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On the cover The new Wilson Staff D-100 range is serious about super light clubs. See pages 10 & 11 for a product review. SA Golf Trader would like to wish all our readers a blessed festive season and a prosperous 2013. SA Golf Trader is published bi-monthly by SA Golf Trader cc. Reg. No. 2004/063586/23 66 Hoylake Drive Durban North, 4051 For all enquiries please contact: Office 086 101 9005 Louis Naude 083 293 0220 Neville Bellairs 082 705 8764 Fax 086 694 2185 E mail info@sagt.co.za
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TUITION & INSTRUCTION 14 Know your rules Advanced players series Kuier saam met Cruse Golf tips
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ON TOUR WITH TANDI
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PGA NEWS PGA holds last Level 1 Golf
Coaching course for the year
The PGA of South Africa’s will be hosting the final level 1 coaching course for the year on the 17th and 18th of November.
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he PGA of South Africa’s will be hosting the final level 1 coaching course for the year on the 17th and 18th of November.
The course is tailor made for the school golf coach. It is based on the PGA’s long experience of coaching and educating coaches and uses the Long Term Athlete Development (LTAD) Model as its grounding theory. LTAD has gained much recognition worldwide in recent times as a way of understanding child development and what it takes to become either a world class athlete or a player for life. The PGA SA Level 1 course both looks at this theory and shows the coach how to present it to pupils. Attendees are also taught about safety and how to plan and evaluate a golf coaching session and are presented with a swing coaching theory that is recognized by PGAs worldwide. The course is 1 ½ days duration and then attendees are required to complete an assignment or pass a practical exam in order to achieve their level 1 certification. SASCOC (The SA Sports Council and Olympic Committee) has laid out the ground rules for the National Coaching Framework and has also adopted LTPD as its coaching philosophy. The PGA level 1 course and grow Golf Coaches Association fits with the National Coaching Framework’s vision. Graduates of the course are eligible to join the Grow Golf Coaches Association of South Africa. Members of the GGCA qualify for a level 1 coaching licence which is renewable annually. For further information visit the PGA of SA’s website on www.pgasa.com or the Grow Golf Coaches Association website on www.growgolfcoaches.co.za or contact Andrew Gunn at the PGA of South Africa on 011 485 1370 or andrew@pga.co.za
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Win a two night stay on a B&B basis at Farr Out Guesthouse in Paternoster on the Cape West Coast. • Tel: 022 752 2222 • info@farrout.co.za • www.farrout.co.za
Congratulations to Vaughn Wright our winner of the Trivia Quiz Sep/Oct edition. 1. Ian Poulter turned professional in which year? 6. Nick Faldo was ranked No. 1 on the Official World Golf Ranking for a total of how many a) 1994 weeks? b) 1995 a) 88 c) 1996 b) 98 2. The first official Ryder Cup took place in c) 103 which year? 7. Whose catchphrase "...and if it moves at all, it a) 1927 should come a little from the left", has become b) 1929 a stalwart in the video games market? c) 1931 a) Henry Longhurst b) Alex Hay 3. Samuel Ryder whom the Ryder Cup is named after was an English businessman who origi- c) Peter Alliss nated the idea of what? a) Selling garden seeds in “penny packets” b) Selling timeshare c) The facsimile
8. Who is the youngest player ever, male or female, to win five major championships? a) Yani Tseng b) Tiger Woods c) Gary Player
4. The PGA of America is headquartered where? a) Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. 9. Sergio Garcia once dated which famous tennis b) Augusta National G.C. player? a) Martina Hingis c) Cypress Point Club b) Stefi Graf 5. Paul Azinger enjoys playing what in his spare c) Conchita Martínez time? 10. Miguel Angel Jimenez is known as the? a) Chess a) Joker b) Bridge b) Mechanic c) Poker c) Playboy 1. 2. 3. 4.
The first correct entry drawn will be declared the winner. The draw will take place on the 10th of December 2012. The Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence either in terms of the questions, answers or winner will be entered into. The answers to the questions and the name of the winner will be published on the quiz page in the following issue. Results and answers will be published in the next edition of SA Golf Trader.
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Vote for your favourite Golfing Gal and she could win R25 000 worth of exciting prizes. If you would like to see Hestie win then Email: SAGT NOVDEC to info@sagt.co.za. Terms and conditions apply 1. Name: Hestie Craig. 2. Handicap: 38. 3. How long have you been playing golf? 9 months. 4. Your favourite golfer is? Hennie Otto. 5. Do you play any other sports? Pilates. 6. Which is your favourite golf course? Jackal Creek. 7. Have you ever been mischievous on the golf course? Oh, if the Green could Talk‌ November/December 2012
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8. If money were no object, what would be your top 3 purchases? Porsche GT3, Game Farm, The Alps. 9. What music do you listen to? Mostly everything. 10. What is your definition of success? Doing what makes you happy!!! 11. What do you do for a living? Event Manager. 12. What do you hope to achieve in golf in the next few years? Better my Handicap!!!
Season Five If you would like to be considered as a SA Golf Trader “Golfing Gal” please submit three colour photo’s of yourself on the golf course and one photo of your choice to neville@sagolftrader.co.za. One girl per edition will be chosen by us (the editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into). The winner will be the girl who receives the most sms’s. The competition will be over six editions and closes on 31/08/2013. If you are selected by us you will have to answer the questions that SA Golf Trader puts to you. November/December 2012
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Proteas retain Friendship Cup The South African Mid-Amateur team successfully defended their Friendship Cup title with a runaway victory over Namibia at Roodepoort Golf Club last month. The Proteas, who took an 8½ - ½ point lead into the second round, scored another 8 ½ points against the visitors to finish the two-day test with a 17-1 winning total. Free State & Northern Cape's Josef Fourie was de- two days and a really good learning experience for lighted to captain the South Africans to a second us. successive victory. FOURSOME RESULTS "I asked the guys to me everything they had and Steven Williams / Kevin Sharp beat Andrew they certainly didn't disappoint," said Fourie. Dodds / Werner Lassen 2&1 "They boys played like winners from the word go. Josef Fourie / Tyrol Auret beat Rocco Viljoen I have to compliment every player for the spirit and / Hafeni Nghiwaanami 6&5 determination they showed in bringing home the Neil Homann / Graeme Watson beat Morne victory." Roux / Marc Gregan 4&3 "We were definitely handed a drumming here at Roodepoort, but despite our loss, we have enjoyed SINGLE RESULTS an incredible experience," said Namibian skipper, Josef Fourie beat Werner Lassen 2&1 Werner Lassen. Kevin Sharp beat Andrew Dodds 1-Up "The standard of mid-amateur golf in South Africa Steven Williams beat Hafeni Nghiwaanami 7&6 is incredibly high, even more so than when they Neil Homann beat Rocco Viljoen 3&2 beat us 14-4 last year in Windhoek. It has been a Tyrol Auret beat Marc Gregan 1-Up lot of fun watching the battles unfold over the last Graeme Watson halved Morne Roux 8
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Send us your letters, giving us your views, opinions or articles of interest (max 500 words). If your letter is published you will win a two night weekend stay for two sharing, including three meals and two game drives at Mabula Game Lodge located in the Mabula Private Game Reserve in the Limpopo Province.
WINNING LETTER Cheating in sports is nothing recent as the day humans first discovered athletic competition; At the time of writing this letter Lance Armstrong has we began looking for an easier way to win. It's human been officially stripped of his seven Tour de France nature. And in today's world, with money, fame and titles. He has been shown to be a monumental cheat so much more to gain, it shouldn't come as a surprise and someone who had pulled the wool over many that individuals are manipulating birth certificates, people’s eyes! This is not good for sport as it adds to jabbing themselves with needles and bending seemthe growing list of scandals that have been found out ingly any rule they can get away with in order to win. in various sports, think Hansie Cronje, Ben Johnson It has come to the stage where the games that are and Barry Bonds. supposed to teach character, discipline and teamwork And for those who laughed at Gary Player's assertion are teaching cheating. that performance-enhancing drugs are invading golf, they need to open their eyes as players have been sus- Regards pended for testing positive for drugs used to mask Gary Field steroid use. Dear Editor
Dear Gary Thank you for writing in and with regards to such an important subject. Gary Player once referred to a famous survey that asked Olympians whether they would rather win a gold medal and die within 10 years or go on for the rest of their life and not win gold. Eighty percent of those surveyed said they'd rather win the gold and die. There is an incredible level of devotion in sport that makes cheating an option for those who are prepared to take the risks. And that is where I think we can improve the situation; we need to make the “risks” much higher. The consequences for cheating have to be severe. Lance Armstrong should be ostracised (along with all the other drug taking cyclists). Any person caught cheating in sport should be stripped of all the glory and rewards that they attained whilst we were ardently supporting them. They must never play a part in sport again and children must grow up with the knowledge that if you have cheated in sport then you have committed a cardinal sin. I do not believe that it is an exaggeration to say that the future of sport is at stake if we do not find an answer! Regards
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TREND SETTERS We have done it again! With our attitude of always putting our clients’ needs first, we have acted on our Members’ and visitors’ suggestions and have invested in providing them with the best practice facility possible. With the NEW TRUESTRIKE MATS installed at The River Club, you can have a chance to practice on the most realistic striking surface on the market and in turn not just receive accuracy with the automated system, but also know that with the soft gel surface, you will walk away feeling that you have managed to play a “practice round” of golf. This will result in you being able to mimic exactly what you have practiced on your next round. November/December 2012
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Golf Assessment Program for any player aspiring to progress up a level in the game.
Take responsibility for your Mental Management in Pressure Situations! How you handle stress out there on the golf course is dictated by an intricate mix of your genetic disposition, various influences from people of authority throughout your life and moments of experience that define you as the golfer you are. Paul Cuningham PGA Qualified Teaching Professional at Zebula Golf Estate and Spa.
Like fundamentals of the golf swing, if there is something wrong with it - fix it! There is a logical sequence to this; we start from the basics and progress towards more advanced techniques. The mind is a muscle that needs to be worked on just like your golf swing but it may take a little longer to see results, so be patient. BELIEF STRUCTURE is like your “GRIP” with regards to mental management. Take a seat and write down the answers to these: Do you truly believe in yourself and your ability? Who are you as a golfer, as a person (what are your values)? To know these questions you have to know where you have come from and who has influenced you to this point? Write down five good qualities about your Mom, you’re Dad and your siblings (or any-
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one that was influential in your life)? Then name five poor qualities about them? Where do you fit in the pecking order? Now think of someone you admire greatly and why? Name five great qualities of this person? Are you truly a success driven person? Do you review where you are mentally at different phases in your game and do you work on your belief structure at all? On an external level, what beliefs do you project in your actions towards others? Do you have any strange mannerisms? Do you speak clearly and with authority? Are you genuine, believable to others? What is your attitude like out there? If any answers are negative in nature, highlight them in a negative colour and if any are positive, highlight them in a positive colour. Do the same for the sections that follow. At the end of it all, look at the amount of positive or negative colour that represents you, enjoy the positive and look at transforming your negative self. STATE MANAGEMENT is the equivalent of “ALIGNMENT” in your mental management basics. Do you remain calm under pressure? Do you know how to breathe correctly under pressure?
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Are you in control of your heart rate? Do you have a lot of brain activity (chatter) going on when playing your shots? Are you in control of your bodies’ mobility & functions under stress? How do you carry yourself physically out there on the course; eye’s on the horizon, shoulders back, chest out and a positive gait or the opposite? Once again take note of the negative answers but also enjoy any positive feedback! The final fundamental to your mental management is like your “POSTURE or STANCE”, it gives you your grounding; it’s your TENSION MANAGEMENT. Do you entertain positive or negative thoughts before you play your shots? Are you wise when making strategic decisions? Clear about what you are to do? Are you decisive in your decision making? Do you reflect your tension on the course through aspects like pulled in shoulders, tight hands or forearms, clenched jaw or crossed arms, even squinted eye’s etc? Where ever you hold tension needs to be acknowledged and dealt with! Have you ever hit balls with your tongue sticking out (check your rhythm improve with this drill), putted with a relaxed jaw or just let your hands, arms and shoulders just hang like chains before you swing? Contrary to popular, conditioned belief, we are actually capable of controlling these three mental disciplines. It just takes a little bit of self-awareness and then the dedication to implement your positive self, tension free and without limitation.
