South Africa’s top ranked senior Mellette Hendrikse will have a huge target on his back when the first round of the Player’s Championship tees off at the Gary Player Country Club at Sun City on Friday.

The International Golf Federation announced today that Mr Christiaan Bezuidenhout has been found to have committed an Anti-Doping Rule Violation under Article 2.1 of the 2014 International Golf Federation Anti-Doping Policy (presence of a Prohibited Substance or its Metabolites or Markers in a Player’s Sample).

Ewen Ferguson stretched his overnight lead to two shots, but South Africans Luke Trocado and Rupert Kaminsky powered their way past the Scotsman to share the second round lead in theSouth African Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club on Wednesday.

Four of South Africa’s top ranked amateurs will look to impress in this week’s South African Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club ahead of their debut in the Leopard Trophy at the magnificent Leopard Creek near the Kruger National Park from 18-19 February.

Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson put on a master class from tee to green to blaze his way into the first round lead in the South African Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club on Tuesday.

Modderfontein’s Eric Wowor chipped in for two eagles to finish within striking distance of early pacesetter Ugo Coussaud from France in the first round of the South African Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club on Tuesday.

South Africa’s top amateurs are set to face some strong international opposition in this year’s South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, which tees off at Port Elizabeth Golf Club from 3-6 February.
The country’s number one ranked Tristen Strydom and defending champion Jason Smith will spearhead the local challenge against 31 players from Ireland, Scotland, France, England, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

Western Province amateur Ian Snyman defeated reigning Carrick Neil Scottish Open Stroke Play champion Gavin Moynihan with a perfectly timed flop-shot to end a dramatic four-hole play-off for the Eastern Province/Border Stroke Play title on Sunday.

South Africa’s junior team carried a five point lead to a resounding 14-4 victory in the two-day Test against France at St Francis Links on Wednesday.

South Africa has stretched their lead to 10 – 2 in the test against France at St Francis Links on Wednesday.
Overnight rain caused a delayed start to the final day’s proceedings, but the South African juniors was quick out of the blocks and stretched their five point overnight lead to eight points after another whitewash in the Foursomes.

South Africa enjoyed a productive first day against France at St Francis Links and will carry a five point lead into the final of the two-day Test on Wednesday.
The South African six-pack scored a clean sweep in the morning Foursomes and claimed four points in the afternoon Singles to lead the Test 7 – 2.

Having started the season on a winning note in the season-opening Gauteng North Senior Open, Mellette Hendrikse is targeting the elusive ‘double’ at the invitation-only Players’ Championship at Sun City next month.

The French will have to come out firing in the Singles to rescue the first round of two-day Test at St Francis Links after South Africa’s six-man junior side took three straight points in a productive morning.

Southern Cape junior Jovan Rebula will lead South Africa against France in a two-day Test that kicks off at St Francis Links on Tuesday. The local six-pack will be looking to extend South Africa’s winning record to two after the country’s success in the first Test at Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate last year.

Rustenburg amateur Theunie Bezuidenhout put on a classy performance at Pretoria Country Club to close out victory in the weather-affected Gauteng North Open Stroke Play on Sunday.

South Africa’s number one junior Paul Boshoff finished birdie-birdie at Pretoria Country Club to sit on top of the international pile at the end of the second round at the Gauteng North Open Stroke Play Championship on Saturday.

South Africa’s number two ranked amateur, Tristen Strydom, fired a four-under-par 68 to finish within one shot of first round pacesetter, Theunie Bezuidenhout, in the season-opening Gauteng North Open Stroke Play on Friday.

The South African Golf Association (SAGA), in association with the South African Golf Development Board (SAGDB), will launch a South African National Golf Squad programme following a crucial and timely sponsorship of a R10-million from business leader, Johann Rupert.

Free State junior Wilco Nienaber chipped in for an eagle at Durban Country Club’s final hole to claim his third title in six days in a three-way play-off in the Nomads National Order of Merit on Tuesday.

Bloemfontein junior Wilco Nienaber is stalking a hat-trick of wins after taking a two shot lead at the 36-hole mark of the in the Nomads National Order of Merit at Durban Country Club on Monday.