The Daisies walked away with the Swiss Team 72 Hole Teams Championship Trophy which they won by a margin of 23 strokes from Western Province Waves on 598 at Gracelands today.
Any hope of the South African amateur golf team making history, by beating the French in an eight man test match on their home soil, was smothered by a dominant performance by the host nation in Wednesday’s singles.
Connie Chen
Gauteng North Daisies look unbeatable as Connie Chen and Henriëtte Frylinck returned three-under 69s to put their team ahead by 17 shots going into the final round of the WGSA 72 Hole Teams Championship being played at Graceland this week. And in the B Division, hosts Mpumalanga continued their form with a lead of 16 strokes over Boland B.
South Africa ended the day one point up on hosts France after the first day in their two day test match involving eight players in each team.
Lumien Orton
Lumien Orton leads the WGSA 72-Hole Teams Championship after her first round of two-under 70 and takes the Free State team to second position on the team log, two strokes behind leaders North West.
Bhavi Shah, Nobuhle Dlamini and Madina Hussein – SA Invitational Team
Gauteng North’s Daisies team of Kim Williams, Connie Chen and Henriëtte Frylinck is expected to present a strong challenge for the Swiss Team Trophy when the WGSA 72 Hole Teams Championship is played this week at Graceland Country Club. And for the first time, an SA Invitational team will participate – the team is Bhavi Shah (Kenya), Nobuhle Dlamini (Swaziland) and Madina Hussein (Tanzania) pictured above.
JG Claassen lost his first round match to Jonathan Bell, of England, in the French Mens Amateur International Championship on Saturday.
JG Claassen recorded a fighting 70, two under par, in Friday’s second and final round of the 36 hole Qualifying competition for the 2010 French Men’s Amateur International Championship taking place at the Saint Germain Golf Club near Paris.