Open Amateurs

Mitchell replaces Rebula in Eisenhower Team for SA

Mitchell replaces Rebula in Eisenhower Team for SA

MAYNOOTH, 5 September 2018 – A World Amateur Team Championship that held so much promise for reigning Amateur champion Jovan Rebula went up in smoke after the George golfer was forced to withdraw on Wednesday. Malcolm Mitchell from KwaZulu-Natal is being flown to Ireland to step Rebula and join fellow GolfRSA National Squad players Wilco…
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Team SA ready to do battle in Ireland

Team SA ready to do battle in Ireland

MAYNOOTH, Ireland (3 September 2018) – Reigning Amateur champion Jovan Rebula, along with the country’s top ranked Wilco Nienaber and Matt Saulez, are shipshape for the Eisenhower Trophy challenge at the World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland. Rebula, the country’s highest ranked player in the World Amateur Golf Ranking, joined his fellow GolfRSA National Squad…
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Double delight for GolfRSA at 2018 gSport Awards

Double delight for GolfRSA at 2018 gSport Awards

2 September 2018 – GolfRSA scooped two awards at the prestigious gsport SA Women’s Sports Awards during a glittering extravaganza held at The Wanderers Club on Friday, 31 August 2018. This year marked the 13th edition of the country’s longest running women’s sport awards, honouring South Africa’s top athletes and those who make valuable contributions to…
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New handicap changes: what to expect

New handicap changes: what to expect

30 August 2018 – On September 3rd 2018, amateur golf in South Africa moves a step closer to the World Handicap System when GolfRSA introduces some noteworthy changes to the handicap system. As of Monday, club golfers in South Africa will no longer make use of the traditional Handicap that they have used for years.…
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Venues announced for SA’s Big Three

Venues announced for SA’s Big Three

21 August 2018 – GolfRSA has announced the host courses for its three biggest events of the year, with the Sanlam SA Amateur returning to Cape Town for the first time since 2012. Also revealed are the venues for the South African Stroke Play Championship and the African Amateur Championship. The three events run consecutively and…
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Filippi comes full circle in Southern Cape

Filippi comes full circle in Southern Cape

21 August 2018 – Luca Filippi is finally having the kind of season he knew he was capable of and victory at Plettenberg Bay Country Club on Sunday validated his simple, but effective objective for 2018. “I had some great highlights, but last year still felt like a let-down in terms of the rankings. I…
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Fearless Filippi soars to victory in Southern Cape

Fearless Filippi soars to victory in Southern Cape

19 August 2018 – Luca Filippi from Western Province fired a final round three-under-par 69 on Sunday to win the Southern Cape Open, supported by the Western Province Department of Sport, at Plettenberg Bay Country Club. The GolfRSA National Squad Player beat fellow Western Province golfer Ayden Senger by four strokes to win with a…
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Unsung hero Nel ready to face the future

6 August 2018 – The GolfRSA National Squad celebrated a noteworthy slice of success with the international achievements of Jovan Rebula, Wilco Nienaber, Christo Lamprecht, Martin Vorster and Deon Germishuys between May and July this year. These world beaters undoubtedly deserved the attention showered on them, but it’s time to shine the spotlight on Therion Nel,…
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Rebula likes SA odds at The Open

18 July 2018 – While his main aim will be to savour the experience, amateur Jovan Rebula fancies the chances of the South Africans at The Open starting at Carnoustie Golf Links on Thursday. The 20-year-old booked his ticket to The Open by winning the British Amateur at Royal Aberdeen last month. “It’s crazy how…
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NMU lays down marker USSA Golf Champs

10 July 2018 – Altin van der Merwe, Kyle de Beer and Jacques Smit propelled Nelson Mandela University A into the prime spot in the match play log for the 2018 University Sport South Africa (USSA) Golf Championship at Port Shepstone Country Club. NMU A and the University of Stellenbosch A posted matching totals of…
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