Archive – Men
SAGA steps up R&A Working for Golf programme
Following the successful introduction of the Level One Rules Courses in South Africa last year, the South African Golf Association (SAGA) further extended its commitment to the R&A Working for Golf campaign with the launch of the Level Two course in July.
SA junior quartet to challenge in Italy
Wilco Nienaber from Free State will be taking his cue from Open champion Louis Oosthuizen in his debut at the Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship and Nations Cup from 1-3 September. Nienaber will line up in the prestigious international championship with reigning Nomads SA Boys U-17 champion Herman Loubser, Luke Mayo and Luca Filippi.
SA bows out to France in Bordeaux
France’s national mid-amateur team edged out South Africa by one point in the final to lift the prestigious International Team Mid-Amateur Championship title at the Golf Du Medoc Resort near Bordeaux on Sunday.
SA and France to face-off for glory
South Africa’s four-man Mid-Amateur team will go head-to-head with France for the prestigious International Team Mid-Amateur Championship title at the Golf Du Medoc Resort near Bordeaux on Sunday.
SA in driver’s seat in France
South Africa’s Mid-Amateur team took the first round lead in the prestigious International Team Mid-Amateur Championship at the Golf Du Medoc Resort near Bordeaux.
Van Buynder clinches Tshwane Junior Open
Otto van Buynder defeated fellow Gauteng North player Keegan McLachlan at the first play-off hole to lift the inaugural Tshwane Junior Open title on Friday.
The pair ended regulation play tied at four-over-par 148 after Von Buynder signed for a 78 and McLachlan carded a 77 at Pretoria Country Club. Van Buynder produced a superb four at the par-four 10th to seal his first national junior victory in extra time.
SA takes France in Test
South Africa’s Mid-Amateur team is upbeat ahead of the prestigious International Team Mid-Amateur Championship on Friday after defeating France 5.5 – 2.5 in a two-day Test at the Golf Du Medoc Resort near Bordeaux.
Opperman leads Tshwane Junior Open
Dawid Opperman took a leaf out of Tshwane Open champion George Coetzee’s book and employed his home course knowledge to take control in the first round of the Tshwane Junior Open at Pretoria Country Club on Thursday.
SA team face France in Bordeaux
Four of South Africa’s top ranked mid-amateur golfers will be hunting glory against France in a two-day Test ahead of the prestigious International Team Mid-Amateur Championship at the Golf Du Medoc Resort near Bordeaux from 17-19 July.
Gounden runs up KZN double at Bryanston
Aneurin Gounden claimed his first national junior title in swashbuckling style at Bryanston Country Club on Tuesday. The 17-year-old Mount Edgecombe golfer drained a curvaceous forty foot downhill putt for birdie at the last hole to close with a 70 and lift the Nomads National Order of Merit title by three strokes on three under 141.
Gounden leads tight race at Bryanston
KwaZulu-Natal junior Aneurin Gounden from Mount Edgecombe tops a jam-packed leaderboard in the first round of the Nomads National Order of Merit at Bryanston Country Club on Monday.
Martin lifts Limpopo Open title
Dean Martin made an emotional comeback to the winners circle when he edged out fellow Gauteng golfer Matthew Spacey to claim a one stroke victory in the Limpopo Open.
The Dainfern golfer closed with a two-under-par 70 after successive rounds of 68 to claim a wire-to-wire victory on 10-under-par 206 at Koro Creek Golf Course.
SA takes top 10 at Summer Universiade
Andrew van der Knaap and Jason Smith produced a solid final round 140 to lift South Africa to ninth overall in the 20-team Men’s Golf Competition at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Korea on Saturday. Van der Knaap toured the Naju Gold Lake Country Club layout in 69 strokes. Fellow Gauteng North golfers Jason Smith contributed a 71 and Teaghan Gauche a non-counting 76.The strong finish from Van der Knaap and Smith took South Africa’s 72-hole tally to 581.
Loubser gets his Nomads SA Boys glory
It was a little more work than he planned on, but the result was precisely the one Herman Loubser was hoping for. On a day of high drama, Loubser squandered a five stroke overnight lead and had to fend off a spirited attack from Gauteng North’s Werner Deyzel at Randpark Golf Club. However, when it mattered most, the 16-year-old Boland junior holed crucial putts at the closing holes of the Bushwillow Course to close out for a one stroke victory in the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship.
SAGDB prodigies bloom at Benoni Country Club
Sixty of the SAGDB’s brightest talents showcased their golf expertise in the inaugural SAGDB / Nomads Imperial Auto MFC Golf Challenge held at Benoni Country Club on 6 and 7 July.
Van der Knaap hits stride at Universiade
Gauteng North’s Andrew van der Knaap saved his best effort for the hottest day at this year’s Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Korea. After signing for non-counting rounds of 78 and 76 in his debut at the World Student Games, the Centurion golfer pulled out all the stops in the third round. With the mercury at 33 degrees Celsius and humidity at 86%, Van der Knaap carded a cool one-over-par 73 to lead the South African challenge in the Men’s Golf Competition at Naju Gold Lake Country Club on Friday.
Loubser poised to pounce at Randpark
Boland junior Herman Loubser continued his dominance in the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship and a one-under-par 71 in the third round saw him stretch his lead to five strokes at Randpark Golf Club on Thursday. The 16-year-old from Theewaterskloof Golf Club won the 2014 Nomads SA Boys U-15 Championship last year and is primed to chase down his second national victory on Friday.
SA slips, but still celebrates in Korea
The South African team were disappointed with their second round performance in the Men’s Golf Competition on Thursday, but after joining in a raucous gold medal celebration for 100 meter athlete Akani Simbine at the 2015 Summer Universiade, the SA trio are ready to reach for the stars in the next two rounds in Gwangju, Korea.
Gauche sets SA pace at Summer Universiade
Teaghan Gauche was in blistering form on day one of the Men’s Golf Competition at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Korea and helped the South African team to seventh overall in the Men’s Team Competition on Wednesday.
Loubser leads the way at Nomads SA Boys U-17
Boland junior Herman Loubser was in sublime form at Randpark Golf Club after a seven-under-par 65 saw him pull four strokes clear of Luca Filippi in the second round of the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship on Wednesday.