Ekurhuleni juniors Tristen Strydom and Paul Boshoff are within striking distance of the lead after the first round of the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy in Scotland, but top junior Cara Gorlei will have to dig deep on Wednesday.

Rising star Cara Gorlei from Western Province will join top Ekurhuleni amateurs Tristen Strydom and Paul Boshoff in the 14^th edition of the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy, which tees off at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club in Scotland on Tuesday.

On the final day of the World Amateur Team Championships in Japan, the South African team claimed a share of 29^th at the Karuizawa 72 East Golf Club while Australia dealt Canada’s campaign in the Espirito Santo Trophy a stunning blow on Saturday.

The South African team drifted outside the top 25 in the Espirito Santo Trophy at the World Amateur Team Championships in Japan on a tough scoring day at the Karuizawa 72 East Golf Club on Friday.

The South African team produced a solid second round at the Karuizawa 72 East Golf Club in Japan on Thursday to keep their Espirito Santo Trophy campaign on track at the 2014 World Amateur Team Championships.

The South African team is in a challenging position after first round action in the Espirito Santo Trophy at the World Amateur Team Championships wrapped up in at the Karuizawa 72 East Golf Club in Japan on Wednesday.

Michaela Fletcher, Monja Richards and Cara Gorlei wrapped up their preparation on Tuesday and are primed to challenge in the first round of the Espirito Santo Trophy at the World Amateur Team Championships in Karuizawa, Japan today.

South Africa’s Michaela Fletcher, Monja Richards and Cara Gorlei are primed for the Espirito Santo Trophy at the World Amateur Team Championships, which tees off at the Karuizawa 72 East Golf Club in Karuizawa, Japan on Wednesday.

South Africa’s Kyle McClatchie and Kaleigh Telfer delivered a champions’ performance in the final round to claim a top 20 finish in the Team Competition at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China on Tuesday.

The South African team are well placed after the first round of the Mixed Gender Team Event at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. Notwithstanding the very wet conditions at the Zhongshan International Golf Club, Kyle McClatchie and Kaleigh Telfer combined for an opening seven-under-par 65 to finish in sixth place.

Italy’s Renato Paratore and Soyoung Lee from Korea claimed golf’s first medallist honours at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, while South African juniors Kaleigh Telfer and Kyle McClatchie finished with mixed results in Nanjing on Thursday.

South African juniors Kaleigh Telfer and Kyle McClatchie enjoyed a second official practice round on Monday, although it was another wet day in Nanjing, China and the pair are primed to tee off in the first round of the Summer Youth Olympics on Tuesday.

Ekurhuleni’s Kyle McClatchie and Kaleigh Telfer from Gauteng are primed for their Summer Youth Olympics debut at the Zhongshan International Golf Club in China on Tuesday.

Texas State University student Lora Assad is relishing her return to the United States after racking up two victories and a runner-up finish at the prestigious Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Championship during her summer break at home.
Over the last six weeks, the 22-year-old Randpark golfer won the Gauteng North Match Play, reached the final of women amateur golf’s flagship event and put an exclamation mark on a productive holiday with a podium finish at the Ekurhuleni 54-Hole Stroke Play Championship.

SA juniors Kaleigh Telfer and Kyle McClatchie joined other young Olympians at the send-off celebrations for the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Johannesburg on Monday.
The 50-strong Team SA departed for China this morning where they will join more than 5,000 athletes from around the globe for the games in Nanjing.

Ivanna Samu claimed her third victory this year and by far the biggest when she won the Sanlam South African Women’s Amateur Championship at Ruimsig Country Club on Wednesday.
Ruimsig Country Club’s Samu became the first player in 38 years to win the SA Women’s Amateur on her home course after beating Lora Assad 2&1 in the final.

Pretoria’s Ruzanne van der Walt thought she was headed home from the Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Championship on Tuesday. Instead, she beat two of the top-ranked players in South Africa to make it through to the semi-finals at Ruimsig Country Club.
The 20-year-old first beat Michael Fletcher 1Up in the morning’s third round, and then beat Carrie Park 2&1 in the afternoon’s quarterfinals to exceed her expectations for one of South Africa’s premier amateur tournaments.

Bertine Strauss had one question she was asking of herself when she teed it up in this week’s Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Championship. And two big wins on Monday gave her the answer.

Johannesburg amateur Eleonora Galletti heads into this week’s Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Championship even more confident of her chances following her victory in the 36-hole stroke play at Ruimsig Country Club on Sunday.

For the first time in three years, next week’s Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Championship will have a maximum field featuring the country’s top amateurs, including those returning from college golf scholarships in America.
One of the most prized trophies in South African women’s amateur golf will be contested by a full strength field of 64 players at Ruimsig Country Club from 3-6 August.