Posts Tagged ‘Leopard Creek’
Newman seals stunning Africa Amateur victory
8 February 2025 – South Africa’s Bryan Newman captured R&A Africa Amateur Championship in fine style, relying on a conversative approach to hold off the challenge of Zimbabwe’s Keegan Shutt to emerge victorious at Leopard Creek. Newman also had to deal with high temperatures and fast greens, but the 17-year-old overcame every obstacle to produce…
Read MoreRaad crowned Queen of the African Continent at Leopard Creek
7 February 2025 – Reigning SA Women’s Amateur champion Gia Raad kept her cool on Friday after an early double-bogey, and carded a one-under-par 71 at Leopard Creek to close out a two-stroke victory in the R&A Amateur Africa Women’s Invitational. That calmness not only gained her the title, but also invitations to compete in…
Read MoreNewman gunning for Africa Amateur glory
7 February 2025 – A towering seven-iron from 200 yards out on the 13th hole at Leopard Creek on Friday set Bryan Newman up for a fine four-under-par 68 in the third round of the R&A Amateur Africa Championship and a five-stroke lead ahead of the final round. The resultant eagle there, together with four…
Read MoreRaad and Craig power to the summit at Leopard Creek
6 February 2025 – The top of the leaderboard took on a distinctly South African hue on Thursday at Leopard Creek in the R&A Africa Women’s Invitational and the Africa Amateur Championship as Gia Raad was the only woman under-par and Roelof Craig topped the scores with a second successive four-under-par 68. Raad unfurled three…
Read MoreChatora, Coetzer lead the way in Africa Amateur at Leopard Creek
5 February 2025 – Jack Buchanan birdied the iconic par-five 18th at Leopard Creek, but still finished two shots shy of Zimbabwe’s Tanaka Chatora in the opening round of the R&A Africa Amateur Championship, while South Africa’s number one Lisa Coetzer opened up a two-shot lead in the Africa Amateur Women’s Invitational. Chatora responded in…
Read MoreLeopard Creek the hunting ground for huge rewards in the Africa Amateurs
4 February 2025 – South Africa’s number one amateur Astin Wade Arthur is only too aware of what’s at stake this week with the playing of the R&A Africa Amateur Championship which gets underway at Leopard Creek from Wednesday. The winner of the 72-hole championship between 72 players from 22 countries will earn exemptions into…
Read MoreFab Five ready for Dunhill test
11 December 2024 – All eyes will be on the iconic Leopard Creek when the best local talent and a host of global stars target glory in the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Championship. Amateurs Astin Arthur, Christiaan Maas, Jordan Burnand, Daniel Bennett and Kieron van Wyk will lead the GolfRSA charge from 12-15 December in one…
Read MoreVan der Merwe books 152nd Open berth in Africa Amateur
25 February 2024 – Altin van der Merwe held his nerve under the greatest pressure to secure the Africa Amateur Championship in a sudden-death play-off, and with it a spot in the 152nd Open Championship at Royal Troon later this year. The 27-year-old GolfRSA No 1 had been hoping to cap off an outstanding amateur…
Read MoreHat trick heaven for Van Kan
24 February 2024 – Kyra van Kan’s month of love continued as she made it a hat trick of February wins with a commanding nine-stroke victory in the inaugural Africa Amateur Women’s Invitational. Watch highlights from Kyra van Kan’s final round HERE Having swept to runaway victories in the South African Stroke Play Championship and…
Read MoreLeopard Creek prepares to host inaugural Africa Amateur Championship
14 February 2024 – The first ever playing of the Africa Amateur Championship will feature 72 of the continent’s most promising elite men’s amateur golfers when it is held at the prestigious Leopard Creek Country Club from 21-24 February. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Kruger National Park, the inaugural championship will provide a world-class…
Read MoreR&A launches African Amateur at Leopard Creek
19 July 2023 – The first African Amateur Championship will be played at Leopard Creek, South Africa from 21-24 February 2024. The championship will feature 72 men from the African region competing in a 72-hole stroke play format with the winner receiving an exemption in The 152nd Open at Royal Troon. An invitational event for…
Read MorePotgieter’s dream year continues at African Amateur
9 February 2023 – Twelve months ago, a youngster with an Afrikaans name and an Aussie twang made his first appearance in a South African national golf event when he teed it up as a last-minute entrant into GolfRSA’s African Amateur Championship Stroke Play Championship. Though Aldrich Potgieter would not go on to win, his…
Read MorePack closes in on Potgieter at Leopard Creek
LEOPARD CREEK, 7 February 2023 – Aldrich Potgieter maintained pole position at the halfway mark of the African Amateur Championship at Leopard Creek Country Club, but the reigning British Amateur champion’s lead is a slim one. Following a second round of 69 that featured six birdies, one bogey and a double bogey at the tricky…
Read MorePotgieter sprints to African Amateur lead
6 February 2023 – Reigning Amateur champion Aldrich Potgieter showed serious restraint as he swept into the lead on a windy opening day at the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Leopard Creek on Monday. The 18-year-old put on a superb ball-striking display to fire a five-under-par 67 and lead a jam-packed leaderboard, His closest…
Read MoreDeltel gets GolfRSA Junior Protea Team nod
26 January 2023 – Jaden Deltel will make his debut for South Africa in the GolfRSA Junior Protea team at the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Leopard Creek early next month. The Bryanston golfer will join fellow GolfRSA National Squad members Jack Buchanan, Amilkar Bhana, as well as Keagan Crosbie in representing the country…
Read MoreJarvis conquers Leopard Creek for African Amateur double
17 February 2022 – Casey Jarvis continued his record-setting habit when he became the first back-to-back winner of the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship with a four-stroke win over fellow GolfRSA National Squad member Yurav Premlall on Thursday. However, unlike the forceful style with which he reeled in the SA Amateur and SA Stroke Play…
Read MoreTeam South Africa triumphs in African Amateur
16 February 2022 – Casey Jarvis, Jordan Duminy and new caps Christiaan Maas and Christiaan Burke celebrated an emphatic victory on seven under par in the Team Competition at the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Leopard Creek on Wednesday. The Team Competition is played concurrently with the first three rounds of the stroke play…
Read MoreJarvis builds four-shot barrier at Leopard Creek
16 February 2022 – Casey Jarvis continued to stamp his dominance on the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship after a brilliant third round of four-under-par 68 that saw him race clear of chasing pack with 18 holes to play at Leopard Creek Golf Club on Wednesday. The defending champion began the day on nine under…
Read MoreJarvis jumps to the front at Leopard Creek
15 February 2022 – It took him a few years to work out that patience pays at Leopard Creek, and that’s the recipe for success Casey Jarvis applied to step up his title defence in the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship in Tuesday’s second round. The GolfRSA National Squad member fired nine birdies, including four…
Read MoreTeams named for African Amateur
21 January 2022 – GolfRSA National Squad members Christiaan Burke and Daniel Bennett, as well as Pascal Gunther, Hannes Strooh and Joshua Koekemoer will make their debut for South Africa in the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at the magnificent Leopard Creek next month. The quintet has been named to the GolfRSA Senior and Junior…
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