Gauteng B and Western Province B’s young guns provided the fireworks in the second round of the 54th Pick n Pay SA Women’s Inter-Provincial, while Western Province A and giant-killers Border remained unbeaten at Royal Cape Golf Club on Thursday.
Western Province A team delighted the home crowds with a convincing performance against Gauteng, while Border served up the first surprise in the B-Section in Wednesday’s first round of the Pick n Pay SA Women’s Inter-Provincial at Royal Cape Golf Club.
Gunning for their first victory since 2006, Gauteng A rose into early ascendancy when they beat defending champions, Gauteng North A, by five strokes to claim the prestigious Jean Tindall Memorial Trophy in Tuesday’s Qualifying Round at the 54th Pick n Pay SA Women’s Inter-Provincial.
Gauteng North has reigned supreme in the Pick n Pay SA Women’s Inter-Provincial for seven successive years, but their dominance is under serious threat in the 54th edition, which tees off at Royal Cape Golf Club on Tuesday.
The country’s top women amateurs will touch down in the Mother City this weekend for the 54th SA Womens Inter-Provincial at Royal Cape Golf Club from 6-10 October.
Reigning Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur champion Ivanna Samu racked up her fourth victory this season with an impressive wire-to-wire triumph in the 34th Ackerman Championship at Clovelly Golf Club on Sunday.
Eastern Province rising star Jamie-Lee Daniels is a firm favourite going into the 34th Ackerman Championship this weekend after a commanding victory in the Boland Stroke Play Championship earlier this month.
Ekurhuleni juniors Tristen Strydom and Paul Boshoff are within striking distance of the lead after the first round of the Duke of York Young Champions Trophy in Scotland, but top junior Cara Gorlei will have to dig deep on Wednesday.