Tinkerbell the surprise upset at SA Matchplay
Ellie and Beaut (Ashleigh Holmes)
She sets up at the tee, studies the ball for a few moments and swings in a motion that looks effortless. The ball starts off low and then begins to rise, soaring far down the fairway until it hits in the middle.
This isn’t an LPGA pro – it’s an 11-year-old girl from Johannesburg.

Both Dean O’Riley and Nicol van Wyk recorded first round scores of 71, one over par, to finish near the top of the New Zealand Stroke Play Championship leaderboard at the end of play today.

Dean O’Riley and Steve Ferreira recorded a level par 140 to finish 3rd in the 36 hole New Zealand Foursomes Championship played today at the Titirangi Golf Club in Auckland.
The four players who made up the South African team, which finished second in the Southern Cross Cup last week, have entered the 36 hole New Zealand Foursomes Championship which starts tomorrow at Titirangi Golf Club in Auckland.