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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Giant slayers topple big names at SA Amateur

19 February 2025 – There were some big-name casualties as the South African Amateur Championship whittled down to its last eight players on Wednesday, with 15-year-old East London school boy Arron Louw and Frenchman Louka Morin stealing the show at Humewood Golf Club. Louw – the younger sibling of reigning GolfRSA No.1 Kesha Louw –…

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GolfRSA rising stars named for international stage

3 May 2024 – GolfRSA takes pleasure in announcing 10 promising young golfing talents who have been selected to fly the flag for South Africa in two prestigious international events for the world’s leading junior golfers in June. Charl Barnard, Dylan Kayne, Zané Kleynhans, Pearce Lewin, Kesha Louw and Gia Raad will represent South Africa…

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Golf the Biggest Champion at 2024 All Africa Junior Teams

28 April 2024 – South Africa’s rich legacy at the All Africa Junior Teams Championships continued when both the boys and girls defended their respective titles in April, but golf was the biggest champion in the junior African flagship event at Benoni Country Club. The 17th edition was a groundbreaking one for the African continent…

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Barnard gets Nomads SA Boys retribution in Benoni

31 March 2024 – Charl Barnard made amends for a heart-breaking loss in last year’s final to capture the Nomads SA Boys Under-19 Match Play Championship title at Benoni Country Club in March. Just a year after going down in the final to Pearce Lewin at Pecanwood, the 18-year-old from Centurion Country Club defeated Woodhill’s…

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Teams for prestigious 2024 Africa events announced

15 March 2023 – Seven new caps will make their debut for South Africa in two prestigious African team events, sponsored by The R&A and hosted by the Africa Golf Confederation, in April and May. Dylan Kayne, Charl Barnard, Kesha Louw and Gia Raad have been awarded junior national colours for the All Africa Junior…

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