Month: April 2018

Border, Boland celebrate success at Pecanwood

27 April 2018 – Border produced an unparalleled performance over five rounds at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club to win the promotion battle in the South African Senior B Inter-Provincial, but Boland denied Border a double celebration in the Super Senior division on Friday. SENIORS Border was tied with Mpumalanga on six points, but trailed…
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Hat-trick heroes Lions celebrate at St Francis Links

26 April 2018 – The Lions powered their way to the top step of the winner’s podium in the Senior division of the SA Senior A Inter-Provincial for a third successive time, while Southern Cape claimed the Super Senior prize at St Francis Links on Friday. SENIORS Central Gauteng closed out their hat-trick of title…
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Boland whipped Limpopo 10.5 – 1.5 to pull within striking distance of log leaders Mpumalanga on day three of the SA Senior B Inter-Provincial at Pecanwood Country Club; credit GolfRSA.

Intense final day battles slated for Pecanwood

26 April 2018 – Some epic clashes are on the cards in both the senior and super senior divisions as the third round of the SA Senior B Inter-Provincial wrapped up at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club on Thursday. The Senior Division title-fight is poised on a knife’s edge after Mpumalanga mowed down Free State,…
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WP and Mpumalanga in pursuit at SA Senior IPT

25 April 2018 – Central Gauteng claimed a resounding victory over Gauteng North to strengthen their position at the top of the SA Senior A Inter-Provincial standings at St Francis Links on Wednesday, but with Mpumalanga in pursuit of Border, the B-Division battle for promotion is going down to the wire at Pecanwood Golf and…
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Hall tops Mistry for Sanlam SA Amateur glory

24 April 2018 – It was unquestionably the toughest test of her golf career, but when the chips were down, 18-year-old Casandra Hall held her nerve to box a clutch par putt in extra time that earned her the 2018 Sanlam South Africa Stroke Play Championship title on Tuesday. The Ebotse golfer opened with a…
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Mokoena on top in Boland Amateur

Buoyed by a new set of clubs, Karabo Mokoena eagled the final hole to claim his first open amateur title, the Boland Amateur Stroke Play Championship, by a stroke. The 20-year-old member had been contemplating take a break from the game following a series of disappointing results, but the arrival of a new set of…
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Central dominate day 2 of SA Senior A IPT

24 April 2018 – Central Gauteng kept their title defence on track with two dominant victories in round two, while KwaZulu-Natal scored the first clean sweep in this year’s South African Senior A-Division Inter-Provincial at St Francis Links on Tuesday. Having beaten KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Province in the opening matches, Central Gauteng strengthened their position…
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KZN teen Gopal seizes Junior Golf Series grand prize

24 April 2018 – A birdie at the closing hole for victory in the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series North final made the two trips to Gauteng worthwhile for KwaZulu-Natal junior Nikhil Gopal. The KwaZulu-Natal junior fired rounds of 70 and 71 at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington’s East Course to edge out Ryan van Velzen…
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Gauteng North shows strength at St Francis Links

23 April 2018 – Gauteng North made a dream start to the 2018 SA Senior Inter-Provincial A-Division with runaway victories in the first round at St Francis Links on Monday. It has been 16 years since Gauteng North defeated Central Gauteng to lift the coveted trophy, but the Daisies Seniors made a huge stand to…
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Hall builds four shot lead in PE

23 April 2018 – Overnight leader Casandra Hall she went around Port Elizabeth Golf Club in 72 strokes to double her lead in the Sanlam South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship on Monday. The 18-year-old Hall from Ekurhuleni looked capable of leaving the rest of the field to scrap for second place after a brilliant…
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Hall on song in Sanlam SA Amateur Stroke Play

22 April 2018 – Casandra Hall’s title bid in the Sanlam South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship got off to the ideal start in Port Elizabeth on Sunday. The Ekurhuleni golfer birdied the par-five closing hole for an opening three-under-par 69, which earned her a two shot lead over Western Province rising star Kaylah Williams.…
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Teen Floyd fired up for Sanlam SA Women’s Stroke Play

21 April 2018 – Ekurhuleni teenager Kiera Floyd is relishing the opportunity of becoming the youngest winner in the Sanlam South African Women’s Stroke Play Championship history next week. The 13-year-old from Benoni will spearhead a vast group of young, up-and-coming juniors hoping to make their mark at Port Elizabeth Golf Club from 22-24 April.…
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Myeki primed for major move in the Bay

21 April 2018 – Zethu Myeki will return to a happy hunting ground with some early-season momentum when she vies for the 2018 Sanlam South African Women’s Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club from 22-24 April. The 24-year-old Myeki drew the curtain on 2017 – a season punctuated by four runner-up finishes –…
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Introducing 2018 Free State champion Sarah Bouch

2017 Ekurhuleni Player of the Year Sarah Bouch celebrated a provincial breakthrough with an emphatic four shot victory in the Free State Championship at Bethlehem Golf Club this April and she is one of the favourite starters in this year’s Sanlam SA Women’s Stroke Play. We caught up with Sarah before she travelled to Port…
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Germishuys seals US spot with perfect chip

16 April 2018 – A perfectly executed chip shot earned reigning Sanlam SA Amateur champion Deon Germishuys passage into the prestigious Junior North and South Championship at Pinehurst in July. The 18-year-old Strand junior was among the eight winners and finalists who qualified for the South Final of the popular Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series…
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Woo-Ju Son (with trophy) with Steven le Roux

Team SA victorious at Africa Region V

11 April 2018 – The South African team completed a successful title defence in the 24th Africa Region V Golf Tournament in Zimbabwe on Thursday. Matt Saulez from KwaZulu-Natal put the team on the front foot at Chapman Golf Club when he defeated Zimbabwe’s David Amm at the second hole of a sudden-death play-off to…
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Saulez edges Amm at Africa Region 5

10 April 2018 – South African Stroke Play runner-up Matt Saulez from KwaZulu-Natal won the stroke play qualifier for the Africa Region 5 Golf Tournament in Zimbabwe to give South Africa’s title defence an early boost on Tuesday. The GolfRSA National Squad member tied local favourite David Amm for the lead on even-par 72, but…
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SA quartet ready to shine at Africa Region 5

GolfRSA National Squad players Wilco Nienaber, Malcolm Mitchell, Matt Saulez and Deon Germishuys are primed to continue the country’s proud record in the Africa Region 5 Golf Tournament in Zimbabwe from 10-12 April. South Africa’s top ranked quartet have been tasked to hunt down a 22nd consecutive victory at Chapman Golf Club. The tournament –…
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Mighty Mclachlan marches Nomads SA Boys victory

7 April 2018 – Keegan Mclachlan put an exclamation mark behind his junior golf career when he defeated South Africa’s top ranked junior Jayden Schaper 4 & 3 to lift the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship title at Woodhill Country Club on Saturday. “It was my last junior event, so it was do…
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Du Plessis keeps cool for SA U-15 win

5 April 2018 – Herman du Plessis claimed his maiden junior national title in the Gowrie SA Under-15 Challenge after emerging from an enthralling final day battle with a four-shot victory on Thursday. In a tense finale, the Eagle Canyon golfer closed with a three-under-par 69 to celebrate success on a winning score of three-under…
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