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2006 SIXT Interprovincial

In an event that for many smacked with justice, Ekurhuleni Golf Union defended the title they won so convincingly a year ago when they again topped the B section of the Premier Interprovincial. Entering the event as defending champions, after not being promoted in 2005, the Ekurhuleni side went down by 8 points to 4…
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Hewan wins again

After 4 sub par rounds of 68 + 70 + 70 + 69, it took an extra 3 holes for David Hewan to win the Mpumalanga Open in a playoff from Louis de Jager (72 +67 + 68 + 70) after both players ended at 277 (-7). David, who recently missed out on selection to…
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2006 WATC Press Release

Stellenbosch, South Africa – The South African Golf Association (SAGA) and Womens Golf South Africa (WGSA) announced today the teams selected to contest for the Eisenhower and Espirito Santos Trophies during the World Amateur Golf Team Championships (WATC) to be held in Stellenbosch in October this year. The teams will be competing against a record…
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SA Team for the Eisenhower Trophy

Dr Neels Steyn, the President of the South African Golf Association today named the South African team to compete in th 2006 Eisenhower Trophy from 26 – 29 October at the De Zalze and Stellenbosch Golf courses. The team, Charl Coetzee (WP), Christiaan Basson (WP) and Dawie van der Walt (Boland) will be managed by…
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Southern Cape Open

In a rain affected tournament Justin Harding (Boland) put his experience from US College golf to good effect in winning the 2006 Southern Cape Open. Justins 54 hole total of -8 was three better then current SA squad player Christiaan Basson with team mate Charl Coetzee a further shot back. Alpheus Kelapile returned another strong…
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Hewan takes the Berkshire Trophy

David Hewan won the Berkshire Trophy from a field of 252 players including Gary Wolstemholme, Edward Richardson and numerous other European Internationals. South Africa was very well represented taking four of the top six spots. David won the title from Jb Kruger in second, Branden Grace in fourth and Charl Coetzee in sixth spot.
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SA lose out in France

The four man team selected to play France in a return Test match narrowly lost out when they went down 3.5 to 2.5 yesterday at the Morfontaine Golf Club in Chantilly France. South Africa trailed 1.5 – 0.5 after the foursomes with Charl Coetzee and David Hewan having halved their match. Going into the singles…
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Mpumalanga and Southern Cape Victorious

Mpumalanga ended top of the log gaining promotion back to the Premier Interprovincial courtesy of a 7.5 – 4.5 win over Limpopo on the final day. With this win, Mpumalanga who won 3 of their 4 matches end above Western Province who narrowly beat Boland 6.5 – 5.5. Limpopo, after losing to Mpumalanga, were rooted…
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Final day dawns on the 2006 Challenge Cup

Entering the final days play the Tournament is still open and results on the final day will determine the winners of both sections. In the B section, Southern Cape face their final hurdle in the Presidents Team, to attempt to win the B section infront of a home crowd. Leading the section by two points…
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Boland and Gauteng North move to the Top

Boland took another step towards defending the title they lifted at San Lameer in 2005, when they convincingly dispatched Central Gauteng by a 9 – 3 margin on day three of the Challenge Cup. In a day that started under miserable conditions, Boland took control early and did not relinquish their early advantage. In the…
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Coetzee and Grace remain in form

George Coetzee and Branden Grace remain the inform players with their victories in the last few weeks. Following on his SA Amateur Stroke play victory and subsequent selection to the SA Zone VI side Branden Grace earned exemption into the British Amateur Championship courtesy of his 2 shot victory over Jbe Kruger in the Boland…
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Tight finish to 2006 U 23

In the closest finish in years, only 2 points seperate the 6 teams in the A section. With all 3 match ups containing an element of victory and relegation to play for, the final days play at Somerset West could not have been scripted. In yesterdays play, Western Province lost to Gauteng North thereby falling…
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Southern Cape win U 23 Teams Tournament

Southern Cape finished a dream week by being crowned 2006 U 23 Teams Tournament Champions, as they won their final game by 6.5 – 5.5 against Gauteng North. In a tense finish to the tournament, KwaZulu-Natal beat Western Province 6.5 – 5.5 to send the defending Champions out of the A section for 2007. In…
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New boys Southern Cape move ahead

After a dissapointing draw with favourites Western Province on day one, Southern Cape pulled through another tight day, this time coming out victorius by a 6.5 – 5.5 margin over KwaZulu-Natal. The difference in this match being the extra point that Southern Cape carried into the afternoons singles having won 2.5 of the 4 points…
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Southern Cape strengthen their position at the Top

Southern Cape beat Central Gauteng in a fairly one sided match to retain the top spot in the A section log. Coming up against the powerful Central Gauteng team did not phase the newcomers in the A section, as they handed out one of the biggest defeats in the tournament, 10 – 2. This keeps…
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2006 S.A. Under 23 Logs

“A” Section: P W D L For Against Points Southern Cape 5 3 1 1 33.5 26.5 7 KwaZulu-Natal 5 3 0 2 31.5 28.5 6 Central Gauteng 5 3 0 2 26 34 6 Gauteng North 5 2 0 3 30.5 29.5 4 Boland 5 2 0 3 30 30 4 Western Province 5…
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Gauteng North get off to good start at the 2006 SA U23 Teams Tournament

After a weekend of well needed rain, players got to see Somerset West basked in sunlight for the opening day of the 2006 SA U23 Teams Tournament. On a day with very little difference to the conditions experienced in Gauteng, Gauteng North (GNGU) were convincing winners on day one over their neighbours Central Gauteng (CGGU).…
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Coetzee takes Northern Amateur

George Coetzee has shook off the dissapointment of being dropped from the National side by winning the 2006 Northern Amateur Open by a 4/3 margin over Christiaan Basson on Friday in a 36 hole final. George capped the week in fine style after ending a dissapointing second in the stroke play section of the Championship…
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Steves run comes to an end

After progressing through to the semi finals of the 2006 Northern Amateur Open, Christiaan Bassons 4/3 victory brings to an end Steve Williams hopes of winning the double and an end to a most succesful week. Christiaan went through to his semi final match courtesy of his win in the QF 3/2 over Rae Mackie.…
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Williams forges on

Steve Williams continued his good form and used his “local knowledge” to advance into the third round of the match play. After a comfortable 6/5 victory over round one opponent Jonothan Josset, Williams came up against in form Michael van der Venter. In a tight match that went to the wire, Steve managed a one…
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