JOHANNESBURG, 19 May 2016 – Gauteng North and Central Gauteng are deadlocked heading into the final round of the 2016 Challenge Cup, but the SAGA Juniors are still in the mix after fourth round action wrapped up at Parkview Golf Club on Thursday.
Gauteng North led the standings after three rounds, but the SAGA Juniors held the Daisies to a 6-all draw and that opened the door for Central Gauteng to take aim at a third victory in five years. Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG, 18 May 2016 – Midway through the 2016 Challenge Cup and it is still wide open after the SAGA Juniors flattened Western Province, USSA halted Gauteng North’s winning run and Central Gauteng eked out a second victory at Parkview Golf Club on Wednesday.
Gauteng North bagged victories against Central Gauteng and Western Province, but USSA put the brakes on their run and held the Daisies to a 6-all draw.
USSA trailed 3 – 1 after the Foursomes, but Andrew van der Knaap won 5 & 4 and Luke Jerling downed Albert Venter 4 & 2 to put the side back in the match. Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG, 16 May 2016 – Gauteng North and the South African Universities came up trumps while it took a feisty comeback in the Singles for the South African Golf Association (SAGA) Juniors to get their title defence in the Challenge Cup underway at Parkview Golf Club on Monday.
Central Gauteng and Gauteng North drew 2-all in the Foursomes and the host union took a 4 – 2 lead after Cameron Moralee and Dylan Naidoo both won 6 & 5. Continue reading
The Els Club development league side beat PCC during the final round by two points. The league was scheduled over 8 rounds at various clubs around Pretoria. Each participating team entered 8 players of which the 6 best scores count toward the team total. Truly remarkable that the two teams were separated by such a narrow margin. (PCC held a one point lead coming into the final round)
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TSHWANE, 9 May 2016 –Western Province’s Gerlou Roux staved off Shaun Stapleton from Central Gauteng to claim back back-to-back titles in the SA Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship last Friday.
“I guess I got a jump on that old adage that life begins at 40; if 39 is this good, I can’t wait to hit the forties,” jested the Bellville golfer after he sealed a two stroke victory on eight under 280 with rounds of 68, 73, 68 and 71 at Silver Lakes Country Club in Pretoria.
Roux swept to a four shot triumph last year, but this time around, the country’s number one ranked mid-amateur said victory tasted a whole lot sweeter. Continue reading
TSHWANE, 5 May 2016 – Defending champion Gerlou Roux made his move in the third round to strengthen his bid for back-to-back titles in the SA Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Silver Lakes Country Club on Thursday.
Roux reversed a bogey start with birdie at the second and added gains at seven, eight, 14 and 18 to o leapfrog overnight leader Shaun Stapleton for pole position with a four-under-par 68. Continue reading
TSHWANE, 5 May 2016 – It’s moving day at the SA Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship and Shaun Stapleton will have his job cut out to stave off an assault from defending champion Gerlou Roux and Ryan Dreyer at Silver Lakes Country Club.
Stapleton began Wednesday’s second round in a three-way tie for the lead on four under with Roux from Bellville Golf Club and Akasia’s Robert Gouws. Continue reading