The South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced an eight man team to take on France in a test match on 25 and 26 February 2009 today.
On Tuesday 3 and Wednesday 4 February 2009, International Final Qualifying – Africa will take place at Royal Durban Golf Club for the first time.
The South African Golf Association’s (SAGA) new ranking points system, applicable to the leading tournaments on it’s 2009 calendar, kicks into operation from the Prince’s Grant Amateur tournament, being played at Prince’s Grant Golf Club, Kwazulu-Natal, which concludes today.
The South African Golf Association (SAGA) announced the names of a 17 man squad for 2009 in Johannesburg today as well as the date of the first squad session of the year, namely 27 to 29 January 2009.
Seventeen amateur golfers, some of whom were the leading golfers in the country last year, have turned professional the South African Golf Association (SAGA) confirmed today.
The SA Amateur Stroke Play entries close on 26 January 2009. With the criteria for entering being the Top 150 players on the SAGA ranking system as of 31 December 2008 or the Top 250 players on the World Amateur Golf Rankings (WAGR) as of the same date.
The relevant ranking lists have been amended after the Sunshine Tour released the final names of the amateur golfers who have taken up playing privileges for the 2009 season.
To see if you qualify to enter the 2009 SA Amateur Stroke Play through the SAGA Rankings click here (cut off is at 150)
To see if you qualify to enter the 2009 SA Amateur Stroke Play through the WAGR click here
Adrian Ford signed for a final round of a 73, one over par, today finishing with a 72 hole aggregate of 289, one over par, and in so doing wins the prestigious Freddie Tait Trophy as the leading amateur in the South African Open Championship.
Adrian Ford dropped down the leader board after a three over par 75 in today’s third round of the South African Open Championship being played at Pearl Valley Golf Estates just outside Paarl in the Western Cape.