Five of South Africa’s leading amateur golfers are in the field of 156 golfers that start the first round of the South African Open Championship, being played over 72 holes of stroke play, at Pearl Valley Golf Estates outside Paarl tomorrow.
In her final year as a junior, Rondebosch’s Rushda Mallick topped the scoreboard at the inaugutal Nomads Western Province Junior Stroke Play Championships played at Westlake Golf Club on Sunday 13 December 2009.
Top SA Juniors, Connie Chen and Bertine Strauss have been invited to compete in the second Annika Invitational to be played at the Reunion Resort (Independence Course), Florida, USA from 12 – 15 February 2010. This announced by WGSA President Erica Lefson in Cape Town today.
WGSA President Erica Lefson announced today that Kim Williams and Iliska Verwey will represent South Africa in the Mexican Championships and International Pairs event to be played at the Club de Golf, Vallescondido, Mexico City from 10th to 14th January.
At a meeting of the SAGA National Executive Committee, held in Benoni on the weekend, it was agreed to conclude a contract with National Golf Network (Pty) Ltd (NGN), in terms of which the SAGA would buy out the agreements NGN has with individual golf clubs for the provision of handicapping services and systems.
Important notice with regards to SA Amateur Stroke Play and Glacier SA Amateur Championship Entries
G Claassen progress through to the final of the 114th Argentina Amateur Championship was short lived. He came up against a determined Ignacio Elvira, of Spain, in the second round who ended up beating the current South African and Zimbabwe Stroke Play Champion three and two.
JG Claassen moved into the second round of the 114th Argentina Amateur Championship match play yesterday with a 4 and 2 victory over local player Santiago Buani, taking place at the Buenos Aires Golf Club in the capital city.