Juniors
Carl Mwale has a shot at the USA after his biggest victory
Eagle Canyon’s Carl Mwale scored one of the biggest wins of his young career when he shot 67 to lift his first Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series title on a day of exceptional scoring at Waterkloof Golf Club. By securing his first Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series title, Mwale qualifies for the regional finals of…
Read More Introducing GolfRSA National Squad rising star Yurav Premlall
In the space of two weeks this October, GolfRSA National Squad member Yurav Premlall shot to 10th in the Junior Rankings following his breakthrough win on Sunshine Tour Junior Series in early October and 17th in the Open Amateur Rankings with his first success on the Open Amateur circuit. But the 15-year-old Glendower junior announced…
Read More SA juniors cherish Olympic experience
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (12 October 2018) – They didn’t come close to the goals they had set for themselves, but despite a disappointing start in Buenos Aires, GolfRSA Cole Stevens and Kaiyuree Moodley were excited about the experience gained in the Individual Golf Competition at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Argentina. While Australians Karl Vilips…
Read More Mixed results for SA pair in Argentina
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (11 October 2018) – GolfRSA National Squad player Cole Stevens made significant strides in the second round of the golf competition at the 2018 Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires on Wednesday. Stevens was tied for 20th after an opening five-over-par 75 and six strokes behind the trio of juniors leading the 32-strong…
Read More SA Juniors off to solid start in Youth Olympics
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (10 October 2018) – South Africa’s junior pair made a good start in the golf competition at the 2018 Youth Olympics with Kaiyuree Moodley finishing in the top 15 and Cole Stevens grabbing a share of 20th in Buenos Aires on Tuesday. Alessia Nobilo from Italy fired a two-under-par 68 to open…
Read More ‘No pressure’ as Van Wyk strides to victory at Clovelly
A day after completing his Grade 12 exams, Southern Cape junior Ben van Wyk shot one of the rounds of his life to win the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series event at Clovelly with a round of 67 that included two bogeys in the final three holes. “I guess I just took the pressure off…
Read More Daisies go all the way at Nomads SA Under-13 Champs
MODIMOLLE, 5 October 2018 – Gauteng North showed huge heart in the face of adversity to celebrate an uncontested runaway victory in the Nomads SA Under-13 Championship at Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate on Thursday. One man down for a second successive day, the five remaining players posted a final round 391 to win…
Read More Battle lines drawn SA Under-13 Champs
MODIMOLLE, 4 October 2018 – An epic battle is on the cards in today’s final round of the Nomads SA Under-13 Championship today after Gauteng North and Western Province overhauled first round leaders North West in an action-packed second round. North West raced to the top of the pile with an opening round of 388…
Read More Top marks for SA Juniors in Italy
BIELLA, Italy (6 September 2018) – A few of South Africa’s juniors felt hard done by and others felt they left it too late, but the young crew are leaving Italy with great positives after their campaign in Italy was cut short on Thursday. Torrential rain caused two lengthy suspensions at the start and during…
Read More SA Juniors bunched in top 20 in Italy
BIELLA, Italy (5 September 2018) – Sam Simpson from Western Province leads the five-strong South African challenge at the halfway stage of the 12th Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship in Magnano, Italy. The reigning Tshwane Junior Open champion traded places with Central Gauteng’s Kian Rose, who led the local challenge with an opening four-under 68…
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