Juniors

GolfRSA simplifies rankings with new system launch

14 June 2026 – GolfRSA will introduce an updated rankings system on 1 August 2026 as part of its transition to the new DotGolf tournament management platform, delivering a simpler, more consistent and easier-to-understand ranking system for golfers across South Africa. The rankings update follows the recent migration of South Africa’s handicap system to DotGolf…
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SA Juniors set for international challenge

5 June 2026 – GolfRSA is pleased to announce the selection of 10 of South Africa’s most promising young golfers to represent the country in three prestigious international junior championships this June. Central Gauteng’s Casey Twidale, Dewan de Bruin from Southern Cape and Gauteng North quartet Lourenda Steyn, Phenyo Sebata and brothers Roelof and Cilliers…
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Rising stars named to 2026 | 2027 GolfRSA National Squad

2 April 2026 – GolfRSA has announced the rising stars selected for the GolfRSA Men’s National Squad Class of 2026 | 2027, reaffirming its commitment to identifying, supporting and developing South Africa’s most promising young amateur golfers. Launched in 2015, the GolfRSA National Squad programme has already helped to produce an impressive list of graduates…
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GolfRSA quartet set for Italian U16 Championship debut

CAPE TOWN, 7 August 2025 – Reigning Nedbank Junior Challenge champion Schalk van Ettinger will join fellow South Africans Shaun Viljoen, Jordan Groenewald and Yieke Ajulu in representing GolfRSA at the prestigious Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship later this month. The 18th edition of the championship will be staged at Biella Golf Club Le Betulle in…
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GolfRSA’s rising stars head to Europe for prestigious Junior golf events

JOHANNESBURG, 14 July 2025 – A strong contingent of GolfRSA National Squad members will be flying the South African flag high as they compete in three prestigious international events in the coming weeks – the Junior Dutch Open in the Netherlands, the European Juniors International and R&A Girls’ Amateur Championship in Germany and Wales. Six…
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Craig wins Nomads SA Boys U17 with final-round fireworks

JOHANNESBURG, 11 July 2025 – A pair of electrifying eagles on the eighth and 17th holes propelled Cilliers Craig to a commanding four-stroke victory at the 2025 Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Stroke Play Championship at Reading Country Club. Craig’s final-round four-under-par 67, the lowest round of the week, lifted him to a winning total of…
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Ludick ignites back-nine birdie blitz to win Nomads NOoM at PE Golf Club

GQEBERHA, 6 July 2025 – After a whirlwind international tour, Johndre Ludick delivered a sensational back-nine birdie charge at PE Golf Club – The Hill to win the 2025 Nomads Coastal National Order of Merit (NooM) tournament by two shots. The Graaff-Reinet Golf Club standout, fresh off the GolfRSA National Squad Tour to the UK…
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SA Juniors Primed for African Challenge

23 April 2025 – Twenty-five of South Africa’s brightest junior golf stars will star in two prestigious golf championships on the African continent this April. Two Protea sides are set to continue the nation’s dominant run at the 2025 All Africa Junior Team Championship in Tunisia, while 16 up-and-coming juniors will tee it up in…
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Newman in ascendancy again at Nomads SA Boys U19

7 April 2025 – Bryan Newman added the 2025 Nomads SA Boys Championship to his list of victories this year when he cruised to a thumping 9&8 win at Mossel Bay Golf Club. The winner of the Africa Amateur Championship at Leopard Creek in February had a couple of close shaves in the quarter-final and…
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Class-act Craig clinches Nomads SA Boys U19 Stroke Play victory

4 April 2025 – After a ding-dong battle through the four rounds, Roelof Craig emerged victorious in the Stroke Play section of the 2025 Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship at Mossel Bay Golf Club. The 17-year-old Gauteng North junior closed with a five-under-par 67 to edge out Dewan de Bruin by one shot, with Vuyisani Makama…
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