14-Year old Alexis Thompson, topping the Women’s leaderboard with 17 birdies, was instrumental in the USA’s seven stroke victory at The Spirit played at Whispering Pines, Trinity, Texas this week.
Thompson became only the second golfer after Lorena Ochea in 2001 and Paula Creamer in 2003 to take home three golds: team, women’s team, and individual.
Yvette, Dylan, Leon and Kim
Dylan Frattelli and Leon Knoll had a great day at The Spirit with Dylan tied in overall second place on 12 birdies and Leon has 10.
Kim Williams
Paula Creamer’s USA team are really fired up and had a great run on Day Two to be in the lead at 25 under par at the half-way stage of The Spirit. This biennial tournament is being played this week at Whispering Pines Golf Club at Trinity, Texas. The South African Team of Kim Williams, Yvette du Plessis, Dylan Frattelli and Leon Knoll are now 10 under and lying in 13th position. The teams enjoyed a Texan Cookout on their first evening at Camp Olympia.
Yvette with her caddy at The Spirit
Day one at The Spirit was disappointing for the South Africans who finished on -2. Chinese Taipei leads the field on -14 ahead of Germany, Denmark and USA on -10.
The South Africans tee off at 8am today (US time), leading the 20 team international field at The Spirit being played at Whispering Pines Golf Club this week. The team practiced yesterday.
The SA Golf Team at the Opening Ceremony
The South African team of Dylan Frattelli, Leon Knoll, Kim Williams and Yvette du Plessis enjoyed a fabulous Opening Ceremony at The Spirit where speakers included Paula Creamer and Tiger Wood’s coach, Hank Haney.
Les Rule, President of Ladies Golf Gauteng announced today that their new website was launched today.
All the Division Winners pictured with Sanlam’s Gary van Loggerenberg
Paarl Golf Club’s Anneke Lohbauer topped the women’s prizes when she was both the A Division and also the overall Women’s Champion at the Sanlam Cancer Challenge Final played at San Lameer Golf Club last weekend. Nandi Scorer, Sanlam’s Head Group Marketing hands Anneke her the trophy.