POLOKWANE, 10 April 2015 – JP Cooper and Rosswell Sinclair will line up for Gauteng North in the South African Under-23 Inter-Provincial Championship on Monday, but not before the pair put their friendship aside to battle each other in the final round of the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship.

The two 17-year-olds will go head-to-head in the 36-hole final at Polokwane Golf Club on Saturday.

Cooper from Wingate Park Golf Club defeated fellow Gauteng North golfer Keegan de Lange 5 & 4 in the first round and claimed a 1-up victory against Attie van Wyk from the Free State in round two. Continue reading →

POLOKWANE, 9 April 2015 – Gauteng North’s Rosswell Sinclair and Free State junior Attie van Wyk claimed big scalps in the first round of the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship when the pair dispatched the favourites at Polokwane Golf Club on Thursday..

Van Wyk, who clinched the final spot in the 32-man field in a play-off, derailed Dylan Naidoo’s hopes of a double in the prestigious junior championship when he downed the newly-crowned Stroke Play champion 3 & 2. Continue reading →

POLOKWANE, 8 April 2015 – Estiaan Conradie led the Gauteng North challenge in the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship at Polokwane Golf Club on Wednesday.

The Wingate Park golfer carded rounds of 76, 68, 69 and 68 to finish on seven-under-par 281.

Conradie began the third round eight strokes off the pace, but limited his mistakes to one bogey each in the final two rounds to vault to third in the final standings. Continue reading →

1 April 2015 – Gauteng North’s Otto van Buynder moved within striking distance of pacesetter Sentanio Minnie in the first round of the Nomads North vs South Inland on April Fool’s Day.

Minnie notched eight birdies on his way to a sizzling six-under-par 66 at Bloemfontein Golf Club, but Van Buynder from Blue Valley Golf Estate overcame a lone early bogey at the par-four second with half-a-dozen birdies to finish one stroke off the pace.

The Gauteng North junior shares second with Franklin Manchest from Southern Cape, who reeled in four birdies on the back nine to offset back-to-back bogeys at 10 and 11. Continue reading →

PAARL, 30 March 2015 – South Africa’s top ranked Ivanna Samu took the 36-hole lead in the Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Championship on Monday while Gauteng North’s Catherine Lau broke up a heavy Gauteng presence at the top of the leaderboard at Paarl Golf Club.

Samu opened with a one over 73 and started the second round one stroke behind fellow Gauteng golfer Natasha Carlsson. The reigning Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur champion overcame a Continue reading →

GEORGE, 28 March 2015 – Former world number one Tiger Woods has been out of action since early February with a back injury. Some speculate that the lay-off is just another excuse to tinker with his swing before the Masters, but surprisingly, back injuries are the reason more than 50% professional golfers tstop competing.

Lanky James du Preez stands six foot eight (2.06m) in his socks and growth spurts had given him a fair shake of back injuries in the last couple of years.

The promising Gauteng North amateur does not want to be one of the statistics, though.

“Back problems are often ignored and players just play through the pain,” Du Preez said. “I chose to tackle the issues now to extend my career, even if it meant time away from the game.” Continue reading →

TIGRE, Argentina (30 March 2015) – France celebrated a six stroke victory in the Southern Cross Invitational in Argentina, while South Africa produced a solid final round performance to shift into seventh place in the final standings at the Nordelta Golf Club in Tigre

Romain Lagasque (67), Jeremy Gandon (68) and reigning South African Stroke Play champion Ugo Coussard (71) combined for a final round 206 to secure victory for France on 18-under-par 846.

Ireland took the runner-up spot on 852, Australia claimed third on 859, while Canada edged out Argentina by two strokes to finish in fourth on 877. Continue reading →