Zethu Myeki and Woo Ju Son share the amateur lead on day one while Lee-Anne Pace proved once again that form is temporary, but class is permanent when she capitalised on a blistering start to take the first round lead in the SA Women’s Open – sponsored by the Ray Nkonyeni Municipality – on Thursday.
All but one of the 2017 Golf RSA Elite Squad will be in action at this week’s prestigious SA Women’s Open at San Lameer Country Club in pursuit of the prestigious Jackie Mercer Trophy.
Lee-Anne Pace hopes to make some headlines when she hunts an unprecedented hat-trick in the SA Women’s Open starting at San Lameer Country Club on the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast on Thursday.
Melissa Eaton hopes that a return to her native Port Shepstone will kick her Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies season into high gear as she headlines the field at the R250 000 SA Women’s Open alongside two-time champion Lee-Anne Pace this week.
Carrie Park from South Korea rubber-stamped her status as a future world beater when she clinched her first Sunshine Ladies Tour title in spectacular fashion, while Western Province amateur Katia Shaff became the first Sally Little Trophy recipient in the South African Women’s Masters on Saturday.
Golf RSA Elite Squad member Kaleigh Telfer grabbed a share of lead in the Sally Little Trophy chase while Carrie Park continued to make a name for herself as one of the hottest prospects on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.
A fine three-under-par 69 saw Nicole Garcia move into a four-way tie for the lead with compatriot Ashleigh Buhai, South
Given the wealth of knowledge she has accumulated in nine seasons on the Ladies European Tour, it is not surprising that Stacy Bregman would back herself in this week’s SA Women’s Masters. What is unusual to hear is that the four-time Sunshine Ladies Tour winner thinks the youngsters might steal the limelight in the R500 000 showpiece at Rondebosch Golf Club from 19-21 January.