CAPE TOWN, 15 October 2015 – Gauteng North rising star Danielle du Toit added her name to a prestigious list of champions including Ivanna Samu, Nobuhle Dlamini from Swaziland and Cara Gorlei when she lifted the 35th Ackerman Championship title at the weekend.
The 16-year-old from Waterkloof produced a pair of birdies at the last three holes at Royal Cape Golf Club to seal a two stroke victory on one-over-par 222.
Du Toit opened with a five-over-par 79 and was well off the pace from first round leader Katia Schaff from Western Province, but an even par 74 in the second round boosted the Pretoria Country Club player within three shots of three-way tie at the top.
Boland’s Vicki Traut, Woo Ju Son from Gauteng and Brittney-Fay Berger all made bids for the title, but it was Du Toit who most successfully navigated the stiff breeze on Sunday afternoon. Continue reading