South Africa ended the day one point up on hosts France after the first day in their two day test match involving eight players in each team.
JG Claassen lost his first round match to Jonathan Bell, of England, in the French Mens Amateur International Championship on Saturday.
JG Claassen recorded a fighting 70, two under par, in Friday’s second and final round of the 36 hole Qualifying competition for the 2010 French Men’s Amateur International Championship taking place at the Saint Germain Golf Club near Paris.
He started the final round of the South African Mid Amateur Championship today two shots off the pace. After a testing 69, three under par, forty three year old Glendower Golf Club member Grant Wood was crowned the 2010 South African Mid Amateur Champion.
Tyrone Ryan was the only South African to break par in the first round of the French Mens International Amateur Match Play Championship which was played Thursday at Saint Germain Golf Club just outside the French capital city.
Robbie Oosthuizen, the defending champion, recorded a one under par 71 to reduce the gap on the two over night leaders after third and penultimate round in the South African Mid Amateur Championship being played today at ERPM Golf Club in Ekurhuleni.
Texas University sophomore (second year student) Dylan Frittelli has been named the 2010 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year for men’s golf it was announced at the end of April. Frittelli, who is a member of Irene Country Club in Gauteng North, was also selected to represent the All-Big 12 team.
Brandon Stone did everything he had to today, to win the Boland Open Championship by a shot.
Leading by three at the start of the day, Brandon had an answer to every drop he made or every birdie made by his closest challengers as the final six players in the filed fought for the title.