BLOEMFONTEIN, 2 April 2016 – Gauteng North junior Ross Sinclair staved off a brave challenge by 16-year-old Garrick Higgo from Boland to defend his Nomads SA Boys U-19 Championship title at Bloemfontein Golf Club on Saturday.

Sinclair said his success was largely down to a trio of birdies around the turn during the second trip around the championship layout that helped him regain the momentum in the 36-hole final.

The 18-year-old from Centurion Golf Club was 4-up through 13 holes, but his lead was down to just one after he dropped shots at 15 and 16 and double bogeyed 17.

Further bogeys at the 20th and 22nd holes opened the door for Higgo, who hit a solid drive down the par five fifth (23rdhole) and a six-iron to five feet for a great  a great birdie from four feet surged to a 2-up lead with a superb eagle three at the 23rd hole.

“After I birdied 13, I suddenly felt like I didn’t have the energy to swing the club,” Sinclair explained. Continue reading →

BLOEMFONTEIN, 1 April 2016 – Garrick Higgo made the most of his free pass into the semi-finals of the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Championship to book a spot in the final against defending champion Rosswell Sinclair at Bloemfontein Golf Club on Friday. Continue reading →

BLOEMFONTEIN, 31 March 2016 – Boland junior Garrick Higgo made a strong case for a third victory this season, Ross Sinclair kept his title defence on track and Aneurin Gounden rose to ascendancy again at the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship at Bloemfontein Golf Club on Thursday.

Sinclair kept his title defence on track after losing the Stroke Play Championship by a lone shot to Germishuys.

The Gauteng North junior eliminated Wilco Nienaber from Free State 3 & 1 in the first round and thumped Slade Pickering from North West 3 & 2 in round two. Continue reading →

BLOEMFONTEIN, 29 March 2016 – Southern Cape’s Franklin Manchest fired three birdies around the turn Bloemfontein Golf Club to surge into the second round lead at the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play Championship on Tuesday.

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SAINT GILLES LES HAUTS, Reunion (29 March 2016) – Tshwane juniors Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan celebrated a double South African victory in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on Reunion Island on Monday.

Du Toit claimed a runaway victory in the Ladies Championship in a wire-to-wire performance at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue, while Mclachlan edged out fellow Gauteng North amateurs Albert Venter and Albert van der Knaap to lift the Mens Championship title.

Mclachlan fired a two-under-par 70 in round two to wipe out a five stroke deficit. The 17-year-old Silver Lakes golfer birdied the final round for a 75 to stave off Venter and Van der Knaap for a two stroke victory on two over 218. Continue reading →

SAINT GILLES LES HAUTS, Reunion (28 March 2016) – Gauteng North duo Danielle du Toit and Keegan Mclachlan took command in the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion on a tough scoring day at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue on Reunion Island on Sunday.

Du Toit, who took the first round lead in the Ladies Championship with an opening 69, added an even-par 72 on day two to open up a yawning gap on the field. Continue reading →

SAINT GILLES LES HAUTS, Reunion (27 March 2016) – Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit leads a strong South African challenge in the Ladies Championship at the 2016 World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion, while Western Province amateur Michael Sherriff finished within striking distance of the first round pacesetter in the Mens Championship on Reunion Island.

Du Toit fired a three-under-par 69 at the magnificent Golf Du Bassin Blue to lead the Ladies competition.

The 17-year-old Pretoria junior opened up a four stroke lead over South African top ranked junior and defending champion Woo-Ju Son from Central Gauteng and finished seven shot clear of KwaZulu-Natal’s Brittney-Fay Berger in third. Continue reading →