Following on their near clean sweep over Province on Monday, Kwazulu Natal had to rely heavily on the singles to pull through a successive win today (Tuesday), in the second round of the SA Inter-Provincial being played at Durban Country Club.

DURBAN, 21 September 2009 - The Kwazulu-Natal team provided manager Ivan Curlewis the strong start he expected with a near whitewash against defending champions and pre tournament favourites Western Province in Monday’s first round of the 49th South African Interprovincial at Durban Country Club.

DURBAN, 17 September 2009 - Defending champions Western Province are hunting a sixteenth South African Inter-Provincial title when this year’s tournament tees off at Durban Country Club from 21-25 September.

The SAGA offices have moved into new offices at Randpark Club recently.

The new contact details are:

Randpark Club • Setperk Street
Randpark • Randburg • Johannesburg • 2194

PO Box 65303 • Benmore • 2010

Tel. +27 11 476 1713/4
Fax. +27 86 503 4653 Or +27 11 476 7110

E-mail. sagolf@saga.co.za

Some golfers were surprised recently to find that their handicaps had been dramatically cut, without their having been given prior notification. The affected golfers are members of golf clubs contracted to National Golf Network (Pty) Ltd (NGN).

The South African Golf Association (SAGA), the governing body for men's amateur golf in South Africa, will be moving their head office from downtown Sandton to Randpark Club in Randburg (Johannesburg) towards the end of August 2009.

IOC's Final Vote on adding sports to take place this October in Copenhagen

Berlin, Germany (August 13, 2009) - Golf is one step closer to being reinstated as an Olympic sport following the international Olympic Committee Executive Board's recommendation to add golf and rugby sevens to the 2016 Olympic Programme.

Four players, namely JG Claassen, Yubin Jung, Jake Redman and Trevor Mahoney, have been selected to participate in the Africa Golf Team Championship, announced the South African Golf Association (SAGA) today.

South Africa's Dylan Frittelli, 19 year old defending champion, lost in a playoff against Australian Jordan Sherratt after both players finished with a 72 hole total of 279, five under par, in the Barrett Amateur Championship on Saturday.

Both Dylan Frittelli and JG Claassen are well placed to challenge for the title in today's final round of the 72 hole stroke play Barrett Amateur Championship, being played at Algonquin Golf Course, St Andrews by-the-sea, New Brunswick, Canada.

A blistering seven under par 64 ensured that 18 year old JG Claassen moved to the top of the leaderboard, with a 36 hole total of 137, five under par, after the second of the Barrett Amateur Championship, which is taking place in New Brunswick, Canada.

Defending champion Dylan Frittelli and fellow South African Leon Knoll share the first round lead in the 72 hole stroke play Barrett Amateur Championship with scores of 69, two under par.

The South African Golf Association (SAGA) and Women's Golf South Africa (WGSA) has awarded Albatros Golf Solutions (Albatros) the Central Handicap Server tender, it was announced today.

With the 2009 Sunshine Tour having reached the halfway stage, six months into the year, a review of the rookies performances provide a good indicator of the challenges facing young amateurs keen to make it in the professional ranks.

Four South Africans will be teeing up in the Barrett Amateur, announced the South African Golf Association (SAGA) today, one of whom is the defending champion, Dylan Frittelli.

Bruce Younge, the Executive Director of the South African Golf Association (SAGA), has been invited, by the R&A, to officiate, as a Rules Official, in the 138th Open Championship which will be played over Turnberry's Ailsa layout starting on Thursday 16 July.

A talented squad of four young players, representing the South African Junior Golf Foundation, finished 7th in the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup, a 72 hole stroke play team competition, played at Chukyo Golf Club just outside the city of Nagoya, Japan.

Ryan Dreyer beat Nigel Edwards in his 3rd round match this morning (Thursday) in the 114th Amateur Championship, being played at Formby Golf Club north of Liverpool. But he bowed out in the afternoon 4th Round, losing to Englishman Stiggy Hodgson in a closely contested match that went to the final hole.

Ryan Dreyer, from Killarney Golf Club in Central Gauteng, won through to the last 32 in the match play stage of the 114th Amateur Championship today, which is being played at Formby Golf Club situated north of Liverpool, England.

Both Adrian Ford (74) and Ryan Dreyer (70) qualified for the match play stages of the 114th Amateur Championship on Tuesday. Of the eleven South Africans participating, Dreyer and Ford were the only players to successfully qualify.