KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Province were motoring in the third round foursomes at the 56th South African Inter-Provincial Championship, while North West got an early edge on Border in the calm, sunny conditions at the Fish River Sun Country Club.
The inland teams were king of foursomes on day three of the 56th South African Inter-Provincial Championship with Ekurhuleni taking the biggest cut of the points ahead of the afternoon singles at the Fish River Sun Country Club.
Here is a look ahead to the Eisenhower Trophy, which will see a total of 71 teams compete in the 30th World Amateur Team Championship in Mexico. In 2012, 72 teams competed, making this is the second-largest field in Eisenhower Trophy history.
Southern Cape and Gauteng North came through a real battle of attrition in the three-club westerly wind to come out on the winning side at the 56th South African Inter-Provincial Championship, sponsored by Tempest, at the Fish River Sun Resort, on Wednesday, while a heated scuffle between Boland and defending champions Central Gauteng ended in a 6-all draw.
Eastern Province claimed two vital victories in the battle for promotion at the 56th South African Inter-Provincial Championship, sponsored by Tempest, while KwaZulu-Natal stunned Mpumalanga on day two at the Fish River Sun Resort on Tuesday.
Top ranked Jovan Rebula, Marco Steyn and Dylan Naidoo are primed to hunt South Africa’s first victory in the Eisenhower Trophy at the esteemed biennial World Amateur Team Championship (WATC), which tees off at Riviera Maya near Cancun in Mexico on Wednesday.
Coming off a first round victory, Southern Cape made a confident start at the Fish River Sun Resort to lead Western Province 3 – 1 going into the singles on day two at the 56th South African Inter-Provincial Championship. Gauteng North and Ekurhuleni drew 2-all, as did Boland against the defending champions Central Gauteng.
After a win and loss on day one, Eastern Province came out firing in round two at the 56th South African Inter-Provincial, sponsored by Tempest, to lead both their foursomes against Border and Limpopo at the Fish River Sun Resort