Boland junior Herman Loubser was in sublime form at Randpark Golf Club after a seven-under-par 65 saw him pull four strokes clear of Luca Filippi in the second round of the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship on Wednesday.
Gauteng North junior Werner Deysel fired a sublime seven-under-par 65 at Bushwillow course to open up a yawning gap his challengers in the first round of the Nomads SA Boys Under-17 Championship at Randpark Golf Club on Tuesday.
The South African team declared themselves ready for the Men’s Golf Competition at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Korea after a final practice round at the Naju Gold Lake Country Club in Gwangju on Tuesday.
Ross Sinclair from Gauteng North claimed a two stroke victory in his second start on the American Junior Golf Association’s Junior Tour this June, while compatriot Paul Boshoff took a top three finish in his second event in the USA on Sunday.
Top ranked golfers Teaghan Gauche, Jason Smith and Andrew van der Knaap are set to fly the flag for South Africa in the 2015 Summer Universiade in Korea from 8-11 July. The TuksSport Golf Academy trio forms part of a 114-strong delegation from tertiary education institutions across the country who are competing in seven sport codes against the best athletes around the globe.
Marco Steyn boxed a five-footer for birdie to win the inaugural Dimension Data Junior Open by one stroke at Fancourt on Friday, but instead of celebrating, the TuksSport Golf Academy player immediately turned to console playing partner Luca Filippi.
Skipper Marco Loubser, Stephen Morrison, Ryan Lane and Reinhardt Blaauw had to dig into their deepest reserves to secure a 10th USSA (University Sport South Africa) Championship title for the University of Pretoria in a nail-biting final against Varsity College at Port Shepstone Golf Club on Friday.
Varsity College delivered a crushing blow to North West University’s hopes at the 2015 USSA (University Sport South Africa) Championship, while defending champions University of Pretoria stayed on course for a hat-trick, and their 10th overall title at Port Shepstone Country Club on Friday.