Open Amateurs

Carlsson edges Woollam for Northern Amateur glory

16 March 2018 – Andrew Carlsson made sure that his 25th birthday will be one for the books after he edged out Chris Woollam to lift the Pro Shop Northern Amateur Championship title on Friday. The Bryanston golfer went toe-to-toe with Woollam from KwaZulu-Natal at Randpark Golf Club and clinched victory at the 37th hole.…
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Albertse conquers at Pro Shop Northern Amateur

15 March 2018 – There can be few finer ways to seal a victory than with a flawless performance and that was exactly how in-form Louis Albertse won the 72-hole stroke play qualifier of the prestigious Pro Shop Northern Amateur Championship on 13 March. The 21-year-old Dundee native was in imperious form all week at…
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Sanlam SA Amateur glory goes to Germishuys

2 March 2018 – Not since Ernie Els lost to Neville Clarke at the 40th hole in 1988 has the 36-hole final of the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship gone further than 38 holes. On Friday, the four-time Major champion was dialled into the action at Durban Country Club as Deon Germishuys and Chris Woollam…
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Woollam, Germishuys to face off in SA Amateur final

1 March 2018 – For a second successive year the 36-hole final round battle for Sanlam South African Amateur Championship glory will be an all-South African affair after Chris Woollam and Deon Germishuys crushed Scotland’s title hopes in the semi-final round of the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship at Durban Country Club on Thursday. Scotland won…
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Local hopes slashed at Sanlam SA Amateur

28 February 2018 – South Africa’s top ranked junior Jayden Schaper dispatched the Proudfoot Trophy winner David Langley from England and South Africa’s number three ranked Malcolm Mitchell from Kloof Country Club on day two of the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship at Durban Country Club. In Wednesday morning’s second round, Schaper sent Langley packing with…
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Ekurhuleni teens topple tall trees in Sanlam SA Amateur

27 February 2018 – A pair 14-year-olds from Ekurhuleni punched well above their weight to reach the top 32 in the match play stage of the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship at Durban Country Club on Tuesday. Reigning English Boys Under-14 champion Casey Jarvis vanquished Siyanda Mwandla from Mount Edgecombe 5 & 4, while fellow GolfRSA…
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Langley lifts Proudfoot at SA Amateur

26 February 2018 – Englishman David Langley fired a big warning shot when he won the 36-hole qualifier in the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship by four shots on Monday. The 23-year-old Berkshire golfer threw down the gauntlet when he opened with a five-under-par 67 in the brutal conditions at Durban Country Club on Sunday.…
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Late eagle lifts Langley to SA Amateur lead

  25 February 2018 – Englishman David Langley finished with an eagle at Durban Country Club to lead the first round of the 36-hole Stroke Play Qualifier for the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship on Sunday. On a day when gusting winds and driving rain battered the field, just five players broke par. The 23-year-old…
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Golf’s new World Handicap System designed to grow the game

20 February 2018 – The way golfers around the world will calculate their handicaps is set to be transformed by a new system developed by The R&A and the USGA, with key features designed to provide all golfers with a consistent measure of playing ability. The new World Handicap System – to be implemented in…
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GolfRSA National Squad for 2018 unveiled

19 February 2018 – GolfRSA has named 19 players to the GolfRSA National Squad for 2018/19, with five new faces joining the band of the best and most promising open amateur and junior golfers in the country. Three-time Ekurhuleni Open winner Malcolm Mitchell and reigning Southern Cape Open champion Deon Germishuys, alongside Clayton Mansfield, Therion…
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