Month: May 2018

GolfRSA seven fixed to shine in UK

 31 May 2018 – Seven members of the GolfRSA National Squad will be in action in two highly-rated golf championships in Britain this weekend. Wilco Nienaber, Matt Saulez and Malcolm Mitchell joined a world-class field in the first round of the Brabazon Trophy today, while Christo Lamprecht, Therion Nel, Clayton Mansfield and Jayden Schaper will…
Read More

GolfRSA confirms 2018 Fellowship Cup

31 May 2018 – GolfRSA announced today that the third Fellowship Cup between South Africa and India will take place in India from 26 to 30 November 2018. The inaugural Fellowship Cup featured Senior and Mid-Amateur teams from both countries and was hosted by the Indian Golf Union (IGU) at Royal Kolkata. The reverse fixture…
Read More

Daisies go wire-to-wire to lift Swiss Team Trophy

23 May 2018 – Danielle du Toit tapped in for birdie on 18, took off her shoes and jumped into the pond at the closing hole with her Gauteng North team-mates to end the SA Women’s 72-Hole Team Championship with a victory splash at Waterkloof Golf Club on Wednesday. Du Toit, Lenanda van der Walt…
Read More

Ekurhuleni closes out Challenge Trophy conquest

23 May 2018 – The A-team might have come up short in the SA Women’s 72-Hole Championship, but Kiera Floyd, Teagan Lubbe and Alisa Rich gave Ekurhuleni plenty reason to celebrate when the trio combined for a four shot victory in the Challenge Trophy on Wednesday. And the conquest at Waterkloof Golf Club also comes…
Read More

Ekurhuleni under pressure in Challenge Trophy hunt

22 May 2018 – Ekurhuleni will start the final day of the SA Women’s 72-Hole Teams Championship with a two shot lead, but Free State and Boland are determined to chase down the Challenge Trophy leaders at Waterkloof Golf Club. Boland B took the first round honours with a score of 158. Ekurhuleni’s B-team was…
Read More

Daisies drives home advantage at Waterkloof

22 May 2018 – Gauteng North A strengthened their bid for Swiss Team Trophy glory with two solid rounds on the second day of the SA Women’s 72-Hole Teams Championship to open up a yawning gap on their closest pursuers. The home favourites took a five stroke lead into the second day at Waterkloof Golf…
Read More

GN, Boland gets early jump on rivals at Waterkloof

21 May 2018 – Danielle du Toit and Larissa du Preez combined for an opening six-under-par 138 to put Gauteng North in the driver’s seat in the Swiss Team Challenge, while Boland leads the Challenge Trophy after round one of the SA Women’s 72-Hole Teams Championship at Waterkloof Golf Club on Monday. Gauteng North dominated…
Read More

GolfRSA’s Homann to officiate at US Open

GolfRSA is proud to announce that it has selected Neil Homann to represent the organisation at the forthcoming 118th US Open Championship at Shinnecock Hills. Homann, GolfRSA’s manager for Operations, Rules and Training, will act as a rules official for the second major of the year. “It’s a real honour to be able to officiate…
Read More

KZN duo clinch Irish Amateur top 10s

21 May 2018 – Chris Woollam and Matt Saulez closed out top 10 finishes at Royal County Down Golf Club as Ireland’s Robin Dawson completed a wire-to-wire victory in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open on Sunday. Tramore’s Dawson survived some back nine drama in a final round 77 to close out the biggest victory of…
Read More

Final push for SA crew in Irish Amateur

20 May 2018 – Former South African Stroke Play runner-up Robin Dawson from Ireland remained on course for a wire-to-wire victory in the Flogas Irish Amateur Open, with South African trio Chris Woollam, Jayden Schaper and Matt Saulez in good shape heading into today’s final round at Royal County Down Golf Club. Dawson moved to…
Read More

North West nails SA Country Districts success

19 May 2018 – North West delighted the home crowd with a hard-fought for final round victory over KwaZulu-Natal to lift the SA Country Districts Inter-Provincial title at Potchefstroom Country Club on Friday. The local heroes came out guns blazing with 7 – 5 victories against Free State in the opening round and Mpumalanga on…
Read More

Northern Cape seals SA Country Districts promotion

19 May 2018 – It was the underdog’s day as unheralded Northern Cape stole the show at Potchefstroom Country Club, edging out tournament favourites Boland to clinch the promotion battle in the 2018 SA Country Districts Inter-Provincial B-Section on Friday. Northern Cape announced their presence in this year’s tournament with a 9 – 3 victory…
Read More

SA trio in touch at Royal County Down

19 May 2018 – Southern Cape junior Christo Lamprecht made the most of an early start at Royal County Down Golf Club to vault into contention in Friday’s second round at the Flogas Irish Amateur Open in Newcastle, Ireland. KwaZulu-Natal pair Matt Saulez and Chris Woollam continued to lead the nine-strong South African challenge in…
Read More

Jubilant GolfRSA Juniors conquer at SA Challenge Cup

18 May 2018 – The GolfRSA Juniors closed out an unbeaten run at Irene Country Club to sweep to a fourth victory in the SA Challenge Cup after beating Western Province on Friday. Over the last four years, the popular team event had gone right down to the wire. In 2014, Central Gauteng beat the…
Read More

Saulez sets local pace at Irish Amateur

NEWCASTLE, Ireland (18 May 2018) – Robin Dawson  carded an impressive six-under-par 65 to lead the Flogas Irish Amateur Open, but KwaZulu-Natal golfer Matt Saulez finished within four shots of the Irishman at a sun-splashed Royal County Down on Thursday. Dawson, the 2013 Irish Boys champion, was the runner-up in the 2017 South African Stroke…
Read More

GolfRSA Juniors unstoppable at Irene

17 May 2018 – The GolfRSA Juniors kept their unbeaten record in the SA Challenge Cup going, the GolfRSA Presidents Team converted two close calls into victory and USSA beat Western Province in Thursday’s fourth round at Irene Country Club. For fourth successive day, the GolfRSA Juniors were simply unstoppable as they charged to a…
Read More

SA Country Districts going down to the wire

17 May 2018 – The fight for glory in the 2018 SA Country Districts Inter-Provincial is perched on a knife’s edge. KwaZulu-Natal pulled within striking distance of log leaders North West in Thursday’s fourth round, while Boland and Northern Cape will fight it out in the battle for promotion at Potchefstroom on Friday. A-SECTION KwaZulu-Natal…
Read More

NW, NC in pound seats at SA Country Districts

17 May 2018 – North West continued an unbeaten run in the third round to cement their number one position in the A-Section at in this year’s SA Country Districts Inter-Provincial, while Northern Cape held on to the top spot in the battle for promotion at Potchefstroom Country Club on Wednesday. North West mowed down…
Read More

USSA and Central Gauteng get back in the fight at Irene

15 May 2018 – University Sports South Africa and Central Gauteng both came up trumps on day three of the SA Challenge Cup as the GolfRSA Juniors continued their unbeaten run in the 16th edition of the team’s event at Irene Country Club on Wednesday. The GolfRSA Juniors mowed down the GolfRSA Presidents team 8…
Read More

Brilliant Browne seals graduation with Canon SA Open title

16 May 2018 – Former British soldier Mike Browne showed the nerves and composure of a true champion when he claimed a breakthrough victory in wire-to-wire style at the Canon South African Disabled Golf Open on Wednesday. Competing in first disabled championship, the 38-year-old leg-amputee from England carded successive rounds of 78 to head into…
Read More

Archives