Congratulations to the following players who will represent the GNGU at the Ladies Inter-Provincial Tournament scheduled 3 – 7 October at Umhlali CC:

Good luck and play well!

Bill Swailes with Estiaan and Ruan

Estiaan and Ruan Conradie (Wingate Park CC) have won the Randpark Open Foursomes trophy (the larger one) and the Central Gauteng Golf Union Open Foursomes trophy. The two events have been jointly presented for the past two years. The brothers shot rounds of 73 and 71 to win by one from the team of Donovan Pearse and Waylon Kukard from Ekurhuleni Golf Union.

Ruan and Estiaan were both named in the Inter-Provincial team to represent the GNGU at Fishriver Sun from 19 to 23 September. The two other GNGU pairs that were in the field of 32 were Andrew van der Knaap / Continue reading →

Lenanda with Thea Nel

Champion of Champions – Ladies A Division was postponed due to a diary conflict with another tournament. The ladies decided to re-schedule the tournament and after all were said and done Lenanda van der Watt was crowned champion. The Akasia CC junior shot rounds of 77 and 76 in testing conditions at Centurion CC to beat her closest rival in the form of Lindi Coetzee (Services GC) by three strokes.

Previous champions include: Nicole Hannah, Gina Switala, Crystal Cooper, Marinda Pretorius, Kim Williams, Henriette Frylinck and Connie Chen.

JOHANNESBURG, 19 August 2016 – Gauteng North’s Larissa du Preez was absolutely delighted when she celebrated her first provincial success with an impressive four stroke victory in the ProShop Ladies Golf Gauteng 36-hole Stroke Play Championship this week.

The 20-year-old Gauteng North amateur was the only player to finish the first round in red numbers and a two-under-par 70 in the blustery weather at Parkview Golf Club saw her sleep on a three shot lead over Caitlyn Macnab from Ekurhuleni.

The conditions intensified in the final round, but once Du Preez overcame a nervy start, she showed some exceptional skills in the robust wind that bullied the field and battled to a hard-fought for 77 to triumph on three-over-par 147. Continue reading →

Congratulations to Keegan Mclachlan from Gauteng North, who recorded a career first hole-in-one during the Africa Junior Open at the Fish River Sun Country Club!!

The Silver Lakes player aced the par three 11th hole during the second round.

Mclachlan posted rounds of 77, 67 and 72 to grab a share of sixth on even-par 216 with Ekurhuleni’s Dylan Mostert.

From left to right: Jacques van Tonder, Zak Kleynhans, Rohan de Beer, Mellette Hendrikse (Captain), Ettienne Janse van Rensburg, Fourie Zietsman, Chris Froneman, Robert Gouws, Hilliard du Plessis (Manager), Marthin Scheepers, Neill Malherbe (Akasia CC Chairman)

How do you know that you are the best in the business? You win all the matches you play, in order to win the league in your province and then… beat everybody at the Northern Provinces finals.

Akasia Country Club represented the Gauteng North Golf Union, whilst Randpark Golf Club, Ebotse Links, Walker Park Golf Club and Potchefstroom Country Club each represented the other unions that make up the Northern Provinces. Limpopo did not field a team this year.

This event has a huge heritage and the trophy has been contested since shortly after the Second World War. The format is 8 member teams playing match play from scratch. Due to the number of teams the event is usually scheduled over 72 holes contested in two days. Because of the withdrawal of Limpopo the host union Ekurhuleni scheduled the matches over 54 holes. Thirty six holes contested on Saturday and 18 holes on Sunday morning. Continue reading →