Posts Tagged ‘SA Stroke Play’
Flying Frenchman Auch-Roy soars to SA Stroke Play glory
13 February 2025 – It seems scarcely believable, but Frenchman Noa Auch-Roy almost lapped the field on Thursday in the gruelling 36-hole finale to the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club. WATCH: #winnerscircle with 2025 SA Stroke Play champion Noa Augh-Roy Play was delayed by an hour in the morning…
Read MoreUnflappable Wessels keeps control at SA Stroke Play
12 February 2025 – Jordan Wessels had a superb front nine on Wednesday in the second round of the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club, and that helped him to a five-under-par 67 and a three-stroke lead at the halfway mark. Wessels, who started his round on the 10th, eagled…
Read MoreWessels goes deep to lead SA Stroke Play in Mossel Bay
11 February 2025 – Mooinooi’s Jordan Wessels hit the front in the first round of the South African Stroke Play Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club when he fired an eight-under-par 64 for a two-stroke lead on Tuesday. He held that edge over fellow-countrymen Nelis de Bruin and Liam Ross and Gregor Tait of Scotland.…
Read MoreBurnand seals stunning SA Stroke Play victory
1 February 2024 – Jordan Burnand fired a final-round three-under-par 67 around Mount Edgecombe’s The Woods course to claim the biggest title of his career, the South African Stroke Play Championship, by a single shot. The 23-year almost didn’t make it to the 1st tee, though, after being ill during the week leading up to…
Read MoreClass-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…
Read MoreClinical 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…
Read MoreIrish delight as Hill climbs to the summit
14 February 2023 – Ireland’s Joshua Hill continued to build momentum in the South African Stroke Play Championship after his second-round three-under-par 69 on Tuesday took his tournament total to seven-under, a shot clear at the summit of the leaderboard. “I’m pleased with the way I played these first two rounds,” Hill said of his…
Read MoreBrave Broomhead seals stunning SA Stroke Play victory
24 February 2022 – Jonathan Broomhead capped an unforgettable week at Randpark Golf Club with the South African Stroke Play Championship trophy in his arms, a first international victory under the belt and the roaring applause of his peers and appreciative fans ringing in his ears. Three off the pace at the start of the…
Read MoreMaas on track to make SA Stroke Play history
23 February 2022 – Christiaan Maas not only put himself in contention to achieve the coveted SA Amateur “Double”, but the 2021 SA Amateur champion could rewrite the records books after extending his lead on moving day in the South African Stroke Play Championship. Maas lived up to his GolfRSA No 1 billing when he…
Read MoreMaas rises to the top at Randpark
22 February 2022 – South Africa’s top ranked amateur Christiaan Maas carded a stunning 65 at the Firethorn Course on Tuesday to top a congested leaderboard at the halfway mark of the South African Stroke Play Championship at Randpark Golf Club. His scorecard was far from tidy, with three birdies, two eagles and trio of…
Read MoreRed-hot Van der Merwe blitzes to Randpark lead
21 February 2022 – Altin van der Merwe got off to a flying start in this year’s edition of the South African Stroke Play Championship, firing a flawless nine-under-par 63 opening round on the Firethorn Course at Randpark. The 24-year-old Humewood golfer hit the front in the late afternoon, edging early leader Christiaan Maas for…
Read MoreWatch: Highlights of the 2021 SA Stroke Play Championship
When Martin Vorster thanked his physiotherapist & biokineticist for his 23-under win, he had good reason. After missing over 5 months due to injury, South Africa’s highest ranked amateur celebrated a remarkable comeback to lift the 2021 SA Stroke Play Championship title in style at Randpark Golf Club.
Read MoreVorster wins SA Stroke Play in style
4 February 2021 – Martin Vorster slept on the lead for two straight nights and on Thursday, South Africa’s top ranked amateur finished the job and won the South African Stroke Play Championship by four shots. Vorster once again showed he is man for big moments when he secured the national title on 23 under…
Read MoreUnflappable Vorster on course for SA Stroke Play glory
3 February 2021 – Martin Vorster and Kieron van Wyk shone the brightest at Randpark Golf Club on moving day in the South African Stroke Play Championship. South Africa’s top ranked Vorster – the only player to have posted three rounds in the 60s – is in within striking distance of claiming his fifth international…
Read MoreVorster lights up Firethorn to lead SA Stroke Play
2 February 2021 – Mossel Bay’s Martin Vorster stepped up his bid to win the South African Stroke Play title in Tuesday’s second round at Randpark Golf Club. Vorster opened his campaign on the Firethorn course with flawless 64. On another day of heavy rain, the GolfRSA National Squad member picked up where he left off…
Read MoreGoldhill goes low at Randpark
1 February 2021 – Oliver Goldhill led a birdie barrage on the opening day of the South African Stroke Play Championship at Randpark Golf Club after six days of unremitting rain rendered the ordinarily testing Firethorn Course defenceless. It was a memorable day for Goldhill, who a superb start with four birdies on the bounce.…
Read MoreFavourites have designs on SA Stroke Play title
31 January 2021 – Red-hot Christiaan Maas inserted himself among the favourites for the 2021 South African Stroke Play Championship with a convincing victory in the Gauteng North Open last week. The 17-year-old GolfRSA National Squad member will line up in the 106-strong international field at Randpark Golf Club on Monday brimming with confidence. Following…
Read MoreGolfRSA poised for 2021 South African Swing
18 January 2021 – Excitement is building as South Africa’s top amateur talents gear up for the annual South African Swing, which tees off in February. “It is disappointing that, due to the circumstances surrounding the worldwide pandemic and the restrictions imposed by countries abroad on travel to South Africa, we have lost some international…
Read MoreRecord-breaking Jarvis triumphs in SA Stroke Play
13 February 2020 – Casey Jarvis etched his name into the record books as the youngest winner in South African Stroke Play Championship history when he claimed the prestigious title in dominant fashion at Randpark Golf Club on Thursday. At 16 years, 6 months and 17 days, Jarvis broke a record that had been held…
Read MoreJarvis powers to commanding lead in SA Stroke Play
12 February 2020 – Overnight leader Casey Jarvis held steady during round three to take a commanding four-shot lead into the final round of the South African Stroke Play Championship at Randpark Golf Club. The fearsome Firethorn Course had proved scoreable in the first two rounds after torrential rain on the eve of the event…
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