Western Province put their title defence into high gear with two decisive second round victories and vaulted to the top of the A-Section standings in the 27th INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter-Provincial in Benoni on Wednesday.
Province defeated Southern Cape 8.5 – 3.5 and beat Mpumalanga 8 – 4 to lead the log with eight points.
Defending champions Gauteng North are on the back foot after a second round draw in the South African U-23 Inter-Provincial, while Central Gauteng strengthened their lead in the log at Country Club Johannesburg on Tuesday.
Western Province won both their opening matches on Tuesday, but Central Gauteng raked in the games points to lead the defending champions in the A-Section on day one of the 27th INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter-Provincial in Benoni.
Central Gauteng scored a comprehensive 8 – 4 victory over Southern Cape at Ebotse Links Golf Club and collected 8.5 points in their match against Ekurhuleni to top the standings with four points and 16.5 game points.
Central Gauteng, Ekurhuleni and defending champions Gauteng North got off to a solid start in the opening round of the South African U-23 Inter-Provincial when all three teams scored clean sweeps at Country Club Johannesburg on Monday.
Mark Hair, Ivan Palframan, Herman September and Tim Hewan are primed to chase down an unprecedented fifth Super Senior title for Western Province in the 27th INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter-Provincial at the Ebotse Links Golf Club in Benoni on Tuesday.
KwaZulu-Natal are geared up for their A-Division debut in the 2015 South African U-23 Inter-Provincial that gets underway at Country Club Johannesburg on Monday.
Rosswell Sinclair defeated fellow Gauteng North junior JP Cooper 2-up in a thrilling 36-hole final to lift the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship title at Polokwane Golf Club on Saturday.
JP Cooper and Rosswell Sinclair will line up for Gauteng North in the South African Under-23 Inter-Provincial Championship on Monday, but not before the pair put their friendship aside to battle each other in the final round of the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship.
The two 17-year-olds will go head-to-head in the 36-hole final at Polokwane Golf Club on Saturday.