The weather proved the ultimate decision maker in the final round of the South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial, as Western Province held off KwaZulu-Natal to claim the A-Section title and Eastern Province edged out Southern Cape for B-Section promotion at Durban Country Club on Friday.
The Western Province drew a bold line under their intention to win this year’s South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial when they defeated KwaZulu-Natal in the fourth round at Durban Country Club on Thursday.
Western Province’s Ji Sun Kang issued a stern warning to the participants of the 33rd Ackerman Championship this weekend when she claimed a play-off victory in the Boland Stroke Play Championship on Monday. The 17-year-old reigning Nomads SA Girls champion has been in impressive form this season and underlined her growing stature when she defeated Carrie Park at the first extra hole at Somerset West Golf Club.
Birdie machine Mae Cornforth defeated top SA junior Magda Kruger to lift the Boland Championship Match Play title in a testing battle at Somerset West Golf Club. The Potchefstroom wielded a hot putter as she navigated her way past Elzanne Kent, Carrie Park and Nicole Garcia to reach the final where she beat Kruger 2&1 for the title.
The pressure is building at Durban Country Club after the Western Province moved within striking distance of A-Section log leaders KwaZulu-Natal and Free State & Northern Cape narrowed the gap on B-Section leaders Eastern Province at the halfway stage of South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial at Durban Country Club on Wednesday.
The senior amateur golf sector is making great strides, as reflected in the record number of entries received for this year’s Indwe Senior Amateur Open Championship at Fancourt this October.
KwaZulu-Natal scored a massive scalp when they thumped defending champions Central Gauteng 8.5 – 3.5 while the Eastern Province strengthened their case in the B-Section battle for promotion, despite a mixed performance in the second of the South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial at Durban Country Club on Tuesday.
Defending champions Central Gauteng signalled their intentions with a first round A-Section victory, while Eastern Province threw down the gauntlet in the B-Section at Durban Country Club to top the log at the South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial on Monday.