PORT ELIZABETH, 4 February 2015 – Three of Gauteng North’s top amateurs will be looking to impress in this week’s South African Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club after receiving the nod for the annual Leopard Trophy later this month.

The South African Golf Association (SAGA) selected the Jason Smith, Hendrikus Stoop and Teaghan Gauche to the eight-man team that will battle a top Scottish side from 18-19 February.

The trio will join the country’s number one ranked Tristen Strydom from Ekurhuleni, Western Province’s Gerlou Roux, Matthew Spacey from Central Gauteng and Ekurhuleni pair Stefan Cronje  and Paul Boshoff in the two-day Test at the magnificent Leopard Creek near the Kruger National Park. Continue reading →

PORT ELIZABETH. 3 February 2015 – Scotland’s Ewen Ferguson put on a master class from tee to green to blaze his way into the first round lead in the South African Stroke Play Championship while Centurion pair Rosswell Sinclair and Andrew van der Knaap set the pace for the Gauteng North contingent at Port Elizabeth Golf Club on Tuesday.

Ferguson took advantage of the near-perfect conditions to conjure up a flawless seven-under-par 65 to finish atop a logjam leaderboard with a distinctly international flavour.

The 18-year-old Glaswegian leads by one from Ugo Coussaud of France and edged two strokes clear of 16-year-old Modderfontein junior Eric Wowor, who chipped in for a pair of eagles on his way to a share of third with Frenchman Jeremy Gandon on 67. Continue reading →

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PORT ELIZABETH. 2 February 2015 – South Africa’s top amateurs are set to face some strong international opposition in this year’s South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship, which tees off at Port Elizabeth Golf Club from 3-6 February.

Defending champion Jason Smith will spearhead the local challenge against 31 players from Ireland, Scotland, France, England, Italy, Spain and Switzerland.

The last international winner of the championship was Englishman Gary Wolstenholme, who triumphed at George Golf Club in 2002. Smith believes the large international delegation will attempt to change the course of history. Continue reading →

PORT ELIZABETH, 2 February 2015 – Western Province amateur Ian Snyman lifted the Eastern Province/Border Stroke Play title, while Gauteng North’s top amateurs enjoyed a strong showing at Port Elizabeth Golf Club ahead of the SA Stroke Play this week.

Snyman defeated reigning Carrick Neil Scottish Open champion Gavin Moynihan with a perfectly timed flop-shot to end a dramatic four-hole play-off after both players tied on 10-under-par 206 in regulation play.

Reigning SA Stroke Play champion Jason Smith opened with a 68 to lag one off the pace from Moynihan in the first round, Continue reading →

ST FRANCIS BAY (28 January 2015) – South Africa’s junior team claimed a resounding 14-4 victory in the two-day Test against France at St Francis Links on Wednesday.

The local heroes carried a five point lead into the final day, having won all three opening Foursomes and four out of six Singles games on day one.

A heavy overnight downpour caused a delayed start to the final day’s proceedings, but not even the overcast conditions and light drizzle could dampen the South African team’s fire at the magnificent Jack Nicklaus-designed layout.

The six-pack blasted to a clean sweep in the second round Foursomes and reeled in four points in the Singles to beat the French for a second successive year. Continue reading →

St Francis Links (28 January 2015) – South Africa has stretched their lead to 10 – 2 in the test against France at St Francis Links on Wednesday.

Overnight rain caused a delayed start to the final day’s proceedings, but the South African juniors was quick out of the blocks and stretched their five point overnight lead to eight points after another whitewash in the Foursomes.

Boland amateur Herman Loubser and JP Cooper from Gauteng North combined to beat Antoine Kuoch and Jeong-Weon Ko 6 & 5 to put the first points on the board.

Skipper Jovan Rebula from Southern Cape partnered Gauteng North’s Keegan de Lange to a 5 & 4 victory against Antoine Auboin and Leo Mathard.

Meanwhile Dylan Naidoo and Marco Steyn came under fire from Victor Veyret and Paul Foulquie, but the Central Gauteng pair rallied to secure the clean sweep by beating the visitors 2 & 1.

“The overcast weather and slight drizzle is doing very little to the team spirit and the team will be looking for another solid showing in the Singles this afternoon,” said South African Golf Association Golf Integration Manager, Eden Thompson.

SINGLES DRAW
JP Cooper vs Jeong-Weon Ko
Herman Loubser vs Antoine Kuoch
Dylan Naidoo vs Leo Mathard
Keegan de Lange vs Antoine Auboin
Marco Steyn vs Paul Foulquie
Jovan Rebula vs Victor Veyret

PHOTO: JP Cooper from Gauteng North and Boland’s Herman Loubser during the second round of the two-day Test between South Africa and France at St Francis Links; credit SAGA.
Written and released by Lali Stander on behalf of the South African Golf Association and Gauteng North Golf Union.