We recently sent out a note to the Handicap and Senior Scratch League Co-ordinators stating that temporarily league players must enter a No Return for league fixtures into the handicap system due to some queries raised with regard to capturing scores for match-play into HNA. We have subsequently received feedback from GolfRSA and can confirm the following: CLICK HERE for Memo

Waterkloof Golf Club played host to the GNGU Senior Open on Saturday 18 January and Sunday 19 January. Saturday saw 96 players teeing it up on a wet course with rain falling for most of the day. Greg Gleeson from Kyalami Country Club took the first-round lead with a magnificent score of 67, 5 under par.

On Sunday the sun came out with a light breeze blowing. Greg Gleeson played a wonder full round of 71 to add to his score of 67 to claim the GNGU Senior Open on a total score of 138, 6 under par.

Schalk Naude won the Super Senior title with scores of 70 and 78 for a total of 148.

Full Results – CLICK HERE

Thank you to our partners for this event, Air Austral, Réunitours Voyages, HELILAGON , Hôtel le Grand Bleu, Ligue Régionale de Golf de La Réunion. Gordon Wessels was selected to represent GNGU at the World Amateur in Reunion Island in April.

A big thank you to Waterkloof Golf Club’s Management, Staff and Members for hosting a wonderful tournament and for giving up your course for the weekend!

Blue Valley Golf & Country Club played host to the 2019
GNGU Inter Club on Sunday 3 November. The aim of the
day is to provide networking opportunities to clubs that
are affiliated to GNGU.  There were 13 teams competing
in a fourball alliance format.

Results:
1st   Cullinan Golf Club           86 pts
2nd  Akasia Golf Club              84 pts
3rd   Pebble Rock Golf Club   83 pts

Pretoria Golf Club played host to the GNGU Foursomes on Sunday 8 September 2019. The same formula was used as in 2018 with the aim is to grow the game. Entries were open to male and female golfers from all skill sets.

Premier IPT team members Jacques van Tonder & Werner Deyzel were crowned the winners on a score of 145, one over par. Armand van Dyk & Andrew Williamson came second 4 shots from the leaders. Andre Schmidt & Mika Moerat were the B Division Winners. Peter & JP Cooper won the best nett.

We would like to thank all that participated in the event and to Pretoria Golf Club and their members for affording us the opportunity to host the event at their course.

CLICK HERE for the results

GNGU had the privilege of hosting the 2019 Northern Provinces Scratch League Finals at Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate on the 27th and 28th of July.

The teams competing were Silver Lakes Golf and Wildlife Estate, Benoni Country Club, Royal Johannesburg and Kensington, Potchefstroom Golf Club, Polokwane Golf Club and Walker Park Golf Club. The host team made good use of the home ground advantage and managed to beat all 5 teams. For full results – CLICK HERE

Thank you to the Silver Lakes staff and management for hosting a wonderful event and to their members for giving up their course for the weekend.

The 2019 Regional Champion of Champions was held on Sunday 21 July,  at a cold Silver Lakes Country Club. Congratulations to the following divisional winners who will be going through to the National Champion of Champions at Zebula Golf Estate and Spa on 3rd – 6th November 2019:-

Men’s A Division Champion – Patric Dowling from Blair Athol
Women’s A Division Champion – Gina da Silva from Centurion Country Club

Men’s B Division Champion – Johan Erasmus from Waterkloof Golf Club
Women’s B Division Champion – Hannah Venter from Waterkloof Golf Club

Men’s C Division Champion – Roberto Welthagen from Akasia Golf Club
Women’s C Division Champion – Thea Nel from the Els Club at Copperleaf

Also, congratulations to the senior champions, Phillip Croukamp from Pretoria Golf Club and Karin Watts from Services Golf Club.

Thank you to Silver Lakes Country Club and their members for hosting the GNGU Champion of Champions 2019.

It gives us great pleasure to announce the following team that has been selected to represent GNGU at the upcoming Premier Inter Provincial to be held at Mbombela Golf Club from 16 – 20 September 2019

Jacques van Tonder (Captain)           Waterkloof GC
Andrew Williamson                             Irene CC
Stals Swart                                            Pretoria CC
Armand van Dyk                                  Woodhill CC
Werner Deyzel                                     Woodhill CC
Christiaan Maas                                   Pretoria CC
Francois van der Walt                         Irene CC
Nicholas Souranis                                Wingate Park CC

The team will be managed by Morné Engelbrecht and assistant manager GNGU President, Johan Struwig.
We wish them the best of luck for all their preparations leading up to the tournament as well as the tournament ahead!