Gauteng powers to 72-Hole Teams double

Ivanna Samu, Kaleigh Telfer and Woo-Ju Son lived up to their star billing when they sealed back-to-back success for Gauteng in the Swiss Teams Trophy in the 72-Hole Teams Championship on Wednesday.

It was Kajal Mistry (70) and Chiara Contomathios (73) from the B-team that got Gauteng’s title defence underway at Middelburg Country Club on Monday, while the country’s top ranked seniors Samu and Telfer from Gauteng A opened with 149 to finish six shots off the pace.

But Samu and number one ranked junior Son stepped it up in round two with a total of 145 to grab a share of the lead at 294 with Gauteng North A.

Samu and Telfer gained control for Gauteng A with a third round 141. Poised in pole position at 435 with a nine stroke lead over Gauteng North A, the pair combined once again for a final round 146 to lock down a 13 stroke victory for Gauteng A on 581.

Meanwhile Mistry and Contomathios produced further rounds of 152, 153 and 146 to claim a one-two finish for Gauteng for a second year running.

Gauteng North A took third on 596, while Border finished a credible fourth on 602 in their Swiss Team Trophy debut.

Not surprisingly, Samu and Telfer also dominated the Individual Competition on the last day.

Samu overhauled Ekurhuleni’s Casandra Hall with birdies at four and nine to take the early lead, while Telfer reeled in birdies at two, three, six and seven to get within striking distance, but catastrophe struck after the turn.

Samu dropped shots at 10, 11 and 12 and suffered a triple bogey at the par three 13th, while Telfer also bogeyed the first three holes and dropped another shot at 16. Samu rallied with back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17 and parred the final hole for a 74. She successfully defended the title she shared with Eleonora Galletti in last year’s edition, while Telfer signed for a 72 to share the runner-up spot with Mistry, who closed with a 71.

SWISS TEAM TROPHY FINAL RESULT
(Best 2 scores of 3 to count)

581 Gauteng A 149 Kaleigh Telfer 74 Ivanna Samu 75; 145 Ivanna Samu 71 Woo-Ju Son 74; 141 Ivanna Samu 70 Kaleigh Telfer 71; 146 Kaleigh Telfer 72 Ivanna Samu 74

594 Gauteng B 143 Kajal Mistry 70 Chiara Contomathios 73; 152 Kajal Mistry 75 Chiara Contomathios 77; 153 Kajal Mistry 76 Chiara Contomathios 77; 146 Kajal Mistry 71 Chiara Contomathios 75

596 Gauteng North A 146 Danielle Du Toit 70 Larissa Du Preez 76; 148 Danielle Du Toit 71 Larissa Du Preez 77; 150 Larissa Du Preez 74 Danielle Du Toit 76; 152 Larissa Du Preez 74 Crystal Cooper 78

602 Border 150 Demi Flanagan 74 Siviwe Duma 76; 152 Zethu Myeki 75 Siviwe Duma 77; 148 Zethu Myeki 69 Demi Flanagan 79; 152 Zethu Myeki 74 Siviwe Duma 78

602 Boland A 147 Bianca Theron 73 Bianca Lohbauer 74; 153 Bianca Theron 75 Bianca Lohbauer 78; 146 Bianca Lohbauer 72 Bianca Theron 74; 156 Bianca Lohbauer 75 Bianca Theron 81

603 Kwazulu Natal A 155 Michaela Fletcher 76 Lizzie Currie 79; 148 Michaela Fletcher 72 Brittney-Fay Berger 76; 151 Michaela Fletcher 72 Brittney-Fay Berger 79; 149 Brittney-Fay Berger 73 Michaela Fletcher 76

621 Gauteng North B 153 Lenanda Van der Watt 76 Catherine Lau 77; 162 Marne Clack 80 Catherine Lau 82; 152 Lenanda Van der Watt 76 Marne Clack 76; 154 Marne Clack 76 Lenanda Van der Watt 78

630 Western Province A 153 Michelle Swanepoel 76 Katia Shaff 77; 160 Michelle Swanepoel 79 Katia Shaff 81; 161 Katia Shaff 78 Zayb Fredericks 83; 156 Zayb Fredericks 77 Katia Shaff 79

641 Gauteng North C 156 Adele Beytell 78 Eugenie Clack 78; 157 Karin Watts 78 Eugenie Clack 79; 165 Eugenie Clack 81 Karin Watts 84; 163 Eugenie Clack 79 Karin Watts 84

642 Western Province B 160 Kaylah Williams 78 Aaliyah Abrahams 82; 163 Aaliyah Abrahams 80 Kaylah Williams 83; 159 Aaliyah Abrahams 79 Kaylah Williams 80; 160 Kaylah Williams 78 Aaliyah Abrahams 82

663 Southern Cape 164 Sonja Bland 82 Desiree Geldenhuys 82; 165 Sonja Bland 82 Desiree Geldenhuys 83; 162 Petrone Rudolph 81 Desiree Geldenhuys 81; 172 Sonja Bland 85 Desiree Geldenhuys 87

706 North West 182 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 91 Desire Green 91; 176 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 84 Desire Green 92; 172 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 86 Desire Green 86; 176 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 84 Desire Green 92

INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION RESULT (top 20)
290 Ivanna Samu 75 71 70 74
292 Kaleigh Telfer 74 75 71 72; Kajal Mistry 70 75 76 71
293 Casandra Hall 67 73 75 78
296 Michaela Fletcher 76 72 72 76; Danielle Du Toit 70 71 76 79
299 Zethu Myeki 81 75 69 74; Bianca Lohbauer 74 78 72 75
300 Caitlyn Macnab 75 74 76 75
301 Larissa Du Preez 76 77 74 74
302 Chiara Contomathios 73 77 77 75
303 Bianca Theron 73 75 74 81; Symone Henriques 70 80 80 73
305 Kiera Floyd 76 77 79 73; Sarah Bouch 72 74 82 77
306 Olivia Le Roux 78 74 75 79
307 Shawnelle De Lange 75 75 79 78
309 Brittney-Fay Berger 81 76 79 73; Woo-Ju Son 76 74 79 80
310 Imkeleen Meyer 77 78 78 77

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

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