Month: May 2017

Happy Brabazon Birthday for McClatchie

Statistically, June 23rd is the happiest day of the year, but 28 May will definitely be the happiest day for Kyle McClatchie for years to come. South Africa’s top ranked amateur spent the best part of his 20th birthday on the Hotchkin Course at the Woodhall Spa Golf Club in England on Sunday, but it…
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International breakthrough for GolfRSA’s Nienaber

He beat a top international field to bag his second Global Junior Golf Tour title on Sunday, but instead of celebrating his RB German Junior success with mates, the first thing Wilco Nienaber did after a 14 hour flight from Germany and a three hour road trip from Johannesburg to Bloemfontein was to dash off…
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KZN clinches SA Country Districts glory

They say it’s never over until the last putt drops, and that proved the case in this year’s SA Country Districts as KwaZulu-Natal fought their way from the bottom of the log to claim A-Division victory at San Lameer Country Club on Friday. After two days lost to unrelenting rain pounding the South Coast and…
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Limpopo sweeps to SA Country Districts promotion

There is something about competing at the coast that bring out the best in the men from Limpopo. Exactly eight years after they won the B-Division at Mossel Bay Golf Club, the team rose to the occasion again and celebrated promotion with an unbeaten run in the 2017 SA Country Districts on the magnificent South…
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Showdown looms in SA Challenge Cup final

The battle for the 15th SA Challenge Cup title will come down to a final round scrimmage between the GolfRSA Juniors and Western Province at Atlantic Beach Golf Club on Friday. GolfRSA Juniors extended their unbeaten run with a magnificent 10.5 – 1.5 victory over defending champions Gauteng North on Thursday. The GolfRSA Juniors lead…
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Steyn makes it four Big Easy’s for GolfRSA Squad

It took six extra holes, but Marco Steyn nailed the winning putt to beat Etienne Bond to become the second GolfRSA National Squad member this season and fourth in a year to win on the Big Easy Tour this season at Modderfontein Golf Club on Thursday. Dylan Naidoo – who also plays out of Modderfontein…
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North West and Northern Cape sets the pace at San Lameer

North West and Northern Cape wasted no time getting their noses in front when the rain-interrupted South African Country Districts finally got underway at San Lameer Country Club on Wednesday. Relentless rain pounded the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal since last Friday. The heavy and incessant deluge that lasted through the weekend and Monday rendered the…
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Daisies need to dig deep against GolfRSA Juniors

It’s a big day for defending champions Gauteng North, who head into the business end of the week at Atlantic Beach with a spring in their step after their first victory in this year’s SA Challenge Cup. The Daisies gained two points for a 7.5 – 4.5 result against the Presidents Team in Wednesday’s third…
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Pfeifer doubles his SA Open delight

American Chad Pfeifer called on his magical short-stick one last time and sunk a 20-footer for birdie from just off the 18th green at King David Mowbray Golf Club to win the Canon SA Disabled Golf Open for the second year running. After a 90 minute fog-delay to the start of the final round on…
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USSA gives chase in SA Challenge Cup 2017

University Sport South Africa stole the march on Gauteng North on day two of the SA Challenge Cup at Atlantic Beach Golf Club, while Western Province edged out Central Gauteng and GolfRSA Juniors strengthened their position at the top of the log on Tuesday. USSA lost the opening Foursomes game to the defending champions, but…
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Pfeifer poised to pounce at SA Open

Chad Pfeifer will go in search of a second successive Canon South African Disabled Golf Open title after another stunning two-under-par 70 earned the American a three shot lead over first round pacesetter Juan Postigo from Spain on Tuesday. The defending champion moved to four-under-par 140 and will carry a three shot lead into the…
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Little Kwazi stuns world’s top golfers at Canon SA Open

The 2017 Canon SA Disabled Golf Open at King David Mowbray Golf Club in Cape Town features 21 of the world’s finest disabled golfers and the top local talent, but the South African Disabled Golf Association also reserved some spots for the rising stars in their First Swing Programme. The First Swing Programme (FSP) introduces…
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GolfRSA Juniors hit back at Challenge Cup

South Africa’s rising talent fought back superbly to overturn a calamitous start to beat the University Sport South Africa (USSA) team in the opening round of the 15th SA Challenge Cup in Melkbosstrand on Monday. The GolfRSA Juniors were 3 – 1 down after the Foursomes, but Reece Haikney – the first man out in…
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Seve’s Boy blows opposition away at SA Open

Seriously, this may just be a contender for the greatest round of golf ever played in South Africa – Spain’s big-hitting, go-for-broke Juan Postigo shooting a remarkable three-under-par 69 while balancing on his only leg to take the first round lead in the Canon South African Disabled Golf Open at King David Mowbray Golf Club…
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Start of SA Country Districts post-poned

The first round of the 2017 SA Country Districts Inter-Provincial was cancelled after incessant rain over the last three days rendered the magnificent San Lameer Golf Estate course unplayable. “More than 125mm of rain has fallen since Friday morning and despite the valiant efforts of the course staff, the course is still too waterlogged to…
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Daisies determined to rise to the challenge

Gauteng North are feeling confident ahead of their title defence at the 15th South African Challenge Cup, which tees off at Atlantic Beach Golf Club from 15-19 May.
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US pair primed for disabled dog-fight

Team America say they intend to come out firing in the 54-hole Canon SA Disabled Golf Open, which tees off alongside the 12-nation World Cup of Disabled Golf in Cape Town on Monday.

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Daisies determined to rise to the challenge

Gauteng North are feeling confident ahead of their title defence at the 15th South African Challenge Cup, which tees off at Atlantic Beach Golf Club from 15-19 May. “The players enjoyed their first look at the course this morning,” said team manager Paul Davel. “None of them has played Atlantic Beach before and, as expected,…
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US pair primed for disabled dog-fight

Team America say they intend to come out firing in the 54-hole Canon SA Disabled Golf Open, which tees off alongside the 12-nation World Cup of Disabled Golf in Cape Town on Monday. Members watching Chad Pfeifer and Kenny Bontz during the official practice round at King David Mowbray Golf Club were hard pressed to…
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Williams targets SA Open double

If former Canon SA Disabled Golf Open winner Williams is a super star of disabled golf, so is his namesake Charles Williams.
After all, the 23-year-old from Lavender Hill in the Western Cape is South Africa’s top ranked deaf golfer.

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