Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey represented South Africa at the Mexican Women's Amateur Championship played at Club de Golf, Vallescondido in Mexico City from 10 to 14 January and we include her unabridged report on the event.

WGSA regrets to advise that Greta Badenhorst, Past President of Western Province and who served on the SA National Executive from 1995 to 1996 passed away suddenly today at the age of 77.

12 year-old Courtenay James came first in the U.S. Kids World Qualifier at Eagle Canyon Golf Club in JHB on the weekend. This is the third year in a row that she has won her age division.

South Africa's Kim Williams finished runner-up in the Mexican Women's Amateur Championship after scoring a 79 in the final round. The event was played at the Club de Golf, Vallescondido, Mexico City this week.

14 Year old Zanele Mazibuko and 17 year old Ntsoaki Mokoena from Phuthaditjhaba in Qwa-Qwa, Free State have been accepted on the Department of Sport & Recreation’s residential scholarship at the High Performance Centre Academy in Pretoria.

South Africa's Kim Williams remains in second place in the Mexican Women's Amateur Championship after scoring another 73 in round three.

Top ranked Kim Williams carded a 73 in the second round of the Mexican Women's Amateur Championships to move up to tied second place. The event is being played at the Club de Golf, Vallescondido, Mexico City this week.

Yushira Budhram finished in fifth position in the US Junior Masters in December and sent WGSA a report on the event.

Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey competed in the first round of the Mexican Womens' Amateur Championship under pressure having lost their luggage en route from Johannesburg to Mexico. Kim is tied in fourth place on 74, but Iliska did not find the going easy, finishing on 81.

Lara Weinstein won the 54 hole Tanzanian Women's Amateur Championship played at the TPC Club in Kilamanjaro from 4 - 6 December, four strokes ahead of Swaziland's Nobuhle Dlamini.

SA Junior Yushira Budhram carded 78, 76, 75 (+13) in the United States Junior Masters golf tournament to finish in fifth position. The inaugural event was played on the Ocean Course at the Ponte Vedra Inn & Club in Ponte Verdra Beach, Florida from 20 to 23 December.

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15-Year old Glendower member Lara Weinstein, playing off a three handicap, won the inaugural 54 hole KwaZulu Natal Junior Championship played at Umkomaas Golf Club this week.

In her final year as a junior, Rondebosch's Rushda Mallick topped the scoreboard at the inaugutal Nomads Western Province Junior Stroke Play Championships played at Westlake Golf Club on Sunday 13 December 2009.

Top SA Juniors, Connie Chen and Bertine Strauss have been invited to compete in the second Annika Invitational to be played at the Reunion Resort (Independence Course), Florida, USA from 12 - 15 February 2010. This announced by WGSA President Erica Lefson in Cape Town today.

WGSA President Erica Lefson announced today that Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey will represent South Africa in the Mexican Championships and International Pairs event to be played at the Club de Golf, Vallescondido, Mexico City from 10th to 14th January.

SA Junior Connie Chen won the Mpumalanga Open Championship on a one over par 143 (70, 73) followed by Nicole Becker three strokes back on 146 (73, 73) when this event was played at Witbank Golf Club on 14 and 15 November.

Alana van Greuning won the Closed Championship with a 78 and 75 and Izel Pieters won the best nett with an overall 142 nett. Connie Chen also won the Best Junior trophy and Elsa Loubser won the best Senior trophy.

The first-ever Referees School to be hosted by the South African Golf Association (SAGA) will be held at Alphen Country House and Steenberg Golf Club in Cape Town next year, from Friday the 12th to Sunday the 14th of March.

14-Year old Alexis Thompson, topping the Women's leaderboard with 17 birdies, was instrumental in the USA's seven stroke victory at The Spirit played at Whispering Pines, Trinity, Texas this week.

Thompson became only the second golfer after Lorena Ochea in 2001 and Paula Creamer in 2003 to take home three golds: team, women's team, and individual.

Dylan Frattelli and Leon Knoll had a great day at The Spirit with Dylan tied in overall second place on 12 birdies and Leon has 10.

Paula Creamer's USA team are really fired up and had a great run on Day Two to be in the lead at 25 under par at the half-way stage of The Spirit. This biennial tournament is being played this week at Whispering Pines Golf Club at Trinity, Texas. The South African Team of Kim Williams, Yvette du Plessis, Dylan Frattelli and Leon Knoll are now 10 under and lying in 13th position. The teams enjoyed a Texan Cookout on their first evening at Camp Olympia.