The Tukkies Team with Gina and Mareli
The Students Matchplay Championships was held for the fourth time on June 19-20, 2009 on the Wittelsbacher GC Rohrenfeld-Neuburg Championchip Course of HRH Duke Max of Bavaria north of Munich/Germany. Two of SA’s top ranked players, Mareli Joubert and Gina Switala represented Pretoria University.
Erica and Johann Coetzee
At a glittering party to celebrate her 60th birthday in Cape Town last night, WGSA President Erica Lefson and her partner Johann Coetzee surprised their guests with a wedding ceremony.
Kim Williams
Kim Williams’ win at the Southern Cape Championships last weekend took her to the top of the WGSA Amateur Ranking.
Millie Zim
East London Golf Club’s Millie Zim and George Golf Club’s Admund Gelderbloem went to Paris to defend the SA title at the Peugeot International Pro-Am Finals from 23 to 28 August – and did exactly that. They brought back the trophy and lots of prizes.
Ashleigh Holmes runner-up
Centurion’s Kim Williams played the low round of the tournament – two under par 70 – to finish on even par 144 and pick up the Southern Cape Championship at George Golf Club on Saturday 29 August.
Perrine Delacour
Perrine Delacour from Ailette Golf Club, north of Reims, is the new British girls’ open amateur champion.
Two 15-year-olds, Elizabeth Mallett from Sutton Coldfield and France’s Perrine Delacour from Ailette Golf Club, north of Reims, will meet in this afternoon’s 18-hole final of the British Girls’ Open Amateur Championship at West Lancashire Golf Club.
In this morning’s semi-finals, Perrine beat the other surviving English 15-year-old, Alexandra Peters (Notts Ladies) by one hole while Elizabeth scored a tremendous win over 18-year-old French ace, Rosanne Crepiat, who plays for Europe in next week’s Junior Solheim Cup match, is No 8 in the European women’s amateur rankings and won the Portuguese women’s international title in January.
Yushira, Connie and Bertine
Three South African Juniors, Bertine Strauss, Connie Chen and Yushira Budhram played the first round of the Girls’ British Open Amateur at West Lancashire Golf Club in Liverpool yesterday. According to Manager Erica Lefson, West Lancashire is a links course in the true sense of the word. The course has been lengthened to the men’s yellow tees – really long – playing 6324 yds at sea level.
Bertine had the best round of the three, finishing on five over 77.