Posts Tagged ‘JuniorGolf’
Floyd ready to soar to new heights
7 February 2022 – Inspired by her former provincial teammate Nadia van der Westhuizen’s maiden Sunshine Ladies Tour win, Ekurhuleni teenager Kiera Floyd will be gunning for the South African Women’s Stroke Play Championship title in Tuesday’s final round at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. Floyd fired a second consecutive round of 71, this…
Read MoreIntroducing GolfRSA Rising Star Samantha Whateley
13 January 2022 – Samantha Whateley trended towards a third provincial win throughout 2021 and the moment finally arrived when she defended her KZNLGA Nomads Junior Girls Championship title in December. Not only did her staggering 12-shot victory in the season-ending event at Umhlali Country Club cap a brilliant season for the GolfRSA National Squad…
Read MoreJust rewards for Joshua
13 January 2022 – Joshua Koekemoer got the win he has been trending towards for the past two seasons when he wrapped up the Nomads Inland Order of Merit event at Benoni Country Club in fine style. The Silver Lakes junior, now ranked fourth in the South African Under-19 rankings, powered to a four-shot victory…
Read MoreDeltel pips Gunther for Selborne success
13 January 2022 – GolfRSA National Squad member Jaden Deltel captured his first under-19 title when he defeated Pascal Gunther in a play-off to win the Papwa Sewgolum Cup in association with Nomads at Selborne Golf Club this January. The 17-year-old Gauteng junior fired a final round 70 to set the clubhouse target at three-under-par…
Read MoreThe Dian Kruger effect
13 January 2022 – Centurion Country Club’s Dian Kruger jumped up to No 1 in the Under-15 rankings when he won his maiden national title, the Nomads SA Under-15 Championship, in wire-to-wire fashion at Benoni Lake Golf Club this January. The 14-year-old, who had announced himself on the scene with a tie-fourth finish in December’s…
Read MoreNewman caps 2021 at No 1 with maiden win
22 December 2021 – Bryan Newman confirmed his status as the No 1-ranked U-15 golfer in the country when he completed a six-shot victory in the Joburg Under-15 Junior at Glenvista Country Club in December. Just a few days ahead of his 14th birthday, the Pecanwood junior fired rounds of 70 and 72 to claim…
Read MoreEmotional win for Ekurhuleni in U13 Champs
7 October 2021 – Ekurhuleni held on for a popular home win in the Nomads SA Under-13 Championship, edging Border by seven strokes at ERPM Golf Club. Team manager Helgaard Coetzee dedicated the victory to late South African Golf Association president Martin Saaiman, who passed away in August. “Martin was a former president of the…
Read MorePremlall feels the heat at Nedbank Junior Challenge
4 May 2021 – Yurav Premlall is aiming to become the first winner of the Nedbank Junior Challenge on Wednesday, but the 17-year-old will have to stave off fellow GolfRSA National Squad member Jordan Duminy, as well as a few other in-form contenders, in the final round. Premlall slept on a two-shot cushion after opening…
Read MorePremlall powers to Nedbank Junior Challenge lead
3 May 2021 – Glendower’s Yurav Premlall laid down a marker in the first staging of the Nedbank Junior Challenge when he fired an opening four-under-par 68 in an impressive start at the testing Gary Player Country Club. On a day when only three golfers posted under-par rounds, the 17-year-old opened up a two-shot lead…
Read MoreDu Toit sets the pace at Nomads Gowrie SA U-15 Challenge
Eagle Canyon’s Jean du Toit set the clubhouse target with an opening round of three-under-par 74 and his lead stood uncontested until action wrapped up in the Nomads Gowrie Farm SA U-15 Challenge at Gowrie Farm Golf Estate on Wednesday.
Read MoreVan Rooyen lands breakthrough win Rose Bowl
26 April 2021 – Isabella van Rooyen closed out victory in the Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Championship on Monday to secure her first national title and open the door to a new chapter in her young career. The 18-year-old Clovelly junior cruised to a two stroke victory at Durbanville Golf Club, resisting the pressure…
Read MoreStreicher leads strong line up at Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl
24 April 2021 – Reigning SA Women’s Stroke Play champion Megan Streicher will spearhead the challenge in the Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl Championship, which tees off at Durbanville Golf Club on Sunday. The national tournament features a 62-strong field that will contest for glory in the Championship, Silver and Bronze Divisions. It has been…
Read MoreGolfRSA 2021 National squads announced
8 April 2021 – Four new faces have joined the men’s and women’s National Squads as GolfRSA continues to identify rising talent and assist with the development of the country’s top amateur golfers. Royal Cape pair Isabella van Rooyen (18) and Zara le Keur (16) have earned their call ups in the women’s system, joining…
Read MoreGavagnin grabs lead at Gowrie SA Challenge
25 March 2019 – North West junior Luc Gavagnin laid down an early marker in the fourth Gowrie SA Under-15 Challenge when he surged into the first round lead on Monday. The 14-year-old Pecanwood golfer fired a three-under-par 68 to set the opening mark at Gowrie Farm Golf Estate. Gavagnin overturned a bogey start and…
Read MoreKai & Cat set for Annika USA start
19 January 2019 – GolfRSA Elite Squad members Kaiyuree Moodley and Caitlyn Macnab are primed to start the 11th Annika Invitational USA at the World Golf Village in Florida today. The South African pair will join 70 of the world’s top girls ages 12 to 19 in the prestigious 54-hole stroke-play event, presented by Rolex and hosted…
Read MoreSchaper overhauls Premlall for Nomads glory
BENONI, 8 January 2019 – Ekurhuleni junior Jayden Schaper cemented his number one spot in the Junior Rankings with a two-shot victory in the Nomads National Order of Merit Inland on Tuesday. Schaper overhauled overnight leader Yurav Premlall with a brilliant four-under-par 68 at Benoni Country Club to triumph on 11-under-par 205. The Ebotse junior…
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