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GolfRSA’s rising stars head to Europe for prestigious Junior golf events
JOHANNESBURG, 14 July 2025 – A strong contingent of GolfRSA National Squad members will be flying the South African flag high as they compete in three prestigious international events in the coming weeks – the Junior Dutch Open in the Netherlands, the European Juniors International and R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship in Germany and Wales. Six…
Read MoreCraig wins Nomads SA Boys U17 with final-round fireworks
JOHANNESBURG, 11 July 2025 – A pair of electrifying eagles on the eighth and 17th holes propelled Cilliers Craig to a commanding four-stroke victory at the 2025 Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Stroke Play Championship at Reading Country Club. Craig’s final-round four-under-par 67, the lowest round of the week, lifted him to a winning total of…
Read MoreGutsy comeback seals victory for Louw in Nomads SA Girls
San Lameer, 5 July 2025 – Kesha Louw bounced back from a disastrous opening round in sensational fashion to win the Nomads SA Girls Championship by a commanding eight shots at San Lameer Country Club. Louw closed with a composed two-under-par 70 to finish the 54-hole event on three-over-par, leaving Centurion’s Megan Marais trailing in…
Read MoreMasterclass from Silver Division champion Moreki at San Lameer
SAN LAMEER, 5 July 2025 – Cindy Moreki delivered a sensational final-round level-par 72 and the best round in the Silver Division to clinch her first national title with a five-shot victory in the 2025 Nomads SA Girls Championship at San Lameer Country Club. The 17-year-old from Emfuleni in Central Gauteng, who attends St Francis…
Read MoreLudick ignites back-nine birdie blitz to win Nomads NOoM at PE Golf Club
GQEBERHA, 6 July 2025 – After a whirlwind international tour, Johndre Ludick delivered a sensational back-nine birdie charge at PE Golf Club – The Hill to win the 2025 Nomads Coastal National Order of Merit (NooM) tournament by two shots. The Graaff-Reinet Golf Club standout, fresh off the GolfRSA National Squad Tour to the UK…
Read MorePotgieter confirms prodigious talent with 5-hole play-off Detroit win
There is nothing worse in sports, and possibly in life, than wasted talent. Nothing more gutting than potential left to wither. No narrative more haunting than what could have been. For Aldrich Potgieter, Sunday at Detroit Golf Club was about ensuring he never became one of those stories. Story Credit: https://www.pgatour.com/ It took 77 holes.…
Read MoreGolfRSA salutes former SAGA President Naadir Agherdien
23 June 2025 – GolfRSA extends its heartfelt condolences to Yumna, children Reyhana and Dehraan, and the wider Agherdien family and friends on the untimely passing of Naadir Agherdien, former President of the South African Golf Association (SAGA). “Naadir was a devoted servant of the game whose influence touched countless lives throughout his journey in…
Read MoreSA Juniors Primed for African Challenge
23 April 2025 – Twenty-five of South Africa’s brightest junior golf stars will star in two prestigious golf championships on the African continent this April. Two Protea sides are set to continue the nation’s dominant run at the 2025 All Africa Junior Team Championship in Tunisia, while 16 up-and-coming juniors will tee it up in…
Read MoreRoyal Portrush beckons for Shepherd & Botha
15 April 2025 – Daryl Shepherd from KwaZulu-Natal will be walking the fairways of Royal Portrush Golf Club – the same course where legends and global stars of the game have competed in pursuit of glory – after he reigned supreme in the third GolfRSA Race to The R&A 9 Hole Challenge. Rounds of 12,…
Read MoreWestern Province dig deep to defend SA IPT title
12 April 2025 – Western Province left it to the very end to prevail as champions at the recent South African Inter-Provincial Tournament, while Boland regained their A-Section standing in a thrilling promotion battle at Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate. The tournament lived up to its billing as one of the premier events on…
Read MoreNewman in ascendancy again at Nomads SA Boys U19
7 April 2025 – Bryan Newman added the 2025 Nomads SA Boys Championship to his list of victories this year when he cruised to a thumping 9&8 win at Mossel Bay Golf Club. The winner of the Africa Amateur Championship at Leopard Creek in February had a couple of close shaves in the quarter-final and…
Read MoreHistoric Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl wins for Coetzer and Huxham
5 April 2025 – Her closing round of three-over-par 75 was enough to give Lisa Coetzer a two-stroke win as she became the first ever back-to-back winner in the Championship Division while Gemma Huxham celebrated a national breakthrough in the Silver Division of the 2025 Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl Championship at Durbanville Golf Club.…
Read MoreClass-act Craig clinches Nomads SA Boys U19 Stroke Play victory
4 April 2025 – After a ding-dong battle through the four rounds, Roelof Craig emerged victorious in the Stroke Play section of the 2025 Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club. The 17-year-old Gauteng North junior closed with a five-under-par 67 to edge out Dewan de Bruin by one shot, with Vuyisani Makama…
Read MoreGroenewald breaks through at Nomads Gowrie Farm
3 April 2025 – Southern Cape’s Jordan Groenewald won his first individual national GolfRSA title with his closing level-par 71 in April, taking him to an eight-stroke victory in the 2025 Nomads Gowrie Farm U15 Challenge. Groenewald’s opening 71 gave him a two-stroke lead over Keaton Filander, with Isawi Sikhonde in third on 74. On 75…
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