Bertine picks up Limpopo Trophy
Bertine Strauss
17 year-old Bertine Strauss picked up her fourth senior provincial championship trophy this year when she signed for a 141 (69,72) at he Limpopo Ladies Open played at Polokwane this weekend.
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11 SA players tee up in 114th Amateur Championship
Eleven of South Africa’s top amateur golfers tee up in the 114th Amateur Championship starting on Monday (15 June). Amateur golf’s most prestigious championship is taking place over two golf courses, Formby and West Lancashire Golf Clubs, which are situated north of Liverpool, England.
Mareli and Gina to represent TUKS at Ingolstadt
Mareli Joubert and Gina Switala
Two Gauteng North golfers Mareli Joubert and Gina Switala are the first ladies to represent the University of Pretoria (TUKS)at the Student Match Play tournament to be played from 18 to 21 June in Ingolstadt in Germany.
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SA players prepare in UK for the Amateur Championship
Some of South Africa’s top amateur golfers have been playing various international tournaments in the United Kingdom, since the middle of May 2009, in preparation for next week’s Amateur Championship. For details on how they have performed ….
Connie Chen wins at Parkview
Connie Chen
17 year-old Connie Chen came home in only one over par 145 (72, 73) at Parkview today to win the 21 and under Gauteng Junior Golf Championship. Two strokes back was runner-up Johmari Logtenberg on 147 and Jenna Schonfeld was in third place on 149.
SA’s team runners-up in Jakarta
Bonita, Bertine, Nobuhle and Lara
Thailands Jaruporn Palakavong won the play-off against South Africa’s Bertine Strauss to win the Jakarta World Junior Championship and Thailand also picked up the team trophy leaving South Africa runners-up.
SA players perform well in Jakarta
Lara and Bertine
As they go into the final round of the Jakarta World Junior Championship today, the South African team of Bertine Strauss and Lara Weinstein is in second place, 12 strokes behind Thailand. In the individual event Bertine is lying second having scored 73, 75, four shots behind the leader on 144 (70, 74). Swaziland’s Nobuhle Dlamini is fourth and Namibia’s Bonita Bredanhann who incurred six penalty strokes during the second round, is lying sixth. Lara is in fifth position in her B division on 81, 75.
WGSA selects three juniors to play in Europe
Connie Chen
South Africa’s three top juniors, Bertine Strauss, Connie Chen and Yushira Budhram will be travelling Germany and England in August, it was announced last week at the WGSA 72 Hole Championships.