Kang makes Western Province Amateur history
Ji Sun Kang from Western Province carved her name into the province’s golfing history when she recently claimed a top 55 finish in the Western Province Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
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Raised stakes puts SA under pressure in Lusaka
South Africa got their 16th consecutive title hunt underway at the All-Africa Junior Golf Championship but the defending champions came under serious fire from the host nation at Chainama Hills Golf Club in Lusaka on Monday.
Hennie du Plessis fired an opening one-under-par 71, Jovan Rebula contributed a 74 and Kyle McClatchie added a 75 to put the South African team in pole position on four-under-par 220. The fourth member of the side, Altin van der Merwe, closed with a non-counting 78.
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Roux scores home win at WP Amateur
Gerlou Roux pulled off a home victory at the Western Province Amateur Championship when he defeated Gauteng North’s James du Preez 2 & 1 in a tightly-contested 36-hole final on Saturday.
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Juniors primed for All-Africa Junior defence
The young quartet tasked with keeping South Africa’s winning record alive at the All-Africa Junior Golf Championship at Chainama Hills Golf Club in Lusaka departed in high spirits for Zambia on Saturday.
The 19th edition of the prestigious junior team championship tees off on Monday and will showcase the talent of Southern Africa’s finest junior golfers from countries such as Zambia, South Africa, Ghana, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Swaziland, Uganda, Namibia and Mauritius.
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Bezuidenhout triumphs at WP Stroke Play
Ekurhuleni’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout battled to a comprehensive wire-to-wire victory at the Milnerton Golf Links on Wednesday to seal his second Western Province Stroke Play Championship title in two years.
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Bezuidenhout takes charge at WP Stroke Play
His pursuers may well be playing for second place in the Western Province Stroke Play Championship after defending champion Christiaan Theo Bezuidenhout Consulting put considerable space between himself and the chasing field on Tuesday.
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Chip Shots with WGSA number one, Carrie Park
Carrie Park’s victory at the Sanlam SA Amateur Stroke Play Championship in April put an exclamation mark on the blossoming potential that carried the 17-year-old Gauteng North amateur to the number one spot in the Womens Golf South Africa Senior Rankings in March.
We caught up with the talented golfer during the Sanlam SA Amateur Stroke Play Championship to learn more about the girl behind the dimpled smile and the lethal swing.
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SA retains Africa Zone VI crown
Christiaan Bezuidenhout put the seal on South Africa’s successful title defence at the Africa Zone VI Golf Tournament on Thursday.
The country’s number one ranked amateur belted Adel Balala from Kenya 9 & 7 in the final round singles at Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate to put an exclamation mark on another clean sweep for the country in Africa’s most prestigious team event.
South Africa retained their title with 23 points, finishing four points ahead of Zimbabwe, with Namibia taking third on 15.5 points in the final standings.