Whateley and Phipps victorious at Mount Edgecombe

21 February 2023 – Central Gauteng Golf Union’s Samantha Whateley went wire-to-wire to lift the South African Women’s Stroke Play Championship title, while teenager Charlotte Phipps celebrated a hugely popular Silver Division victory at Mount Edgecombe Country Club Estate on Tuesday. Rounds of 69 on the par-70 Woods Course and a level-par 72 and closing…

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Smoking hot Streicher storms to SA Women’s Stroke Play success

Golf RSA | Megan Streicher | Smoking hot Streicher storms to SA Women’s Stroke Play success

16 February 2021 – Swellendam’s Megan Streicher rode a red-hot putter to shoot the day’s low round of 67 on the West Course and rally from four shots back overnight to win the South African Women’s Stroke Play title at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club on Tuesday. The 18-year-old GolfRSA Elite Squad member held…

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Late heroics hand England’s Dyer the Proudfoot win

Golf RSA | Jack Dyer | Late heroics hand England's Dyer the Proudfoot win

15 February 2021 – England’s Jack Dyer produced a powerful finish to claim a two-stroke victory in the 119th South African Amateur Championship qualifier at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club on Monday. The 22-year-old from Boyce Hill Golf Club graduated from California State Fullerton University last year and has spent the last month in…

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Whateley, Dreyer steps up at Royal Johannesburg

Golf RSA | Jack Dyer | Late heroics hand England's Dyer the Proudfoot win

14 February 2021 – Sam Whateley delivered a mature and disciplined performance to lead the first round of the South African Women’s Stroke Play Championship, while veteran Ryan Dreyer turned back the clock in the 119th South African Amateur Championship qualifier on Sunday. Whateley, who has risen to third in the WGSA Open Ranking following…

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Macnab wary of strong field ahead of SA Amateur title defence

Golf RSA | Caitlyn Macnab | Macnab wary of strong field ahead of SA Amateur title defence

13 February 2021 – While Casey Jarvis heads into the defence of his title in hot form after lifting the African Amateur Championship last week, there is a little more pressure on fellow 2020 champion Caitlyn Macnab in the SA Amateur Championships at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club from 14-19 February. Twelve months ago,…

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Double SA Amateur delight for Mistry

Golf RSA | Double SA Amateur delight for Mistry

3 May 2019 – Kajal Mistry produced the prize-winning shots when it mattered most to claim a historic South African amateur women’s ‘double crown’ at Woodhill Residential Estate and Country Club on Friday. It took a bit more work than she anticipated, but a mere three days after she won the SA Women’s Stroke Play…

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Mistry, Paulsen go wire-to-wire for SA Amateur glory

Golf RSA | Mistry, Paulsen go wire-to-wire for SA Amateur glory

20 March 2019 – Kajal Mistry slept on the lead for two straight nights and on Tuesday, she finished the job to lift the South African Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship trophy for a second time. And Mistry was not the only one to reach the winner’s circle in wire-to-wire style. Western Province rising star…

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Macnab and Mistry lead the way at Woodhill

Golf RSA | Macnab and Mistry lead the way at Woodhill

28 April 2019 – South Africa’s number one ranked Caitlyn Macnab and former champion Kajal Mistry topped a congested leaderboard on day one of the South African Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship on Monday. The pair capitalised in the score-able conditions with rounds of two-under 70 to set the first round target at the Woodhill…

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Mistry eyes elusive SA Women’s Amateur double

Golf RSA | Mistry eyes elusive SA Women’s Amateur double

27 April 2019 – Kajal Mistry hopes third times the charm when she lines up on Sunday in the South African Women’s Amateur Championships at Woodhill Residential Estate and Country Club. Mistry is heading to the United States in August, but before she takes up a golf scholarship at the University of Arkansas in August, the…

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