Open Amateurs

Royal Portrush beckons for Shepherd & Botha

15 April 2025 – Daryl Shepherd from KwaZulu-Natal will be walking the fairways of Royal Portrush Golf Club – the same course where legends and global stars of the game have competed in pursuit of glory – after he reigned supreme in the third GolfRSA Race to The R&A 9 Hole Challenge. Rounds of 12,…
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Western Province dig deep to defend SA IPT title

12 April 2025 – Western Province left it to the very end to prevail as champions at the recent South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, while Boland regained their A-Section standing in a thrilling promotion battle at Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate. The tournament lived up to its billing as one of the premier events on…
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GolfRSA Announces Teams for Prestigious African Tournaments

26 March 2025 – GolfRSA has announced the teams set to represent South Africa in a series of prestigious African golf tournaments taking place in April and May. Leading the charge, Shannon Butler from Central Gauteng, along with KwaZulu-Natal duo Olivia Wood and Kamaya Moodliar, and Western Province’s Odette Booysen, will compete in the Southern…
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Mixed emotions for Investec SA Open trophy winners Naidoo and Maas

2 March 2025 – Freddie Tait Cup winner Christiaan Maas left the course rather disappointed, while it was joy in abundance for Dylan Naidoo, who became the first player of colour to lift the Investec South African Open trophy at a drenched Durban Country Club with a play-off victory. WATCH: #squadwatch: GolfRSA graduate Dylan Naidoo…
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SA Open history beckons for Maas

2 March 2025 – It’s been 65 years since an amateur won the championship, and Christiaan Maas has positioned himself for a tilt at the title with his third round of two-under-par 70 at Durban Country Club in the Investec South African Open Championship. Denis Hutchinson won the second-oldest national open championship in the world…
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Maas keeps Investec SA Open title hopes alive with magnificent 64

1 March 2025 – Christiaan Maas carded a brilliant bogey-free eight-under-par 64 on Friday at Durban Country Club in the second round of the Investec South African Open Championship as he marched towards his second Freddie Tait Cup. The trophy named for a young Scottish lieutenant in the famed Black Watch who died in 1900…
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Pacesetter Maas edges ahead in rain-hit SA Open

28 February 2025 – Christiaan Maas at two-under-par was the leading amateur after the first round of the Investec South African Open Championship was finally completed on Friday morning at a drenched Durban Country Club. The 2023 Freddie Tait Cup winner made four birdies and two bogeys after a first round which stretched from mid-morning…
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Maas, Arthur lead amateur challenge in Investec SA Open

26 February 2025 – The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship is bound to be one to remember as a host of the country’s top amateurs bid for top honours. Durban Country Club has undergone renovations but one thing that has not changed is the production line of top amateur talent vying for a spot…
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Braveheart Barnard captures SA Amateur at Humewood

21 February 2025 – Charl Barnard produced the best performance of his career and played his way into the Investec South African Open when he defeated Cameron Mukherjee of Great Britain 5/3 in an enthralling the 36-hole match play final in the South African Amateur Championship at Humewood Golf Club. WATCH: Celebrating 2025 SA Amateur…
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Barnard to battle Mukherjee for the SA Amateur title

20 February 2025 – South Africa’s number five amateur Charl Barnard rolled on into the final of the South African Amateur Championship on Thursday with a pair of tight victories in the quarter-finals and semi-finals on a windy day at Humewood Golf Club. Barnard dispatched France’s Louka Morin 1-up in their quarter-final to set up…
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