This brings me to my final few points and a new way of thinking in this mentally progressive golfing era. Breathe and contemplate this statement, “NO GOALS – NO PRESSURE” Goals are a distraction out there to the path you are already on. They create a weight of expectation every time you go out and ultimately put more pressure on your success. We all know you wouldn’t have entered the event if you weren’t capable of winning it! “NO DISTRACTIONS”, in order to engage a state of flow or keep your routines on propose. Your routines are your life-line out there, especially under pressure. If you could engage into making the most perfect routines in your tournament play, from the first shot until your last and could learn to switch off your burn rate between these shots, then your scores would be a perfect reflection of your true ability and would aid in a more peaceful acceptance post your rounds. As your ability improves, so will your scoring potential and ultimately the “OUTCOME BECOMES IRRELEVANT”. This new way of thinking will go a long way towards freeing you up through impact, the ultimate way to let go and let the shot just reveal itself… Are your ROUTINE’S consistent, reliable and effective, to short or to long and do they flow seamlessly from beginning to end, distracting you from negative thought? Let me check it out for you and guide you in the right direction? Expand the POSITIVE and diminish the negative…
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Ek het gaan visvang in Port St Johns saam met Fred Beaver van die Wild Coast. Toe ons vanaf Wild Coast ry na ons visvang destinasie, het ons aan die gesels geraak en eers dan besef ’n mens hoeveel wonderlikke mense daar buite in die gholf wêreld is. Fred is al deel van die familie daar by die Wild Coast en as ’n mens hom sien by die 19de putjie (pub) sien jy hoeveel mense hy beïnvloed elke dag. Hy is een van die mees "genuine" en "nice" mense wat ek nog ooit ontmoet het. Hy probeer altyd uit sy pad gaan om mense gelukkig te maak - op die baan, maar ook van die gholfbaan af. Lekker saam gekuier en visgevang. Fred is ook ’n baas kok, en ons het elke dag soos "VIP's" geëet. Man, daardie gebraaide kreefsterte met sy heilige sousie wat hy daar oorgooi, mmmmmm, nou praat jy ! !
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Met al die verskillende mense se name wat daardie week opgekom het en die stories wat vertel was van almal, dink ek daar moet ’n boek geskryf word oor alles wat gebeur het in die gholf wêreld! Tony Johnstone, John Bland, Simon Hobday, en Dale Hayes se name kom omtrent in elke storie op. Ek het my amper dood gelag toe Fred ons van Tony se stories vertel het. As julle eedag ’n draai by Fred gaan maak, vra dat hy julle die storie vertel toe Tony se maats agter gelaat was. Ek moet nog iemand ontmoet wat iets slegs sê oor ons Baas omroeper - Dennis Hutchinson - sy naam word ook baie genoem, en al hierdie mense kon fantastiese gholf speel. As jy my nie glo nie, “Google” hulle name. ’n Paar ander name soos Mike de Villiers, Mark Hartness, Rob Bartram, Dennis Watson, Mark McNulty, Dennis Bruyns, George Harvey en talle ander name waaroor ons gesels het kom op. As ’n mens terug kyk na al die wonderlikke mense in die gholf industrie en hoe gelukkig ons was om deur hulle “ge-entertain” te word, is dit duidelik ’n voorreg om in die geselskap van hierdie legendes te wees. Die stories, die warmte wat hulle mense mee hanteer, dit is asof die nuwe generasie nie soveel persoonlikke kontak met mense het as wat die ouer garde gehad het nie! Ons kan almal soveel leer by ons ouer garde wat ’n diens lewer aan ons met daai "personal touch" - Priceless! Aan Fred Beaver en meeste van sy kollegas in sy era wil ek dankie sê vir hoe proffessioneel julle alles doen. En dit is hoekom mense so hoog praat van julle. Respek vir wat julle doen en vir die wat julle nie ken nie - Respek vir wat julle gedoen het deur die jare, as gholf spelers en as ambassadeurs van die sport. Dit was vir my ’n voorreg om te luister na Fred wat baie "streetwise" is. (vir iemand wat hom nie ken nie). Dit was nou een van die lekkerste kuier naweke (5 dae) wat ek in ’n lang tyd gehad het. As jy hou van visvang en stories, bel vir Fred Beaver en vra vir hom of julle kan saam gaan visvang. Hy gaan een keer per maand vir 5 dae. Maak net seker jy vat nog 2 dae af om te recover, want Fred oefen al lank, en hy weet hoe om te kuier. Alles van die beste en mag julle almal liefde en vreugde geniet oor die opkomende vakansie en kersfees. Mooi Bly en groete
Ek hoor graag van julle by: andrecruse@worldonline.co.za of Cell: 082 990 7156. November/December 2012
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Shoulder’s Responsibility By: Roger Wessels and Jan Fourie (Biokineticist) Our last article was about hitting the ball long but wouldn’t it be great to hit it straight….as well! Most golfers strive to get the clubface back to square at impact but many struggle to do so due to poor posture and/or poor scapulae stability. Good functionality of the Shoulder Girdle is crucial if one wishes to play good golf; but what makes up the Shoulder Girdle?
Roger Wessels – Golf Director KeNako Golf & Sports Academy
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xperience shows that when working with either shoulder rehabilitation patients or professional sportsmen, most people only think of the actual shoulder joint as the area requiring treatment to relieve symptoms or improve performance of the shoulder girdle. This perception exists mainly because the shoulder joint is the area where most symptoms like impingement or “Rotator Cuff Syndrome” occur. The head of the bone of the upper arm (Humerus) fits into the “socket” (Glenoid fossa) of the shoulder blade to form the shoulder joint (Gleno-humeral joint). But the reasons for poor mobility of the shoulder joint often lie in another area of the shoulder girdle that is often neglected in conditioning programs - stability of the Scapulae (shoulder blades).
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Poor posture can cause lack of rotation in the upper body resulting in the dreaded chicken wing (loss of distance and direction) and poor scapulae stability makes it very difficult to rotate your arms in sequence with your body movements during the swing which often leaves the clubface open or closed to your target at impact. Correct rotation of your arms during the swing assists in keeping the clubface square through the hitting area, creates extension in the follow through and very importantly allows your momentum to work towards the target at impact. The Gleno-humeral joint is the most mobile joint in the body, allowing movement in every direction. It is not the most stable joint in the body due to this great mobility. The joint needs to be stabilized by the surrounding musculature (Rotator Cuff ). The great mobility of this joint can also be lost if the Scapulae are out of position. Poor scapulae stability cause impaired shoulder joint space and prevents the Humeral head from rotating freely which causes injury to the tendons on the joint space area. Functionality of the shoulder girdle is therefore mainly determined by the Stability of the Scapulae! The Scapulae are kept in position and rotated by muscles like the Serratus Anterior, Lower Trapezius, Rhomboid and Sub-Scapular muscles. Bad posture, poor setting of the scapulae and abnormal rotation of the Humerus can be brought on by imbalanced weight training programs and poor training technique which can do enormous damage to the shoulder joints. For this reason it is extremely important to get professional advice before starting an upper body conditioning program in the gym. Consult your Biokineticist to learn about proper training techniques that will help improve your performance and prevent injuries. The above are by no means the only considerations when trying to get the ball on target but good posture and stability in your shoulder blades will allow you to deliver your clubface at high speed square to target producing those long and straight drives.
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Nationwide Development Centres Announced at 2014 Ryder Cup Venue The Scottish Golf Union (SGU), Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association (SLGA) and ClubGolf announced the roll out of 50 Scottish Golf Development Centres over the next three years aimed at bringing out the best in the nation’s aspiring young players. Launched at The Gleneagles Hotel – host venue of The 2014 Ryder Cup – the Development Centre programme will use existing clubs and facilities which meet specified criteria, and will provide access to additional high quality coaching and advice for those youngsters progressing from the early stages of ClubGolf. The Development Centres are being funded by reserves from ClubGolf Scotland, the national junior golf programme, and will be established in three phases, with 21 clubs and facilities having already been identified to tee off the programme from next month. Gleneagles, a major supporter of junior golf in Scotland and home to the PGA National Golf Academy– Scotland, is among the first Development Centres chosen. The selection of all centres in Phase 1 was based on the audit from this year’s Scottish Golf Facility Plan and local intelligence through the SGU Areas and SLGA Counties before the initial 21 were finalised. Kevin Cademy-Taylor, Scottish Golf Performance Development Manager, explains the rationale behind the establishment of the Development Centres: “The Development Centres are open to boys and girls, aged between 11 and 17, who have a club handicap. They will also bridge an identified gap between ClubGolf Stage 2 and our Academy. They will provide structured coaching opportunities for young players to help them reach their potential. “They will promote the improvement of a young golfer’s all round game, focusing on the fundamentals and skills development, with a particular focus on short game and putting. The facilities we have selected will provide an environment which will allow them to work on all these aspects so it’s not just about hitting balls on a driving range. “In addition, a series of educational workshops will be delivered that will allow both players and importantly their parents to gain a better understanding of Performance Development for Golf.” 22
Players within the new Programme will be entitled to 30 hours of golf coaching with expert advice (approximately 10 hours) on themes such as fitness, nutrition and psychology. Young players will continue to play the majority of their golf within their own club environment, alongside their own local coach. Andrew Coltart, the former Ryder Cup player and member of the SGU’s Performance Committee, was also on hand at the launch to offer his backing. “The Scottish Golf Development Centres will help more youngsters make the most of their talent,” Coltart said. “We have some great facilities here in Scotland so this gives us the opportunity to maximise them. I’m very encouraged that the coaching focus will be on the short game, given the high standards at the top level. “The success of the European team at last month’s Ryder Cup will undoubtedly be a great inspiration to all the youngsters in ClubGolf and the new Development Centres and it’s a very exciting time to be involved in Scottish Golf with the Gleneagles event less than two years away.” Stuart McEwen, Gleneagles’ Director of Golf, added: “Gleneagles is proud to be one of the first Development Centres to support aspiring young golfers to reach their potential. “As an official partner of ClubGolf, we fully endorse the programme in promoting life-long participation in the sport and encouraging juniors to be active members within their local clubs. “Our coaches are committed to delivering a quality coaching experience and we look forward to seeing the next generation of golfers develop their skills and progress in the game.” A legacy to Scotland’s staging of the 2014 Ryder Cup, ClubGolf is a direct result of the Scottish Government’s commitment to introduce every nine-year-old child in Scotland to the game by 2014.
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McIlroy edges out Woods in Shoot-out Rory McIlroy outscored Tiger Woods for only the third time in 11 head-to-head encounters in China yesterday, winning their "Duel at Jinsha Lake" with a five-under-par 67 to the American's 68. The world's top two players met for a one-off match after competing in Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur over the weekend. McIlroy had been runner-up to his Ryder Cup team-mate Peter Hanson at the BMW Masters and Woods was fourth behind his fellow American Nick Watney in the CIMB Classic.Three weeks after Woods defeated the 23-year-old by six strokes at the World Golf Finals in Turkey, it was McIlroy who had the edge this time. He had two early birdies and turned two in front before Woods chipped in at the short 12th, but the American bogeyed two holes later and could not get back on terms. McIlroy said: "It was close the whole day. I had the better start, then Tiger started getting birdies on the back nine. I think it was pretty exciting for the fans and it would be great to compete more with Tiger like this – maybe down the home stretch in the majors. Woods said: "We actually both played decent golf. We left a lot of putts out there and we could have really shot some low numbers. This is certainly not like most Mondays. To have this many people come out is pretty special; we're ranked No.1 and No.2 in the world, so a match like this can really promote the game in China. I've come here for 11 years now and it's amazing how much the game has grown." On McIlroy, he added: "Over the past few years it has been great to see his growth. We'd be excited about a rivalry, but we'd want it to last for 10 to 15 years." 24
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Justin's challenge earns him European Tour card
It was the biggest cheque in his 21 tournaments on the Challenge Tour this year, but Justin Walters was happier about the eight spots he jumped on the rankings than the €13,805.00.
His share of fifth meant he moved from 23rd on the Challenge Tour Rankings to 15th and became eligible for one of 20 cards on the 2013 European Tour available to players from the Challenge Tour. So he comes home to South Africa, jumps straight into the ISPS Handa South African Match Play Championship at Zwartkops CC and will be delighted in the security of not having to go through the trial by Qualifying School in order to campaign in Europe next year. He earned his spot at Europe’s main table with his performance in the Challenge Tour’s seasonending Apulia San Domenico Grand Final in Italy: It was a tournament which started with an unremarkable 71, which left him perilously low down in the 45-man field, but he rectified matters with rounds of 67-65-67 to climb the leaderboard and secure his card. It was the climax of a season which had looked as if it might peter out in disappointment in the two tournaments preceding the Grand Final – a missed cut in the D+D Real Czech Challenge Open and a lowly 26
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share of 56th in the Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge which earned him just €483. But his game turned, and his closing out in the Grand Final has boosted his confidence for the big summer tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. His eligibility on his home tour means he will get into the European Tour’s 2013 Race To Dubai openers in South Africa – the Nelson Mandela Championship and the Alfred Dunhill Championship in December – and solid home performances can set him up for a lengthy campaign in Europe. To campaign on the Challenge Tour in 2012 was a decision that could have led to heartache, but, for Walters, it was vindicated in his 21st tournament of the season.
