Posts Tagged ‘Durban Country Club’
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…
Read MoreSA 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…
Read MorePacesetter 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…
Read MoreMaas, 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…
Read MoreBurmester to defend Investec SA Open title at Durban Country Club
23 August 2024 – Dean Burmester has confirmed that he will defend his Investec South African Open title when this prestigious championship returns to one of its most historic venues of Durban Country Club from 27 February to 2 March 2025. Burmester claimed an emotional three-stroke victory in this Sunshine Tour and DP World Tour…
Read MoreSA Senior Amateur double for remarkable Phillips
DURBAN, 18 October 2019 – It was a far cry from memorable march to victory last year, but Morgan Phillips was a very happy man nonetheless when he lifted the SA Senior Amateur Championship title for a second time at Durban Country Club on Friday. Phillips fired a clinical final round one-under-par 71 at Heron…
Read MoreSkinner set sights on SA Senior Amateur title
17 October 2019 – William Skinner fired an eagle and three birdies on his back nine to open up a slender one-shot lead after another day of tough scoring conditions in the SA Senior Amateur Championship. Skinner and defending champion Morgan Phillips were only two players in the 142-strong field to break par in the…
Read MoreJohnston lands slender lead in SA Senior Amateur
16 October 2019 – Stephen Johnston sits atop of a congested leaderboard after opening with a one-under-par 71 in the South African Senior Amateur Championship on Wednesday. Morning starter Schalk Naude from Randpark set the early clubhouse target at Durban Country Club with an even-par 72, but the 53-year-old Johnston bested his Central Gauteng Senior…
Read MoreSponsored: Get Golf Cruising – with Hayes and Hutchie
The South African Golf Cruise Classic Event: A sweet-spot for all Amateur Golfers We are excited to announce the official launch of the first ever South African Golf Cruise Classic – a Golfer’s dream event, staged on a luxury Cruise Ship, specifically designed for the amateur golf market. The SA Golf Cruise is a premium…
Read MoreGolfRSA Squad trio named for Eisenhower Trophy
28 June 2018 – GolfRSA National Squad members Jovan Rebula, Wilco Nienaber and Matt Saulez will represent South Africa in the Eisenhower Trophy at the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship in Maynooth, Ireland in September. In announcing the team today, South African Golf Association President Geoff Taylor said high expectations would follow the trio to…
Read MoreSanlam SA Amateur glory goes to Germishuys
2 March 2018 – Not since Ernie Els lost to Neville Clarke at the 40th hole in 1988 has the 36-hole final of the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship gone further than 38 holes. On Friday, the four-time Major champion was dialled into the action at Durban Country Club as Deon Germishuys and Chris Woollam…
Read MoreWoollam, Germishuys to face off in SA Amateur final
1 March 2018 – For a second successive year the 36-hole final round battle for Sanlam South African Amateur Championship glory will be an all-South African affair after Chris Woollam and Deon Germishuys crushed Scotland’s title hopes in the semi-final round of the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship at Durban Country Club on Thursday. Scotland won…
Read MoreLocal hopes slashed at Sanlam SA Amateur
28 February 2018 – South Africa’s top ranked junior Jayden Schaper dispatched the Proudfoot Trophy winner David Langley from England and South Africa’s number three ranked Malcolm Mitchell from Kloof Country Club on day two of the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship at Durban Country Club. In Wednesday morning’s second round, Schaper sent Langley packing with…
Read MoreLangley lifts Proudfoot at SA Amateur
26 February 2018 – Englishman David Langley fired a big warning shot when he won the 36-hole qualifier in the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship by four shots on Monday. The 23-year-old Berkshire golfer threw down the gauntlet when he opened with a five-under-par 67 in the brutal conditions at Durban Country Club on Sunday.…
Read MoreLate eagle lifts Langley to SA Amateur lead
25 February 2018 – Englishman David Langley finished with an eagle at Durban Country Club to lead the first round of the 36-hole Stroke Play Qualifier for the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship on Sunday. On a day when gusting winds and driving rain battered the field, just five players broke par. The 23-year-old…
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