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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…
Read MoreTeam 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…
Read MoreTeam 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…
Read MoreSA 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…
Read MoreMitchell replaces Rebula in Eisenhower Team for SA
MAYNOOTH, 5 September 2018 – A World Amateur Team Championship that held so much promise for reigning Amateur champion Jovan Rebula went up in smoke after the George golfer was forced to withdraw on Wednesday. Malcolm Mitchell from KwaZulu-Natal is being flown to Ireland to step Rebula and join fellow GolfRSA National Squad players Wilco…
Read MoreTeam SA ready to do battle in Ireland
MAYNOOTH, Ireland (3 September 2018) – Reigning Amateur champion Jovan Rebula, along with the country’s top ranked Wilco Nienaber and Matt Saulez, are shipshape for the Eisenhower Trophy challenge at the World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland. Rebula, the country’s highest ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, joined his fellow GolfRSA National Squad…
Read MoreDouble delight for GolfRSA at 2018 gSport Awards
2 September 2018 – GolfRSA scooped two awards at the prestigious gsport SA Women’s Sports Awards during a glittering extravaganza held at The Wanderers Club on Friday, 31 August 2018. This year marked the 13th edition of the country’s longest running women’s sport awards, honouring South Africa’s top athletes and those who make valuable contributions to…
Read MoreNew handicap changes: what to expect
30 August 2018 – On September 3rd 2018, amateur golf in South Africa moves a step closer to the World Handicap System when GolfRSA introduces some noteworthy changes to the handicap system. As of Monday, club golfers in South Africa will no longer make use of the traditional Handicap that they have used for years.…
Read MoreVenues announced for SA’s Big Three
21 August 2018 – GolfRSA has announced the host courses for its three biggest events of the year, with the Sanlam SA Amateur returning to Cape Town for the first time since 2012. Also revealed are the venues for the South African Stroke Play Championship and the African Amateur Championship. The three events run consecutively and…
Read MoreFilippi comes full circle in Southern Cape
21 August 2018 – Luca Filippi is finally having the kind of season he knew he was capable of and victory at Plettenberg Bay Country Club on Sunday validated his simple, but effective objective for 2018. “I had some great highlights, but last year still felt like a let-down in terms of the rankings. I…
Read MoreFearless Filippi soars to victory in Southern Cape
19 August 2018 – Luca Filippi from Western Province fired a final round three-under-par 69 on Sunday to win the Southern Cape Open, supported by the Western Province Department of Sport, at Plettenberg Bay Country Club. The GolfRSA National Squad Player beat fellow Western Province golfer Ayden Senger by four strokes to win with a…
Read MoreUnsung hero Nel ready to face the future
6 August 2018 – The GolfRSA National Squad celebrated a noteworthy slice of success with the international achievements of Jovan Rebula, Wilco Nienaber, Christo Lamprecht, Martin Vorster and Deon Germishuys between May and July this year. These world beaters undoubtedly deserved the attention showered on them, but it’s time to shine the spotlight on Therion Nel,…
Read MoreRebula likes SA odds at The Open
18 July 2018 – While his main aim will be to savour the experience, amateur Jovan Rebula fancies the chances of the South Africans at The Open starting at Carnoustie Golf Links on Thursday. The 20-year-old booked his ticket to The Open by winning the British Amateur at Royal Aberdeen last month. “It’s crazy how…
Read MoreNMU lays down marker USSA Golf Champs
10 July 2018 – Altin van der Merwe, Kyle de Beer and Jacques Smit propelled Nelson Mandela University A into the prime spot in the match play log for the 2018 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Golf Championship at Port Shepstone Country Club. NMU A and the University of Stellenbosch A posted matching totals of…
Read MoreNMMU, Maties make fast start at USSA Golf Champs
9 July 2018 – Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the University of Stellenbosch share the top spot in the University Sport South Africa (USSA) Golf Championship at Port Shepstone Country Club. Altin van der Merwe fired a four-under-par 68 in Monday’s first round of the 36-hole seeding qualifier to boost NNMU A to the top…
Read MoreGolfRSA Squad trio named for Eisenhower Trophy
28 June 2018 – GolfRSA National Squad members Jovan Rebula, Wilco Nienaber and Matt Saulez will represent South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy at the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship in Maynooth, Ireland in September. In announcing the team today, South African Golf Association President Geoff Taylor said high expectations would follow the trio to…
Read MoreGolfRSA pays tribute to Ben van Zyl
27 June 2018 – GolfRSA sends its condolences to the friends and family of former South African Disabled Open champion Ben van Zyl. “We were deeply saddened to learn of Ben’s passing and our thoughts and condolences are with his family and friends during this difficult time,” said GolfRSA CEO Grant Hepburn. “Ben’s achievements as a…
Read MoreRebula seals GolfRSA double in The Amateur
23 June 2018 – Jovan Rebula became the first South African in more than half a century to break the curse of the Royals and win the 123rd Amateur Championship. Rebula sealed the double for GolfRSA when he defeated Irishman Robin Dawson in the 36-hole final at Royal Aberdeen on Saturday, just four days after…
Read MoreRebula to face Irish Open champion in Amateur final
22 June 2018 – South Africa’s Jovan Rebula routed two Englishmen on Friday to set a date with reigning Flogas Irish Amateur champion Robin Dawson in the final of the 123rd Amateur Championship at Royal Aberdeen tomorrow. The 20-year-old George golfer is the sixth South African to reach the last round. Bobby Cole (1966), David…
Read MoreSA’s Rebula the last man standing at The Amateur
22 June 2018 – George golfer Jovan Rebula will be the lone South African starter in the quarter-finals of the 123rd Amateur Championship today after Wilco Nienaber and Luca Filippi were eliminated in round four. Rebula defeated fellow GolfRSA National Squad player Malcolm Mitchell 1-up in the third round to progress to the top 16…
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