Defending champions Gauteng North provided manager Andre Louw the strong start he hoped for by scoring a solid victory in Monday’s opening round of the South African Junior Interprovincial at Bellville Golf Club.
Gauteng North will launch their title defence in the South African Junior Interprovincial at Bellville Golf Club on Monday, but the 2012 champions will face a very determined challenge from the local heroes, Western Province.
The South African Golf Association (SAGA) will dedicate the upcoming South African Junior Inter-Provincial Championship to the memory of the country’s founding president, Nelson Mandela.
Western Province’s Altin van der Merwe and Cara Gorlei both claimed top three finishes for South Africa at the 5th Albatross International Junior Golf Championship in India on Friday.
The Windies might still be struggling to come to terms with the pitch in Kanpur, but South Africa’s Altin van der Merwe and Tristin Galant are definitely gaining the measure of the greens at the Jaypee Greens Golf Club in Delhi.
Boland golfer Armandt Scholtz won the Harry Oppenheimer Trophy, Gauteng North clinched the International Teams Championship at Maccauvlei Golf Club and in Argentina, Western Province amateur Gerlou Roux reached the quarter-finals of the Argentine Amateur.
Louis Taylor – the lone surviving amateur after the cut for the 103rd South African Open Championship was made – says he lived through a career-defining experience this week.
Free State amateur Louis Taylor recovered superbly from a mid-round stumble to sign off on a third round 70, which left him a creditable five under par ahead of Sunday’s final round of the 103rd South African Open Championship.