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AFFORDABLE GOLF – WESTERN CAPE NEWS CLIP
PGA Tour to take control of Canadian Tour Expanding its brand reach and aiding its neighbor to the north, the PGA Tour announced on October the 18th that it is taking full control of the Canadian Tour. The conversion process begins on November 1st, and the new division, dubbed PGA Tour Canada, debuts next year. The merger hardly comes as a surprise, considering the PGA Tour had lent financial and strategic support to the shrinking Canadian Tour for the past year. The PGA Tour’s action is an investment not only to generate revenues from its expanded domain, but to strengthen its core product – by developing talent globally, and ultimately, funneling the best players to its primary stage.
Mirroring its recent decision to create another developmental tour, PGA Tour Latinoamerica, the PGA Tour will use its Canadian division as a “feeder” into the Web.com Tour. Beginning in 2013, the Web.com Tour will be the only avenue to gain status on the PGA Tour. Such “qualification tie-ins,” according to PGA Tour commissioner Tim Finchem, will lead to an “upsurge in the quality and the number of players” participating in Canadian Tour events and improve tournament marketability. That should help attract sponsors, which the PGA Tour will court by “leveraging its other properties and digital assets” – resources that the struggling Canadian Tour lacked. If successful, the PGA Tour stands to tap a vibrant golf market. Citing an economic-impact study, the PGA Tour reported that nearly 6 million Canadians play golf, representing 21.5 percent of the population – a participation rate that’s more than double U.S. involvement in the game. Canada also consistently ranks second only to the U.S. in traffic to PGATour.com. 28
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AFFORDABLE GOLF – WESTERN CAPE
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ocated at the edge of the Kogelberg biosphere, nestled between the Hottentots Holland mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, Kleinmond Golf Course provides a scenic challenge against a backdrop of spectacular fynbos.
Witness Southern Right Wales in season from any of the T-boxes and, with a bit of luck, watch the antics of the local baboon troop frolicking on the fairways. Tortoises also claim the greens as their home and an abundance of bird life makes for an entertaining round of golf. The 5,000 metre 10-hole course (par 70 rating) represents an ideal opportunity to spend a day in the country at a club which prides itself on its welcoming ambiance. In 2007 “The Complete Golfer” rated Kleinmond GC as the 3rd best 9-hole course in South Africa. The official opening of KGC took place on 8th January 1992, by the then prime Minister FW de Klerk, after a few dedicated golf lovers started planning and negotiating with local authorities in 1989. The old abattoir was transformed into a clubhouse. Since then many upgrades were effected, including the recent remodelling of the cloakrooms. Practice facilities such as a practice green and chipping area are available. Golf and pull carts are available for hire. Kleinmond Golf course is situated within an hour’s drive from Cape Town, and with Arabella, Hermanus and Theewaterskloof all within easy reach, a golf getaway in the Overberg is a worthwhile option. With plenty of activities in surrounding areas, those who prefer can enjoy the pristine beaches, shop at the quaint stores in Harbour Road, witness the penguin colony at adjacent Betties Bay, walk various trails up and around Hangklip, visit the wild horses in the Vlei or partake in a delectable meal in any of the acclaimed restaurants in Kleinmond, Betties Bay and Pringle Bay. A variety of guest houses and B&B's in the area will ensure you time in the country side is well spent. Visitors, new members, groups and corporate days are all most welcome. Please call us on 028 2713525 or visit our website www.kleinmondgolfclub.co.za. November/December 2012
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Mossel Bay markets itself as the ‘Do stuff ’ destination on the Western Cape’s Garden Route – which is why a visit to Pinnacle Point means a lot more than ‘just’ a round of superb and challenging golf (important as that is, of course). “Mossel Bay is unique because of its environment and its weather – and our tourism industry has made best use of these gifts by creating an unusually large number of attractions and activities,” said Mossel Bay Tourism’s Marcia Holm. “This means that if you’re coming for the golf, we can almost guarantee that you’ll stay for the beaches, the mountain biking, the aero-sports, the 4x4 tracks, the game viewing, and our culture, entertainment, and beauty- and wellness spas.” She said that Pinnacle Point is on track to becoming one of the South Africa’s premier golfing destinations now that Nic Grundtvig and Peter Matkovich have joined the management team: Mr. Grundtvig as the director of golf, and Mr. Matkovich as an expert consultant and advisor. “You need to know that this is a course that’s open to all – and that we have big ambitions for it,” said Mr. Grundtvig, who is currently the chairman of the Eastern and Southern Cape Region of the PGA, and also a member of the PGA’s national board. “The greens, tees and fairways are already in excellent condition, but Peter – who designed Pinnacle Point – has the knowledge that’ll get the
course into world class shape over the next couple of years.” For this summer, though, if you want to play – you’d better book soon. But be prepared. “Players are blown away by the sheer beauty of the golf course and the spectacular views it offers, which sometimes makes it difficult for them to play their best – but we strive to provide a fair test without making it an unfair challenge,” said Mr. Grundtvig. Pinnacle Point Homeowner’s Association general manager, Carl van der Linde, said that properties on the estate make excellent investments. “Some of them do come onto the market for time to time, but not everyone wants to buy: if you want to stay overnight - or even for a few months - there’s a managed rental pool which offers accommodation at very decent rates.” And once you’re in Mossel Bay, start exploring with Mossel Bay Tourism’s ‘Things to do’ brochure as your guide. “Pick it up at our information office, or download it from our site,” said Ms. Holm “You’ll see why Mossel Bay really is the ‘Do stuff ’ destination.”
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PGA National Russia Opens The stunning course at the Zavidovo Resort threw open its gates to 350 prospective members including British Embassy officials, representatives from Gleneagles owners Diageo and leading businessmen and women from Moscow. Russia is an emerging market in golf and the PGA branded facility has been designed with a view to hosting professional golf tournaments including tour events in the future. In addition the resort has created exciting career opportunities for PGA professionals with more set to follow when the clubhouse is officially opened in June next year. PGA members are already involved at the resort, which is situated 100 miles north west of the Russian capital, with Phil Jones the golf operations manager, while Mike Braidwood is a consultant with Braemar Golf who manage the overall facility. Robert Maxfield PGA property and commercial director, who visited the course, commented:
“It is with great pleasure and pride that The PGA is able to associate its name with this impressive course that has the potential to be one of the best in Europe. “The team behind this project has delivered a world class golf facility, and is committed to developing the game in Russia. We are currently working together on a range of initiatives to encourage junior golf development and look forward to seeing increasing participation.” As well as being Russia’s first and only golf course to carry the prestigious PGA brand, the five-star facilities will include the new PGA National Golf Academy, consisting of a nine-hole golf course, putting and chipping greens, swing studios and a stateof-the-art teaching area. Jeremy Slessor, managing director of EGD, commented: “With potential for hosting European Tour events, the golf facility will become a landmark for Russian golf. A spotlight on the game here will naturally increase national interest in the sport and with the PGA National Golf Academy, there is nowhere better in Russia to learn and improve.” 34
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AFFORDABLE GOLF – KZN
UPGRADED GOLFING AT SAN LAMEER ESTATE The San Lameer Golf Course has recently received an upgrade of note from the reputable golf course designer Peter Matkovich. Now residents and visitors at the sought-after San Lameer Estate can enjoy playing a great game of golf, starting in December, on newly resurfaced greens. “While we’ve been resurfacing we have taken the opportunity to make some very subtle changes and have created more pin placements on the greens. We have also laid a new improved variety of paspalun grass called super-dwarf. I’m sure that golfers are going to be in for a pleasant surprise when they tee off,” comments Matkovich. At the beginning of the project Peter and his team implemented rigorous investigations and tests on the original greens which conformed to the USGA (United States Gold Association) specifications. “So when it came to resurfacing it meant removing 100mm of compost type material, refloating the greens, then fumigating and finally planting. We got on our knees and prayed for sun like a farmer prays for rain because the grass we planted is a warm season variety and only grows when the temperatures are warm,” Peter explains. Fortunately, his prays were answered and he is currently very confident 36
that there will be 95% coverage by the time the course opens. “This has been a very exciting project for me since our company has been contracted to maintain the entire course until the end of January 2013, which means that, besides the greens, we can now improve the playing surfaces of the tees, fairways and the rough. It has been a wonderful opportunity to take care of the whole course,” adds Matkovich. So, what can golfers expect from the newly upgraded San Lameer Golf Course? “Over and above the budget to replace the green surface we were also allocated a budget to blend in the green surrounds which has allowed us to get a much more natural and soft look on the green complexes,” he explains. Coupled with the stunning water features which distinguish the San Lameer Course, the glorious new greens should go down a real treat.
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ust 5 minutes away from the Port Shepstone golf course and central in what could be termed “Golfer’s Paradise” is this perfectly located, trendy hotel that has panoramic sea views and upmarket, well appointed rooms.
Ranging from the Wild Coast Sun in the south and Scottburgh Golf Club in the north, by choosing Umthunzi Boutique Hotel you are positioned to experience the amazing golfing options on offer in this beautiful part of the country. Port Shepstone Golf Club, tucked between the sea and the Umzimkulu River is one of the most popular on this coastline and is a nature lover’s paradise with birdlife abounding, not to mention the every present monkeys. Umthunzi is worth a visit. Opened in early 2010 by a Gauteng couple, they have developed a quality venue in this area. The staff are committed to excellent service. An ideal conference and fantastic wedding venue, they do custom made packages at affordable prices. Companies are using the fantastic conference room and, to quote Eskom Shelley Beach (Maxine Baillache)’ “We will be in contact for the next presentation. Congratulations on a great venue” At this stage a delicious full English a la carte breakfast is offered in the room rate. For big groups dinners can be booked in advance, or one can make use of some quality restaurants in the area. Group rates can be arranged, so do call Umthunzi and spoil yourself! November/December 2012
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Jordan’s Ayla Oasis golf resort project continues progress Greg Norman continues to leave his mark by designing golf courses around the world. The Shark recently visited the site of his current design project in Jordan called Ayla Oasis, the country’s first 18-hole golf course, which is part of a resort being developed by Ayla Oasis Development Company in Aqaba. The press conference for the progress of the development project included: Minister of Tourism, Nayef Al Fayez; the Chief Commissioner of the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA) Dr. Kamel Mahadin; and Ayla's Chairman Khaled Masri. Norman has created 78 courses around the world and Greg Norman Golf Course Design projects 39 in development. The completion of the course is scheduled for 2015 as part of the first phase of the project.
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NEWS CLIP
Ernie signs with IMG One of the world’s most recognised professional golfers, South Africa’s Ernie Els, announced last month that he has signed with IMG, the world’s leading sports, fashion and media company, for worldwide management and marketing representation. Els, a four time major champion, former world number one and winner of over 65 international titles, is one of golf ’s truly global stars. He was inducted to the Hall of Fame in 2011 and is today known as much for his charity work as for his golfing prowess, both in aiding underprivileged children in South Africa and more recently for his work for autism through his charity, Els for Autism. He also has burgeoning golf course design and wine businesses. Els enjoyed a fairytale return to the major league when he won the 2012 Open Championship at Royal Lytham & St Annes in July, proving he is still competing at the very highest level. Els explained his decision to join IMG commenting, “IMG has a global network of offices, loads of experienced and dedicated golf staff operating in every aspect of the game so really is best November/December 2012
equipped to help me achieve everything I want to do on and off the course.” Ernie’s management at Pros Inc will be moved to IMG who will work closely with Phil Cotton and Ernie’s existing team of staff. Vinny Giles of Pros Inc commented, “I am delighted to be part of transitioning Ernie to IMG where he will be in the most capable of hands.” Guy Kinnings of IMG commented, “Ernie has had an amazing career to date and his influence on the game is extraordinary. We are delighted to be working with Ernie and his team and know that IMG’s offices and staff situated all around the world will be excited to have the opportunity to work with one of golf ’s most inspiring figures. IMG is ideally placed to showcase both what Ernie has achieved and to assist with the exciting times ahead of him as one of the world’s iconic golfers.”
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eopard Park Golf Course is situated in Mafikeng (Mmabatho) in the North West Province. Mafikeng is the capital city of the North-West Province. It is best known internationally for the Siege of Mafeking, the most famous engagement of the Second Boer War.
Located close to South Africa's border with Botswana, Mafikeng is 1,400 km northeast of Cape Town and 260 km west of Johannesburg. It is built on the open veld at an elevation of 1,500 m, by the banks of the Upper Molopo River. The Madibi goldfields are some 15 km south of the town.
