The South African team of Nicole Garcia, Nicole Becker and Alana van Greuning won the third Regional All Africa Challenge Trophy by two strokes from Zimbabwe when it was played in Harare last week.
South African Rookie Connie Chen recorded her best results of the European professional season when she finished in seventh place in the LET Finair Masters played at Helsinki Golf Club, Tali, Finland yesterday.
Former Free State and Northern Cape President Carina Theron won the 2011 Senior Ladies Championship by 10 strokes from Mpumalanga’s Melrise Ungerer when the event was played in June at Woodhill and Wingate Park Country Clubs.
Returning two great rounds of 75, 71 (146) on the tough Ledgends course, top SA ranked junior, Lara Weinstein walked away with the 2011 Limpopo Ladies Open played on 18 and 19 June.
Five strokes back was Mpumalanga’s Alana van Greuning, one ahead of Nicole Bekker on 152.
Nomads National Chairman John Lees travelled from Nelspruit to Orkney today to present the Jenny Bruce Trophy to the new South African girls’ champion. 14-year old Bianca Theron from Kuils River Golf Club in the Boland won the event by six strokes from two other under 16 girls, Carrie Park (Gauteng North) and Kelly Erasmus (Western Province).
14-year old Boland star Bianca Theron leads the Nomads SA Girls’ Championship by two strokes from Western Province’s Kelly Erasmus. Bianca carded another 74 to retain the lead on 148 while Lara Weinstein, co-overnight leader, returned a disappointing 79 to fall back to seventh position.
Topping the leader-board at the Nomads SA Girls Championship being played at Orkney Golf Club on two-over par 74 are Gauteng’s Lara Weinstein and Bianca Theron from Boland. And tied in third position are Kelly Erasmus (WP) and Carrie Park (Gauteng North).
Leading the B Division (10 to 18 handicaps) and tied 12th in the tournament overall is Harrismith Golf Club’s Zanele Mazibuko. Playing off a 12 handicap, she returned an 80 and the low net score of the day – 68.
Polish Players lead but Lwazi Gqira has good first international tournament, reports Erica Lefson from Wroclaw.