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
JOHANNESBURG, 16 March 2016 – Jason Smith from Gauteng North will take on Marco Steyn from Central Gauteng in the quarter-finals of the Northern Amateur Match Play Championship on Thursday.
Johan Struwig with Danie Viljoen
The Liberty GNGU Mid-Amateur championship was hosted by Silver Lakes Country Club on Sunday 13 March. The course, like the rest of Pretoria was drenched with persistent rainfall over the last two weeks. The green-keeping staff however did an exceptional job in providing not only a championship setup, but also a course that looked the part.
Danie Viljoen (32) made great use of his local knowledge of the course and set the early pace with a one under par first round. He was tied with three other players competing for the title. The Silver Lakes CC member however had some fuel left in the tank and shot a 5 under par 68 in the second round to win the tournament by three shots from Fourie Zietsman (33). Continue reading