Archive – Women
Telfer leads SA Juniors at Curro World Junior
South Africa’s number one ranked junior Kaleigh Telfer will lead a strong South African contingent in the Curro SA Junior International, which tees off at Langebaan Country Estate on Tuesday.
Park romps to Border Open Champs victory
Gauteng North teenager Carrie Park underlined her growing stature when she tamed gusting winds at East London Golf Club to claim the Border Open Championship title on Sunday.
Telfer takes control at Border Open Champs
South Africa’s top ranked junior Kaleigh Telfer has set up back-to-back victories after firing an opening one-under-par 72 in high wind at the East London Golf Club to take the lead in the Border Open Championship on Saturday.
Theron leads title chase at Border Champs
Top South African junior Bianca Theron will lead the field at this year’s Border Open Championship, which tees off at East London Golf Club this weekend.
Von Ruben prevails at Sun International Challenge
Former South African Women’s Open champion Tandi von Ruben claimed her fourth professional victory at the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s Sun International Challenge, after edging top SA amateur Magda Kruger with a birdie at the first play-off hole at Lost City.
Von Ruben, Kruger a happy double act at Sun City
Top South African amateur Magda Kruger was in a buoyant mood after a one-under-par 71 earned her a share of the first round lead at the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s Sun International Challenge, but it was former SA Women’s Open champion Tandi von Ruben who had more reasons to be happy following the opening round at the Lost City Golf Course.
Fletcher claims EP Match Play honours
Former Nomads SA Girls champion Michaela Fletcher defeated Potchefstroom’s Mae Cornforth 3 & 2 for the Eastern Province Match Play title on Tuesday.
Kruger cruises to EP Stroke Play win
Gauteng North’s Magda Kruger took advantage of the sunny conditions and fast fairways at Port Elizabeth Golf Club to deny the local challengers and claim victory in the Eastern Province Championship on Sunday.
Local amateurs bid for EP honours
Former top SA amateur Nobuhle Dlamini was the undisputed queen of the Eastern Province Championship, winning back-to-back doubles at Port Elizabeth Golf Club in 2012 and Humewood last year.
The Swazi golfer’s departure to the paid ranks this year has cleared the way for the next wave of talent to stake their claim in this prestigious tournament.
INTRODUCING: Olivia le Roux
Womens Golf South Africa’s Olivia le Roux departed for Texas in the United States in January, armed with a high school leaving certificate boasting eight distinctions, heaps of enthusiasm and a lot of goals for the future. We caught up with Olivia as she was settling in at Lamar and chatted to her about how she wound up at Lamar, her goals and dreams and a few of her favourite things.
Tenacious Theron triumphs at WP Junior Champs
Top South African junior Bianca Theron claimed her first victory of the 2014 season in a thrilling play-off against Cara Gorlei to win the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship title at the first extra hole.
Contomathios leads Nomads WP Junior Champs
Gauteng golfer Chiara Contomathios has the early jump on the rest of the field in the first round of the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship at the Metropolitan Golf Club on Saturday.
Irrepressible Kang wins Boland Junior Champs
Rising star Ji Sun Kang came from behind to claim a comprehensive five shot victory from fellow Western Province junior Cara Gorlei at the Boland Junior Championships on Thursday.
Telfer edges ahead at Boland Junior Champs
A wet course and a steady downpour at Kuils River Golf Club had little effect on Bryanston’s Kaleigh Telfer, who hit the front at the Boland Junior Championship with an opening two-under-par 70 on Wednesday.
LET joy for Williams and Dlamini
Africa’s numbers on the Ladies European Tour got a significant boost as South Africa’s two top ranked amateurs, Kim Williams and Nobuhle Dlamini from Swaziland, as well as Bonita Bredenhann from Namibia clinched their full cards for 2014 in the final round of the Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifying in Morocco.
WGSA trio face last hurdle at LET Q-School
At the end of 72 holes at Golf Al Maaden in Marakesh, South Africa’s top ranked amateurs Kim Williams, Nobuhle Dlamini and Nicole Garcia have just one hurdle left to cross at the 2014 Ladies European Tour’s Lalla Aicha Tour School Final Qualifying in Morocco.
Garcia joins Williams, Dlamini at LET Q-School
Ekurhuleni’s Nicole Garcia celebrated her 23rd birthday in high spirits on Wednesday, after successfully crossing the first hurdle in her campaign to secure a card for the 2014 Ladies European Tour. The country’s number four ranked amateur claimed a top 10 finish at one of three pre-qualifying events to make the field for the ultimate test, Final Stage of the Lalla Aicha Tour School this weekend.
A tribute to Nelson Mandela
Womens Golf South Africa joins the nation in mourning the passing of Nelson Mandela. As the federation controlling amateur women’s golf in South Africa, we salute this great man who has inspired us all.
KZN youngsters excel at Future Champs Clinic
Womens Golf South Africa’s Elite Squad coaches, Val Holland and Anna Becker, presented a Future Champions Junior Clinic on Sunday following the KwaZulu-Natal Junior Championship.
Telfer claims wire-to-wire win at KZN Junior Champs
Bryanston’s Kaleigh Telfer showed a lot of guts, grit and determination to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the KwaZulu-Natal Junior Championship at Selborne Golf Club at the weekend. The 15-year-old carded rounds of 75-74-75 to beat local favourite Michaela Fletcher by nine shots for the title, barely two weeks after she defeated SA number one Kim Williams for the Mpumalanga Championship.