Posts Tagged ‘Women’s Golf’
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…
Read MoreMemorable win for McWilliam in Border Championship
19 February 2018 – Scotland’s Shannon McWilliams might have lost to Danielle du Toit in the informal Test between South Africa and Scotland before the Border Championship, but the Aboyne golfer certainly had the measure of the East London Golf Club on the weekend as she marched to victory on Sunday. Du Toit beat McWilliam…
Read MoreSA quartet ready for Scottish test
15 February 2018 – South Africa’s top ranked Kajal Mistry from Randpark will lead Zethu Myeki, Caitlyn Macnab and Danielle du Toit into battle against four top amateurs from Scotland at East London Golf Club on Friday. The South African quartet will challenge the Scottish Golf’s Women’s Squad members an unofficial one-day Test that will…
Read MoreMyeki makes some major moves
11 February 2018 – A victory to start her 2018 season. A new golf union and home course. A new home in Gauteng. These are some of the bold moves Zethu Myeki made at the start of the year made as she prepares to write a new chapter in her golfing career. Click the link…
Read MoreGolfRSA names teams for All-Africa Junior
4 February 2018 – GolfRSA named seven of South Africa’s leading juniors to the two teams that will defend the country’s Girls and Boys titles in the 2018 All-Africa Junior Golf Championship from 6 – 9 March in Morocco. The 72-hole championship, which annually draws the cream of junior golf across the African continent, will…
Read MoreAmmie trio enjoys Sunshine Ladies Tour start
24 January 2018 – Pretoria golfer Danielle du Toit and 13-year-olds Kiera Floyd from Benoni and Bloemfontein’s Gabbi Venter had a great time starting the 2018 Sunshine Ladies Tour season in the Canon Ladies Tshwane Open at Pretoria Country Club on Tuesday. Like most of the field on opening day, top ranked Du Toit found…
Read MoreRothman qualifies for Bridge Fund finals
Jordan Rothman, a 15-year-old pupil at Curro Durbanville, has become the first girl to qualify for the finals of the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series, a national series of 18 events sanctioned by GolfRSA. In the finals in April 2018, Jordan will compete against some of the country’s best U-19 boys for the grand prize…
Read MoreSA duo impress in Annika Invitational USA
12 January 2018 – South Africa’s top female amateur talents – Kajal Mistry and Woo-Ju Son – gave a superb account of themselves in a top field at the prestigious Annika Invitational USA, presented by Rolex, in the United States. Mistry, the country’s top ranked senior, weathered freezing conditions to close out a top six…
Read MoreMistry & Son set for Annika Invitational USA
12 January 2018 – South Africa’s Kajal Mistry and Woo-Ju Son will fly the flag in the 10th Annika Invitational USA, presented by Rolex, in Florida from 13-15 January. Mistry, the country’s top ranked senior, and the number one junior Son, have been drawn together for the opening round at the World Golf Village in…
Read MoreDu Toit delights at All India Ladies Amateur
24 December 2017 – Missing Christmas with the family to travel to India and fly the flag for South Africa in the All India Ladies Amateur Championship proved well worth the sacrifice for Gauteng North golfer Danielle du Toit. The 18-year-old Menlo Park matriculant became the 101st champion of this prestigious women’s amateur tournament when…
Read MoreDetermined Du Toit makes All India final
23 December 2017 – Danielle du Toit reached the final of the All India Ladies Amateur Championship in Bangalore, India on Saturday, showing great courage under fire and the conviction to win. The 18-year-old South African was relentlessly tested by Rhea Purvi Saravanan from India, but Du Toit prevailed to take the match 4 &…
Read MoreDu Toit reaches final four in India
22 December 2017 – South Africa’s Danielle du Toit is through to the semi-final round in the match play stage of the All India Ladies Amateur Championship after two solid victories at the Eagleton Golf Resort course in Bangalore, India on Friday. The Pretoria Country Club golfer mowed down Ananya Datar from India 4 &…
Read MoreDu Toit stays on track in India
21 December 2017 – Danielle du Toit crossed the first hurdle in the All India Ladies Amateur Championship with ease in Bangalore, India on Thursday. The Gauteng North golfer routed Tiya Chowdery from the United States 4 & 3 to reach the second round of the match play stage at the Eagleton Golf Resort course.…
Read MoreDu Toit books All India Match Play berth
20 December 2017 – Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit sealed a spot in the match play stage of the All India Ladies Amateur Championship, but Zethu Myeki from Border was forced to make an early exit in Bangalore, India on Wednesday. “The roles were reversed 12 months ago, when Zethu reached the second round of…
Read MoreMixed results for SA pair in India
19 December 2017 – It was an up-and-down start for Danielle du Toit and Zethu Myeki, but both players were positive after the opening round of the Indian Golf Union’s All India Ladies Amateur Championship in Bangalore, India on Tuesday. “The Eagleton Golf Resort course is 6,201 yards long (5,670 metres), and what it lacks…
Read MoreMyeki’s season of smiles
18 December 2017 – You rarely see Zethu Myeki without a smile these days and it was there again when she stepped up to the first tee at the Eagleton Golf Resort in Bangalore, India on Monday morning. “I have so many reasons to smile,” said the 24-year-old Myeki from East London. “I’ve had a…
Read MoreNienaber and Son sizzle in United States
18 December 2017 – GolfRSA juniors Wilco Nienaber and Woo-Ju Son captured a one, two finish for South Africa in the prestigious Greg Norman Academy Junior Invitational in the United States on Sunday. Nienaber laid down a marker for a Global Junior Golf Tour hat-trick when he opened with a one-under-par 71 on the Norman…
Read MoreIntroducing Marvelous Caitlyn Macnab
It has been a season to remember for 15-year-old Caitlyn Macnab, who was named the Under-19 Player of the Year by Ekurhuleni Women’s Golf in November. The petite Ekurhuleni golfer – who packs a huge drive and a lethal short game – racked up eight top three finishes since March and one felt it was…
Read MoreWinter sparkles in Kimberley
9 November 2017 – The history of diamonds in South Africa is rooted in the Northern Cape, but Sandra Winter from George sparkled brighter than the Star of South Africa when she lifted the SA Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship title for a record fourth time on Wednesday. Winter had successive victories in the women’s mid-amateur flagship event in…
Read MoreMistry marches to Ackerman glory
16 October 2017 – South Africa’s top ranked Kajal Mistry continued her dominance of the women’s amateur golf circuit as she raced to her third victory in as many months in the prestigious Ackerman Championship on Sunday. The 16-year-old from Parkview defied gale force winds and sweeping rain to construct a four stroke victory on…
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