South Africa’s Drikus Bruyns and CJ du Plessis produced a strong performance in the final round to claim a share of fourth in the International Team Competition at the weather-interrupted Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina on Sunday.
South Africa’s Drikus Bruyns is still in the hunt at this year’s Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina, where Geoff Drakeford of Australia has taken charge of the Individual Competition with a superb five-under-par 66 in the rain-interrupted third round at the Los Lagartos Country Club near Buenos Aires.
The torrential rain finally let up on Saturday afternoon, allowing South African amateurs Drikus Bruyns and CJ du Plessis to continue their bid for the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup title in Argentina.
South Africans Drikus Bruyns and CJ du Plessis will have to wait until the rain abets to continue their bid for the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup title in Argentina after torrential downpours forced the organisers to postpone the second round until Saturday.
South Africa’s Drikus Bruyns fired an opening two-under-par 69 to finish just two off the pace in the Individual Competition and helped South Africa to a top five position in the Team Competition in the 17th Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup in Argentina.
Top ranked amateur golfers Drikus Bruyns and CJ du Plessis will attempt to extend South Africa’s fine record in the event when they represent the South African Golf Association (SAGA) in the 17th Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup from 8-11 November at Los Lagartos Country Club.
Brandon Stone and Zander Lombard pulled out all the stops on Sunday to lift South Africa to a 23rd place finish at the weather-reduced World Amateur Team Championships in Turkey. Playing purely for pride and position, Stone carved out a three-under-par 68 at the Sultan Course at Antalya Golf Club and Lombard produced a one-under-par 70 to improve four shots on their overnight total and finish the weather-reduced 54-hole championship on a team total of one-under-par 427.
Hoping to recover from a disappointing start in their bid to lift the country’s first Eisenhower Trophy, South Africa’s three leading amateurs had pinned their hopes on solid performances in the remaining three rounds at Antalya Golf Club in Turkey. However, thunderstorms so severely interrupted play at the World Amateur Team Championships on Friday that only six teams was able to complete their rounds.