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Australia Set The Pace
Johannesburg Rohan Blizard, of Australia, set a course record equaling 63, eight under par, in the first round of the Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade Amateur Stroke Play tournament taking place at the Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires. Leading the international team competition, two players from the same country to a team, is the…
Read More De Jager and Ferreira Tee up for South Africa
Johannesburg Louis de Jager and Tyrone Ferreira will represent South Africa in the 72 hole Copa Juan Carlos Talihade amateur stroke play tournament, starting today at the Los Largartos Country Club, Buenos Aires, Argentina. This annual tournament has attracted entries from 16 international teams, including defending champions England. De Jager, the Sanlam South African Amateur…
Read More South Africa Lose to New Zealand
South Africa went down 2.5 points to 3.5 points against New Zealand in the opening round of the 2007 Southern Cross Cup, a biennial amateur golf competition played between four countries, the others being Argentina and Australia. The event is being staged at the Martindale Country Club situated approximately 55 kms outside Buenos Aires. Four…
Read More England and Korea Win
England won the mens international and the mens better ball medal competitions at Spirit International, played at Whispering Pines Golf Club just outside Trinity some 130 kms north of Houston, Texas. Korea triumphed in the womens better ball medal competition. The 72 hole stroke play competition, that attracts entries from 24 countries, encompasses a number…
Read More South Africa Wins Comfortably
South Africa won the 4th African Amateur Golf Team Championships comfortably, by 28 shots yesterday. The biennial event, played over 72 holes, was staged over two days at th e Rossmund Golf Club outside Swakopmund in Namibia. 13 African countries participated in the event, four more than in the event last held in Uganda two…
Read More 4 South Africans to tee up in the Spirit International
Four of South Africas top amateur golfers tee up in the Spirit International, a 72 hole stroke play competition played at Whispering Pines Golf Club, outside the town of Trinity, 88 miles north of Houston, Texas in the United States, commencing today. Oliver Bekker (Boland) (22), Prinavin Nelson (Kwazulu Natal) (20), Nicole Bekker (North West)…
Read More De Jager still on top in the golf rankings
Louis de Jager, the Centurion Country Club and Gauteng North golfer, is still South Africa’s top ranked amateur golfer according to the latest World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) and South African Golf Association’s Player Rankings released this week. The twenty year old South African Amateur Champion moves up eight places to 34th in the WAGR,…
Read More Dutch win Test after a playoff
After both teams tied on 12 points, on conclusion of 4 foursome and 8 singles matches, it took a sudden death playoff to determine the result of the golf test match between the Netherlands and South Africa which was played at the Hilversum Golf Club, just north of Utrecht, in the Netherlands yesterday. South Africans…
Read More Oliver Bekker wins in US
Oliver Bekker won the 56th Winnie E. Cole Cotton States Invitational, two weeks ago, earning enough World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) points to move him up 52 places to 73rd, according to the latest rankings released on the R&A website. This prestigious event was played at the Bayou DeSiard Country Club in Monroe, Louisanna in…
Read More New South African Handicapping System Available
The new South African Handicap System for Men and Woman, which comes into effect on 1 July 2007 is now available on the SAGA and WGSA websites for viewing. The new System, which is an improvement on the old has the following important changes to the system; 1. Introduction This specification should be read in…
Read More Top SA Golfers Struggle in Amatuer Championship
Playing in perfect weather conditions did not help any of the fourteen South African Amateur golfers make an impression on the leader board after the first round of the Amateur Championship being played over both the Royal Lytham and St Annes and St Annes Old Links Golf Clubs in England. The championship attracts 288 of…
Read More KwaZulu Natal win S.A. Country Districts
KwaZulu Natal defended the title they won in 2006 at St Francis Bay when they won the A section of the 2007 S.A Country Districts Tournament at San Lameer Country Club. Winning all four of their matches, the home side won 35 out of a possible 48 games. In the B section, Mpumalanga ended triumphant…
Read More Gauteng North win the Challenge IPT
Gauteng North finished just 2.5 points ahead of neighbours and rivals Central Gauteng as the results of the 2007 Challenge IPT went to the wire. Trailing Gauteng North by one game, Central Gauteng, who where playing Western Province on the last day needed to win and win big to over take the log leaders. The…
Read More Branden finishes well amongst the Pros
Branden had a “slow by comparison” weekend after his scintillating form over the first two days of the Telkom PGA Championships. His weekend rounds of 70 and 71 for a score of 141 and 3 under par where still two excellent rounds considering the company he had over the weekend. With 4 sub par rounds…
Read More Branden shows good form
After two solid loops of 34 and 31 young Southern Cape golfer Branden Grace signed for a first round 65, one stroke off first round leader Desvond Botes. Brandens round consisted of 18 blemish free rounds with eight birdies, 2 in the first nine holes and 5 birdies on the back nine. Not letting the…
Read More The 106th All India Golf Championship
Satish Aparajit, the Secretary General of the Indian Golf Association today advised that the venue for the 106th All India Golf Championship had been changed from Bangalore to Coimbatore. No further details where provided.
Read More National team named for the 106th All India Golf Championship
Branden Grace and Ruan Botha where named as the team to represent SA at the 106th All India Golf Championship in Bangalore from the 12th -18th February 2007.
Read More Schietekat takes the 2006 Central Gauteng Open
With a closing round of 72, Neil Schietekat cruised to a 3 shot win over Wesley Worster and South African Eisenhower Cup player, Charl Coetzee on Sundays final round of the 2006 Central gauteng Open. Having opened up with 68 and 67 for a half way total of 135, Neil took a one shot lead…
Read More Inaugural mid Amateur Success
On a final day where the singles where lost to inclement weather, the Central Gauteng A side had it all but in the bag after progressing through the first 3 days of competition unbeaten. Being trailed after close of play on Thursday by host Union Ekurhuleni and close rivals Western Province, Central Gauteng needed to…
Read More Attie takes Ekurhuleni Open
Attie Schwartzel, younger brother of European Tour player Charl Schwartzel won the Ekurhuleni Open by 4 shots from Eisenhower team member Charl Coetzee on the weekend. After opening rounds of 68 and 65, Attie on 11 under par took a 3 shot lead into the final two rounds. Despite 4 sub ppar rounds, Charl(275) could…
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