Two of France's best amateur golfers, David Antonelli and Alexandre Kaleka have entered the 72 hole South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship which starts, at Pearl Valley Golf Estates outside Paarl in Western Cape, on Tuesday next week (10 February).

The first South African Golf Association (SAGA) Squad session, held over two days last week, at the Vodacom World of Golf in Sandton, was a great success by all accounts.

Eighteen of the top 20 players on the latest South African Golf Association (SAGA) Players' Ranking along with more than 20 international entries, from nine countries, provides for a quality field for the 2009 Glacier SA Amateur.

The South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced an eight man team to take on France in a test match on 25 and 26 February 2009 today.

On Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 February 2009, International Final Qualifying - Africa will take place at Royal Durban Golf Club for the first time.

The South African Golf Association's (SAGA) new ranking points system, applicable to the leading tournaments on it's 2009 calendar, kicks into operation from the Prince's Grant Amateur tournament, being played at Prince's Grant Golf Club, Kwazulu-Natal, which concludes today.

The South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced the names of a 17 man squad for 2009 in Johannesburg today as well as the date of the first squad session of the year, namely 27 to 29 January 2009.

Seventeen amateur golfers, some of whom were the leading golfers in the country last year, have turned professional the South African Golf Association (SAGA) confirmed today.

The SA Amateur Stroke Play entries close on 26 January 2009. With the criteria for entering being the Top 150 players on the SAGA ranking system as of 31 December 2008 or the Top 250 players on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) as of the same date.

The relevant ranking lists have been amended after the Sunshine Tour released the final names of the amateur golfers who have taken up playing privileges for the 2009 season.

To see if you qualify to enter the 2009 SA Amateur Stroke Play through the SAGA Rankings click here (cut off is at 150)

To see if you qualify to enter the 2009 SA Amateur Stroke Play through the WAGR click here

Adrian Ford signed for a final round of a 73, one over par, today finishing with a 72 hole aggregate of 289, one over par, and in so doing wins the prestigious Freddie Tait Trophy as the leading amateur in the South African Open Championship.

Adrian Ford dropped down the leader board after a three over par 75 in today's third round of the South African Open Championship being played at Pearl Valley Golf Estates just outside Paarl in the Western Cape.

Adrian Ford recorded a 36 hole score of 141, three under par, to be the only amateur under par after today's second round of the South African Open Championship which was played at Pearl Valley Golf Estates, near Paarl, today.

Adrian Ford was the only amateur to break par in today's first round of the European and Sunshine Tours co-sanctioned South African Open Championship which was played at Pearl Valley Golf Estates, near Paarl, today.

Seven amateurs will be teeing up in the first round of the South African Open Championship, over 72 holes stroke play, which commences on Thursday at Pearl Valley Golf Estates just outside Paarl in the Western Cape.

Some of the top young amateur golfers who participate in golf development programmes in the Western Cape got to see, watch and learn from three of South Africa's top professional golfers on Tuesday.

The team from Boland won the 2008 Nomads Junior Inter-Provincial played at Royal Durban Golf Club. The five day competition concluded on Friday 12th December 2008.

The entries have closed on the strongest field in South African Open Championship history, with three Major champions, four current Ryder Cup players, and six of South Africa's top players set to tee it up at Pearl Valley Golf Estates from December 18-21.

Derik Ferreira and Adrian Ford lost their second and third round matches respectively in the 113th Argentine Amateur Championship match play played yesterday at the Nordelta Golf Course outside Buenos Aires.

Texas freshman Dylan Frittelli has been selected as the Big 12 Men's Golfer of the Month for November after helping the Longhorns to victory at the recent 19-team Turtle Bay Intercollegiate.

Adrian Ford and Derik Ferreira both advanced to the last 32 in the match play stages of the 113th Argentine Amateur Championship being played at Nordelta Golf Course outside Buenos Aires.