VEREENIGING, 17 November 2015 – Philip Kruse fired a flawless five-under-par 67 to join in a four-way tie for the lead in the Harry Oppenheimer Trophy on Tuesday.
The Woodhill golfer opened with a birdie and reeled in four more on the back nine at Maccauvlei Golf Club to join fellow Gauteng North golfer Albert Venter, Brandon Cloete from Southern Cape and Luke Jerling from Eastern Province in pole position. Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG, 14 November 2015 – Ruan Conradie from Gauteng North came agonisingly close to victory in the Central Gauteng Open, but Ekurhuleni’s Dylan Mostert staved off four rivals with a birdie at the final hole to celebrate his first provincial victory at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club on Sunday.
The 17-year-old State Mines golfer boxed a two-foot putt at the East Course’s 18th for a one under 71 to finish one stroke clear of the four-way tie in second on a winning total of 12-under-par 276.
Philip Cruse fired a 67 to catch up to fellow Gauteng North golfer Ruan Conradie and Cameron Moralee from Southern Cape, who returned a pair of 72s and Marco Steyn from Central Gauteng, who closed with a 71. Continue reading
Buenos Aires, Argentina (15 November 2015) – South Africa’s Tristen Strydom and Teaghan Gauche closed the gap on the joint leaders in the International Team Competition at the 44th Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina on Saturday.
Gauche and Strydom combined for 141 in the second round at Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires to take the South African team’s total to 289.
The duo lags four strokes behind Argentina and Brazil, who joined overnight leaders Australia in pole position. Continue reading
JOHANNESBURG, 14 November 2015 – Modderfontein ’s Marco Steyn produced a flawless nine-under-par 63 to open up a yawning gap on the field in the second round of the Central Gauteng Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club on Saturday.
Steyn shared the first round lead with Southern Cape’s Johannes Frahs after the pair opened with a pair of five under 67s at the East Course.
Playing in the afternoon field, the 18-year-old Steyn started three shots behind Cameron Moralee from Southern Cape, who set the early target at eight under with an impressive 64. Continue reading
Buenos Aires, Argentina (14 November 2015) – South Africa’s top ranked Tristen Strydom and Teaghan Gauche made a solid start in the International Team Competition at the 44th Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina, but will have to dig in to keep Australia from claiming their sixth victory in the prestigious event at Los Lagartos Country Club in Buenos Aires.
After Thursday’s opening round was complete washed out by torrential rain, forcing the organisers to reduce the prestigious championship to 54 holes, play got underway at the demanding track on Friday. Continue reading
Just five days after he claimed his maiden provincial title in the Eastern Province Championship, Gauteng North’s Albert Venter is in hot pursuit of first round pacesetters in the Central Gauteng Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.
The 19-year-old Centurion player fired an opening four-under-par 68 at the East Course to finish just a shot shy of Central Gauteng’s Marco Steyn and Johannes Frahs from Southern Cape.
Frahs from Plettenburg Bay eagled the par-five eighth and reeled in seven birdies for a 67 to set the early clubhouse target at the home of the Sunshine Tour’s Joburg Open, but Steyn from TuksSport Golf Academy matched his effort with a flawless performance in the afternoon. Continue reading
PORT ELIZABETH, 9 November 2015 – Gauteng North’s Albert Venter shot a course record nine-under-par 63 at Port Elizabeth Golf Club to clinch a provincial breakthrough in the Eastern Province Stroke Play Championship on Sunday.
The 19-year-old Centurion Country Club player knocked in nine birdie putts to put an exclamation mark behind a flawless performance and a two stroke victory on eight under 208.
His final round effort also bettered the course record – set by Frenchman Romain Langasque in the third round of South African Stroke Play Championship in February – by one stroke. Continue reading