The Western Province’s Tristan Galant felt right at home in the swirling South-Westerly what whipped around the layout at the Fish River Sun Country Club and forged his way to the 36-hole lead of the Nomads South African U-13 Championship with an outstanding even par 73.
The Western Province gave a convincing performance in Tuesday’s foursomes at the South African Inter-Provincial at Rustenburg Golf Club, while the remaining A-Section teams squared off in the country’s premier team championship, sponsored by Tempest.
Underdogs Southern Cape and KwaZulu handed joint defending champions Boland and Western Province a decisive drubbing to emerge as the frontrunners in the first round of the South African Inter-Provincial, sponsored by Tempest, after at Rustenburg Golf Club.
Cole Stevens helped Central Gauteng into pole position in Monday’s first round of the Nomads SA Under-13 Champion at Fish River Sun Country Club. Central Gauteng scored an opening 31-over-par 396 to lead by five from Ekurhuleni.
The three underdogs coming into this year’s South African Inter-Provincial, sponsored by Tempest, have hit the front in the first round with a strong opening performance in the morning foursomes at Rustenburg Golf Club.
It has been 28 years since Gauteng North last lifted the South African Inter-Provincial title. In fact, the team was still called Northern Transvaal when they celebrated victory in East London Golf Club in 1984.
If one based their chances on the current South African Golf Association’s rankings, this could be the year that Gauteng North changes the course of history at this year’s South African Inter-Provincial, sponsored by Tempest.
Home course advantage, resident support and local course knowledge. These are the three elements the North West team are counting on to lay the foundation and deliver a winning punch for A-Section promotion in the 53rdSouth African Inter-Provincial Championship, sponsored by Tempest, at Rustenburg Golf Club next week.
To reach the end goal, the local favourites will have to get six very determined and confident opponents, including Border, Eastern Province, Ekurhuleni, Free State & Northern Cape, Mpumalanga and 2012 wooden spoon recipient Limpopo, who was relegated in Port Elizabeth last year.
For the first time in the history, two A-Section teams will step into title defence when the 53rdSouth African Inter-Provincial Championship, sponsored by Tempest, tees off at Rustenburg Golf Club next week.
The Western Province and Boland have shared the unprecedented joint glory for 12 months, but the time has come for a new champion to step up and both teams are determined to go the distance at the SAGA’s flagship team event from 23-27 September.
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