Archive – Women

Bertine Strauss

17 year-old Bertine Strauss picked up her fourth senior provincial championship trophy this year when she signed for a 141 (69,72) at he Limpopo Ladies Open played at Polokwane this weekend.

Mareli Joubert and Gina Switala

Two Gauteng North golfers Mareli Joubert and Gina Switala are the first ladies to represent the University of Pretoria (TUKS)at the Student Match Play tournament to be played from 18 to 21 June in Ingolstadt in Germany.

Connie Chen

17 year-old Connie Chen came home in only one over par 145 (72, 73) at Parkview today to win the 21 and under Gauteng Junior Golf Championship. Two strokes back was runner-up Johmari Logtenberg on 147 and Jenna Schonfeld was in third place on 149.

Bonita, Bertine, Nobuhle and Lara

Thailands Jaruporn Palakavong won the play-off against South Africa’s Bertine Strauss to win the Jakarta World Junior Championship and Thailand also picked up the team trophy leaving South Africa runners-up.

Lara and Bertine

As they go into the final round of the Jakarta World Junior Championship today, the South African team of Bertine Strauss and Lara Weinstein is in second place, 12 strokes behind Thailand. In the individual event Bertine is lying second having scored 73, 75, four shots behind the leader on 144 (70, 74). Swaziland’s Nobuhle Dlamini is fourth and Namibia’s Bonita Bredanhann who incurred six penalty strokes during the second round, is lying sixth. Lara is in fifth position in her B division on 81, 75.

Connie Chen

South Africa’s three top juniors, Bertine Strauss, Connie Chen and Yushira Budhram will be travelling Germany and England in August, it was announced last week at the WGSA 72 Hole Championships.

Yvette du Plessis

Kim Williams will accompany Yvette du Plessis to The Spirit, being played at Whispering Pines in Texas from 5 – 8 November, WGSA President Erica Lefson announced at the WGSA 72 hole championship prize-giving in East London last week. The team will also include two men to be named by the SAGA in due course. Erica Lefson will manage the team.

Lara Weinstein and Bertine Strauss

South Africa will be defending the team event at the Jakarta World Junior Champiponships to be played at the Bumi Serpong Damai course in Jakarta from 2 – 7 June 2009.