is not surprising that Stacy Bregman would back herself in this week’s SA Women’s Masters. What is unusual to hear is that the four-time Sunshine Ladies Tour winner thinks the youngsters might steal the limelight in the R500 000 showpiece at Rondebosch Golf Club from 19-21 January.

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Hudson has designs on English double

Watching good friend Graeme Storm lift the BWM SA Open trophy on Sunday put Rebecca Hudson from England in a winning frame of mind ahead of the SA Women’s Masters this week.

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Buhai ready for SA Women’s Masters hunt

Ashleigh Simon needs no introduction. Her storied amateur career was nothing short of outstanding and, since she joined the pro ranks, she has complimented a flood of amateur victories with two Ladies European Tour and four Sunshine Ladies Tour titles.

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Storm holds off McIlroy for SA Open title

It has been 10 years since he tasted success as a professional golfer, and Graeme Storm made his second victory as memorable as can be as he defeated world number two Rory McIlroy on the third play-off hole on Sunday in the BMW SA Open proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni.

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Jeffrey’s Proudly South African moment at Glendower

Sunshine Tour caddie Thama Jeffrey Nkonyane is about to collect the biggest cheque of his 32 year long career after helping England's Graeme Storm to victory in the BMW SA Open at a packed and trilled Glendower on Sunday afternoon.

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Ivanna Samu; credit TWJGC.

Delight and heartbreak for BMW SA Open Ammies

Over the last 12 months, the sun has risen over the careers of South Africa’s leading amateurs Marco Steyn, Kyle McClatchie and Jovan Rebula. The trio was among a nine-strong amateur contingent to tee off in this year’s BMW SA Open, proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni, however, two sobering days in the star-studded field left these rising stars with a lot to chew on.

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