Charl Barnard Archives - Golf RSA

Amateur golf earns triple recognition at SA Sports Awards

13 August 2026 – South African amateur golf will stand proudly alongside the country’s leading sporting codes and athletes after GolfRSA earned three nominations for the 2026 SA Sports Awards. GolfRSA has been nominated for Federation of the Year, while the history-making South African Eisenhower Trophy side of Christiaan Maas, Daniel Bennett and Charl Barnard…

Flying finish sparks Barnard to Freddie Tait Cup glory

1 March 2026 – Charl Barnard etched his name onto the storied Freddie Tait Cup Trophy as leading amateur at the Investec South African Open, while another former amateur winner, Casey Jarvis, cruised to a three-stroke victory in the world’s second-oldest national open at Stellenbosch Golf Club. Barnard missed the cut in his SA Open…

Full throttle for Freddie Tait Cup as Kruger retains pole position

28 March 2026 – When Dian Kruger tried to put pedal to the metal in the third round of the Investec South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club on Saturday, he couldn’t quite pull away from the field, signing for a two-over-par 72. Kruger spends his spare hours racing a Mercedes at Zwartkops Raceway,…

Amateur trio targets Freddie Tait Cup weekend charge

27 February 2026 – Dian Kruger, Charl Barnard and Logan Leisher will carry the amateur hopes into the weekend at the Investec South African Open Championship , as all three GolfRSA National Squad members pursue the coveted Freddie Tait Cup at Stellenbosch Golf Club. Kruger leads the trio after a hard-earned two-under-par 68 lifted him…

Buchanan digs deep to lead Investec SA Open amateur challenge

STELLENBOSCH, 26 February 2026 – Recent Africa Amateur champion Jack Buchanan set the pace among the six amateurs in the opening round of the Investec South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club, grinding out a hard-earned one-under-par 69. As it is for all six amateurs in the field, it was as much a wonderful…

Six rising stars. A historic stage. The 2026 Investec SA Open awaits.

25 February 2026 – South African Amateur champion Judd Sundelson leads a fearless six-strong amateur charge into the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club on Thursday. Sundelson is joined by 2026 Africa Amateur champion Jack Buchanan, along with National Squad members Charl Barnard, Dian Kruger and Logan Leisher, ranked first, third and…

Three Amateurs. One Massive Stage. The 2026 Investec SA Open Awaits

STELLENBOSCH, 10 December 2025 – South Africa’s No. 1 amateur, Charl Barnard, headlines the quintet of leading amateurs invited to tee it up in the 2026 Investec South African Open Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club from 26 February – 1 March. The reigning South African Amateur champion is eager for a stronger showing after his…

Fired-up finish gives SA another Tailhade Cup top-five

13 November 2025 – Johndre Ludick and Charl Barnard extended South Africa’s proud history in the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup with an 11th consecutive top-five finish at Los Lagartos Country Club in Del Viso, Argentina. It was a poor start for the South African duo, ranked number three and number one respectively on the GolfRSA…

Historic Eisenhower Trophy triumph for Team South Africa

SINGAPORE, 11 October 2025 – Team South Africa’s Christiaan Maas, Daniel Bennett and Charl Barnard carved their names into golfing history on Saturday, capturing the nation’s first-ever Eisenhower Trophy with a resounding eight-shot triumph at Tanah Merah Country Club in Singapore. It was a week of dominance, composure, and teamwork as Texas Longhorn team-mates Maas…

GolfRSA Announces Teams for 2025 World Amateur Team Championships

6 August 2025 – GolfRSA has named two strong teams to represent South Africa at the 2025 World Amateur Team Championships, which will be hosted by the Singapore Golf Association at the Tanah Merah Country Club in October. Former GolfRSA No. 1 Kyra van Kan will make her debut in the Espirito Santo Trophy alongside…

Maas keeps Investec SA Open title hopes alive with magnificent 64

1 March 2025 – Christiaan Maas carded a brilliant bogey-free eight-under-par 64 on Friday at Durban Country Club in the second round of the Investec South African Open Championship as he marched towards his second Freddie Tait Cup. The trophy named for a young Scottish lieutenant in the famed Black Watch who died in 1900…

Pacesetter Maas edges ahead in rain-hit SA Open

28 February 2025 – Christiaan Maas at two-under-par was the leading amateur after the first round of the Investec South African Open Championship was finally completed on Friday morning at a drenched Durban Country Club. The 2023 Freddie Tait Cup winner made four birdies and two bogeys after a first round which stretched from mid-morning…

Maas, Arthur lead amateur challenge in Investec SA Open

26 February 2025 – The 2025 Investec South African Open Championship is bound to be one to remember as a host of the country’s top amateurs bid for top honours. Durban Country Club has undergone renovations but one thing that has not changed is the production line of top amateur talent vying for a spot…

Braveheart Barnard captures SA Amateur at Humewood

21 February 2025 – Charl Barnard produced the best performance of his career and played his way into the Investec South African Open when he defeated Cameron Mukherjee of Great Britain 5/3 in an enthralling the 36-hole match play final in the South African Amateur Championship at Humewood Golf Club. WATCH: Celebrating 2025 SA Amateur…

Barnard to battle Mukherjee for the SA Amateur title

20 February 2025 – South Africa’s number five amateur Charl Barnard rolled on into the final of the South African Amateur Championship on Thursday with a pair of tight victories in the quarter-finals and semi-finals on a windy day at Humewood Golf Club. Barnard dispatched France’s Louka Morin 1-up in their quarter-final to set up…

Giant slayers topple big names at SA Amateur

19 February 2025 – There were some big-name casualties as the South African Amateur Championship whittled down to its last eight players on Wednesday, with 15-year-old East London school boy Arron Louw and Frenchman Louka Morin stealing the show at Humewood Golf Club. Louw – the younger sibling of reigning GolfRSA No.1 Kesha Louw –…

GolfRSA rising stars named for international stage

3 May 2024 – GolfRSA takes pleasure in announcing 10 promising young golfing talents who have been selected to fly the flag for South Africa in two prestigious international events for the world’s leading junior golfers in June. Charl Barnard, Dylan Kayne, Zané Kleynhans, Pearce Lewin, Kesha Louw and Gia Raad will represent South Africa…

Golf the Biggest Champion at 2024 All Africa Junior Teams

28 April 2024 – South Africa’s rich legacy at the All Africa Junior Teams Championships continued when both the boys and girls defended their respective titles in April, but golf was the biggest champion in the junior African flagship event at Benoni Country Club. The 17th edition was a groundbreaking one for the African continent…

Barnard gets Nomads SA Boys retribution in Benoni

31 March 2024 – Charl Barnard made amends for a heart-breaking loss in last year’s final to capture the Nomads SA Boys Under-19 Match Play Championship title at Benoni Country Club in March. Just a year after going down in the final to Pearce Lewin at Pecanwood, the 18-year-old from Centurion Country Club defeated Woodhill’s…

Teams for prestigious 2024 Africa events announced

15 March 2023 – Seven new caps will make their debut for South Africa in two prestigious African team events, sponsored by The R&A and hosted by the Africa Golf Confederation, in April and May. Dylan Kayne, Charl Barnard, Kesha Louw and Gia Raad have been awarded junior national colours for the All Africa Junior…