South Africa’s leading amateur Branden Stone will spearhead the local challenge against a strong international line-up when this year’s South African Stroke Play Championship gets underway at Glendower Golf Club from 7-10 February.

Four of the country’s top amateurs will debut in a South African National Team that will battle a top Scottish side at Leopard Creek near Malelane from 14 to 15 February 2012.

A reminder that the closing dates for the 2012 Sanlam SA Amateur close on Monday, 16th January 2012.

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Sanlam SA Amateur Championship

The SAGA would like to wish all SAGA Affiliated members a happy and safe Festive Season. If there is a time in the year to get out and play lots of golf away from your home course, it is now. Enjoy!!

To all the low handicap players please remember the closing date for the SA Stroke Play Championship is 6 January 2012 at noon. No late entries will be accepted so please get those entries sent in.

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Pretoria amateur Brandon Stone ended a remarkable year by winning the Freddie Tait trophy for finishing as the leading amateur in the South African Open at the Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate on Sunday.

Brandon Stone and Jared Harvey will go head-to-head in the battle for the Freddie Taite Cup presented to the leading amateur when the final round of South African Open Championship tees off on Sunday.

South Africa’s number one ranked amateur Brandon Stone and reigning SA Amateur Stroke Play champion Jared Harvey will battle it out for the Freddie Taite Cup honours after both made the cut on the button to sneak into this weekend’s play at the South African Open Championship at Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate.

Reigning SA Amateur Stroke Play champion Jared Harvey laid down an early marker for the Freddie Tait Cup awarded to the leading amateur when he opened up a yawning gap on the other amateurs challenging at this year’s South African Open Championship.

South Africa’s Jared Harvey’s incredible run at the 116^th Argentine Amateur Championship came to an surprising end on Saturday when the reigning SA Amateur champion lost 2-down to local favourite Patricio Tolosa.

South Africa’s Jared Harvey and Graham van der Merwe crossed the first hurdle to advance to the second round of the 116^th Argentine Amateur Championship on Thursday.

South Africa’s Jared Harvey and Graham van der Merwe will start their match play campaign at the 116^th Argentine Amateur Championship today after successfully completing the qualifier on Wednesday.

South Africa’s Jared Harvey and Graham van der Merwe overcame a sluggish start in Argentina and rallied for a third place finish at the 16th staging of the international Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup on Sunday.

The United States team may have beaten some of the world’s best amateurs to win gold at Whispering Pines Golf Course, but the South African team have to be commended for throwing everything into a final day charge which resulted in a top five finish in The Spirit International in Houston, Texas.

The South African team slipped to eighth on the 54-hole leaderboard at the 2011 Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Saturday.

Ruan de Smidt and Haydn Porteous collected three birdies a piece to finish with a second successive 68 and launch to a tie for second in the Mens Teams Competition at the 2011 Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Friday.

The South African team are eight shots off the pace after the opening round of the 2011 Spirit International, which teed off at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Wednesday.

Four of South Africa’s top amateur golfers will fly the South African flag at the 2011 Spirit International, which tees off at the renowned Whispering Pines Golf Course in Texas today.

Reigning South African Amateur Stroke Play champion Jared Harvey produced a sterling final round to surge to claim a share of fifth in the final round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand.

Ruan de Smidt didn’t exactly set the course alight but on day of mediocre scoring, the South African stayed in touch with the leaders in the third round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand.

The South African team put the finishing touches to an impressive week at The Lake Club Benoni to win the African Amateur Golf Teams Championship for the sixth successive time since this prestigious biennial event launched in 2001.

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