The South African Junior Team of Connie Chen, Talia Nel and Lara Weinstein arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland, yesterday to participate in the Girls British Open Amateur at Royal Belfast - a course that Erica Lefson describes as like Woodhill golf course in a beautiful park.

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Whilst attending the Harder German Junior Masters, which forms part of the World Junior Golf Series, Ron Boon, Chairman of the KeNako Golf and Sports Academy, announced the launch of the KeNako S.A. Junior Masters as part of the World Junior Golf Series.

With Ron, second left, are Dr Susanna Rosswag, European Director, Tom Burnett, US Director and Erica Lefson.

17-year old South African Connie Chen played great golf on the final day of the Harder German Junior Masters to finish in third place on 6 under par 210 (71, 71, 68). The event was won by Dane Nicole Broch Larson on -12, with Thailand’s Thidapa Suwannapura in second place on -7.

After another fine one-under 71, Connie Chen goes into the final round of the Harder German Junior Masters on -2, alone in fourth place. Lara Weinstein also returned an excellent 71 and she and Talia Nel who scored 78 yesterday, are grouped together to lead the field teeing off at 7.30am today.

A one under 71 put South African junior Connie Chen tied fourth in the first round of the Harder German Junior Masters being played at Heddesheim Golf Club this week. Pictured above are Proudly South African Connie Chen, Talia Nel and Lara Weinstein.

Former Eastern Cape star Tanica van As, now living in KZN, won th36 hole Durban Regional Championships played at Bluff National Park Country Club on Sunday.

SA Junior Champion Connie Chen continued her run of victories when she won the 36 hole Nomads Gauteng Stroke Play Championships at the newly redesigned Houghton Golf Club this week. Her score of 149 (75, 74|) was two strokes ahead of SA Champion Kim Williams 151 (75, 76) and another junior, Lara Weinstein, also having a great year, was a stroke back on 152 (72,80).

Women's Golf South Africa congratulates Louis Oosthuizen on a fabulous win this week at St Andrews.

Haydn Porteous, representing South Africa at the Junior Open in Scotland, did his country proud by winning the Africa Trophy.

South African Junior Haydn Porteous is lying tied second after the first round with a one under par 70, one stroke behind Daniel Nielsen of Denmark at the R & A Junior Open being played at Lundin Golf Club in Fife, Scotland.

South Africa's Kelli Shean qualified for the final two rounds as the leading amateur on +7 at the UP Women's Open Championship being played at Oakmont Country Club this week.

Despite an indifferent 79 in testing weather conditions during the second round of the US Women's Open being played at Oakmont County Club this week, South African amateur Kelli Shean is still on track to make the cut and play this weekend. Kelli is now on +7 with the projected cut at +11.

South African Kelli Shean returnd a one-under 70 to lie in joint second place after the first round of the US Open being played at Oakmont Country Club from 8 to 11 July.

Mpumalanga's Izel Pieters travels to Scotland on Friday 9 July to participate in the biennial Junior Open Championship to be played at Lundin Golf Club, 12 miles away from the historic St Andrews.

17 year-old Connie Chen carried home three trophies from Services Golf Club this week when she won the Stroke Play, Match Play and Junior Gauteng North Championships in a top SA Women's field and on a course that had been lengthened to 5600 for the stroke play and 5840 for the match play championship.

The SuperSport TV insert of the WGSA 72 Hole Teams Championship has postponed to Wednesday 23rd June at 7.30pm.

South Africa's Connie Chen carded a 67, the low round of the girl's championship, on the final day of the Jakarta World Junior Championships to finish as runner-up on 217, one stroke behind the winner Chirupat Jao-Javanil of Thailand.

Kelly Erasmus really came into to her own this week at the Jakarta World Junior Championships and she and her partner Lara Weinstein are lying fifth in the event with the final round being played tomorrow

Connie Chen carded a 73 in the first round of the Jakarta World Junior Championship being played at the Pantai Indah Kapuk (PIK) Course in Jakarta this week.

Women’s Golf South Africa today announced the teams to represent South Africa at the World Amateur Teams Championship for the Espirito Santo Trophy and the All Africa Challenge Trophy.