Schietekat Takes Title In The East

Neil Schietekat who moved up to Central Gauteng from KwaZulu Natal this year has already made his mark “up country”, just a week after celebrating Inter Provincial victory with his new team mates, Neil closed with an 8 under par 64 to win the 2005 Ekurhuleni Open at the ERPM Golf course.

Although not the lowest round of the tournament (this was a 63 by Ruan Botha), Neil 64 and 271 (17 under par) total was good enough for a 2 shot victory over Central team mate David Hewan who opened the tournament with a 64. Other players to score 64 were Dandre Neumeyer and Graham Watson. Captain of the South African side to Uganda and the Central Gauteng inter provincial team,Norman Raad, finished in a tie for third with Dandre Neumeyer 7 shots adrift.