The 18 hole Championship course was designed by Peter Matkovich and Dale Hayes in 1992 and is like an oasis in the desert with water coming into play at eight of the 18 holes. The Course has flat, narrow kikuyu fairways, true bent grass greens; many grass bunkers and water hazards, and an island green at the 18th. There is a superb Victorian-style clubhouse featuring a bar, lounge, dining area and games room. The newly refurbished Mmabatho Palms Hotel Casino Convention Resort is conveniently situated next to the golf course. 44
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RESULTS & RANKINGS
Ruan de Smidt
SUNSHINE TOUR BMG Classic, Glendower GC, 19 - 21 October 2012 1 Teboho Sefatsa 2 Merrick Bremner T3 Desvonde Botes Matthew Carvell 5 Jake Redman 6 Neil Schietekat T7 Doug McGuigan T8 Trevor Fisher Jnr Tyrone Mordt T10 Pieter Moolman Ben Mannix Jean Hugo
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA ENG RSA
70-68-68 206 (-10) 73-65-69 207 (-9) 67-72-69 208 (-8) 68-69-71 208 (-8) 65-74-70 209 (-7) 73-71-66 210 (-6) 72-69-70 211(-5) 72-69-71 212 (-4) 70-69-73 212 (-4) 70-72-71 213 (-3) 69-71-73 213 (-3) 71-73-69 213 (-3)
R R R R R R R R R R R R
95,100.00 69,000.00 42,900.00 42,900.00 28,200.00 22,800.00 18,900.00 15,600.00 15,600.00 12,700.00 12,700.00 12,700.00
R R R R R R R R )R )R
95,100.00 69,000.00 48,000.00 29,600.00 29,600.00 29,600.00 T4 John Mallinger 17,700.00 Alexandre Rocha 17,700.00 Vijay Singh 14,100.00 14,100.00 Other South Africans T16 Ernie Els T29 Garth Mulroy
Suncoast Classic, Durban CC, 25 - 27 October 2012 1 2 3 T4
Ruan de Smidt Vaughn Groenewald Jacques Blaauw Jake Roos Titch Moore Doug McGuigan T7 Teboho Sefatsa Wallie Coetsee T9 Andre Cruse James Kingston
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA
69-68-71 74-70-68 72-70-71 77-69-68 73-71-70 76-67-71 73-69-73 71-69-75 75-71-70 74-72-70
208 (-8) 212 (-4) 213 (-3) 214 (-2) 214 (-2) 214 (-2) 215 (-1) 215 (-1) 216 (0 216 (0
SUNSHINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Branden Grace Louis Oosthuizen Tjaart van der Walt Jaco Van Zyl Trevor Fisher Jnr Retief Goosen Dawie Van der Walt Oliver Bekker Keith Horne Michiel Bothma Thomas Aiken Jaco Ahlers Chris Swanepoel Doug McGuigan Darren Fichardt Tyrone Ferreira Urich van den Berg Shaun Norris Jake Roos Richard Sterne
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA
R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
2,421,055.00 1,664,250.00 1,277,700.00 1,167,221.99 1,144,256.49 911,824.00 748,473.51 692,158.00 675,906.00 655,979.99 550,708.00 513,033.84 514,757.35 506,223.75 503,383.51 483,725.66 467,413,50 465,344.66 460,727.64 432,250.00
5 1 4 4 16 2 4 17 5 14 3 11 17 19 7 12 19 18 17 3
PGA TOUR Justin Timberlake Shriners Hospitals for Children Open 4 – 7 Oct 2012 , TPC Summerlin 1 2 3 T4
Ryan Moore Brendon de Jonge Jonas Blixt Jason Day Bill Lunde
USA ZIM SWE AUS USA
61-68-65-66 62-66-66-67 64-64-66-70 69-68-64-65 67-69-67-66
260 (-24) 261 (-23) 264 (-20) 266 (-18) 269 (-15)
$810,000.00 $486,000.00 $306,000.00 $216,000.00 $180,000.00
USA ITA FIJ
66-62-70-72 69-67-66-68 70-66-66-68
270 (-14) 270 (-14) 270 (-14)
$ 196,875.00 $ 196,875.00 $ 196,875.00
RSA RSA
71-68-69-66 73-67-67-69
274 (-10) 276 (-8)
$ $
72,500.00 31,791.67
The McGladrey Classic , 18 – 21 Oct 2012 , Seaside Course 1 2 3 T4
Tommy Gainey David Toms Jim Furyk Brendon de Jonge Davis Love III
USA USA USA ZIM USA
Other Southern Africans T27 Rory Sabbatini RSA T43 Garth Mulroy RSA
69-67-68-60 264 (-16) 65-67-70-63 265 (-15) 66-65-66-69 266 (-14) 66-69-68-65 268 (-12) 65-66-66-71 268 (-12)
$ $ $ $ $
720,000.00 432,000.00 272,000.00 165,333.34 165,333.33
69-65-67-72 68-70-66-70
$ $
22,550.00 12,826.67
273 (-7) 274 (-6)
CIMB Classic, 25 – 28 Oct 2012, The MINES Resort & GC 1 Nick Watney T2 Robert Garrigus Bo Van Pelt T4 Brendon de Jonge Chris Kirk Tiger Woods
USA USA USA ZIM USA USA
71-65-65-61 262 (-22) 64-64-69-66 263 (-21) 70-65-62-66 263 (-21) 68-65-66-66 265 (-19) 69-66-63-67 265 (-19) 66-67-69-63 265 (-19)
$ 1,300,000.00 $ 485,000.00 $ 485,000.00 $ 265,000.00 $ 265,000.00 $ 265,000.00
Other South Africans T8 Jbe' Kruger 32 Trevor Immelman
RSA RSA
66-64-69-68 72-63-68-72
$ 175,000.00 $ 56,500.00
267 (-17) 275 (-9)
No Other South Africans
Frys.com Open , 11 – 14 Oct 2012, CordeValle GC 1 Jonas Blixt T2 Jason Kokrak Tim Petrovic
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66-68-66-68 68-66-67-68 70-68-67-64
268 (-16) 269 (-15) 269 (-15)
$ 900,000.00 $ 440,000.00 $ 440,000.00
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RESULTS & RANKINGS PGA TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rory McIlroy Tiger Woods Brandt Snedeker Jason Dufner Bubba Watson Zach Johnson Justin Rose Phil Mickelson Hunter Mahan Keegan Bradley
NIR USA USA USA USA USA ENG USA USA USA
16 19 22 22 19 25 19 22 23 25
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
8,047,952.00 6,133,158.00 4,989,739.00 4,869,304.00 4,644,997.00 4,504,244.00 4,290,930.00 4,203,821.00 4,019,193.00 3,910,658.00
Other Southern Africans 16 Ernie Els 15 Louis Oosthuizen 61 Tim Clark 39 Brendon de Jonge 86 Rory Sabbatini 83 Charl Schwartzel 126 Trevor Immelman 127 Retief Goosen 173 Garth Mulroy
RSA RSA RSA ZIM RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA
22 19 20 30 28 16 23 12 20
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
3,453,118.00 3,460,995.00 1,407,028.00 1,965,797.00 1,128,820.00 1,138,844.00 617,296.00 571,174.00 277,632.00
WEB.COM TOUR Neediest Kids Championship , 4 – 7 Oct 2012 , TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm 1 2 3 5
David Lingmerth Casey Wittenberg Alistair Presnell Chris Wilson
SWE USA AUS USA
66-66-74-66 67-69-68-69 65-70-70-69 70-68-67-70
272 (-16) 273 (-15) 274 (-14) 275 (-13)
$ $ $ $
108,000.00 64,800.00 34,800.00 24,000.00
No Other South Africans
Miccosukee Championship, 11 – 14 Oct 2012, Miccosukee G & CC 1 2 3 4 T5
Shawn Stefani Alistair Presnell Russell Henley Steve LeBrun Christopher DeForest Kevin Tway
USA AUS USA USA USA USA
68-71-62-68 269 (-19) 71-67-69-67 274 (-14) 70-70-69-69 278 (-10) 68-67-73-71 279 (-9) 65-70-72-73 280 (-8) 67-75-67-71 280 (-8)
$ $ $ $ $ $
108,000.00 64,800.00 40,800.00 28,800.00 22,800.00 22,800.00
No other South Africans
Russell Henley B.J. Staten Ben Martin Aaron Watkins Patrick Cantlay Kevin Foley
USA USA USA USA USA USA
66-70-69-65 68-66-68-68 67-69-68-68 68-71-68-67 68-67-68-72 67-69-72-67
270 (-18) 270 (-18) 272 (-16) 274 (-14) 275 (-13) 275 (-13)
$ $ $ $ $ $
108,000.00 64,800.00 40,800.00 28,800.00 21,900.00 21,900.00
Casey Wittenberg Luke Guthrie Russell Henley Luke List James Hahn
Other South Africans 40 Dawie van der Walt 43 Tyrone Van Aswegen 179 Brenden Pappas 198 Louis de Jager
USA USA USA USA USA
17 10 26 18 34
$ $ $ $ $
304,628.00 410,593.00 400,116.00 309,196.00 337,530.00
RSA RSA RSA RSA
18 25 20 3
$ 137,683.00 $ 130,916.00 $ 9,789.00 $ 5,767.00
CHAMPIONS TOUR SAS Championship, 5 – 7 Oct 2012, Prestonwood CC 1 2 3 T4
GER USA USA USA USA
68-72-63 67-70-68 69-69-68 71-70-66 67-69-71
203 (-13) 205 (-11) 206 (-10) 207 (-9) 207 (-9)
$ 315,000.00 $ 184,800.00 $ 151,200.00 $ 112,350.00 $ 112,350.00
Other Southern Africans T10 Mark McNulty RSA T74 David Frost RSA
70-68-71 71-80-72
209 (-7) 223 (+7)
$ $
Bernhard Langer Jay Don Blake Mark Wiebe Tommy Armour III Fred Funk
45,150.00 1,260.00
Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn, 12 – 14 Oct 2012 Rock Barn G & S 1 2 3 T4
USA USA USA USA USA
66-66-69 69-67-66 67-69-70 69-67-71 68-71-68
201 (-15) 202 (-14) 206 (-10) 207 (-9) 207 (-9)
$ $ $ $ $
240,000.00 140,800.00 115,200.00 68,800.00 68,800.00
Other Southern Africans T9 David Frost RSA T20 Mark McNulty IRE
66-71-71 71-73-68
208 (-8) 212 (-4)
$ $
41,600.00 19,200.00
Fred Funk Duffy Waldorf Mark Wiebe Chip Beck John Cook
CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5
Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open, 18 – 21 Oct 2012 Dye's Valley Course 1 2 3 4 T5
WEB.COM TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5
Bernhard Langer Michael Allen Tom Lehman Fred Funk Mark Calcavecchia
USA USA USA USA USA
18 20 17 20 21
$ $ $ $ $
1,860,496.00 1,604,278.00 1,479,675.00 1,242,187.00 1,170,867.00
Other Southern Africans 12 David Frost 30 Mark McNulty 71 Nick Price 94 Fulton Allem
RSA IRE ZIM RSA
22 20 8 5
$ $ $ $
842,619.00 510,368.00 145,328.00 53,462.00
No other South Africans
Web.com Tour Championship, 25 – 28 Oct 2012, TPC Craig Ranch 1 2 T3 5
Justin Bolli James Hahn Adam Hadwin Morgan Hoffmann Justin Hicks
USA USA CAN USA USA
Other South Africans T31 Dawie van der Walt RSA 59 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA
65-71-67-65 70-67-64-69 69-69-68-65 68-72-67-64 65-69-67-71
268 (-20) 270 (-18) 271 (-17) 271 (-17) 272 (-16)
70-70-70-73 72-73-73-78
283 (-5) 296 (+8)
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$ $ $ $ $ $ $
180,000.00 108,000.00 58,000.00 58,000.00 40,000.00 5,500.00 3,050.00
Bernhard Langer
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Date
Event
Venue
SUNSHINE TOUR NOVEMBER 2012 6- 8 15 - 18
Nedbank Affinity Cup
Lost City GC, Sun City R
South African Open Championship
Serengeti Golf &
650,000
€
1,000,000
R
2,000,000
Wildlife Estate 22 - 25
Cape Town Open
Royal Cape GC
23 - 25
Gary Player Invitational
Fairmont Zimbali CC
29 - 2
Nedbank Golf Challenge
Gary Player CC,
TBA $
5,000,000
Sun City
DECEMBER 2012 Nelson Mandela Championship
Royal Durban GC
€
1,000,000
13 - 16
6- 9
Alfred Dunhill Championship
Leopard Creek GC
€
1,500,000
17 - 18
Els for Autism
Erinvale GC
R
5,000
JANUARY 2013 8 - 11
Vusi Ngubeni Qualifying School
Observatory GC
10 - 13
Volvo Golf Champions
TBA
15 - 19
Sunshine Tour Qualifying School
TBA
Schoeman Park GC & R
70,000
Bloemfontein GC 31 - 3
Polokwane Classic
Polokwane GC
TBA
(event to be confirmed)
AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN NOVEMBER 2012 3-4 10 -11
Eastern Province Open
Humewood GC
Ekurhuleni Senior Amateur Open
Benoni CC
CONTACT DETAILS
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(021) (043) (011) (011)
873 6828 740 3899 485 4251 425 5316
Freestate and Northern Cape Golf Union Gauteng North Golf Union Karoo Golf Union Sunshine Tour
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(057) (012) (054) (021)
899 1724 667 1087 332 3323 850 6500
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Date
Event
Venue
AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN (continued) 16 - 18
Central Gauteng Open
Royal Jhb & Kensington GC
20 - 22
Harry Oppenheimer
Maccauvlei GC
24 - 25
International Teams Event
Maccauvlei GC
DECEMBER 2012 9 - 14
SA Junior Interprovincial Tournament
Paarl GC
JANUARY 2013 13
Mpumalanga U23 Open
Graceland GC
14 - 16
Prince's Grant Open
Prince's Grant GE
18 - 20
KZN Open Strokeplay
Royal Durban GC
19 - 20
Gauteng Snr Amateur Open
Silver Lakes GE
25 - 27
Gauteng North Open Strokeplay
Wingate Park GC
26 - 27
FS & NC Seniors
Harrismith GC
AMATEUR EVENTS – WOMEN NOVEMBER 2012 5-7
SA Mid-Amateur Championship
Kingswood GE
17 - 18
Mpumalanga Championships
Nelspruit GC
30 Nov - 1 Dec
KZN
Junior Championship TBA
2013 Schedule not released ot date of print CONTACT DETAILS
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(031) (013) (015) (044)
202 7636 692 3002 295 4118 533 3507
Southern Cape Golf Union Eastern Cape Golf Union Western Province Golf Union Sunshine Tour (Joanne)
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RESULTS & RANKINGS T5 CASEY Paul HOWELL David
EUROPEAN TOUR Alfred Dunhill Links Championship Old Course St. Andrews, Carnoustie & Kingsbarns 4 - 7 Oct 2012 1 2 3 4 T5
GRACE Branden OLESEN Thorbjørn NOREN Alexander SJÖHOLM Joel
€ €
47,664.00 47,664.00
EUROPEAN TOUR RACE TO DUBAI AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012
60-67-69-70 266 (-22) 63-69-68-68 268 (-20) 64-72-65-69 270 (-18) 65-67-70-70 272 (-16) 64-71-66-72 273 (-15) 71-72-68-62 273 (-15)
€ € € € € €
617,284.00 411,520.00 231,852.00 185,185.00 102,220.00 102,222.00
Other Southern Africans T15 HAIG Anton RSA T22 AIKEN Thomas RSA T29 FICHARDT Darren RSA T34 ELS Ernie RSA T47 KINGSTON James RSA T55 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA T61 VAN DER WALT TjaartRSA 66 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA
65-68-73-70 276 (-12) 72-68-67-70 277 (-11) 71-66-72-69 278 (-10) 73-70-65-71 279 (-9) 68-69-70-73 280 (-8) 72-69-70-70 281 (-7) 72-70-69-71 282 (-6) 75-70-66-73 284 (-4)
€ € € € € € € €
48,254.00 38,519.00 31,852.00 24,074.00 16,296.00 11,481.00 9,815.00 7,963.00
ANDERSSON HED F
67-75-71-67 280 (-8) 71-68-70-71 280 (-8)
No other South Africans
RSA DEN SWE SWE SWE RSA
COETZEE George
ENG ENG
Brandon Grace
1 2 3 4 5
MCILROY Rory Peter Hanson ROSE Justin Branden Grace OOSTHUIZEN Louis
Other South Africans 14 Ernie Els 26 SCHWARTZEL Charl 28 COETZEE George 38 GOOSEN Retief 44 KRUGER Jbe 45 STERNE Richard 60 AIKEN Thomas 74 MULROY Garth 78 VAN ZYL Jaco 89 HORNE Keith 102 OTTO Hennie 114 VAN DER WALT Tjaart 135 KINGSTON James
NIR SWE ENG RSA RSA
12 19 11 23 13
€ € € € €
3,407,300.00 2,594,728.00 2,518,527.00 2,057,007.00 1,887,506.00
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA
9 16 21 14 26 21 22 12 21 23 20 19 21
€ 1,756,971.00 € 823,743.00 € 805,102.00 € 685,815.00 € 559,147.00 € 542,713.00 € 427,566.00 € 327,582.00 € 303,317.00 € 258,074.00 € 218,968.00 € 183,325.00 € 125,419.00
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR D+D Real Czech Challenge Open Kunetická Hora GC 11 - 14 Oct 2012 1 2 3 T4
HARTØ Andreas HANSEN Joachim HOUSTON Garry KIEFFER Maximilian KORHONEN Mikko
DEN DEN WAL GER FIN
65-67-67-65 67-69-67-64 69-68-66-67 71-63-70-67 66-70-69-66
264 (-16) 267 (-13) 270 (-10) 271 (-9) 271 (-9)
€ € € € €
25,600,00 17,600.00 11,200,00 8,000.00 8,000.00
No other South Africans
Crowne Plaza Copenhagen Challenge, Royal GC Copenhagen 18 - 21 Oct 2012 Portugal Masters, Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, 11 - 14 Oct 2012 1 2 3 4 5
LOWRY Shane FISHER Ross CAMPBELL Michael WIESBERGER Bernd FINCH Richard
Other South Africans T6 COETZEE George T16 HORNE Keith T27 AIKEN Thomas T37 OTTO Hennie 63 KRUGER Jbe
IRL ENG NZL AUT ENG
67-70-67-66 65-67-69-70 68-69-67-68 70-65-65-73 70-68-66-70
270 (-14) 271 (-13) 272 (-12) 273 (-11) 274 (-10)
€ € € € €
375,000.00 250,000.00 140,850.00 112,500.00 95,400.00
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA
69-73-67-67 69-72-67-70 68-71-69-71 70-71-69-70 67-71-77-70
276 (-8) 278 (-6) 279 (-5) 280 (-4) 285 (+1)
€ € € € €
56,550.00 26,591.00 19,375.00 13,950.00 5,738.00
50
70-67-67-68 71-67-67-69 65-73-71-68 65-73-72-69
272 (-16) 274 (-14) 277 (-11) 279 (-9)
€ € € €
SWE ENG ENG FIN SWE
67-70-66-67 69-66-70-68 68-69-68-74 75-70-67-67 73-71-69-67
270 (-18) 273 (-15) 279 (-9) 279 (-9) 280 (-8)
€ € € € €
22,400.00 15,400.00 9,100.00 9,100.00 5,693.00
Other South Africans T56 WALTERS Justin
RSA
77-68-73-76 294 (+10)
€
483.00
Apulia San Domenico Grand Final, San Domenico Golf 24 - 27 Oct 2012 1 2
ISPS HANDA Perth International, Lake Karrinyup CC 18 - 21 Oct 2012 1 VAN PELT Bo USA 2 DUFNER Jason USA T3 CAÑIZARES AlejandroESP HENDRY Michael NZL
1 BROBERG Kristoffer 2 WAKEFIELD Simon T3 BROOKS Daniel KORHONEN Mikko 5 JEPPESEN Steven
256,585.00 171,057.00 96,3740.00 76,976.00
KOFSTAD Espen BUSBY James HANSEN Joachim B 4 DE LA RIVA Eduardo T5 BENSON Seve WALTERS Justin
NOR ENG DEN ESP ENG RSA
65-66-67-67 66-67-67-66 67-62-67-70 66-66-67-68 68-69-65-68 71-67-65-67
265 (-19) 266 (-18) 266 (-18) 267 (-17) 270 (-14) 270 (-14)
€ € € € € €
56,650.00 29,425.00 29,425.00 17,050.00 13,805.00 13,805.00
No other South Africans
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RESULTS & RANKINGS LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5
Espen KOFSTAD Kristoffer BROBERG Andreas HARTØ Joachim B HANSEN Gary LOCKERBIE
Other South Africans 15 Justin WALTERS 69 Tyrone FERREIRA
NOR SWE DEN DEN ENG
22 8 20 22 20
€ € € € €
131,099.00 126,508.00 121,999.00 120,085.00 117,482.00
RSA RSA
21 14
€ €
69,913.00 21,580.00
EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5
Carlota CIGANDA Caroline MASSON Lee – Anne PACE Carly BOOTH Julieta GRANADA
Other South Africans 34 Ashleigh SIMON 37 Stacy Lee BREGMAN 45 Tandi CUNINGHAM 69 Connie CHEN
ESP DEU RSA SCO PAR
16 17 11 16 5
€ € € € €
225,311.41 206,964.48 159,616.91 157,273.00 156,942.43
RSA RSA RSA RSA
10 8 12 10
€ € € €
66,770.38 62,355.20 53,374.46 33,845.77
Justin Walters EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5
Roger CHAPMAN Barry LANE Peter FOWLER Tim THELEN Paul WESSELINGH
Other South Africans 14 Chris WILLIAMS 20 David FROST 41 Tony JOHNSTONE 42 Steve VAN VUUREN 71 Bobby LINCOLN 82 Bertus SMIT
ENG ENG AUS USA ENG
8 13 14 13 13
€ € € € €
349,423.00 249,041.00 189,836.00 178,4965.00 162,723.00
RSA RSA ZIM RSA RSA RSA
13 3 10 9 10 8
€ € € € € €
108,372.00 80,442.00 33,835.00 33,630.00 11,441.00 5,647.00
OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKING AS OF 29 OCTOBER 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Rory McIlroy Tiger Woods Luke Donald Lee Westwood Justin Rose Adam Scott Bubba Watson Webb Simpson Jason Dufner Brandt Snedeker
OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 12 Louis Oosthuizen 21 Ernie Els 31 Charl Schwartzel
NIR USA ENG ENG ENG AUS USA USA USA USA
12.37 9.25 8.76 6.87 6.19 6.07 5.93 5.89 5.83 5.76
48 40 51 50 52 43 47 51 48 52
RSA RSA RSA
5.43 4.44 3.53
52 52 52
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38 80 83 94 95 102 134 127 170 171 173 179 181 184 189
Branden Grace George Coetzee Tim Clark Retief Goosen Brendon de Jonge Rory Sabbatini Thomas Aiken Brendon de Jonge Trevor Immelman Hennie Otto Jaco Van Zyl Garth Mulroy Jbe Kruger Richard Sterne Darren Fichardt
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RSA RSA RSA RSA ZIM RSA RSA ZIM RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA
3.21 1.85 1.79 1.73 1.72 1.61 1.35 1.41 1.07 1.07 1.07 1.03 1.02 1.02 .98
52 52 40 52 52 52 52 52 49 52 51 52 52 40 40
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Rustenburg GC complimented with Bentgrass greens in 2012 This year all 18 holes of the course as well as the practice areas were complimented with Bentgrass greens. The decision to change the greens and plant bentgrass was due to the fact that their old greens had reached the end of their life span and the functionality of the greens had declined. The project started on the 1st March with the removal of the old greens and was concluded in August. They approved Top Turf to redo the greens as it is an area that requires expert knowledge and know how in order to gain the maximum from the project. Top Turf have a renowned record for being the best when it comes to turf management as they have done many golf courses such as the Gary Player Country Club and the Lost City Golf Course to mention a few. Top Turf has done an outstanding job and the greens have changed dramatically with all the reshaping and floating to maximise the pin positions for the greens. It is great to now have greens that role true and that will surely bring people from around the country to one of the best courses in the North West. With a river running through the course and the magnificent Magaliesberg Mountains in the background this is a course that challenges players of all handicaps. 52
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CLUB MED OPENS ALL-INCLUSIVE 18-HOLE LYKIA LINKS GOLF COURSE AND RESORT IN TURKEY Club Med recently announced the upcoming opening of its latest all-inclusive golf course and sun resort in Belek, Turkey. The resort features an 18-hole Lykia Links championship course designed by Perry O’ Dye and is one of only five Links courses in Europe. The course boasts a remarkable green along the coastline, a driving range, 2 putting greens, 67 bunkers, a chipping arena and a large club house. Situated on the Turkish Riviera coast in the Mediterranean, the luxury resort will open in March 2013 and is nestled in the exclusive setting of a prestigious 18-hole Lykia Links golf course guaranteed to enthrall all golfers, irrespective of their handicap. The Belek region is very famous for another 11 golf courses, most of them cham-
pionship courses, such as TAT, National Golf Club, Cornelia Faldo. Club Med guests can book green fees on arrival to enjoy a varied golfing experience in the region. The resort is not only geared towards golfers so while you’re teeing off early in the morning, your partner can enjoy the other activities available at the resort like tennis and volleyball, wind surfing and archery or a treatment at the Club Med Spa by Carita. The kids can also have fun on the trapeze while being under the care of the Kids Clubs, giving you as much time as you need to perfect your swing.
