Ekurhuleni’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout battled to a comprehensive wire-to-wire victory at the Milnerton Golf Links on Wednesday to seal his second Western Province Stroke Play Championship title in two years.
His pursuers may well be playing for second place in the Western Province Stroke Play Championship after defending champion Christiaan Theo Bezuidenhout Consulting put considerable space between himself and the chasing field on Tuesday.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout put the seal on South Africa’s successful title defence at the Africa Zone VI Golf Tournament on Thursday.
The country’s number one ranked amateur belted Adel Balala from Kenya 9 & 7 in the final round singles at Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate to put an exclamation mark on another clean sweep for the country in Africa’s most prestigious team event.
South Africa retained their title with 23 points, finishing four points ahead of Zimbabwe, with Namibia taking third on 15.5 points in the final standings.
Stuart Krogg and Jack Allard dealt South Africa a crushing blow when they ended South Africa’s unbeaten run at the Africa Zone VI Golf Championships on Wednesday.
The defending champions kept ahead in the log with 15 points, but South Africa may need to pull out all the stops in the final round singles to secure the country’s 19th title in Africa’s most prestigious team championship.
South Africa remain in the driver’s seat after the morning foursomes on day two of the Africa Zone VI Golf Championships at Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate on Tuesday.
Zander Lombard set the tone for South Africa’s title defence at the Africa Zone VI Golf Championships when he defeated Malawi’s Ben Wandawanda at Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate on Tuesday.
The first South African out in a brutal South-easterly wind secured the first point with a convincing 8 & 7 victory. Inspired, the remaining seven all hit winning notes for a clean sweep in the singles.
National pride takes precedence this week as South Africa takes up its title defence in the 2014 Zone VI Golf Tournament at the Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate on Tuesday.
Over the next three days, and four rounds of intense competition, the national team will line up against 11 other African nations to chase down the country’s 19th victory since 1995 in Africa’s flagship team event.
South Africa’s mid-amateur golfers have been given an exciting incentive to play for at this year’s South African Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Ruimsig Country Club from 6 – 9 May.
Following the prestigious national championship, four players will be selected to a national team to compete in the International Team Mid-Amateur Championship in France in July.