The Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship is still wide open, with three of the country’s top four women amateurs within one shot of each other headed into Tuesday’s final round at Stellenbosch Golf Club.
South African number one Magda Kruger and Ji Sun Kang are tied for the lead on four over par, with Carrie Park one stroke back following a tough second round where the oppressive heat was replaced by gusting winds.
On a day hot enough to melt the face of a driver, Western Province golfer Ji Sun Kang opened with a level-par 72 to lead the first round of the Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Stellenbosch Golf Club on Sunday.
Women’s Golf South Africa (WGSA) celebrates its centenary this year at a time when the local women’s game is the strongest it’s ever been, and with this weekend’s Sanlam Women’s SA Amateur Stroke Play Championship set to showcase this.
Cara Gorlei held up under huge pressure from Western Province stable mate, Ji Sun Kang, to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl Championship in Cape Town on Tuesday.
Kim Williams was presented with the 2013 Amateur of the Year award at the 22nd annual Compleat Golfer Annual Awards ceremony, held at Country Club Johannesburg on Monday, 31 March.
The occasion marked the third time that Womens Golf South Africa named Williams as the most outstanding amateur for a season and she joined the illustrious company of Ashleigh Simon, the only other amateur who has lifted the award multiple times.
Gauteng North’s Catherine Lau will launch her Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl Championship title defence at Rondebosch Golf Club on Monday.
It is hardly surprising that Michaela Fletcher has earned the nick name “Match Play Queen” from her peers, considering the amicable 18-year-old Maritzburg golfer claimed her third consecutive Match Play title at the Pam Golding Properties WGWP Championship on Tuesday.
Gauteng’s Ivanna Samu denied Western Province number one, Ji Sun Kang, a home victory when she cruised to victory in the Pam Golding Properties WGWP Stroke Play Championship on Monday.