Three of the WGSA juniors participating in the Gate Junior Masters are on a pre-championship shopping/practice stay in Orlando Florida with chaperone Erica Lefson who is spending Christmas in Florida and also attending the Gate tournament as a Junior Masters official. Pictured here are Izel Pieters, Lara Weinstein and Lora Assad who travelling with Erica and her husband Johann.
Eight South African Juniors arrived at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida yesterday to compete in the Gate American Junior being played from 20 to 22 December. The players are Lara Weinstein, Izel Pieters, Cara Gorlei, Stephanie Perkins, Lora Assad, Jonathan Botha, Matt Bright and Haydn Porteus.
Two Swedish junior girls, including Lynn Carlsson, winner of the 2011 Harder German Masters, visited South Africa last week and played friendly matches against some of our juniors.
Pictured here are Carrie Park and Magda Kruger who played against the Swedes at The Els Club in Pretoria, and earlier in the week, Kelly Erasmus and Leanke Vlok (no longer a junior) competed against the visitors.
Jenny Brown, ex KZN, sends good wishes and news of her daughter, Lindsay who is about to turn pro and go to Q-school in Spain in January.
The four top places in the KZN Junior Championships played at Selborne Country Club on 2 and 3 December were claimed by Western Cape girls, with Milnerton’s Cara Gorlei in top spot. She is seen here accepting her winner’s trophy from WGSA Vice-President Karen Olivant
Five time winner on the European Ladies Golf Tour and 2011 Henderson Order of Merit winner Lee-Anne Pace, along with LET Tour winner Anne-Lise Caudal took time out from their training to coach the girls of Webervallei Primary Golf Development Program.
Liezl Klotz qualified recently as a PGA golf professional and is seen here with Caryn Louw and Dennis Bruyns.
Michaela Fletcher, with a final round of 74, finished in 3rd position and the SA team were delighted that at least one of the South African’s was able to bring home a trophy from the 3rd Albatross Inernational Junior Championship played in New Delhi this week.