Top South African amateur Magda Kruger was in a buoyant mood after a one-under-par 71 earned her a share of the first round lead at the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s Sun International Challenge, but it was former SA Women’s Open champion Tandi von Ruben who had more reasons to be happy following the opening round at the Lost City Golf Course.
Former Nomads SA Girls champion Michaela Fletcher defeated Potchefstroom’s Mae Cornforth 3 & 2 for the Eastern Province Match Play title on Tuesday.
Gauteng North’s Magda Kruger took advantage of the sunny conditions and fast fairways at Port Elizabeth Golf Club to deny the local challengers and claim victory in the Eastern Province Championship on Sunday.
Former top SA amateur Nobuhle Dlamini was the undisputed queen of the Eastern Province Championship, winning back-to-back doubles at Port Elizabeth Golf Club in 2012 and Humewood last year.
The Swazi golfer’s departure to the paid ranks this year has cleared the way for the next wave of talent to stake their claim in this prestigious tournament.
Womens Golf South Africa’s Olivia le Roux departed for Texas in the United States in January, armed with a high school leaving certificate boasting eight distinctions, heaps of enthusiasm and a lot of goals for the future. We caught up with Olivia as she was settling in at Lamar and chatted to her about how she wound up at Lamar, her goals and dreams and a few of her favourite things.
Top South African junior Bianca Theron claimed her first victory of the 2014 season in a thrilling play-off against Cara Gorlei to win the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship title at the first extra hole.
Gauteng golfer Chiara Contomathios has the early jump on the rest of the field in the first round of the Nomads WGWP Junior Championship at the Metropolitan Golf Club on Saturday.
Rising star Ji Sun Kang came from behind to claim a comprehensive five shot victory from fellow Western Province junior Cara Gorlei at the Boland Junior Championships on Thursday.