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GolfRSA’s rising stars head to Europe for prestigious Junior golf events
JOHANNESBURG, 14 July 2025 – A strong contingent of GolfRSA National Squad members will be flying the South African flag high as they compete in three prestigious international events in the coming weeks – the Junior Dutch Open in the Netherlands, the European Juniors International and R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship in Germany and Wales. Six…
Read MoreCraig wins Nomads SA Boys U17 with final-round fireworks
JOHANNESBURG, 11 July 2025 – A pair of electrifying eagles on the eighth and 17th holes propelled Cilliers Craig to a commanding four-stroke victory at the 2025 Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Stroke Play Championship at Reading Country Club. Craig’s final-round four-under-par 67, the lowest round of the week, lifted him to a winning total of…
Read MoreLudick ignites back-nine birdie blitz to win Nomads NOoM at PE Golf Club
GQEBERHA, 6 July 2025 – After a whirlwind international tour, Johndre Ludick delivered a sensational back-nine birdie charge at PE Golf Club – The Hill to win the 2025 Nomads Coastal National Order of Merit (NooM) tournament by two shots. The Graaff-Reinet Golf Club standout, fresh off the GolfRSA National Squad Tour to the UK…
Read MorePotgieter confirms prodigious talent with 5-hole play-off Detroit win
There is nothing worse in sports, and possibly in life, than wasted talent. Nothing more gutting than potential left to wither. No narrative more haunting than what could have been. For Aldrich Potgieter, Sunday at Detroit Golf Club was about ensuring he never became one of those stories. Story Credit: https://www.pgatour.com/ It took 77 holes.…
Read MoreGolfRSA salutes former SAGA President Naadir Agherdien
23 June 2025 – GolfRSA extends its heartfelt condolences to Yumna, children Reyhana and Dehraan, and the wider Agherdien family and friends on the untimely passing of Naadir Agherdien, former President of the South African Golf Association (SAGA). “Naadir was a devoted servant of the game whose influence touched countless lives throughout his journey in…
Read MoreSA Juniors Primed for African Challenge
23 April 2025 – Twenty-five of South Africa’s brightest junior golf stars will star in two prestigious golf championships on the African continent this April. Two Protea sides are set to continue the nation’s dominant run at the 2025 All Africa Junior Team Championship in Tunisia, while 16 up-and-coming juniors will tee it up in…
Read MoreRoyal Portrush beckons for Shepherd & Botha
15 April 2025 – Daryl Shepherd from KwaZulu-Natal will be walking the fairways of Royal Portrush Golf Club – the same course where legends and global stars of the game have competed in pursuit of glory – after he reigned supreme in the third GolfRSA Race to The R&A 9 Hole Challenge. Rounds of 12,…
Read MoreWestern Province dig deep to defend SA IPT title
12 April 2025 – Western Province left it to the very end to prevail as champions at the recent South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, while Boland regained their A-Section standing in a thrilling promotion battle at Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate. The tournament lived up to its billing as one of the premier events on…
Read MoreNewman in ascendancy again at Nomads SA Boys U19
7 April 2025 – Bryan Newman added the 2025 Nomads SA Boys Championship to his list of victories this year when he cruised to a thumping 9&8 win at Mossel Bay Golf Club. The winner of the Africa Amateur Championship at Leopard Creek in February had a couple of close shaves in the quarter-final and…
Read MoreClass-act Craig clinches Nomads SA Boys U19 Stroke Play victory
4 April 2025 – After a ding-dong battle through the four rounds, Roelof Craig emerged victorious in the Stroke Play section of the 2025 Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club. The 17-year-old Gauteng North junior closed with a five-under-par 67 to edge out Dewan de Bruin by one shot, with Vuyisani Makama…
Read MoreGroenewald breaks through at Nomads Gowrie Farm
3 April 2025 – Southern Cape’s Jordan Groenewald won his first individual national GolfRSA title with his closing level-par 71 in April, taking him to an eight-stroke victory in the 2025 Nomads Gowrie Farm U15 Challenge. Groenewald’s opening 71 gave him a two-stroke lead over Keaton Filander, with Isawi Sikhonde in third on 74. On 75…
Read MoreGolfRSA Announces Teams for Prestigious African Tournaments
26 March 2025 – GolfRSA has announced the teams set to represent South Africa in a series of prestigious African golf tournaments taking place in April and May. Leading the charge, Shannon Butler from Central Gauteng, along with KwaZulu-Natal duo Olivia Wood and Kamaya Moodliar, and Western Province’s Odette Booysen, will compete in the Southern…
Read MoreMixed emotions for Investec SA Open trophy winners Naidoo and Maas
2 March 2025 – Freddie Tait Cup winner Christiaan Maas left the course rather disappointed, while it was joy in abundance for Dylan Naidoo, who became the first player of colour to lift the Investec South African Open trophy at a drenched Durban Country Club with a play-off victory. WATCH: #squadwatch: GolfRSA graduate Dylan Naidoo…
Read MoreSA Open history beckons for Maas
2 March 2025 – It’s been 65 years since an amateur won the championship, and Christiaan Maas has positioned himself for a tilt at the title with his third round of two-under-par 70 at Durban Country Club in the Investec South African Open Championship. Denis Hutchinson won the second-oldest national open championship in the world…
Read MoreMaas keeps Investec SA Open title hopes alive with magnificent 64
1 March 2025 – Christiaan Maas carded a brilliant bogey-free eight-under-par 64 on Friday at Durban Country Club in the second round of the Investec South African Open Championship as he marched towards his second Freddie Tait Cup. The trophy named for a young Scottish lieutenant in the famed Black Watch who died in 1900…
Read MorePacesetter Maas edges ahead in rain-hit SA Open
28 February 2025 – Christiaan Maas at two-under-par was the leading amateur after the first round of the Investec South African Open Championship was finally completed on Friday morning at a drenched Durban Country Club. The 2023 Freddie Tait Cup winner made four birdies and two bogeys after a first round which stretched from mid-morning…
Read MoreMaas, Arthur lead amateur challenge in Investec SA Open
26 February 2025 – The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship is bound to be one to remember as a host of the country’s top amateurs bid for top honours. Durban Country Club has undergone renovations but one thing that has not changed is the production line of top amateur talent vying for a spot…
Read MoreBraveheart Barnard captures SA Amateur at Humewood
21 February 2025 – Charl Barnard produced the best performance of his career and played his way into the Investec South African Open when he defeated Cameron Mukherjee of Great Britain 5/3 in an enthralling the 36-hole match play final in the South African Amateur Championship at Humewood Golf Club. WATCH: Celebrating 2025 SA Amateur…
Read MoreBarnard to battle Mukherjee for the SA Amateur title
20 February 2025 – South Africa’s number five amateur Charl Barnard rolled on into the final of the South African Amateur Championship on Thursday with a pair of tight victories in the quarter-finals and semi-finals on a windy day at Humewood Golf Club. Barnard dispatched France’s Louka Morin 1-up in their quarter-final to set up…
Read MoreGiant slayers topple big names at SA Amateur
19 February 2025 – There were some big-name casualties as the South African Amateur Championship whittled down to its last eight players on Wednesday, with 15-year-old East London school boy Arron Louw and Frenchman Louka Morin stealing the show at Humewood Golf Club. Louw – the younger sibling of reigning GolfRSA No.1 Kesha Louw –…
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