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GNGU Womens Open 2021

Irene Country Club proved to be a true test of the players abilities at the 2021 GNGU Womens Open.  The A & B Division played 54 Holes over 22 & 23 August, and after an opening round of 69 (-1), Kiera Floyd made it impossible to catch her.  She won the event on 216 (Par), 5 shots ahead of nearest rival Gabrielle Venter.
Megan Marais from Magaliespark CC won the B Division and Zane Fourie from Silver Lakes won the C Division.

A huge thank you to our sponsors, E-ZGo for assisting with this event and to Cursive Lifestyle Eatery for the sponsored coffee station, as well as their hospitality.  Appreciation also goes to Irene Country Club, for their all their assistance and hospitality before and during the tournament, as well as their members for giving up the course.

GNGU MID AM IPT TEAM SELECTED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It gives us great pleasure to announce the GNGU Men’s Mid Amateur team selected to defend our title at the SA Mid Amateur Inter Provincial to take place at Elements Private Golf Reserve from 11 – 15 October 2021.

Jacques van Tonder                    Waterkloof GC
Christopher van der Merwe      Wingate Park CC
Louis Moolman                            Silver Lakes CC
Danie Viljoen  (c)                          Silver Lakes CC
Louis Jonck                                   Irene CC
Armand van Graan                     Waterkloof GC
Alex van Heerden                        Wingate Park CC
Joe Mnyandu                                Akasia GC

The team will be managed by Gerry Few.

We wish the team best of luck for their preparations and tournament ahead!

 

MAHLANGU & SELAI CLAIM TEAMS OF 2 SPOILS

The 2021 edition of the GNGU Teams of 2 was played at Services Golf Club on Sunday 1 August. This event remains ever popular with 40 pairs teeing it up hopeful on winning the title.

Jauqo & Heleen Jacobs took a early lead with a nett score of 66.5 in the morning foursomes.  Mzwandile Mahlangu & Thabiso Selai from Kempton Park Golf Club rallied in the afternoon Better Ball Medal shooting a fantastic nett score of 64 to claim the title of a total combined score of 134 nett.

For full results CLICK HERE

Thank you to the members, management and staff of Services Golf Club for hosting a wonderful event!

2021 PREMIER IPT TEAM SELECTED

It gives us great pleasure to announce the GNGU Men’s team selected to represent us at the SA Inter Provincial to take place at San Lameer Country Club 13 – 17 September 2021.

Werner Deyzel                         Woodhill CC
Dawid Opperman (c)              Pretoria CC
Francois van der Walt             Centurion CC
Tyron Taylor                             Wingate Park CC
Armand van Dyk                      Woodhill CC
Gregg Gilson                            Centurion CC
Handre Truter                          Waterkloof GC
Kifentse Nukeri                        Silver Lakes CC

The team will be managed by Morné Engelbrecht.

We wish the team best of luck for their preparations and tournament ahead!

GNGU CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS CROWNED

On Sunday 25 July 2021 the GNGU Champion of Champions was held at a freezing Zwartkop Country Club. The cold temperatures made scoring difficult but improved as the day got warmer.

Congratulations to the following winners:

 

 

 

 

 

A Division Men – Tokkie van den Berg (Pretoria Golf Club)
A Division Women – Bronwyn Doeg (Pretoria Country Club)

 

 

 

 

 

 

B Division Men – Leroy Raynard (Woodhill Country Club) C/O
B Division Women – Stephanie Pond (Wingate Park Country Club)

 

 

 

 

 

 
C Division Men – Leslie Gordon (Blue Valley Country Club)
C Division Women – Ebeth Meiring (Wingate Park Country Club)

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Division Men – Tinus Rautenbach (Pretoria Country Club)
Senior Division Ladies – Madeleine de Wet (Silver Lakes Country Club)

Full results on the GNGU Result page.

Thank you to Zwartkop Country Club’s members, management and staff for your hospitality and for hosting the tournament!

2021 Mid Am & Senior Closed

 

 

 

 

 

The 2021 GNGU Mid Am and Senior Closed was held at Blue Valley Country Club.
Round 1 showed some great golf, with Gustav Verster and Jacques van Tonder shooting 68 (-4) to lead the mid amateur division and Adrian Kriel and Martin Kraft shooting 71 (-1) to take the lead in the Senior Division.

In round 2 there was some drama with play-off’s determining both divisions. Jacques van Tonder beat Chris van der Merwe in the play-off to claim the Mid Am title, both players finished on 139, 5 under par. Martin Kraft beat Dirk Kotze to claim the Senior title, both players finished on 147, 3 over par.

For full results click: HERE

We would like to thank Blue Valley Country Club’s management and staff for their hospitality and their Committee and members for giving up the course in order for us to host the tournament.

2021 Coronation Cup

The 2021 Coronation Cup was held at Waterkloof Golf Club on 20 June 2021.  The course was in fantastic condition and with a full field, the competition was strong.
Congratulations to Waterkloof Golf Club’s Anzel van der Schyff and Centurion Country Club’s Braam Swanepoel, who won on a fantastic betterball score of 48!

A huge thank you to the GN Senior ladies for assisting with the event.  Our sincere appreciation to Waterkloof Golf Club for their hospitality and assistance.  CLICK HERE for the full results.