Ekurhuleni seals Challenge Trophy victory

Ekurhuleni A’s Casandra Hall, Sarah Bouch and Caitlyn McNab lifted the Challenge Trophy with a crushing victory in the 72-Hole Teams Championship at Middelburg Country Club on Wednesday.

Hall set the tone with a blistering five-under-par 67 in the first round and helped to lay a solid foundation for Ekurhuleni’s bid for promotion with further rounds of 73 and 75.

Sarah Bouch added a 72 in round one and a 74 in round two and Caitlyn Mcnab carded a third round 76 to help the team to an unassailable lead going into the final round.

Bouch and Mcnab closed with respective rounds of 77 and 75 to seal success for Ekurhuleni A with a staggering 20-stroke victory.

The team triumphed on 13 over 589, with Gauteng C finishing a distant second on 609 and Kwa-Zulu Natal combined for rounds of 149, 155, 164 and 164 to take third on 632.

CHALLENGE TROPHY RESULT
Round 3 Results (Best 2 scores of 3 to count)

437 Ekurhuleni A 139 Casandra Hall 67 Sarah Bouch 72; 147 Casandra Hall 73 Sarah Bouch 74; 151 Casandra Hall 75 Caitlyn Macnab 76

458 Gauteng C 145 Symone Henriques 70 Shawnelle De Lange 75; 155 Shawnelle De Lange 75 Symone Henriques 80; 158 Kaiyuree Moodley 79 Shawnelle De Lange 79

468 Kwazulu Natal B 149 Chloe Royston 74 Elsune Roode 75; 155 Sarah Tychsen 77 Chloe Royston 78; 164 Elsune Roode 82 Chloe Royston 82

477 Boland B 168 Olivia Le Roux 78 Cassidy Williams 90; 156 Olivia Le Roux 74 Cassidy Williams 82; 153 Olivia Le Roux 75 Cassidy Williams 78

477 Free State 159 Chante Van Zyl 78 Zanele Mazibuko 81; 164 Zanele Mazibuko 79 Chante Van Zyl 85; 154 Chante Van Zyl 76 Bianca Wernich 78

479 Ekurhuleni B 159 Kiera Floyd 76 Candice Wort 83; 159 Kiera Floyd 77 Jenefer Haw 82; 161 Kiera Floyd 79 Candice Wort 82

481 Eastern Province 161 Imkeleen Meyer 77 Minette Olivier 84; 160 Imkeleen Meyer 78 Minette Olivier 82; 160 Imkeleen Meyer 78 Minette Olivier 82

488 Gauteng North D 162 Marinda Pretorius 81 Caro Els 81; 160 Caro Els 74 Marinda Pretorius 86; 166 Caro Els 80 Cleo Jordaan 86

505 Limpopo 163 Ananda Lategan 81 Cherie Siebert 82; 169 Ananda Lategan 84 Anzel Van der Schyff 85; 173 Anzel Van der Schyff 85 Cherie Siebert 88

506 Western Province C 165 Odette Booysen 81 Kayla Paulsen 84; 171 Iman Adams 83 Kayla Paulsen 88; 170 Iman Adams 84 Odette Booysen 86

512 Mpumalanga 167 Chanelle Botha 83 Thandeka Hlatshwayo 84; 169 Chante Boonstra 81 Chanelle Botha 88; 176 Thandeka Hlatshwayo 86 Chanelle Botha 90

537 Northern Cape 180 Lindy-Lee Kotze 90 Magdel Du Toit 90; 178 Lindy-Lee Kotze 88 Magdel Du Toit 90; 179 Elmien Van Niekerk 88 Magdel Du Toit 91

Written and released by Lali Stander on behalf of the South African Golf Association.

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