September 2018 - Golf RSA

Month: September 2018

WP set for double success in SA Women’s IPT

STELLENBOSCH, 29 September 2018 – Defending champions Western Province will be gunning for the coveted double when the 58th South African Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship tees off at the magnificent Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate from 2-5 October. Western Province thwarted Gauteng North’s bid for a hat-trick with a powerful performance at Mossel Bay Golf Club…

SA golfers open their hearts for CANSA

The finalists for the 2018 Sanlam Cancer Challenge National Final have been decided and players will tee it up at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City on the weekend of 8-9 October to try and become the national divisional champions of South Africa’s greatest charity golf tournament. The 2018 Sanlam Cancer Challenge drew…

Western Province wins SA IPT promotion

GEORGE, 21 September 2018 – Twelve months after a devastating relegation, Western Province rose from the ashes and won back their A-Section status with a show of unparalleled grit and determination in the South African Inter-Provincial Tournament. The Disas defeated North West 10 – 2 in their final match and celebrated victory with an unbeaten…

Lions roar to record 29th SA IPT victory

GEORGE, 20 September 2018 – Central Gauteng proved that there are two ways to silence the critics when they claimed a record 29th victory in the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire, at Oubaai Golf Club on Thursday. The Lions not only defended the title with a round to spare, but…

Boland back in SA IPT promotion battle

GEORGE, 20 September 2018 – Boland went hammer and nails into day four of the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament to get back in the B-Section battle for promotion against log leaders Western Province on Thursday. Boland headed into the fourth round of the country’s premier team’s event, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire, with four…

Grinding day, but Son hangs on in Scotland

INVERNESS, Scotland (20 September 2018) – The 54-strong field in the 2018 Duke of York Young Champions Trophy was severely tested by brutal weather conditions at Castle Stuart Golf Links in Scotland on Wednesday. South Africa’s top ranked junior Woo-Ju Son did remarkably well to stay in touch with leader Barclay Brown from England in…

Lions moving right along at SA IPT in Oubaai

GEORGE, 19 September 2018 – Defending champions Central Gauteng continued to run hot in the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire, as cold, wet and windy weather wreaked havoc in Wednesday’s the third round at Oubaai Golf Club. Buoyed by back-to-back wins against Free State and Gauteng North, the Lions battled…

Province in the pound seat at SA IPT

GEORGE, 19 September 2018 – A fifth straight victory in Wesnesday’s weather-hit third round at the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire, cemented Western Province as the frontrunner in this year’s B-Section battle for promotion. Heavy rain swept across the Southern Cape coast line and a gale force westerly wind that…

Son makes solid start at Duke of York in Scotland

INVERNESS, Scotland (19 September 2018) – South Africa’s top ranked junior Woo Ju Son starts the second round of prestigious Duke of York Young Champions Trophy in the top 10 after a solid performance in the opening round on Tuesday. Irish junior Joseph Byrne set the first round target at Castle Stuart Golf Links on…

Western Province on fire at Oubaai

GEORGE, 18 September 2018 – Western Province continued its rampage at Oubaai Golf Club on Tuesday to pull well clear in the B-Section battle for promotion at the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire. Western Province took down Eastern Province 9 – 3 and handed Boland an 8 – 4 drubbing…

KZN and Southern Cape give chase at SA IPT

GEORGE, 18 September 2018 – Southern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are in hot pursuit of Central Gauteng, who kept their bid for a record 29th title alive on day two of the South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire. Having drawn their first round match against Gauteng North, KwaZulu-Natal faced Ekurhuleni in Tuesday’s second…

North West makes some noise in SA IPT at Oubaai

GEORGE, 17 September 2018 – Boland better watch out in round two, because North West is out for blood in the B-Section battle for promotion at the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire. It’s been a long 14 years since North West was relegated at Mowbray Golf Club and after too…

Gauteng North shows huge heart in SA IPT opener

GEORGE, 17 September 2018 – Central Gauteng and Southern Cape’s first round clashes unfolded much the way one expected, but Gauteng North showed huge heart in the opening round of the 58th South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire, at Oubaai Golf Club on Monday. The Daisies were on the back foot after…

Son set for Duke of York Young Champions

SCOTLAND, 17 September 2018 – Woo-Ju Son, one of South Africa’s brightest golf prospects, will fly the flag for South Africa in the prestigious Duke of York Young Champions at the Castle Stuart Golf Links from 18-20 September. South Africa’s top ranked junior travelled to Scotland with Womens Golf South Africa president Sally Greasley where…

Lions ready for Free State onslaught at SA IPT

GEORGE, 16 September 2018 – Defending champions Central Gauteng fully expect to come under fire from Free State at Oubaai Golf Club in Monday’s opening round of the South African Inter Provincial, sponsored by Tempest Car Hire. “Free State earned a hard-fought for promotion last year. They will want to prove that they belong with…

SA sign off with solid salvo in Ireland

MAYNOOTH, Ireland (8 September 2018) – Malcolm Mitchell and Wilco Nienaber went six under in the final round of the Eisenhower Trophy to seal a top 30 finish for Team South Africa in the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland on Saturday. After a spate of setbacks in the first two rounds, Nienaber and…

Team SA sprints on moving day at Eisenhower

MAYNOOTH, Ireland (7 September 2018) – A couple of setbacks left Team South Africa on the back foot at the World Amateur Team Championship, but the feisty trio rebounded in Friday’s third round at the O’Meara Course to rescue their Eisenhower Trophy campaign in Ireland. Having lost Jovan Rebula to injury on the eve of…

Top marks for SA Juniors in Italy

BIELLA, Italy (6 September 2018) – A few of South Africa’s juniors felt hard done by and others felt they left it too late, but the young crew are leaving Italy with great positives after their campaign in Italy was cut short on Thursday. Torrential rain caused two lengthy suspensions at the start and during…

Team SA optimistic despite setbacks in Ireland

MAYNOOTH, Ireland (6 September 2018) – Team South Africa suffered another setback on a wet and windy second day at the World Amateur Team Championship, but the spirit in the camp remains high and the team is determined to come out fighting in the final two rounds of the Eisenhower Trophy at Carton House Golf…

SA trio with work to do at Eisenhower

MAYNOOTH, Ireland (5 September 2018) – South Africa will have to pull out all the stops in Thursday’s second round at Carton House Golf Club to catch up to Eisenhower Trophy leaders Denmark in the World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland. The host union delighted the home crowd with the early lead at 10-under on…