Epic battle looms at SA Under-13 Champs

North West is tied with Central Gauteng after the second round of the Nomads SA U-13 Championship; credit GolfRSA.

4 October 2017 – An almighty clash for the Nomads SA Under-13 Championship is on the cards after Central Gauteng and North West tied for the lead in very blustery conditions at Port Elizabeth Golf Club on Wednesday.

North West carried a one shot cushion over Central Gauteng into the second round after posting a first round total of 15 over 375.

With the wind gusting between 35 and 40 km per hour, both teams had a tough day at the office, but it was Central Gauteng who came up trumps with a second round score of 400.

Amilkar Bhana, the individual winner last year, led the side with a 77. Hannes Strooh added a 78, Joshua Hirsch carded 79 and Cayden Lasarow and Jaden Deltel both clocked with 83s.

Central Gauteng set the clubhouse target on a 36-total of 776, but it wasn’t long before North West grabbed a share of the lead.

As he did on day one, Stefano Marchetti led the team with a 78.

Luc Gavagnin and Rorisang Nkosi posted a pair of 79s, Leonard Bevan returned an 82 and an 83 from Dandre de Villiers secured the team a share of position.

Gauteng North finished in third on 782, with Western Province a further 10 shots adrift.

Marchetti retained the lead in the Individual Competition on three over, however, Western Province junior Jack Buchanan fired the low round of the day and his 73 move the Atlantic Beach golfer within a stroke of the lead.

Bhana is two off the pace in a tie for third with Strooh, while Joshua Koekemoer and Dujuan Snyman from Gauteng North shares fifth on eight over with Kiera Floyd from Ekurhuleni.

There was some good news for the local fans, though.

Jordan Wessels from Wedgewood Country Club carded an 80 to tie for ninth on 12 over with Central Gauteng’s and Hirsh, Nkosi and Ockert Brits from North West, and Conrad Loubser from Boland.

Round 2 Scores: Teams (best 5 scores of 6 to count)
776 Central Gauteng 376 Hannes Strooh 71 Amilkar Bhana 72 Joshua Hirsch 77 Jaden Deltel 77 Stephanie Barbaglia 79; 400 Amilkar Bhana 77 Hannes Strooh 78 Joshua Hirsch 79 Cayden Lasarow 83 Jaden Deltel 83
776 North West 375 Stefano Marchetti 69 Ockert Brits 71 Rorisang Nkosi 77 Dandre de Villiers 78 Leonard Bevan 80; 401 Stefano Marchetti 78 Luc Gavagnin 79 Rorisang Nkosi 79 Leonard Bevan 82 Dandre de Villiers 83
782 Gauteng North 384 Dujuan Snyman 74 Joshua Koekemoer 76 Henry Juan Human 76 Phil Snyman 78 Fabrizio de Abreu 80; 398 Joshua Koekemoer 76 Dujuan Snyman 78 Fabrizio de Abreu 80 Phil Snyman 81 Henry Juan Human 83
792 Western Province 384 Jack Buchanan 75 Caden Chuang 75 Matthew Lotz 77 James Ricketts 78 Eric Venter 79; 408 Jack Buchanan 73 Matthew Lotz 81 Caden Chuang 83 James Ricketts 84 Eric Venter 87
822 Southern Cape 402 Tiaan Hugo 73 Trent Evans 80 Eduard Coetzee 81 Kass Muller 83 Ryan Melville 85; 420 Tiaan Hugo 82 Ryan Melville 83 Eduard Coetzee 84 Trent Evans 84 Kass Muller 87
829 Boland 405 Conrad Loubser 77 Dylan Kayne 77 Ineke Brynard 82 Auden Julies 83 Ghery Rabie 86; 424 Conrad Loubser 79 Dylan Kayne 82 Auden Julies 84 Ineke Brynard 88 Ghery Rabie 91
829 Ekurhuleni 398 Kiera Floyd 73 Hunter Walker 78 Tyron Groenveld 81 Marno Lange 83 Corne Jansen 83; 431 Marno Lange 77 Kiera Floyd 79 Hunter Walker 87 Tyron Groenveld 92 Corne Jansen 96
847 SA Kids 404 Rialdo de Bruyn 74 Ruben Jansen van Rensburg 79 Keagan Crosbie 79 Bernhard Köster 85 Yusuf Dadoo 87; 443 Ruben Jansen van Rensburg 81 Rialdo de Bruyn 85 Bernhard Köster 91 Yusuf Dadoo 93 Keagan Crosbie 93
861 Eastern Province 419 Jordan Wessels 76 Johndre Ludick 84 Shane Hayward 85 Devon Valentine 87 Charles Rose-Innes 87; 442 Jordan Wessels 80 Johndre Ludick 85 Devon Valentine 88 Shane Hayward 94 Charles Rose-Innes 95
904 Border 445 Ryan Koekemoer 80 Jason Brooks 85 Edward Abrahams 89 Benjamin Weber 95 Stephen Aylesbury 96; 459 Ryan Koekemoer 85 Edward Abrahams 87 Jason Brooks 90 Stephen Aylesbury 98 Luke Moore 99
919 Mpumalanga 458 Iwann le Roux 84 Dian Rossouw 88 Derrick Howard 89 Antoni Theron 94 Lucia Mhlabane 103; 461 Danie (Jnr) Strydom 85 Dian Rossouw 93 Derrick Howard 93 Iwann le Roux 95 Antoni Theron 95
921 Northern Cape 451 Jano Malan 77 Fareez Alexander 84 Lourens Maritz 93 Johan van Niekerk 98 Juvanre Brink 99; 470 Jano Malan 86 Petrus Karsten 92 Fareez Alexander 94 Juvanre Brink 99 Lourens Maritz 99

Round 2 Scores: Individual Leaderboard (top 20)
147 Stefano Marchetti 69 7
148 Jack Buchanan 75 149 Amilkar Bhana 72 77, Hannes Strooh 71 78
152 Joshua Koekemoer 76 76, Dujuan Snyman 74 78, Kiera Floyd 73 79
155 Tiaan Hugo 73 82
156 Ockert Brits 71 85, Jordan Wessels 76 80, Rorisang Nkosi 77 79, Conrad Loubser 77 79, Joshua Hirsh 77 79

Written and released by Lali Stander on behalf of GolfRSA, a SAGA and WGSA Not-For-Profit company.