Polokwane leads Oosthuizen’s Club Champs
Jaco Linde, Corne Oliver and Hennie du Plessis produced the scores for Polokwane to take pole at the 36-hole mark at this year’s Louis Oosthuizen Junior Club Teams Championship at Clarens Golf Club.
Linde carded rounds of 72 and 71 and reigning Kenyan Amateur Open champion Du Plessis returned rounds of 73 and 72. Olivier signed for a 72 and a 78, while AJ Smit carded non-counting rounds of 87 and 79.
The trio posted an opening round 217 and added a second round 222 for a total of 438 to finish one shot ahead over Mount Edgecombe. The team will take a four stroke lead over Bloemfontein and Modderfontein Golf Clubs into Monday’s final round.
Gregory McKay, Anuerin Gouden and Luke Mayo produced the counting scores for Mount Edgecombe.
McKay shot 70 and 72, Mayo two 76s and the Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation’s Gouden, who recently tied for fifth at the Nomads SA Boys U-17 Championship, contributed rounds of 74 and 71 for rounds of 220 and 219.
Eighteen teams qualified for the second edition of this premier junior team event, hosted by 2010 Open champion, Louis Oosthuizen.
Louis Oosthuizen Academy’s Mentz Oosthuizen and Aldre Terblance from Klerksdorp Golf Club finished as joint leaders in the individual competition, after both players carded rounds of 70-67 to finish on 142.
The pair is one shot clear of Bloemfontein’s Wilco Nienaber and McKay, with Polokwane’s Linde in fourth on 143. Modderfontein’s Karabo Mokoena carded rounds of 75 and 70 to share fifth with Gounden and Du Plessis.
TOP 10 TEAMS LEADERBOARD
438 – POLOKWANE
217 Jaco Linde 72, Corne Olivier 72, Hendrik du Plessis 73; 221 Jaco Linde 71, Hendrik du Plessis 72, Corne Olivier 78
439 – MOUNT EDGECOMBE
220 Gregory John Mckay 70, Anuerin Gounden 74, Luke Mayo 76; 219 Anuerin Gounden 71, Gregory John Mckay 72, Luke Mayo 76
442 – BLOEMFONTEIN
227 Wilco Nienaber 74, Malcolm Flanegan 76, Ruan Pretorius 77; 215 Wilco Nienaber 68, Therion Nel 73, Malcolm Flanegan 74
442 – MODDERFONTEIN
226 M H Steyn 75, Karabo Mokoena 75, Dylan Naidoo 76; 216 Karabo Mokoena 70, M H Steyn 73, Dylan Naidoo 73
450 – LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN ACADEMY
230 Mentz Germishuis 70, Cyril Vincent Botha 75, Arno Muller 85; 220 Mentz Germishuis 67, Cyril Vincent Botha 75, Arno Muller 78
451 – BELVILLE
226 Kemal Palanduz 74, Michael Sherriff 75, Deniz Palanduz 77; 225 Michael Sherriff 73, Deniz Palanduz 76, Kemal Palanduz 76
454 – CENTURION
240 Lamondt Roos 79, Eric Brett Nel 80, Calvin Ferreira 81; 214 Eric Brett Nel 69, Calvin Ferreira 69, Ruhan Oosthuizen 76
456 – KLERKSDORP
232 Aldre Terblanche 70, Vincent Mienie 79, Christopher Moroke 83; 224 Aldre Terblanche 67, Vincent Mienie 75, Christopher Moroke 82
457 – KEMPTON PARK
230 John-Henry Hewitt 72, Rudolph van Dijk 75, Walter Behr 83; 227 Rudolph van Dijk 71, Jason Froneman 77, John-Henry Hewitt 79
460 – EAST LONDON
232 Jade Buitendag 73, Allan Lones 73, Roy Gobey 86; 228 Jade Buitendag 73, Allan Lones 76, Roy Gobey 79