Western Province and Ekurhuleni got off to a hot start in the Foursomes, while A-Division defending champions Central Gauteng and Southern Cape will go into the Singles all square in the first round of the 2014 South African U-19 Inter-Provincial at Krugersdorp Golf Club.
Recently crowned Joburg Junior Open champion Keagan Thomas will lead a strong KwaZulu-Natal team into the B-Division promotion battle at the South African Junior Inter-Provincial, which kicks off at Krugersdorp Golf Club on Monday.
Rosswell Sinclair and Albert Venter will lead the Gauteng North into battle against Ekurhuleni in the first round of the A-Division in the South African Junior Inter-Provincial, which kicks off at Krugersdorp Golf Club on Monday.
Four-time European Tour champion Branden Grace was the talk of the town at the inaugural Joburg Junior Open on Thursday, especially among joint first round leaders Jason Froneman, Luke Mayo and Caylum Boon.
Eagle Canyon juniors broke Modderfontein Golf Club’s stranglehold in the annual Nomads Central Gauteng Golf Union Junior Interclub, denying the defending champions a fifth consecutive victory at home.
Top juniors Kyle McClatchie and Casandra Hall and Kempton Park Golf Club were the big winners at the annual Ekurhuleni Golf Union Junior Awards, but it was the Under-13 team that drew the greatest applause during the awards function at Benoni Country Club.
Gauteng North’s Mens Player of the Year Jason Smith made international headlines when he held off 2014 British Amateur champion Bradley Neil from Scotland, 2013 North of Ireland Stroke Play champion Dermot McElroy and local favourite Stefan Cronje at Benoni Country Club to claim a one stroke victory in the prestigious South African Stroke Play in February.
We sat down with South Africa’s current number six ranked amateur and learned more about Smith’s dreams and goals, fears and aspirations.