Dean Martin made an emotional comeback to the winners circle when he edged out fellow Gauteng golfer Matthew Spacey to claim a one stroke victory in the Limpopo Open.
The Dainfern golfer closed with a two-under-par 70 after successive rounds of 68 to claim a wire-to-wire victory on 10-under-par 206 at Koro Creek Golf Course.
Andrew van der Knaap and Jason Smith produced a solid final round 140 to lift South Africa to ninth overall in the 20-team Men’s Golf Competition at the Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Korea on Saturday. Van der Knaap toured the Naju Gold Lake Country Club layout in 69 strokes. Fellow Gauteng North golfers Jason Smith contributed a 71 and Teaghan Gauche a non-counting 76.The strong finish from Van der Knaap and Smith took South Africa’s 72-hole tally to 581.
It was a little more work than he planned on, but the result was precisely the one Herman Loubser was hoping for. On a day of high drama, Loubser squandered a five stroke overnight lead and had to fend off a spirited attack from Gauteng North’s Werner Deyzel at Randpark Golf Club. However, when it mattered most, the 16-year-old Boland junior holed crucial putts at the closing holes of the Bushwillow Course to close out for a one stroke victory in the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship.
Sixty of the SAGDB’s brightest talents showcased their golf expertise in the inaugural SAGDB / Nomads Imperial Auto MFC Golf Challenge held at Benoni Country Club on 6 and 7 July.
Gauteng North’s Andrew van der Knaap saved his best effort for the hottest day at this year’s Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Korea. After signing for non-counting rounds of 78 and 76 in his debut at the World Student Games, the Centurion golfer pulled out all the stops in the third round. With the mercury at 33 degrees Celsius and humidity at 86%, Van der Knaap carded a cool one-over-par 73 to lead the South African challenge in the Men’s Golf Competition at Naju Gold Lake Country Club on Friday.
Boland junior Herman Loubser continued his dominance in the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship and a one-under-par 71 in the third round saw him stretch his lead to five strokes at Randpark Golf Club on Thursday. The 16-year-old from Theewaterskloof Golf Club won the 2014 Nomads SA Boys U-15 Championship last year and is primed to chase down his second national victory on Friday.
The South African team were disappointed with their second round performance in the Men’s Golf Competition on Thursday, but after joining in a raucous gold medal celebration for 100 meter athlete Akani Simbine at the 2015 Summer Universiade, the SA trio are ready to reach for the stars in the next two rounds in Gwangju, Korea.
Teaghan Gauche was in blistering form on day one of the Men’s Golf Competition at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Korea and helped the South African team to seventh overall in the Men’s Team Competition on Wednesday.