Adelaide, Australia (11 October) – Sweden held the lead from the start to finish to capture the Espirito Santo Trophy and win the 2008 Women’s World Amateur Team Championship by 12 strokes over Spain and 14 over the USA at The Grange Golf Club’s East and West courses.
The South African amateur golf team, which includes, Cameron Johnston, Jacques Blaauw and non playing team captain Enver Hassen, departed for Adelaide, Australia yesterday to play in amateur golf’s most prestigious competition, the Eisenhower Trophy.
Coenie Bester of Mpumalanga led at the end of every day’s play at the “Mark Burgess” Ekurhuleni Open held at the Ebotse Golf and Country Estate over the weekend.
Overnight rain and wind settled the outcome of the South African Inter Provincial golf tournament at the Hermanus Golf Club, with Western Province in the A section and KwaZulu-Natal in the B section the pole-sitters after the fourth day.
Western Province defeated Boland 7 ½ – 4 ½ on Thursday to put themselves into pole position to take the South African Inter Provincial Tournament on a blustery Hermanus Golf Club course.
Enver Hassen was elected unopposed as the new president of the South African Golf Association (SAGA) at its Annual General Meeting held at Hermanus Golf Club last night.
Western Province took a giant step towards edging out defending champions Boland on Thursday in early play in the South African Inter Provincial Tournament when they won the morning foursomes 3-1.
Western Province and Boland, the only two undefeated sides in the A Section, meet tomorrow. The winner of this match is likely to be the 2008 SA Inter Provncial winners.