BLOEMFONTEIN, 29 March 2016 – Southern Cape’s Franklin Manchest fired three birdies around the turn Bloemfontein Golf Club to surge into the second round lead at the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship on Tuesday.
SAINT GILLES LES HAUTS, Reunion (29 March 2016) – Tshwane juniors Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan celebrated a double South African victory in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on Reunion Island on Monday.
Du Toit claimed a runaway victory in the Ladies Championship in a wire-to-wire performance at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue, while Mclachlan edged out fellow Gauteng North amateurs Albert Venter and Albert van der Knaap to lift the Mens Championship title.
Mclachlan fired a two-under-par 70 in round two to wipe out a five stroke deficit. The 17-year-old Silver Lakes golfer birdied the final round for a 75 to stave off Venter and Van der Knaap for a two stroke victory on two over 218. Continue reading
SAINT GILLES LES HAUTS, Reunion (28 March 2016) – Gauteng North duo Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan took command in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on a tough scoring day at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue on Reunion Island on Sunday.
Du Toit, who took the first round lead in the Ladies Championship with an opening 69, added an even-par 72 on day two to open up a yawning gap on the field. Continue reading
SAINT GILLES LES HAUTS, Reunion (27 March 2016) – Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit leads a strong South African challenge in the Ladies Championship at the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion, while Western Province amateur Michael Sherriff finished within striking distance of the first round pacesetter in the Mens Championship on Reunion Island.
Du Toit fired a three-under-par 69 at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue to lead the Ladies competition.
The 17-year-old Pretoria junior opened up a four stroke lead over South African top ranked junior and defending champion Woo-Ju Son from Central Gauteng and finished seven shot clear of KwaZulu-Natal’s Brittney-Fay Berger in third. Continue reading
PORT ELIZABETH, 22 March 2016 – Gauteng North junior Catherine Lau celebrated a welcome return to the winner’s circle when she lifted the Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Championship title for the second time in three years at Port Elizabeth Golf Club.
The 15-year-old Woodhill golfer shot a final round 69 to triumph by three strokes on three under 213.
Symone Henriques closed with a 71 to finish second, one shot clear of Ivanna Samu, who aced the par-three 17th on her way to a 71 and sole third on one over 217. Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG, 18 March 2016 – Boland junior Garrick Higgo underlined his status as rising star when he defeated Angus Ellis-Cole 2 & 1 in the Pro Shop Northern Amateur Championship final to seal back-to-back victories on the South African amateur circuit.
Just a week after Higgo held off some of the world’s top juniors to win the Boys Division in the Curro SA Juniors International, the 16-year-old De Zalze golfer showed maturity beyond his years to triumph at Randpark Golf Club on Friday. Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG, 17 March 2016 – Ekurhuleni’s Angus Ellis-Cole set up a semi-final clash against Marco Steyn from Central Gauteng, while 16-year-old Garrick Higgo from Boland also will face Tyrone Gibb from Central Gauteng in the final four at the Northern Amateur Championship at Randpark Golf Club on Friday.
Heavy rain pounded the Firethorn Course, causing not only a suspension during the quarter-finals, but forcing the organisers to let the semi-finals to stand over until Friday. Continue reading