CAPE TOWN, 21 April 2016 – Pretoria amateur Albert Venter will be looking to emulate former top ranked SA amateur Christiaan Bezuidenhout when he starts his quest for the Western Province Amateur Championship double today.

Bezuidenhout was the last player to win both the stroke play and match play divisions in 2013 and Venter is halfway to the elusive double after claiming a wire-to-wire victory in Stroke Play Championship at Clovelly Country Club on Wednesday. The 20-year-old Centurion golfer edged out former professional Danie van Niekerk from North West at the first hole of a sudden-death play-off to get the job done. Continue reading →

JOHANNESBURG, 20 April 2016 – The South African Golf Association (SAGA) and Womens Golf South Africa (WGSA) has named two teams to represent South Africa in the 24th edition of the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup in Aichi-Prefecture, Japan this June.

South Africa’s top ranked Marco Steyn will spearhead the local challenge in the Boys Competition while number one ranked Ivanna Samu will lead South Africa in the Girls Competition at the Ishino Course of the Chukyo Golf Club from 14-17 June.

Steyn and Samu were both members of the two SA teams that competed in the prestigious international event last year. They return for duty alongside Dylan Naidoo, Herman Loubser and Kaleigh Telfer. Continue reading →

CAPE TOWN, 20 April 2016 – Centurion amateur Albert Venter kept pedal to the metal and extended his overnight lead in the Western Province Stroke Play Championship at Clovelly Country Club on Tuesday.

The 20-year-old made the most of the wind-still conditions on Monday to open with a nine-under-par 63, but had a tougher time of it as a 35 km per hour South-Westerly wind showed up in the second round.

He offset two bogeys with five birdies for a three under 69 to keep control at 12-under-par 132 and move another step closer to a second victory this season. Continue reading →

CAPE TOWN, 19 April 2016 – Gauteng North’s Albert Venter took advantage of tranquil conditions in the first round of the Western Province Stroke Play to race to a two shot lead at Clovelly Country Club in the Silvermine Valley close to Fish Hoek on Monday.

The 20-year-old from Centurion Country Club was in imperious form as he reeled in 10 birdies on his way to a nine-under-par 63. Continue reading →

JOHANNESBURG, 18 April 2016 – South Africa’s National Team sealed the country’s 20th victory in the prestigious Africa Zone VI Golf Tournament, while the Presidents Team reigned supreme in the B-Flight at the Royal Swazi Spa Country Club in Swaziland on Friday last week. Continue reading →

JOHANNESBURG, 15 April 2016 – After close calls in the last two editions of the INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter-Provincial, Central Gauteng produced a champions’ innings on the final day to end Western Province’s reign in the prestigious national senior team championship.

However, Ivan Palframan, Tim Hewan, Anton Bezuidenhout and Mark Hair from Western Province will return home as heroes after securing their sixth consecutive title in the Super Seniors division with a commanding performance at the Wanderers Golf Club. Continue reading →

JOHANNESBURG, 14 April 2016 – The battle for supremacy in the A-Division of the 28th INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter-Provincial is going right down to the wire as defending champions Western Province and Central Gauteng lock horns for victory on Friday.

The 2015 champions handed Ekurhuleni a 9 – 3 drubbing in Thursday’s third round rampage at the Wanderers Golf Club to protect their number one spot in the rankings. Continue reading →