South Africa’s reigning Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Stroke Play champion Ivanna Samu claimed the leading amateur prize in the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s Ladies Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington Golf Club.
Central Gauteng junior Woo Ju Son rose to the number one spot in the Womens Golf South Africa Junior Rankings in 2015 without visiting the winner’s circle even once. A string of top three and top five finishes boosted her rise and the achievement was a measure of her incredible consistency.
Royal Johannesburg and Kensington’s Eleonora Galletti celebrated a welcome return to the winner’s circle when she claimed a one stroke victory in the Boland Junior Championship in early January.
Womens Golf South Africa would like to thank each and every player, Union President, parent, manager, coach and all the volunteers that have helped at our tournaments, not to mention our wonderful sponsors the Nomads and Sanlam, for their support this past season.
South Africa’s number two ranked Ivanna Samu won the KZN Junior Championship title with a gutsy performance in very tough weather conditions and a week after she defended her title, her face still lights up with delight at finishing the season on such a high note.
Young Symone Henriques is targeting back-to-back victories in the KZN Nomads Girls’ Golf Championship this weekend after a winning performance in the Mpumalanga Championship last week.
Benoni amateur Lejan Lewthwaite put a loud exclamation point on her amateur career when she lifted the Jackie Mercer Trophy in the 2015 SA Women’s Open on the Hibiscus Coast on Tuesday.