South African Golf Association’s (SAGA) premier competition, Glacier SA Amateur Championship, is scheduled to be staged at Benoni Country Club and East London Golf Club in 2009 and 2010 respectively, it was announced today.
South African amateur golf team finished 11th, along with two other teams, on conclusion of the Eisenhower Trophy, this being the country’s best performance since 1998.
Central Gauteng won the South African Mid Amateur Inter Provincial, ending the only team undefeated in the A Section.
South Africa held onto 10th position, on the team leader board, with their second consecutive round of level par, after the third round of 2008 Eisenhower Trophy being played in Adelaide, Australia.
South Africa finished their second round where they started, on three under par, keeping them on track to achieve their objective of a top ten finish in the 2008 Eisenhower Trophy, in World Amateur Team Championship, being played in Adelaide, Australia.
South Africa are tied in sixth place, at three under par, with New Zealand, after the conclusion of the first round of the Eisenhower Trophy. “Happy with our first day’s performance,” is how team captain Enver Hassen summed up the day.
The South African amateur golf team competing in the 72 hole Eisenhower Trophy, which commences tomorrow, will be looking finish in the top ten, according to team captain Enver Hassen.
Today saw all ten Mid-Amateur Provincial teams having their final practice rounds at Roodepoort Country Club before the tournament gets underway tomorrow morning at 7am.