Couvra makes SA Amateur history at Mount Edgecombe

26 February 2023 – France’s Martin Couvra achieved an historic treble when the South African Amateur Championships wrapped up at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate on Friday. For a stretch of 234 holes, over nine days, on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast, 19-year-old Couvra was simply unstoppable, winning the 72-hole South African Stroke Play Championship, the…

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Hot Couvra rides top form to Proudfoot Trophy triumph

20 February 2023 – Martin Couvra became the proud first French winner of the Proudfoot Trophy on Monday, but he needed two sudden-death holes to see off reigning Amateur champion Aldrich Potgieter in the 36-hole stroke play qualifier of the South African Amateur Championship at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate. As the mercury rose quickly…

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Class-act Couvra cruises to SA Stroke Play glory

16 February 2023 – Martin Couvra became the third Frenchman to win the South African Stroke Play Championship after he emphatically claimed the 2023 edition at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate on Thursday. A near-perfect final round of six-under-par 66 took his tournament total to a staggering 15-under-par, earning him a six-shot victory over Ireland’s…

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Clinical Couvra pulls away in SA Stroke Play

15 February 2023 – Martin Couvra fired a superb third round of 67 to put one hand on the South African Stroke Play Championship, played at Mount Edgecombe’s The Lakes course. The Frenchman, who is one of the top-ranked players in the field at 92nd on the World Amateur Golf Ranking, takes a four-stroke lead…

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Scotland’s Wilson takes early lead at The Lakes

13 February 2023 – A packed international leaderboard unfolded with Scotland’s Matthew Wilson at the summit after the opening round of the South African Stroke Play Championship concluded on Monday at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate. The Scot underlined his growing status as one of Scottish Golf’s rising stars with a five-under-par 67 round that…

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