Top ranked juniors Ivanna Samu and Eleonora Galletti represented South Africa in the prestigious Astor Trophy and the Australian Women’s Amateur in January.
WGSA asked the girls to share some of their thoughts on their selection, their expectations, the experience and their favourite moments.

Womens Golf South Africa expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of former SALGU president Alma Truss, who passed away unexpectedly on Monday, 2 February.

South Africa’s Bertine Strauss claimed a top 10 finish to make match play field in the Australian Women’s Amateur, but Yumi Matsubara from Japan ended the Rustenburg golfer’s campaign after an epic second round tussle at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney on Thursday.

South Africa’s Bertine Strauss and reigning Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur champion Ivanna Samu lead the South African challenge after the first round of the Australian Amateur Open at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney on Tuesday.

South Africa’s Bertine Strauss, Lora Assad and 16-year-old juniors Ivanna Samu and Eleonora Galletti are primed defy the weather at the Australian Amateur Open and attack the two challenging championship courses at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney on Tuesday.

Team South Africa took fouth while Australia c laimed their fifth victory in the prestigious Astor Trophy after a resounding result against the national team in the final round at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide on Friday.

South Africa is heading for an almighty final round showdown against host nation Australia after a second successive victory in the Astor Trophy in Adelaide on Thursday.

South Africa rallied after a first round loss to defending champions Great Britain & Ireland to beat New Zealand 4 & 3 in the second round of the Astor Trophy at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia.

South Africa will have to rally after defeat in their opening match at the Astor Trophy at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia on Tuesday.

Azelia Meichtry from Switzerland thwarted a brave bid from Gauteng’s Kaleigh Telfer to lift the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship title at Durbanville Golf Club on Sunday.

Australia came out on tops in the first round of the Astor Trophy, but it was the result between New Zealand and Great Britain that encouraged the South African team vying for a first victory in the prestigious team tournament at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide on Tuesday.

Boland golfer Cassidy Williams is champing at the bit to get going in the Nomads WP Junior Championship after claiming a superb come-from-behind victory in the Boland Junior Championship at Paarl Golf Club on Friday.

Randpark golfer Lora Assad is relishing her debut for South Africa in the prestigious Astor Trophy at The Grange in Adelaide from 12-16 January 2015 alongside Bertine Strauss from the North West Province, Michaela Fletcher from KwaZulu-Natal and fellow Gauteng golfers Ivanna Samu and Eleonora Galletti.

Koster golfer Bertine Strauss is primed for her third appearance in the Astor Trophy at The Grange in Adelaide from 12-16 January 2015.
The University of Texas student made her debut in 2007 and helped South Africa to a third place finish at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington, and was a member of the 2011 team that took third at Fairhaven Golf Club in Lytham St Annes in England.

Womens Golf South Africa have named Bertine Strauss, Lora Assad, Michaela Fletcher, reigning Sanlam SA Amateur Women’s champion Ivanna Samu and Eleonora Galletti to fly the flag for South Africa in the prestigious 2015 Astor Trophy in Australia early next year.

Womens Golf South Africa hosted a Talent Identification Development Camp at the High Performance Centre at the University of Pretoria this past weekend.
The camp was facilitated by National coach Val Holland and assistant national coach Anna Bekker, who identified the juniors during the annual Nomads SA Girls Championship, held at Orkney Golf Club in June.

South Africa’s number two ranked amateur Ivanna Samu was in ascendency once again when she fended off Chiara Contamathios to lift the KwaZulu-Natal Junior Championship title at Selborne Park Golf Club on Sunday.

South Africa’s Shawnelle de Lange lifted the 15-17 Age Division title at the sixth Albatross International Junior Golf Championship, while fellow countrymen Danielle du Toit, Brittney-Fay Berger and Crystal Beukes all claimed top three finishes at the ITC Classic Golf Resort in Gurgaon, India this weekend.

Gauteng teenager Ivanna Samu has put herself in the ideal position to notch her sixth victory this season after taking a comprehensive lead in the KZN Junior Championship on Friday.

South Africa’s Shawnelle de Lange and Danielle du Toit took first and second respectively in the 15-17 Age Division at the 6th Albatross International Junior Golf Championship in India on Thursday.