Bertine Strauss (pictured) on her summer break from the University of Texas, won the Botswana Ladies Open played over 36 holes at the Gabarone Golf Club on Saturday and Sunday.
She carded 150 (77, 73), two strokes ahead of Kim Williams 152 (79, 73) and Lejan Lewthwaite 152 (78, 74) tied runners-up.
Just a week after he tied for second at the Carrick Neill Scottish Stroke Play Championship, South Africa’s number two ranked amateur Haydn Porteous joined the battle for glory at the St Andrews Links Trophy in Scotland. The reigning SA Stroke Play champion opened with a one-over-par 72 on the New Course, but a four-under-par 68 at the Old Course lifted the 17-year-old to a share of third at the halfway point.
Dutchman Daan Huizing got off to a flying start and left the field in his wake while Boland golfer Drikus Bruyns was the top performer for the six-man South African squad touring Scotland in round one of the St Andrews Links Trophy.
The SA Team of Bianca Theron and Eleonora Galletti finished in fourth place at the Jakarta World Junior Champioships played in Indonesia this week. Pictured with Bianca on the final day are Gianti (on the left) from Indonesia and Okamura the winner from Japan.
South Africa won the All Africa Challenge Trophy played in Botswana at Phakalane Golf Estate by a convincing 24 shots from Zambia (452). Zimbabwe finished third on 464. Pictured here are Lejan Lewthwaite, Kim Williams the indiviual winner and Alana van Greuning.
The two South African girls, Bianca Theron and Eleonora Galletti enjoyed good second rounds at the Jakarta World Junior Chamio ships and it is hoped that after the third and final round tomorrow, they can leapfrog Taiwan and Indonesia and make a run at Japan for the team trophy.
Kim Williams signed for seven under par 66 to take SA into a 20 stroke lead at the All Africa Challenge Trophy being played at Phakalane Golf Club in Botswana this week.
The SA girls are very upbeat and performed really well in the first round of the Jakarta World Junior Championships being played in Jakarta this week. Eleonora is pictured here with the caddies and opponents.