The South African team will need to dig deep in Tuesday’s second round after the quartet made a cool start in smouldering hot weather conditions in the Spirit International at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Texas.
KwaZulu-Natal crushed North West in their A-Section opener at the 2015 South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial, while Eastern Province whipped Limpopo and host province Border edged out Free State to get their B-Section promotion campaigns off to a flying start at East London Golf Club on Monday.
Jade Buitendag, Jason Smith, Aubrey Beckley and Andre Nel got South Africa’s title defence in the All Africa Golf Team Championships off to a fast start in Kenya on Monday.
South Africa’s top amateurs Teaghan Gauche, Ivanna Samu, Matthew Spacey, Kaleigh Telfer and WGSA national coach Val Holland touched down in Texas for the 2015 Spirit International at the spectacular Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity.
Jason Smith, Jade Buitendag, Aubrey Beckley and new cap Andre Nel are eager to launch South Africa’s title defence in the African Amateur Golf Teams Championship in Kenya on Monday.
Ross Sinclair staved off a spirited final round challenge from KwaZulu-Natal’s Luke Mayo to lift the Lion of Africa Junior Open title on Sunday. The 18-year-old Gauteng North golfer fired rounds of 69 and 70 at Clovelly Country Club to claim a one stroke victory on five-under-par 139.
Four of South Africa’s top ranked amateur golfers will be pursuing the country’s first success in the Spirit International, which tees off at the renowned Whispering Pines Golf Club in Trinity, Texas on Monday.
Keegan McLachlan pulled a cat out of the bag with an eagle on the 17th hole and a remarkable recovery on 18 to snatch a one-shot victory in the Glacier Junior Series National Final at Vaal de Grace on Friday.