Mighty Meichtry goes wire-to-wire in Cape Town
Azelia Meichtry from Switzerland thwarted a brave bid from Gauteng’s Kaleigh Telfer to lift the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship title at Durbanville Golf Club on Sunday.
Azelia Meichtry from Switzerland thwarted a brave bid from Gauteng’s Kaleigh Telfer to lift the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship title at Durbanville Golf Club on Sunday.
Bloemfontein junior Wilco Nienaber is stalking a hat-trick of wins after taking a two shot lead at the 36-hole mark of the in the Nomads National Order of Merit at Durban Country Club on Monday.
The South African Golf Association (SAGA) named Herman Loubser from Boland, Southern Cape’s Jovan Rebula, Marco Steyn and Dylan Naidoo from Central Gauteng, as well as Keegan de Lange and JP Cooper from Gauteng North to represent South Africa in a two-day Test against a French team from 27 to 28 January at St Francis Links.
Over the last 12 months, the sun has risen over the careers of amateurs Jason Smith and Hendrikus Stoop, but two sobering days at the 104th South African Open Championship left the Pretoria pair with a lot to chew on.
Australia came out on tops in the first round of the Astor Trophy, but it was the result between New Zealand and Great Britain that encouraged the South African team vying for a first victory in the prestigious team tournament at The Grange Golf Club in Adelaide on Tuesday.
After Andy Sullivan seized the 104th South African Open Championship in a dramatic play-off against Charl Schwartzel at Glendower Golf Club on Sunday, the Englishman said he would be milking the victory for all its worth.
Boland golfer Cassidy Williams is champing at the bit to get going in the Nomads WP Junior Championship after claiming a superb come-from-behind victory in the Boland Junior Championship at Paarl Golf Club on Friday.
While well-known Free State golf export Jbe’ Kruger was imploding in the second round of the South African Open Championship, Bloemfontein junior Wilco Nienaber coolly cruised to an emphatic 10 stroke victory in the Nomads SA Boys Under-15 Championship on Friday.