EKURHULENI, 6 January 2016 – Four of South Africa’s leading junior golfers upstaged a bevy of professional players to join a world-class field in the 2016 BMW SA Open Championship, proudly hosted by Ekurhuleni, at Glendower Golf Club.

David Meyers, Albert Venter, Herman Loubser and Cameron Moralee boosted the number of amateur starters to nine, which is the biggest amateur contingent to line up in the SA Open in the last 30 years.

The junior quartet were among 268 hopefuls that vied for 13 precious spots at three pre-qualifying venues on Tuesday.

Meyers from Central Gauteng returned a 68 to join Jaco Prinsloo and Daniel Hammond in a tie for second at Benoni Country Club. The trio finished four shots behind winner Jason Froneman, while Venter from Gauteng North sewed up the final spot with a three under 69. Continue reading →

CAPE TOWN, 22 December 2015 – Golf RSA, the governing body for amateur golf in South Africa, has announced a National Squad of 34 players for 2016.

The squad will be made up of some of the country’s most talented young amateurs and will feature players from the top of the open amateur and junior amateur rankings, plus a good mix of promising youngsters who have the potential to become great players.

South Africa’s top ranked amateur Tristen Strydom spearheads the group of Open Amateurs, while the country’s number one ranked junior Ross Sinclair leads the way in the U-19 section. Continue reading →

WORCESTER, 18 December 2015 – Gauteng North edged out KwaZulu-Natal for a fourth place finish n the log, Southern Cape’s youthful exuberance, grit and determination was unparalleled as they marched to victory in the A-Section and Free State put the seal on a magnificent performance in the B-Section battle for promotion with an unbeaten record in the South African U-19 Inter-Provincial at Worcester Golf Club.

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WORCESTER, 15 December 2015 – Western Province forced their title defence back on track in round two of the South African U-19 Inter-Provincial and Gauteng North bounced back with a fine showing on a day when a strong easterly wind severely tested the field at Worcester Golf Club.

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Worcester, 13 December 2014 – The Gauteng North junior team is primed to chase down glory at the 2015 South African U-19 Inter-Provincial Championship at Worcester Golf Club.

Good luck and great shotmaking to Keegan de Lange, Estiaan Conradie, Ross Sinclair, Kifentse Nukeri, Keegan Mclachlan, Etienne Janse van Rensburg and manager Rohan de Beer.

Gauteng North Golf Union salutes Teaghan Gauche from Wingate Park Country Club, who secured his playing privileges for the 2016 Sunshine Tour at the Qualifying School in Bloemfontein.

The TuksSport Golf Academy player fired rounds of 69, 72, 73, 72 and 68 for a total score of 354 to finish among the top 30 players who earned cards to the paid ranks. Well done Teaghan!

Former top South African amateurs Zander Lombard and Dylan Frittelli are well positioned to chase down a maiden European Tour victory after grabbing a share of the Australian PGA Championship in Saturday’s third round.

Two-time IGT Tour champion Lombard from Gauteng North and Challenge Tour winnerFrittelli posted a pair of 71s to finish at three-under-par 213 alongside American Harold Varner III, who fired a flawless 66 at the RACV Royal Pines Resort. Continue reading →