The “Royal connection” of Hunters Rest The late George Wellington Rex (III), the founder of Hunters Rest was a very knowledgeable intelligent man and was given the right to practice medicine in the Rustenburg district by President Paul Kruger. He was born on 25th July 1840 in Knysna. George arrived in Rustenburg during 1884 and was a great hunter hence the name Hunters Rest. He was a pioneer of Rustenburg. He was the founder of the town of George in the Cape. He was sent to South Africa in order to save the Royal family the embarrassment as he was born from a morganatic marriage between George III and Hanna Lightfoot the fair Quaker. George Wellington Rex married Georginia Collins, the daughter of Admiral Collins of the Crimean War fame. They had ten sons and four daughters. Hunters Rest formed part of Paul Kruger’s farm Boschfontein and President Paul Kruger granted the land on which Hunters Rest is situated to George Wellington Rex. Hunters Rest Hotel: Prince Arthur of Connaught honoured Hunters Rest by his visit during his term as governor General of South Africa. George Wellington Rex passed away on the 28th March 1923. 54
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easons Eco Golf Estate is situated only 45 minutes from Johannesburg, Pretoria and Rustenburg on the Northern slopes of the Magaliesberg Mountains. The Old Brits Golf Club was renamed Seasons Eco Golf Estate and redesigned by Golf Architects Matkovich & Hayes on the 300 acre estate development.
In the redesign of the 18 hole golf course (the closest ''Bushveld'' course to Johannesburg) the developers have given priority to the preservation of environmental standards so as not to compete with or compromise natural areas. The design plan incorporates islands and pockets of wilderness zones on and around the course with buffer strips of indigenous vegetation between the stands and the fairways. More dams and water features will be added, improving the habitats of birds, insects and other flora and fauna, and additional species of buck and other small game have been introduced. With it’s truly Bushveld atmosphere this parklands lay-out golf course will be a challenge to any competitive golfer. November/December 2012
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NEWS CLIP
The rise and rise of Teboho Teboho Sefatsa has been touring without a win for nine long years, but all of that changed with his one-stroke victory at the BMG Classic on Sunday. “I’ve finally broken through and it feels fantastic. It hasn’t totally hit me yet, but I’m sure when I get home it will sink in. My career really takes off from here – this is where the hard work begins,” he said. It’s amazing what confidence does for golfers, as Sefatsa proved with his victory, which came exactly a month after he won the Big Easy Tour Order of Merit. “I’ve got to give thanks to the Big Easy Tour – I played the whole season there and it honed my game. I won the Order of Merit and it got me prepared for the second half of the season. I’m really grateful for that, and I’m chuffed that I could turn that success into a win,” he said. The 29-year-old plays out of Glendower and put local knowledge to good use on the back nine, keeping bogeys off his card until the 18th. His long run without a drop shifted all of the pressure to his chasers, who faltered under the strain. Merrick Bremner managed a final-round 69 to claim sole second at nine-under-par, while overnight leader Matthew Carvell shot a Sunday 71 to share third 58
with Desvonde Botes. But Sefatsa was paying little attention to his competitors on Sunday, focusing instead on his own game. “I wasn’t feeling the pressure until the final hole,” he said. “I knew I had one hand on the trophy and I just needed to put the other one on it. I was ecstatic after I made that last putt,” he said. That’s not to say Sefatsa was quiet during the final round - he roared through the front nine in 32 blows, courtesy of an eagle at the second and birdies at the first, seventh and eighth. It was a special day for the Germiston resident, who has been grinding without success for so long. And it was really a great kickstart to summer – Sefatsa automatically moves into category 3c until the end of 2013, which means he’ll have oodles of confidence and few worries going into the lucrative co-sanctioned events this summer. “Onto bigger things with more hard work, so I’ve got to keep going. The sky is the limit. Everyone has their turn – you just have to be patient and work hard – that pays off in the end,” he said.
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New Mexican project for Woods firm Tiger Woods' much-delayed design career may finally be up and running. Woods' firm, which has seen its first three projects, in Dubai, North Carolina and Mexico, either cancelled or put on ice due to the global economy, is in construction on a new project, at the Diamante Cabo San Lucas community, also in Mexico. Woods' project at Diamante, which will be called El Cardonal, will sit alongside the resort's first course, the Dunes course, designed by architect Paul Cowley on behalf of Davis Love III's firm, which opened in 2009. Construction of El Cardonal began in September, and is expected to take around eighteen months, implying an opening in late 2014 or 2015. “Diamante is a growing resort community that is already home to Golf magazine's 58th ranked course in the world,” said CEO Ken Jowdy. “We believe a Tiger Woods Design course will be the perfect complement to the Dunes course and will embody the high standards that we have set.”
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“While the Dunes is reminiscent of a classic Scottish links, this is going to remind people of the oldstyle California courses,” Woods said. “We will use the existing arroyos that traverse the site and wellplaced bunkers to create definite strategic choices and carries off the tees." ” El Cardonal's bunkers are planned to have a traditional look while natural, irregular contours will be preserved in the wide fairways. “Regardless of your handicap, there are going to be different ways to play every hole. Angles of approach are going to be very important and will dictate the type of shots you should consider. I love this kind of golf,” said Woods. Elsewhere on the property, the 100,000 square foot Dunes clubhouse, which includes 20 two bedroom residences, is set to open on 10 November.
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STAGE SET FOR INAUGURAL 'INVESTEC CUP' Last month at Houghton Investec launched a exciting new tournament that is set to become a prominent feature on the Sunshine Tour. With a prize pool of R6 million the four day limited field tournament, to be called the Investec Cup, will officially mark the end of the Sunshine Tour's summer calendar in 2013. Professionals, both local and international, want- Tour co-sanctioned events to be played in South ing to compete in the Investec Cup have the chal- Africa over the summer will have 3 500 points on lenging task of having to qualify for the offer with 330 going to the winner. The Investec tournament next March, through playing in one Cup will have a staggering 6 500 points on offer of a series of 13 tournaments on the Sunshine with 500 points being awarded to the winner. Tour's summer calendar and finishing with a large The Investec Cup will be contested by the 30 proenough total of points that are on offer at each fessional golfers who accumulate the most points event to finish among the top 30 who will qualify. with the second half of the field consisting of 30 The BMG Classic, which took place from 19 - 21 October at Glendower Golf Club, will also be one of the qualifying tournaments. Being a limitedfield event, it had a total of 1 000 points on offer with 130 going to the winner. Full-field Sunshine Tour events will have 3 000 points on offer with 250 to the winner, while each of the six European 62
amateurs invited by Investec for the first three days of the Investec Cup. The amateurs will partner a different professional for each of the first three days, while the final day of the tournament will be contested by professional golfers only. Another twist that is bound to whet the appetites of the professionals and invited amateurs was the
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announcement that the Investec Cup will be held at three different courses namely Millvale Private Retreat, Rustenburg GC and the Lost City GC. Although Investec has sponsored a number of golf tournaments and individuals in South Africa, the Investec Cup is the first major tournament that the bank will own and host. The Investec Cup, given the structure of the tournament, and the qualifying criteria in place, will not be seen as a once off event and will have a presence across the 13 tournaments in the six months leading up to the March event.
Tour professionals, both local and international, have to play in any of the following 13 tournaments, all of which will have points on offer, in order to qualify:
Investec CEO Stephen Koseff said Investec had been looking to extend its involvement into South African sport for some time. "From sponsorships of individuals to tournament sponsorships, we are delighted to add to our portfolio our own tournament. This event is unique in its format and will no doubt up the sport to another level both in terms of the prize money offered and the competitiveness that the prize money will bring with it. We wish our clients and the professional golfers all the very best of luck for qualifying."
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13 - 16 Dec 7 - 10 Feb 14 - 17 Feb 21 - 24 Feb 28 Feb - 3 Mar 14 - 17 Mar
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BMG Classic Sun Coast Classic ISPS Handa South African Match Play Championship Nedbank Affinity Cup South African Open Championship Cape Town Open Nelson Mandela Championship Alfred Dunhill Championship Joburg Open Africa Open Dimension Data Pro-Am Tshwane Open Telkom PGA Championship
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1. Waar is jy gebore en waar het jy skool gegaan? Ek is gebore in Rustenburg en ons het heelwat getrek toe ek jonk was. Ek het by Kensington HS my rugby begin speel, en was ook in Standerton en Parys HS. 2. Was rugby altyd jou eerste liefde en hoe oud was jy toe jy begin speel het? Ja rugby was definitief my eerste liefde en het begin speel toe ek 14 jaar oud was. Ek het gesê ek wil vleul speel want ek kon nie reel van agtertoe "pass" lekker verstaan nie en ons "coach" het gesê die vleul moet net die bal onder die arm sit en hoekvlag toe hardloop vir punte wat ek toe baie beter begryp! Later in die weermag het my sersant gesê ek moet slot speel wat ek nie te veel van gehou het nie want my ore het seer gekry. Vandag moet ek hom seker dankie sê. 3. Hoe oud was jy toe jy begin rugby speel het? Ek was14 en in Kensington HS. 4. Vertel ons bietjie meer van daardie Currie Beker wedstryd in 1969 op Loftus Versveld teen die WP? Ek was uitgelaat uit die Springbokspan na die 2de toets teen Australie, en speel toe vir Noord Transvaal die volgende naweek. Hennie du Randt het sy dyspier getrek en ek word gevra om pale toe te skop die dag voor die wedstryd. Die eerste punte wat ek aangeteken het was ’n skepskop, toe ’n rukkie later het ek ’n drie gaan druk, en moes natuurlik die stelskop werk doen. Mof Myburg het later in die kleedkamer gesê: "ou Dup was so warm gewees vandag hy het sommer gedrop, place en score" 5. Jy het n fantastiese loopbaan gehad, wat was jou gunsteling oomblik op die rugby veld? Elke toets was vir my ’n hoogtepunt gewees, maar daardie 1969 Currie Beker game was definitief een van my gunsteling wedstryde. 6. Wat was jou gunsteling posisie, flank of slot en hoekom? As ’n Slot kon jy weg kom met meer foute in gebroke spel, waar 64
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’n flank se spel, en veral verdediging vinnig raakgesien was. En slot is natuurlik die posisie wat my bekend gemaak het. 7. Wie was die moeilikste opponent wat jy teen gespeel het? Alle slotte was moeilik om teen te speel vir my want ek was altyd korter as enige een teen wie ek gespeel het. 8. Wat is jou oppinie omtrent Suid Afrikaanse Rugby, is ons op die regte pad? Die regte pad is relatief, ek dink ons het die beste talent in die wêreld, maar ek dink ons kan aanpassings maak by ons spelpatroon. 10. Kuier jy nog gereeld saam met van jou ou span maats? Ja, gereeld, ons doen so reeks golfdae wat baie van die oud Noord Trandvaal spelers bywoon.
2. Wat is jou huidige voorgee? 9 3. Waar is jy tans n lid? Huidiglik by Leopard Park GC maar ek het onlangs getrek en is nou heelwat nader aan Rustenburg so gaan binnekort by Rustenburg GC aansluit. 4. Kry jy baie tyd vir gholf? Speel nie soveel as wat sal wil nie maar ek probeer om minstens 1 keer per week te speel. 5. Enige "holes in one" al gehad en waar? Ja een, 2005 op Leopard Park se 5de putjie. 6. Waar is jou gunsteling gholf destinasie? Dit maak nie vir my te veel saak waar ek speel nie maar meer oor wie saam met my speel. 7. Wat is jou gunsteling stok in die sak? 7 yster & PW
11. Wat is jou gunsteling rugby stadion?
8. Gunsteling gholfbaan in Suid Afrika?
Loftus natuurlik, maar Nuweland was darem ook ’n fantastiese stadion om in te speel.
Ek hou van alle bane en soos ek gesê het vir my is dit meer oor saam met wie ek speel wat die baan en die dag lekker maak. Maar ek geniet altyd my tuisbaan, Leopard Park GC
’n Bietjie meer oor gholf
10. Enige ander stokperdjies behalwe gholf? Ek is mal oor visvang, ek geniet die buitelewe verskriklik.
1. Hoe lank speel jy al gholf? Ek het as skoolseun saam met my broer gestap en n paar balle so nou en dan geslaan, maar eers na my rugby loopbaan regtig begin speel.
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Thracian Cliffs to host World Match Play Championships The Bulgarian Black Sea resort of Thracian Cliffs has been announced as the venue of the 2013 World Match Play Championship as part of a new hosting concept for the leading golf tournament, introduced by title sponsor Volvo.
The last three editions of the European Tour-sanctioned World Match Play Championships were held at Finca Cortesín in Spain, with Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts winning this year’s event. However, Swedish automotive firm Volvo on Monday announced that the Championship will now rotate between a few host destinations, acknowledging the growing global appeal of golf while also serving geographical areas of interest for Volvo’s businesses.
ment. “We are very proud to still be delivering groundbreaking innovations as we mark our 130th professional golf tournament. We will announce future venues in due course and while our focus is firmly on delivering a magnificent 2013 Championship as our inaugural event at Thracian Cliffs, we then plan to rotate the Volvo World Match Play Championship between a few very special venues around the world of which Thracian Cliffs is the first.”
