South Africa’s Gerlou Roux and Callum Mowat produced a strong comeback in Saturday’s third round of the 42nd Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina to surge within striking distance of pacesetters Spain.
Top South African amateurs Gerlou Roux and Callum Mowat slipped from second to a tie for fourth after second round action at the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina wrapped up on Friday.
South Africa’s Gerlou Roux and Callum Mowat carded a pair of 73’s at the Los Lagartos Golf Club in Pilar to finish just three shots behind pacesetters Denmark on day one of the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina. The South Africans lead Argentina, Uruguay and Spain by two shots and are three ahead of Italy.
Top amateurs Gerlou Roux and Callum Mowat are eager to take South Africa’s successful run in international championships this season outside Africa’s borders with a winning performance in two top international events in Argentina later this month.
Top South African junior Thriston Lawrence got his preparation for the 103rd South African Open Championship underway with a superb victory in the Eastern Province Stroke Play Championship at Port Elizabeth Golf Club on Sunday.
South Africa sealed a third top five finish in the country’s seventh appearance in the prestigious Spirit International in the United States with a final round four-under-par 68 at Whispering Pines near Trinity in Texas on Saturday.
It was a long day at the office for the participants in this year’s Spirit International, but the South African quartet showed great courage and determination to finish in a strong position at the 36-hole mark in the United States on Friday.
Fierce storms, more than 160mm in rainfall and a 25½-hour interruption to the first round had very little impact on the South Africa’s four-man team at this year’s Spirit International in Texas. When darkness fell on the first round of play, the local heroes had pacesetters America well in their sights.