PORTHCAWL, Wales (14 June 2016) – Southern Cape’s Andre Nel will lead an 11-strong South African charge in the final round of the Amateur Championship Qualifying Stage in Porthcawl, Wales on Tuesday.
Nel and his compatriots were among 288 players from 30 countries who started the 121th edition of this prestigious international amateur championship on Monday. Continue reading
The South African Boys team tied for sixth and the SA Girls grabbed a share of seventh in the first round of the 2016 TOYOTA Junior Golf World Cup Supported by JAL in Toyota City, Aichi-Prefecture, Japan on Tuesday.
Girls Competition
Gauteng’s Ivanna Samu pushed the boat out for South Africa in the Girls Competition. Just a day after she won the Girls Long Drive Contest, the Ruimsig golfer birdied the last two holes for a one-under-par 71, while Kaleigh Telfer from Gauteng and Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit returned a pair of 77s to help South Africa to joint seventh with Mexico on four-over-par 148. Continue reading
AYRSHIRE, Scotland (9 June 2016) – South Africa clinched third in the annual International Tri-Nations Test as Australia and Scotland shared the spoils at Rowallan Castle Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland on Thursday.
The Australian A-side and the leading team from the host nation finished at two-under-par 424.
The South African A-team – comprising Andre Nel, Kyle McClatchie, Tristen Strydom and Aubrey Beckley – composed successive rounds of 215 to finish six shots back on 430. Continue reading
Mellette Hendrikse with Johan Struwig
The second edition of the Mid-Amateur and Senior Closed was held on the 4th and 5th of June at Bronkhorstspruit Golf Club.
After two rounds of friendly yet competitive golf Mellette Hendrikse won the tournament on a stellar 4 under par 140 strokes. The Akasia CC member shot rounds of one under par 71 and a three under par 69 that led him to edge out his closest competitor Alex van Heerden from Wingate Park Country Club by two strokes. Alex, the best Mid-Amateur finisher, opened with a two over par 74 before signing for a second round 68.
The 2015 edition was held at Services Golf Club where another senior in the form of Gerhard Strydom won both titles. The tournament is scheduled over two days where the players compete over 36 holes in total. 18 Holes are completed on Saturday afternoon and 18 holes on Sunday morning. After the completion of the rounds a customary “braai” serves as catalyst for the members of the different clubs that constitutes the GNGU to interact, meet and make merry.
Unfortunately the player turnout was less than last year, but the mood was upbeat and a strong field competed for the Senior and Mid-Amateur trophies. Bronkhorstspruit Golf Club and its members went out of its way to accommodate the players and the service was exemplary. The golf course is dry due to the little rain the area enjoyed, but its fairways are clearly identifiable and the greens are in great shape. The 2016 champion said: “People generally underestimate the difficulty and quality of the course. It is a good test of golf and the club goes beyond what is expected.”
Winners:
| Tournament Champion | Mellette Hendrikse (140) |
| and Best Senior: | |
| Best Mid-Amateur | Alex van Heerden (142) |
| Best Super Senior | Johan Struwig (156) |
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (6 June 2016) – South Africa’s top ranked Jovan Rebula enjoyed a top 15 finish in the St Andrews Links Trophy, while Conor O’Rourke from Ireland denied Scottish golfer Sandy Scott a home victory at the famous Old Course on Sunday.
St Andrews, Scotland (3 June 2016) – South Africa’s Jason Smith, Blake Collyer from Australia and England’s Jack Singh Brar kicked off the 2016 St Andrews Links Trophy in St Andrews, Scotland this morning.
To follow the action of the nine-strong South African pack at the New Course at St Andrews , click HERE.
SA player tee times:
07h00 Jason Smith (Gauteng North); 07h10 Angus Ellis-Cole (Ekurhuleni); 07h30 Albert Venter (Gauteng North); 10h20 Aubrey Beckley (North West); 10h40 Tristen Strydom (Ekurhuleni); 11h50 Kyle McClatchie (Ekurhuleni); 12h20 Andre Nel (Southern Cape); 12h40 James du Preez (Gauteng North); 13h00 Jovan Rebula (Southern Cape) Continue reading
ST ANDREWS, Scotland (2 June 2016) – Former SA Stroke Play champion Jason Smith will lead a nine-strong South African pack against a vast group of international challengers in the prestigious St Andrews Links Trophy.
The 72-hole championship tees off at the Home of Golf’s New Course on Friday, with action switching to the famous Old Course for the second round on Saturday.
Based on the strength of the field, the St Andrews Links Trophy is ranked one of the strongest amateur tournaments in the world, and it is arguably one of the strongest championships outside the Amateur Championship in the British Isles. Continue reading