The 2013 World Match Play Championship will be played at the Thracian Cliffs Course from May 16-19, marking the first time a full European Tour event will be played in Bulgaria. For the 48th edition of the event Volvo and partner IMG will work closely with the Bulgarian government in conjunction with the national golf association. Bulgaria was named the undiscovered golf destination of 2012 by the International Golf Travel Market.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister, Boyko Borissov, in announcing his government’s support, added: “This is a real coup for Bulgaria being chosen to host such a prestigious international tournament with a rich heritage and sporting traditions. The vast media coverage will deliver a reputable boost for Bulgaria and our tourism industry. The recent growth of golf in our country will have the opportunity to be showcased around the world. I am looking forward to welcoming the world's best golfers and the successful staging of the tournament will only enhance Bulgaria in becoming recognised as one of the established golfing destinations around the world”.
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Central Gauteng crowned SA Mid-Amateur IPT champions The Central Gauteng squad invoked the same courage and team spirit that carried the European Team to a come-from-behind victory at the Ryder Cup two weeks ago when they lifted the 2012 South African Mid-Amateur InterProvincial title with a stupendous performance at Schoeman Park in Bloemfontein last month. An epic final round battle was expected between the frontrunners, tied for the lead on six points each, but KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Province wilted in the face of the gritty determination and fighting spirit the Central Gauteng side showed in scoring a runaway victory in country’s biggest mid-amateur team competition. “It was a fantastic effort from every guy on the team. They batted well from one to eight. The match was played in a great spirit between the two teams, but I don’t think I’ve never seen team spirit like my guys showed today.” In the final A-Section match, Ekurhuleni handed the Eastern Province a 9½ - 2½ drumming to finish fourth on the final log. KwaZulu-Natal placed second, the Western Province third and Boland
managed to avoid regulation with their fourth round victory over EP, who earned the wooden spoon and was relegated just a year after they battled to a hard-earned promotion at Humewood. Meanwhile the North West Province, having scored eight points to deny Free State & Northern Cape by one, earned promotion and will replace the Eastern Province in the A-Section at the 2013 championship. FINAL LOG STANDINGS A-SECTION LOG (Position-Union-Played-Won-Drew-LostPoints-Games) 1 Central Gauteng (5, 4, 0, 1, 8,38.5) 2 Western Province (5, 4, 0, 1, 8,32.0) 3 Ekurhuleni (5, 3, 0, 2, 6,35.5) 4 KwaZulu-Natal (5, 3, 0, 2, 6,29.5) 5 Boland (5, 1, 0, 4, 2,30.5) 6 Eastern Province (5, 0, 0, 5, 0,14.0)
B-SECTION LOG (Position-UnionPlayed-Won-DrewLost-Points-Games) 1 North West (5, 4, 0, 1, 8,39.0) 2 Free State & Northern Cape (5, 3, 1, 1, 7,36.0) 3 Border (5, 2, 1, 2, 5,27.5) 4 Gauteng North (5, 2, 0, 3, 4,31.0) 5 Limpopo (5, 2, 0, 3, 4,24.0) 6 Southern Cape (5, 1, 0, 4, 2,22.5) 7 Mpumalanga (0, 0, 0, 0, 0,0.0) 68
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Froneman wins Glacier Junior Series Final Ekurhuleni’s Jason Froneman completed his march to victory at the Glacier Junior Series National Final in superb fashion, holing out for a birdie at the last to put the finishing touch on a four shot triumph at Hermanus GC last month. Froneman added a 71 to his opening three-under-par 69 for a winning total of four-under-par 140, but it was only when his final putt dropped that the 16year-old Kempton Park golfer realised the thunderous applause from his peers was meant for him.
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“I didn’t have a clue was still leading when we got to the 18th,” he said. “We didn’t have any leaderboards on the course and I didn’t know what anyone was shooting outside our three-ball.
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“I just focussed on keeping my round below par and then to nail that putt at the last hole, just in case a play-off was on the cards.” His playing partners both carded 73s, but Philip Kruse edged out Carlo O’Reilly for sole second on even-par. The Pretoria golfer came close to breaking par, but incurred a oneshot penalty at the 12th hole for
O’Reilly from Atlantic Beach golfer settled for a share of third alongside Meyer Pauw from Stellenbosch (72) and Delmas golfer Christiaan Bezuidenhout, whose four-under-par 68 was matched only by Dainfern’s Shane Martin. FINAL RESULT 140 Jason Froneman 69-71 144 Philip Kruse 71-73
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Michaela wins Sanlam Cancer Challenge Final Good fortune was certainly smiling on KwaZuluNatal teenager Michaela Fletcher and Bredasdorp Golf Club’s general manager Werner Ferreira, who were declared the overall winners at this Sanlam Cancer Challenge at Sun City last month. Fletcher, who shot a 76 at Lost City and posted a 74 at the Gary Player Country Club for a 67 point total in the Stableford competition, spent an hour rueing four costly three-putts on her front nine before she was called back to the clubhouse to receive the good news. November/December 2012
“I had such a brilliant back nine, but all I could think about was those three-putts,” said reigning SA Girls Stroke Play champion. “It was a really nervous wait for me but I’m absolutely thrilled.” Ambivalence or not, in addition to the trophies, Ferreira and Fletcher each receive an Ernie Els Experience that includes a visit to Oubaai and the Golf Hall of Fame museum, a tour of the Ernie Els Wine Estate and dinner at the Big Easy Restaurant in Stellenbosch.
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Sir Nick Faldo, Rio 2016 course designer Gil Hanse and HSBC’s Giles Morgan speak out on contentious issues at the KPMG Golf Business Forum As the Ryder Cup teed off amid raucous scenes at Medinah Country Club, golf business leaders were squaring up to critical issues facing the game – and speaking out on the state of sport. Gathering for the annual KPMG Golf Business Forum, just days before the Ryder Cup, HSBC’s Giles Morgan expressed his frustration at unregulated players’ agents demanding ‘unsustainable’ fees for their clients, Olympic golf course designer Gil Hanse weighed into the debate on sustainability in golf, and Sir Nick Faldo raised the possibility of mixed team golf at the Olympics.
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Tournament golf & sponsorship – Giles Morgan, HSBC HSBC’s head of global sponsorship, Giles Morgan, bemoaned players’ agents demanding unrealistic fees, when the bank – which has spent more than $300million on golf sponsorship in 10 years, including the WGC HSBC Champions Event in China – has already put up the prize fund. “At the Ryder Cup we will see tournament professionals playing for free, doing lots of man hugs and high fives and getting right into it – and we, the public, love it,” he said. “But in the men’s professional game I think this sportsmanship and spirit is eroding. There are unregulated agents and players’ managers who are now asking for enormous fees for golfers to play in tournaments and sell their wares.” Giles Morgan continued: “The recession is not something agents are used to. What some of these agents are doing – not all, and they are not regulated, which is critical – is going back to a trough where they think the money is, and that means the tournament sponsor. As a title sponsor you pay for the prize fund, which is what the players win. When you are then asked to pay additionally, it feels like there is a biting of the hand that feeds – and I do not believe this is sustainable for the game of golf.” According to Giles Morgan, 32% of golf sponsorship comes from the financial services sector and that unlike some sports, golf is sponsor driven. 70
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“Professional golf, like any sport, is the fuel and oxygen for growth, and nowhere has this been better seen than in China where, when we introduced the HSBC Champions event in 2005, we just needed to bring one golfer, Tiger Woods, along with 77 others. The publicity went bananas – he was the world’s greatest golfer and the crowds followed, and the tournament was a success. “The professional game has a massive responsibility for the whole game – it is the showcase and the catalyst. “Golf doesn’t have a divine right to succeed – it has to innovate, move forward, making its products become entirely attractive to outward investment.” Mr Morgan concluded: “There is a storm coming and I beg the game of golf to discuss and consider.”
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Sustainability – the war over water Asked during a debate on sustainability what the priorities for golf are, architect Gil Hanse, selected to design the course for the Rio 2016 Olympics, said: “It’s all about water. It may force the hand of green golf – and I mean the colour of our courses. We’ve heard that, in the future, wars will be about water rather than oil. Ultimately, that will be the war that the golf industry will have to fight – the availability of water and constant restrictions, it will eventually tip our hand. Until then, we have to make the delivery of water more efficient, that’s the war we can fight behind the scenes, but it will be difficult to change the minds of golfers.” Hanse was responding to research indicating 72% of golfers in America want pristine fairways and greens. It was also in context of the statistic that more than 150 golf courses in America closed in 2011. Hanse explained that sustainability, brown fairways, a par-71 public golf course and the use of caddies instead of golf cars were all features of his blueprint for the Olympic golf course. “There were three pillars to our presentation – design, legacy and sustainability, explained Hanse. “We purposely made it a par-71, not the typical 7,400-yards par-72 championship course, as we wanted something that wasn’t the norm and would be in context of an emerging golf market. Our vision also encompassed a lot of brown grass. I’m sorry to see that statistic about golfers wanting green greens, but we felt that if the face of golf and the course in this Olympic competition, could be somewhat offcolour, as it will be Brazil’s winter time, the course would feel a little more links-like, something natural. We also talked about a walking course and trying not to have cart paths. The course is fairly flat and it should be easy to walk. Having caddies would help grow the game.” November/December 2012
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Olympic golf – Sir Nick Faldo Interviewed on-stage by CNN anchor Don Riddell, Sir Nick Faldo spoke candidly about his playing career and his business interests, and analysed the opportunity the Olympics offers golf – and the importance of creating entertainment and excitement on TV. “I hope we have time to consider the format for the Olympics,” said Faldo. “Personally, I was surprised that it was going to be 72-hole individual strokeplay. The Olympics is so much about the team, and we have the girls playing at the Olympics as well. We have mixed doubles in tennis, and there are mixed foursomes in golf, so it’s a question of what we could do. I hope it’s not too late to change the format – it’s still four years away. I think they need to sit down and brainstorm some ideas because we are in Rio for two weeks; we have our own site, so why not use it for the whole two weeks? I would like to see them make a decision to play a few more events.” Continued on p74
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Continued from p73 As a golf commentator for the Golf Channel and NBC, Faldo said that he had come to understand the importance and influence of golf on TV as entertainment – and pondered whether different formats of golf could be broadcast to add excitement and interest: “Maybe there should be some events that are purely a show. What about a par-3 tournament? You could play a six-ball. It’s about putting on a golf show rather than a tournament so it entices people to watch golf and think, ‘Wow, this is really cool!’” Continuing on the theme of the way golf is portrayed on television, Faldo said: “If we get the players on board, and they know they are there to entertain, it’s great for them, great for their brands, and great for the sport. If they want to give something back to the future of their sport, it could be it even bigger and better in 10 years time, and a few of them understand that. “The younger players like Rory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler get it. If you look at what a Formula 1 driver has to do in terms of interviews before he sticks his helmet on and goes into the first corner
Rickie Fowler at 150mph, it’s a bit lame for golfers to say they can’t talk before going to play. But if you explain the importance to players, they will understand.” More than 220 delegates from 30 countries attended KPMG’s ninth annual Golf Business Forum at the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa, Italy, September 17-19, the golf development industry’s most important annual event of the year.
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Sustainability and innovation are needed to grow the game Innovation and sustainability proved to be key recurring themes throughout the three-day conference with a special keynote speech from Twenty20 cricket creator Stuart Robertson, addressing how to drive participation in sport and linking directly to an enlightened panel discussion on sustainability in golf and ‘triple bottom line’ benefits – people, profit and planet.
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“Sustainability was an important part of the presentation,” Hanse told the Forum. “We are creating something that may not be the norm in terms of a championship course – it is a par-71 course you can walk – but which will serve as a model for golf courses in emerging markets.” The conference was opened by KPMG’s Global Head of Innovation Adam Bates, whose fast-paced presentation on technological and geopolitical trends impacting on business was to echo the sustainability debate with predictions of the future scarcity of water and the need for golf to be clear on how to communicate its environmental credentials. “How do we tell the world that the lovely green grass we play golf on is sustainable from a water consumption perspective?” he challenged the conference. Giles Morgan, HSBC’s Global Head of Sponsorship and Events, presented the bank’s specially commissioned report ‘Golf ’s 2020 Vision’ detailing trends shaping the future of golf including the shift of influence towards Asia, increased feminization of the game, the sport’s adaption to technology, golf tourism and sustainability challenges.
