Rushda Mallick wins the inaugural Nomads WP Junior Championships

Rondebosch’s Rushda Mallick topped the scoreboard at the inaugural Nomads Western Province Junior Stroke Play Championships played at Westlake Golf Club on Sunday 13 December 2009. She carded 168 (80,88), seven strokes ahead of Durbanville’s Kelly Erasmus on 175 (89, 86).

Heather Stewart reports “The Cape Doctor threw everything at the players in extremely testing conditions with the wind gusting at 50 to 60 km the whole day.

“Rushda won the Nomads Open Championship and the nett Prentice Cup in the nine and under Division. In the 10 -18 Division Bilqees Adhikarie (Mowbray) won the 36 Gross Event and the Kleyn Cup for the Best Nett 36 Holes. She signed for 187 (89, 98).

“Zayb Kippie won the Under 16 Open Championship. The 19 -26 Handicap Division was won by Molebo Mosia on an excellent Stableford score of 42 points. She played some unbelievable golf while conditions deteriorated as the afternoon wore on.

“Finally in the 27 -35 Division Clovelly’s Lara Wootten pipped Mowbray’s Mpho Bangiso to win this section.”