The GNGU AGM was held on 7 May 2019 at Wingate Park CC.
It gives us great pleasure to announce the Executive Committee for the upcoming year: –
Johan Struwig – President
Paul Davel – Vice President
Thea Nel – Vice President
Madeleine de Wet – Treasurer
Wayne Heine – Honourary Secretary
Gerry Few – Past President
Karen van Huyssteen
Joey Prinsloo
Craig Collins
Petrus Pieterse

We welcome Wayne, Craig and Petrus onto the Committee.
We also extend our thanks to Gerhard Lombard, Denis Dreyer and Neill Malherbe who have stepped down from the Committee.  Their commitment, support and input during their service on the Committee was invaluable.

It gives us great please in announcing our 2019 Senior and Super Senior IPT teams that have been selected to represent us at the upcoming IPT to be hosted at Wingate Park CC from 8 – 12 April 2019.

Senior Team (in no particular order)
Corne Basson                            Zwartkop CC
Phillip Bierman                         Akasia GC
Pieter Cooper                            Wingate Park CC
Johan du Toit                             Pretoria GC
William Skinner (Captain)        Zwartkop CC
Gerhard Strydom                     Waterkloof GC
Jan Tait                                       Pretoria GC
Gordon Wessels                       Wingate Park CC

The team will be managed by Morne Engelbrecht

Super Senior Team (in no particular order)
Adrian Kriel                               Wingate Park CC
Ernest Motase                          Woodhill CC
Rinus van Niekerk                   Wingate Park CC
Phillip Viljoen                           Wingate Park CC

The team will be managed by Denis Dreyer

We wish both teams the best of luck for the tournament ahead and hope to see both the trophies in our cabinet after the event!

The 2019 GNGU Mid Amateur Open was held on 3 March at Waterkloof Golf Club.

The course was in excellent condition and after the first 18 holes, Craig Collins, Dino De Abreu and Neil Rathmann had all shot 69 (-3) and with a pack of 7 only 3 or less off the pace, it was always going to be an exciting second round.  Ryan Dreyer from Killarney Country Club managed a fantastic 68 in the second round, leaving him on 139 (-5) for the tournament and winning the trophy by 3 shots ahead of Waterkloof Golf Club’s Jacques van Tonder.

For full results CLICK HERE

Thank you to Waterkloof Golf Club, its Committee, Management, staff and members for giving up the course for the day and your fantastic hospitality.

It is with a heavy heart that we heard the news of the passing of our Past President, Willie van Zyl.

Oom Willie was a true ambassador and stalwart in the golf industry, giving much of his time to the Gauteng North Golf Union on the executive, the SAGA and in recent times working with the South African Golf Development Board.

His contribution to the industry is unsurpassed and highly appreciated by all who worked with him.  He will be sorely missed.

Please note his funeral will be taking place on Friday, 1 March 2019 @ 11am – NG Kerk Monumentpark, 79 Elandweg, Monument Park

The 2019 GNGU Nomads Junior Girls and GNGU Womens Mid Amateur & Senior Open was held at Woodhill CC on 10 February.

A huge thank you to Nomads for your sponsorship to the Junior Girls Tournament.
Pictured here is Rieks Tiley, Woodhill CC Lady Captain, with Junior Open winner Kiera Floyd and Nomads representative Christo Smit.

The course was in absolutely fantastic condition and all players thoroughly enjoyed the test.  Kiera Floyd, from Ebotse won the Junior A Division on -3 over the 36 holes.  Liezl Smit from Vryheid Golf Club won the Mid Amateur A Division on +10.  For Junior A & B Division Results CLICK HERE, for Junior C Division Results CLICK HERE, for Mid Am / Snr A & B Division Results CLICK HERE, for C Division Results CLICK HERE

The 2019 GNGU Open was hosted at Silver Lakes Golf Estate from 25 – 27 January.

The tournament is a popular one on the National fixture list and with 180 players in the field it proved to be a highly competitive event.  Casey Jarvis from Ekurhuleni topped the leader board after round 2 and kept his lead going into the final round.  Free State’s Wilco Nienaber who was 5 behind Casey going into round 3, shot an incredible -17 in the last 27 holes to win take the trophy on -16, 3 ahead of Casey Jarvis, Anuerin Gounden and Garrick Higgo.

Thank you to all participants and spectators for supporting this event.  A huge thank you also to Silver Lakes members, Committee and staff – the course was in fantastic condition and the hospitality was great!

For full results CLICK HERE