Unheralded Graham van der Merwe recorded a rare albatross, three under par on a par five. This spurred him on to a pace setting round of 69, three under par, in this morning’s first round of the 72 hole South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship being played at Pearl Valley Golf Estates, near Paarl in the Western Cape.
Ryan Dreyer is a man to watch when the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship tees off tomorrow at the Jack Nicklaus designed Pearl Valley Golf Estates, outside Paarl in the Boland. The championship will be decided over 72 holes.
Connie, Bertine and Erica’s plane was diverted to New York after Washington, their original stop-off in the US, experienced 18 inches of snow and was closed.
With consistent rounds of par 72 and one over 73, Waterkloof’s 17-year old Connie Chen won the first women’s event of the year – the Gauteng North Junior Championships – played at Service golf Club on Sunday 24 January.
Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey represented South Africa at the Mexican Women’s Amateur Championship played at Club de Golf, Vallescondido in Mexico City from 10 to 14 January and we include her unabridged report on the event.
WGSA regrets to advise that Greta Badenhorst, Past President of Western Province and who served on the SA National Executive from 1995 to 1996 passed away suddenly today at the age of 77.
12 year-old Courtenay James came first in the U.S. Kids World Qualifier at Eagle Canyon Golf Club in JHB on the weekend. This is the third year in a row that she has won her age division.
Dylan Frittelli did not capitalise on his excellent first round score in the Joburg Open, played at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club, in Johannesburg over the weekend. He recorded a second round of 76, five over par, and missed the 36 hole cut.