South Africa enjoyed a productive first day against France at St Francis Links and will carry a five point lead into the final of the two-day Test on Wednesday.
The South African six-pack scored a clean sweep in the morning Foursomes and claimed four points in the afternoon Singles to lead the Test 7 – 2.
Having started the season on a winning note in the season-opening Gauteng North Senior Open, Mellette Hendrikse is targeting the elusive ‘double’ at the invitation-only Players’ Championship at Sun City next month.
The French will have to come out firing in the Singles to rescue the first round of two-day Test at St Francis Links after South Africa’s six-man junior side took three straight points in a productive morning.
Southern Cape junior Jovan Rebula will lead South Africa against France in a two-day Test that kicks off at St Francis Links on Tuesday. The local six-pack will be looking to extend South Africa’s winning record to two after the country’s success in the first Test at Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate last year.
Rustenburg amateur Theunie Bezuidenhout put on a classy performance at Pretoria Country Club to close out victory in the weather-affected Gauteng North Open Stroke Play on Sunday.
South Africa’s number one junior Paul Boshoff finished birdie-birdie at Pretoria Country Club to sit on top of the international pile at the end of the second round at the Gauteng North Open Stroke Play Championship on Saturday.
South Africa’s number two ranked amateur, Tristen Strydom, fired a four-under-par 68 to finish within one shot of first round pacesetter, Theunie Bezuidenhout, in the season-opening Gauteng North Open Stroke Play on Friday.
South Africa’s Bertine Strauss claimed a top 10 finish to make match play field in the Australian Women’s Amateur, but Yumi Matsubara from Japan ended the Rustenburg golfer’s campaign after an epic second round tussle at the Australian Golf Club in Sydney on Thursday.