Ruan de Smidt and Haydn Porteous collected three birdies a piece to finish with a second successive 68 and launch to a tie for second in the Mens Teams Competition at the 2011 Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Friday.
The South African team are eight shots off the pace after the opening round of the 2011 Spirit International, which teed off at Whispering Pines Golf Course in Houston, Texas on Wednesday.
Four of South Africa’s top amateur golfers will fly the South African flag at the 2011 Spirit International, which tees off at the renowned Whispering Pines Golf Course in Texas today.
Reigning South African Amateur Stroke Play champion Jared Harvey produced a sterling final round to surge to claim a share of fifth in the final round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand.
Ruan de Smidt didn’t exactly set the course alight but on day of mediocre scoring, the South African stayed in touch with the leaders in the third round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand.
The South African team put the finishing touches to an impressive week at The Lake Club Benoni to win the African Amateur Golf Teams Championship for the sixth successive time since this prestigious biennial event launched in 2001.
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South Africa’s Ruan de Smidt shot to a share of sixth in the second round of the United Fisheries Shirley Open in New Zealand after blazing the par-72 layout at Christchurch Golf Club in six-under-par 66.
Several players tried to make a hard charge at the South African team’s lead on day three of the African Amateur Golf Teams Championship, but the pursuers must have felt like they were standing still once the dust had settled at The Lake Club Benoni.
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