Month: March 2015
North West champ Samu relishes amateur journey
Ivanna Samu is brimming with confidence after a four-stroke victory at the recent North West Championship at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club. The reigning Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur champion held off a spirited final round charge from SA Olympian Kaleigh Telfer with a six under 66 to seal her second podium finish on a winning total of eight-under-par 136.
Gauche celebrate comeback at Northern Amateur
Wingate Park’s Teaghan Gauche underlined his growing status as one of the country’s top amateurs when he got past two Scotsmen, the country’s number one ranked player, a rising Italian amateur and a former Sanlam SA Amateur champion to claim the ProShop Northern Amateur Match Play title at Randpark Golf Club on Friday.
Van der Merwe & Meichtry crowned at Curro SAJI
South Africa’s Altin van der Merwe beat Finland’s Ilari Saulo by two strokes to claim the Boys Division in the Curro South Africa Juniors International, while Swiss amateur Azelia Meichtry denied 2014 winner Kaleigh Telfer from South Africa a repeat victory in the Girls Division of the Global Junior Golf Tour event at Durbanville Golf Club on Thursday.
Van der Merwe & Meichtry crowned at Curro SAJI
South Africa’s Altin van der Merwe beat Finland’s Ilari Saulo by two strokes to claim the Boys Division in the Curro South Africa Juniors International, while Swiss amateur Azelia Meichtry denied 2014 winner Kaleigh Telfer from South Africa a repeat victory in the Girls Division of the Global Junior Golf Tour event at Durbanville Golf Club on Thursday.
Son and Le Roux impress at Curro SAJI
Eagle Canyon’s Woo-Ju Son leads the South African charge in the Girls Division of the Curro South African Juniors International (SAJI), while Free State golfer Steven le Roux blazed a trail to the top of the Boys Division leaderboard at the 36-hole mark in the Global Junior Golf Tour event at Durbanville Golf Club on Wednesday.
Son and Le Roux impress at Curro SAJI
Eagle Canyon’s Woo-Ju Son leads the South African charge in the Girls Division of the Curro South African Juniors International (SAJI), while Free State golfer Steven le Roux blazed a trail to the top of the Boys Division leaderboard at the 36-hole mark in the Global Junior Golf Tour event at Durbanville Golf Club on Wednesday.
Sherriff, Meichtry take early pole in SAJI
Michael Sherriff took early control in the Boys Division of the Curro South African Juniors International (SAJI), while Azelia Meichtry from Switzerland led the Girls Division after first round action wrapped up in the Global Junior Golf Tour season opener at Durbanville Golf Club on Tuesday.
Sherriff and Meichtry were among only four players that managed to break par on a very windy day in the Western Cape.
Sherriff, Meichtry take early pole in SAJI
Michael Sherriff took early control in the Boys Division of the Curro South African Juniors International (SAJI), while Azelia Meichtry from Switzerland led the Girls Division after first round action wrapped up in the Global Junior Golf Tour season opener at Durbanville Golf Club on Tuesday.
Sherriff and Meichtry were among only four players that managed to break par on a very windy day in the Western Cape.
Buitendag in control at ProShop Northern Amateur
Jade Buitendag is targeting a maiden provincial victory in the ProShop Northern Amateur after lifting the 36-hole Mabs Abel Trophy at Randpark Golf Club on Monday.
The 20-year-old carded an opening 67 at the Bushwillow Course to share the first round lead with fellow Border native Andre Nel, but pulled away from the chasing pack with a three-under-par 69 to take the outright lead on eight-under-par 136.
Flower of Scotland blooms at Sanlam SA Amateur
Daniel Young from Scotland hailed his victory in the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship on Friday as the pinnacle of his career. Young defeated Southern Cape’s Jovan Rebula 8 & 6 in the 36-hole final at Silver Lakes Golf Estate to celebrate Scotland’s third victory in five years in South Africa’s premier amateur championship.
Rebula and Young one step away from glory
Southern Cape’s Jovan Rebula has one hand on the Match Play trophy at the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship after beating gritty competitor Calum Fyfe from Scotland 1-up in their semi-final at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Thursday.
Rebula stays on track for Sanlam SA Amateur final
Southern Cape’s Jovan Rebula reeled off four birdies and two eagles to scorch his way into the semi-finals of the Match Play at the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Thursday.
Rebula, winner of the 2014 Proudfoot Trophy, dispatched the number two ranked SA amateur Jason Smith 3&2 in his morning quarterfinal match.
Rebula in pursuit of Sanlam SA Amateur title
Southern Cape’s Jovan Rebula is looking to add the Match Play title to his already impressive list of victories at the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship after making it through to the quarterfinal at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Wednesday.
The 2014 Proudfoot Trophy winner beat Gordon Neale from Dove Canyon 3 & 2 to advance to the top 16 and defeated 36-year-old Gareth Clements from Country Club Johannesburg 1-up to reach the quarter-finals.
Smith breezes into last 16 at Silver Lakes
South African number two ranked player Jason Smith safely navigated his way into the last 16 of the Match Play at the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Wednesday morning.
As the top-ranked SA player left in the draw, the former SA Stroke Play champion ousted fellow Gauteng North amateur Philip Kruse 5&4 with some solid play which yielded four birdies and no drops in a remarkably consistent round of knockout golf.
Top seeds crash out at Sanlam SA Amateur
The top two seeds crashed out to two Gauteng North players in the first round of the Match Play at the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Tuesday.
Both the Proudfoot Trophy winner, Greig Marchbank from Scotland, and Tristen Strydom, the runner-up in the 36-hole qualifying event, fell to unexpected defeats, leaving the knockout format wide open for the 32 remaining players.
Giant-killer Gauche takes Marchbank at Sanlam SA Amateur
South Africa's Teaghan Gauche defeated Proudfoot Trophy winner Greig Marchbank from Scotland 2&1 in the first round of the Match Play at the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Tuesday.
Marchbank defeats Strydom for Proudfoot Trophy
Scotland's Greig Marchbank defeated South Africa's number one ranked Tristen Strydom in a sudden-death playoff to claim the Proudfoot Trophy in the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Monday.
De Lange point man for SA at Sanlam SA Amateur
Pretoria Country Club golfer Keegan de Lange vaulted into a share of the lead at five-under-par at the completion of the rain-affected first round of the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Monday.
Scots lead the way at Sanlam SA Amateur
The strong Scottish contingent made their presence felt on day one of the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship before lighting and thunder brought a premature close to proceedings at Silver Lakes Golf Estate on Sunday.
Greig Marchbank and Daniel Young set the pace at five-under-par 67, while the Boland’s Johan Germishuys leads the local challenge in the 144-man field at four under 68.