Posts Tagged ‘Royal Johannesburg’
Creating Pathways: How Michael Balderstone built a home for Women in Golf
29 May 2026 – When Michael Balderstone founded South Africa’s first elite golf performance academy in 2004, he wasn’t simply trying to produce better golfers. He was trying to build better futures. More than two decades later, that vision has evolved into the Balderstone Sports Institute (BSI), one of the country’s leading high-performance sporting environments…
Read MoreMasterful Buchanan punches Open ticket at Africa Amateur
7 January 2026 – Jack Buchanan punched his ticket to the 154th Open Championship in emphatic fashion on Saturday when he cruised to a dominating six-stroke victory in The R&A Africa Amateur Championship. Buchanan was untouchable at Royal Johannesburg’s notoriously challenging East Course, posting rounds of 68, 65, 67 and 67 to seal a commanding…
Read MoreTeen sensation Coetzer clinches Africa Amateur Women’s Invitational
6 February 2026 – Twelve months of work paid off in emphatic fashion as Lisa Coetzer claimed the Africa Amateur Women’s Invitational at Royal Johannesburg on Friday. Just 15 years old, the Ekurhuleni teenager delivered an inspired wire-to-wire performance on the East Course, signing for three composed rounds of 72 to finish level-par 216 and…
Read MoreBuchanan and Coetzer march to Africa Amateur pace
5 February 2026 – Overnight leader Lisa Coetzer maintained her grip on the lead in the Africa Amateur Women’s Invitational on Thursday, while Jack Buchanan surged into the lead at the halfway mark of the Africa Amateur Championship after carding a sensational seven-under-par 65 at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club. Coetzer produced another composed level-par 72…
Read MoreVerster and Coetzer set Africa Amateur pace
4 February 2026 – South Africa’s Ivan Verster leads the 2026 Africa Amateur Championship by a single shot, while compatriot Lisa Coetzer set the early pace in the Africa Amateur Women’s Invitational after a strong level-par opening round of 72 on a sun-soaked day at Royal Johannesburg. Verster carded an impressive five-under-par 67 to top…
Read MoreArthur the Lionheart seals dream GolfRSA International victory
31 January 2025 – It took a gritty birdie on the first extra-hole of a sudden-death play-off on Friday for Astin Arthur to overcome the challenge of Charl Barnard and win the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club on the East Course. WATCH: Celebrating 2025 GolfRSA International Amateur Champions Arthur Astin &…
Read MoreBrown closes out GolfRSA International win in style
31 January 2025 – Bobbi Brown was in a league of her own on Friday as she romped home by eight shots to take victory in the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club on the East Course. WATCH: Celebrating 2025 GolfRSA International Amateur Champions Arthur Astin & Bobbi Brown Brown’s closing five-under-par…
Read MoreSA teams swoop to spirited double GolfRSA International triumph
30 January 2025 – It was no-holds barred on moving day in the GolfRSA International Amateur Championships, as the Protea Men and Women scooped both Team Competition titles, Charl Barnard fired a career-best nine-under-par 63 at Royal Johannesburg’s East Course to top the men’s leaderboard and Bobbi Brown extended her lead in the women’s tournament.…
Read MoreBrown blitzes to GolfRSA International lead
JOHANNESBURG, 29 January 2025 – Bobbi Brown converted her love of the Royal Johannesburg East Course into a fine six-under-par 66 on Wednesday in the second round of the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship to take a two-stroke lead after 36 holes. It was something of an up-and-down affair on the front nine as she started…
Read MoreArthur off to a flying start in GolfRSA International
JOHANNESBURG, 28 January 2025 – Astin Arthur produced an almost perfect final six holes on Tuesday in the first round of the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship played on the Royal Johannesburg East Course as he carded a superb seven-under-par 65 to take the 18-hole lead. Arthur, who turned 21 on January 15, took on the…
Read MoreTeams Primed to fly SA flag at GolfRSA International
20 January 2025 – South Africa will proudly be represented by five teams when the GolfRSA International Amateur Championship launches the 2025 South African Swing at Royal Johannesburg from 28–31 January on the prestigious East Course of Royal Johannesburg. Teams comprising South Africa’s top-ranked Men’s and Women’s Open and Junior amateurs, alongside two Presidents Teams,…
Read MoreGraham adds to Scottish success in SA Amateur
12 February 2024 – Scotland’s Gregor Graham continued his country’s fine record in the South African Amateur Championship when he edged local favourite Jordan Burnand 4&2 in the 36-hole final at Royal Johannesburg Golf Club. The Blairgowrie player became the fifth Scot to lift the most sought-after amateur title in South Africa, emulating compatriots Michael…
Read MoreTeen Weber claims historic Proudfoot Trophy victory
5 February 2024 – Fourteen-year-old Ben Weber made history as the youngest winner of the Proudfoot Trophy – the 36-hole stroke play qualifier for the South African Amateur Championship – since its inception in 1931 when he edged countryman Simon du Plooy and Netherlands’ Lars van der Vight by a stroke. WATCH: Weber’s historic Proudfoot…
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