DURBAN (3 February 2011) – South Africa’s top amateurs are set to face strong international opposition in this year’s South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Mount Edgecombe Country Club from 8-11 February.

South African amateur golf team were given a lesson in how to play singles when they lost all six matches to France during the first day of the two day test match taking place at Gardener Ross Golf and Country Estate outside Johannesburg.

South Africa got off to a solid start in the first session of the two day test match against France this morning. They won two of the three matches.

A strong six man French amateur golf team take on South Africa in a two day test match starting on Thursday at the Ernie Els designed Gardener Ross Golf and Country Estate located between Pretoria and Krugersdorp.

Six amateur golfers have been selected to play for South Africa against France in an annual test match next month, the South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced today.

Players from six countries are amongst the 260 entries received for the 2011 South African Stroke Play Championship, the South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced today.

Johan Scholtz, fifty year old Boland Junior Golf President and Tournament Director, has been appointed to the new full time position as Co-Ordinator: Junior Golf for the South African Golf Association, it was announced today.

Ernie Els holding the trophy and flanked by the SAGA Officials at the Prize Giving on the 18th green after the 100th playing of the South African Open Championship held at Durban Country Club.

Entries have closed for the 2011 SA Stroke Play Championship while the closing date for the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship is 12h00 on 10 January 2011.

Any incomplete entry forms or entries receive without proof of payment will not be accepted.

Dean O'Riley overcame Dylan Frittelli by one shot to claim the Freddie Tait Cup as the leading amateur in this year's 100th South African Open Championship played at Durban Country Club.

Dylan Frittelli (72) finished on a four under par thirty six hole aggregate to make the halfway cut in the South African Open Championship being played at Durban Country Club. If he manages to hold onto the Freddie Tait Cup on Sunday this will be the first amateur in forty eight years to win it in successive years.

Dylan Frittelli’s four under par sixty eight was the leading score by an amateur in the rain delayed first round of the South African Open Championship on Friday. The twenty year old Irene Country Club golfer is lying tied in twenty first place.

DURBAN (16 December 2010) – Denis Hutchinson hit the ceremonial drive opening the 100^th South African Open in what he described as “swinging in the rain” on Thursday, and a little over two hours later he was still one of the few to have played any golf at this year’s championship.

DURBAN (15 December 2010) – The South African Open tees off its 100^th playing at Durban Country Club on Thursday, with Ernie Els declaring he is treating this one as he would a Major.

Seven amateur golfers are in the field of one hundred and fifty six players who tee up in the South African Open Championship on Thursday at Durban Country Club.

DURBAN (14 December 2010) – Tim Clark returns to a Durban Country Club where he won the last two South African Opens held here and chasing a record held by Gary Player.

DURBAN (13 December 2010) – The South African Open Championship is a hugely attractive proposition at all times. Blend in an intoxicating cocktail of Major champions, international winners and some of the world’s top golfers chasing a purse of €1-million at the 100^th playing of the country’s flagship event and it is easy to understand why the SA Open remains a Holy Grail for every Sunshine Tour player.

The South African Open Championship will celebrate its 100th playing with a field led by Major winners Retief Goosen and Louis Oosthuizen, as well as PGA Tour star Tim Clark this December.

Double US Open champion Goosen and reigning British Open champion Oosthuizen will be seeking another special place in golf history as winners of this historic championship at Durban Country Club from 16-19 December.

Ryan Dreyer produced another strong display of golf on Friday, in the second round of the 115^th Argentine Amateur Championship match play, however it was not enough.

Ryan Dreyer produced his best golf so far in Argentina to thump Neil Raymond, of England, five and four, in the first round of the 115^th Argentine Amateur Championship match play.