Month: April 2021
Dreyer gets his just deserts at Devonvale
30 April 2021 – Central Gauteng’s Ryan Dreyer ticked off the win that had been eluding him for six years when he won the South African Mid-Amateur Championship at Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate by a shot over Christopher van der Merwe. This may well be the last hurrah on South African soil for Dreyer,…
Read More Du Toit keeps control at Nomads Gowrie SA U-15 Challenge
29 April 2021 – While Ryan Dreyer tries to win the SA Mid-Amateur Championship in Stellenbosch, another Eagle Canyon member – 13-year-old Jean du Toit – has title hopes of his own in KwaZulu-Natal’s Midland. The slight youngster stretched his one-shot overnight lead in the Nomads Gowrie Farm SA U-15 Challenge in round two and…
Read More Dreyer chasing unique SA amateur double
29 April 2021 – Eagle Canyon’s Ryan Dreyer raced two strokes clear of the chasing pack with his second consecutive round under par at the SA Mid-Amateur Championships at Devonvale Golf Estate on Thursday. The 48-year-old has been in fine form this season. He gave the younger generation a run for their money in the…
Read More Van der Merwe the early pace-setter at Devonvale
29 April 2021 – Wingate Park’s Christopher van der Merwe made the most of an early tee time on Wednesday to post the low round of the day to lead the first round of the weather-interrupted SA Mid-Amateur Championship. Making a great start in his national mid-amateur debut at Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate, the…
Read More Majestic Maas roars historic Nomads SA Boys victory
28 April 2021 – Reigning SA Amateur champion Christiaan Maas eclipsed Masters champion Charl Schwartzel’s tournament record with an eight-shot victory in the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship at Waterkloof Golf Club. Schwartzel’s 72-hole tournament record of 272, set in Benoni in 2001, had stood for almost 20 years until the 17-year-old prodigy rewrote…
Read More Du Toit sets the pace at Nomads Gowrie SA U-15 Challenge
Eagle Canyon’s Jean du Toit set the clubhouse target with an opening round of three-under-par 74 and his lead stood uncontested until action wrapped up in the Nomads Gowrie Farm SA U-15 Challenge at Gowrie Farm Golf Estate on Wednesday.
Read More Van Rooyen lands breakthrough win Rose Bowl
26 April 2021 – Isabella van Rooyen closed out victory in the Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Championship on Monday to secure her first national title and open the door to a new chapter in her young career. The 18-year-old Clovelly junior cruised to a two stroke victory at Durbanville Golf Club, resisting the pressure…
Read More Streicher leads strong line up at Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl
24 April 2021 – Reigning SA Women’s Stroke Play champion Megan Streicher will spearhead the challenge in the Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl Championship, which tees off at Durbanville Golf Club on Sunday. The national tournament features a 62-strong field that will contest for glory in the Championship, Silver and Bronze Divisions. It has been…
Read More Double delight for Western Province Seniors in Stellenbosch
24 April 2021 – The Western Province Senior force produced an extra-ordinary effort on the final day of the 2021 SA Senior A-Division Inter-Provincial to power their way to double victory at Stellenbosch Golf Club on Friday. SENIORS Western Province had gunned to the top of the log on 10 points with two convincing 7…
Read More North West and Boland celebrate success at Erinvale
22 April 2021 – North West turned the tables on Ekurhuleni to clinch the promotion battle while Boland celebrated an uncontested victory in the Super Senior Division in the 2021 SA Senior B-Division Inter-Provincial at Erinvale Golf Club on Friday. SENIORS North West proved once again proved that the die isn’t cast until the final…
Read More North and South tussle on the cards in Stellenbosch
22 April 2019 – If Western Province pulls out all the stops, they could deny Central Gauteng a 5th successive victory, but the Super Senior Lions are already in prime position ahead of Friday’s final round of the 2021 SA Senior A-Division Inter-Provincial at Stellenbosch Golf Club. SENIORS Western Province gunned to the summit with…
Read More Ekurhuleni with a slight edge at Erinvale
SOMERSET WEST, 22 April 2021 – Ekurhuleni will hope to ride their slight advantage to success in Friday’s final round, while the Super Senior battle for glory will do down to the wire in the 2021 SA Senior B-Division Inter-Provincial at Erinvale Golf Club. SENIORS Ekurhuleni regained the number one spot in the standings with…
Read More Boland double up as Lions take control in Stellenbosch
20 April 2019 – Boland scored two convincing victories in the A-Division, and Western Province’s Super Seniors roared to a clean sweep, but it’s Central Gauteng who took control of the 2021 SA Senior A-Division Inter-Provincial after two rounds at Stellenbosch Golf Club. SENIORS KwaZulu-Natal held Central Gauteng to a 4-all draw, but Lions kept…
Read More Ties the order of the day in B-Division tussles at Erinvale
21 April 2021 – Mpumalanga and Free State rule the roost in the 2021 SA Senior B-Division Inter-Provincial, while Boland and Eastern Province are deadlocked for the lead in the Super Senior Division at the end of day two action at Erinvale Golf Club. SENIORS Although the four teams in action in Wednesday’s second round…
Read More Ekurhuleni and Boland with early advantage at Erinvale
20 April 2019 – Ekurhuleni flexed their muscles on the opening day of the 2021 SA Senior B-Division Inter-Provincial as Boland opened their Super Seniors campaign with a clean sweep at Erinvale Golf Club on Tuesday. SENIORS GolfRSA adopted a Single Medal Match Play format to facilitate the Senior and Super Senior A- & B-Division…
Read More Lions signal early intent in Stellenbosch
20 April 2019 – Defending champions Central Gauteng started the 2021 SA Senior A-Division Inter-Provincial with a bang, while KwaZulu-Natal and Western Province reignited their rivalry in the Super Seniors division on day one at Stellenbosch Golf Club. SENIORS GolfRSA adopted a Single Medal Match Play format to facilitate the Senior and Super Senior A-…
Read More Saaiman confirmed as SAGA President
19 April 2021 – Ekurhuleni’s Martin Saaiman has been appointed as President of the South African Golf Association (SAGA) following the organisation’s Annual General Meeting held at the Protea Hotel in Stellenbosch on Sunday, 18 April. Saaiman, who has almost 30 years of experience in golf administration, will be joined by Senior Vice President Henk…
Read More Magnificent Macnab makes history in Jabra Ladies Classic
16 April 2021 – Reigning SA Women’s Amateur champion Caitlyn Macnab made South African golfing history on Friday when she powered to an eight-stroke victory in the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s Jabra Ladies Classic at Glendower Golf Club. In a scintillating final round, the 19-year-old GolfRSA No 1 sealed the victory in breath-taking fashion, firing five…
Read More Excitement builds for GolfRSA team events
15 April 2021 – Excitement is building as amateur talents of all ages gear up for the recommencement of national team events across South Africa, starting with the Senior and Super Senior Inter-Provincials this April. GolfRSA cancelled all of its national team events across all its divisions following the hard lockdown that ensued in South…
Read More Irrepressible Maas stays on a winning course
14 April 2021 – GolfRSA No 1 Christiaan Maas rekindled his remarkable love affair with ERPM Golf Club to push his title haul since competitive golf resumed in September last year to 11 with a one-shot victory in the North Final of the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series this past weekend. The reigning South African Amateur…
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