Sir Nick Faldo joined CNN’s Don Riddell for a live on-stage interview and engaged in the debate on participation outlining how the Faldo Series, designed to nurture the next generation of champion golfers, is now active in 28 countries, and is set to expand into the world’s largest market, the United States of America, as well as countries such as Nepal. Faldo also questioned whether the proposed format for Olympic golf – 72-hole individual strokeplay – was correct, and suggested team golf could prove more popular. He even raised the possibility of mixed team formats, such as mixed foursomes, where both sexes play as partners. Opportunities for golf development in Italy and the Mediterranean was another key focus for the Forum, with KPMG publishing a new Golf Benchmark Survey for Italy (available to download free of charge from www.golfbusinesscommunity.com). While the statistics reveal that Italy is a market primed for growth, a series of speakers, including Italy’s most successful professional golfer and its first Ryder Cup player, Costantino Rocca, admitted the country is lagging behind both in golf participation and tourism, although hope was expressed that developments such as Sir Rocco Forte’s acclaimed Verdura Golf and Spa Resort on Sicily would lead the way for future tourist based developments. November/December 2012
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Mission Hills and Marriott International Haikou joint venture to open in 2015 Mission Hills Group has announced its joint venture with world-leading hotel company, Marriott International. This shows the development of the Ritz-Carlton and Renaissance Hotels at Mission Hills Haikou. With a total investment of RMB1.3 billion, both hotels will open to the public in the second quarter of 2015. It will be the first golf hotel management project operated by Marriott International in the Greater China region. Dr. Ken Chu, Chairman and CEO of Mission Hills Group, said, “The RitzCarlton will offer 180 rooms and 20 villas whereas The Renaissance will have over 300 keys. It will be the icing on Mission Hills’ Haikou development of a township of 300 shops and Hainan’s first ever real ice skating. Our partnership will yield both economic and cultural benefits to the local tourism industry, while offering guests the ultimate golf and holiday experience.”
Mission Hills Haikou lies in the volcanic region of exotic Hainan Island, China. The resort sets a new standard in leisure, recreation and wellness experiences. Nestled amid lush and green gardens, it caters to golf enthusiasts and has specially-designed golf courses, each incorporating native lava rock formations. Dr Ken Chu
Simon Cooper, President and Managing Director of Marriott International, Asia-Pacific, added, “Hainan represents a massive growth market for the hotel industry, and it’s a market which Marriott International is very keen on. Mission Hills’ vision is impressive, and we look forward to our ground breaking partnership providing visitors to Mission Hills Hainan.” The new Ritz-Carlton hotel is designed by AECOM, a Fortune 500 design and engineering company, and HBA, one of the top interior design consultants. It will feature traditional oriental design blended with contemporary living in an intimate setting. The design will offer discerning guests a completely new golf vacation destination. 76
The Renaissance Hotel style will be modern and sophisticated. It will be surrounded by green space and trees, thereby creating a natural harmony with the environment. It will also incorporate the latest sustainable technology to provide guests with firstclass leisure facilities and an unparalleled vacation experience.
Other state-of-the-art features include 518 elegantly-designed guest rooms and suites, a three-story clubhouse, China’s first Hank Haney Golf Academy, conference facilities, 12 world-class restaurants, a fully-equipped sports and recreation centre, Hainan’s only aquatic theme park, therapeutic volcanic mineral springs, a spa oasis and a shopping arcade. Mission Hills Haikou’s Blackstone Course hosted the inaugural Mission Hills Star Trophy in October 2010, a ground-breaking celebrity pro-am golf tournament for Asia. It will also host the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in November 2011. As a magnificent addition to Hainan’s tropical island paradise, Mission Hills is poised to become the island’s premier sanctuary, attracting visitors from around the globe.
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• He was born in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. • He was one of Australia's most successful golfers in the 1970s and early 1980s. • He turned professional in 1971 and won his first professional tournament – the Dutch Open – in 1972. • Notching up 13 victories over the next decade, he won titles such as the Benson & Hedges International Open, the British Matchplay, the Buick-Goodwrench Open, and the Australian Open Championship. • He lost the 1975 British Open at Carnoustie to Tom Watson in an 18-hole playoff. • He had a near-fatal accident when he walked into the spinning propeller of a Cessna airplane he was about to board at Sydney Airport. He lost his right arm and eye and sustained severe abdominal injuries. This was on July 24th 1983 and he was at the height of his professional career. • After a prolonged rehabilitation from his injuries, he returned to public life as a television and radio golf commentator, newspaper reporter, golf course designer, public speaker and Chairman of the Junior Golf Foundation named in his honour. • He taught himself to play golf one-handed, swinging the club with his left hand in a right-handed stance. Answer on page 96 80
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Faldo Course in Vietnam moves in to final detail phase With construction almost complete at Laguna Lang Co in central Vietnam, work on the Faldo Design golf course is now moving into the final phases of landscape planting and fine detail work. The spectacular ocean-side project is still on track for a soft opening before the end of the year. “With only a few engineering items left to finish on the golf course, the work on site is now predominately focused on refining course details and the landscape planting,” said Faldo Design’s lead architect Paul Jansen. “We have developed a style that gives the golf course a very local and natural identity with wonderful character. At this stage we are very happy with the results.”
resort residences, convention facilities and a town centre with retail and recreational facilities.
Appointed by Banyan Tree Holdings, Sir Nick Faldo’s 18-hole course will form the centrepiece of a luxury integrated resort complex situated on a 280-hectare beach front site that when fully developed will have approximately 2,000 hotel keys under the management of international, branded hotel and resort operators, award-winning spas,
Established in 1991, Faldo Design has more than 50 projects completed or in development around the world. With offices in London, Hong Kong and the USA, Faldo and his design team are currently working in North America, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe and Africa, in addition to India and Asia-Pacific.
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Located near Hue on Vietnam’s central coast, Laguna Lang Co is one of five Asian projects currently being undertaken by Faldo Design, with work also underway on other sites in Cambodia, India and Indonesia.
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be attending the LPGA Tour School in the next few weeks to attempt to secure playing priviledges for the LPGA Tour for the 2013 season. This will allow them to play on both Tours as both LET and LPGA schedules have several gaps throughout. Good luck girls and play great, we are all routing for you! Over the past few weeks the Ladies European Tour had the Ricoh Woman's British Open which was held at Royal Liverpool, Hoylake in September where Jehai Shin won by a clear 9 shots from the next competitor. Following on from that was the Ladies Open De Espana held in Tenerife on the Canary Islands of Spain and finally the Lacoste Ladies Open De France which was held in France 2 weeks ago. always look very forward to coming back and playing it! It is just such a treat to play the Majalis course where the men play their Dubai Desert Classic 2 weeks before the ladies do and the city itself is just so beautiful with so much to do. Definately a fantastic finish to the season to wind down before Christmas and some well earned down time There are also 3 South Africans, namely, Lee- Ann Pace, Ashley Simon and Stacy Bregman that will November/December 2012
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World tours sign off on SA’s biggest golf tournament The Tournament of Hope, one of the biggest tournaments in world golf, will tee off in South Africa from 21-24 November 2013. The contract for the $8.5 million Tournament of Hope has been officially finalized between the International Federation of PGA Tours, event promoter SAIL and the Sunshine Tour, with the tournament secured in South Africa for 10 years. It will also make for a thrilling close to the 2013 season in South Africa, with the South African Open, the Nelson Mandela Championship and the Alfred Dunhill Championship – all co-sanctioned by the European Tour and Sunshine Tour – following immediately after the Tournament of Hope. “The Tournament of Hope had long been agreed
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It ranks above each of the four Majors in terms of total prize money, and is equal to the total prize money on offer at each of the World Golf Championship tournaments. The Tournament of Hope is second only to the $9.5 million purse offered by The Players Championship. “The Tournament of Hope field will comprise a maximum of 72 of the world’s top players who will be drawn from the top 50 players on the Official World Golf Ranking, the top eight available players from the European Tour Race to Dubai,
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Germany secures hosting rights for 2015 Solheim Cup The Ladies European Tour has announced that Germany’s Golf Course St. Leon-Rot will host the 2015 Solheim Cup, with German business giants Allianz and SAP signing up as the final two global partners for the event. Golf Course St. Leon-Rot is located near Heidelberg and is only an hour’s drive away from Frankfurt. Allianz will become the event’s insurance partner and SAP its global technology partner, joining PING and Rolex to complete the global partner portfolio for 2015. Alexandra Armas, executive director of the Ladies European Tour, said: “We are delighted to be taking the 2015 Solheim Cup to Germany and to Golf Club St. Leon-Rot who have such a strong international reputation for both hosting major international tournaments but also for developing the most talented juniors in Germany. The Ladies European Tour looks forward to working with all parties involved in the project to make the event a great success including the Deutsche Golf Federation and welcoming global brands Allianz and SAP to the family of international partners which is a great endorsement of the profile of the event.” The 2013 Solheim Cup will take place August 13-18 at Colorado Golf Club in the United States. The European team enters the competition holding the Cup and will need 14 points to retain it. November/December 2012
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Comeback complete, Europe retains Ryder Cup Europe teed off Sunday needing a comeback of historic proportions, and they got it. The Europeans won the first five singles matches en route to a turnaround victory for the ages. Erasing some of their worst Ryder Cup memories, the Europeans wore the image of Seve Ballesteros on their sleeves and played their hearts out Sunday at Medinah to match the greatest comeback in the sport's history and head home with that precious gold trophy.
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Jose Maria Olazabal squeezed his eyes and fought back tears when Kaymer holed a 6-foot par putt – about the same length that countryman Bernhard Langer missed at Kiawah in 1991 – to beat Steve Stricker and give Europe the point it needed to keep the cup. Tiger Woods missed a 3-foot par putt on the 18th hole and conceded a par to Francesco Molinari that halved their match, that extra half-point making it a clear-cut win for Europe, 14 1/2 to 13 1/2. Woods and Stricker, the anchors in the lineup, didn't win a single match at Medinah. "This one is for all of Europe," Olazabal said. "Seve will always be present with this team. He was a big factor for this event for the European side, and last night when we were having that meeting, I think the boys understood that believing was the most important thing. And I think they did." 90
Ian Poulter was the first to embrace Olazabal, which was only fitting. It was Poulter who gave Europe hope Saturday evening when he made five straight birdies to turn a loss into a win and swing momentum in Europe's favor. Poulter was up to his fist-pumping, eyebulging tricks again on the final day, winning the last two holes in his match against U.S. Open champion Webb Simpson. And he had plenty of help. Europe's top five players in the lineup all won, including Rory McIlroy, who was lucky to be playing. McIlroy kept thinking his match was at 12:25 p.m. – it was listed in Eastern time, not Central – and he needed a police escort to get to the course with 10 minutes to spare. Then, he came up with key birdies to hand Keegan Bradley his first loss of the week. The biggest match might have belonged to Justin Rose. He was on the verge of losing to Phil Mickelson when Rose holed a 12-foot par putt to halve the 16th, made a 35-foot birdie putt from the back of the 17th green to win the hole, and then closed
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out Mickelson with a 12-foot birdie on the last hole. Six of the 12 matches went to the 18th hole on Sunday. The Americans won only one of them. The Americans also rallied from a four-point deficit to win in 1999 at Brookline. This was different, though. The Americans won big in those early matches. At Medinah, so many of them could have gone either way. It was so close, so tense, that either side could have won the Ryder Cup down to the very end. Stricker made an 8-foot par putt on the 18th, and Kaymer faced a par putt from 6 feet to win the match. If he missed, the Americans would get a half-point, and Woods was leading 1-up over Molinari and in the middle of the 18th fairway. Kaymer, a former No. 1 and major champion who has struggled all year, poured it in the middle and the celebration was on.
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"It's a feeling I never had before," Kaymer said. "On Friday, I sat down with Bernhard and talked a little bit about the Ryder Cup because my attitude was not the right one. But now I know how important the Ryder Cup is." He could barely speak at this point, not so much from pure emotion but having to scream over the crowd behind him. Players were hugging and crying, and the small European contingent that had been drowned out all week was serenading themselves with what has become the theme song of the Ryder Cup. "Ole, ole, ole, ole," they sang merrily, even as the teams prepared for the closing ceremony. Europe now has won seven of the last nine Ryder Cups, and even more remarkable about this comeback is that they did it on the road.
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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
ACCOMMODATION Luxury Pinnacle Point accommodation. 4 bed, 4 bath e/s home, swimming pool, braai, great views, gas fireplace, www.pinnaclepointgolf.com, contact 082 339 9736. George Accommodation: Private, clean and crisp on suite rooms in upmarket residential area near George Golf Club. Contact 083 462 8822
Weekend getaway to Sabi River Bungalows for two, accommodation, breakfast and golf. R2000.00 Call 083 293 0220 Looking for a golfing weekend. Let us know where you would like to go and we will make all arrangements. Call 083 293 0220.
BAGS Golf stand & cart bags in good condition from R150-00. Maurice @ 012 347 9103 or 082 293 9523.
BALLS Titleist. Pro V1 X. Golf balls. R 350-00 for a dozen new ones. Contact 082 375 7757.
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VAAL DE GRACE Nick Price Championship golf course in Parys ! 4 luxurious en suite bedrooms with great views over the 12 th green and Vredefort Dome. Swimming pool and braai. R350 p.p.p.n. Contact Francois at 082 568 0061 or fouries@global.co.za
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DRIVERS 9 Degree Geek Golf DCT driver with Aldila Voodoo SVS6 shaft. As good as new. Used twice as demo. Price – R 2 000-0000 neg. Contact - Kevin 072 723 0089.
FAIRWAY WOODS & HYBRIDS Callaway Big Bertha 3 & 5 wood (steelhead). R 900-00 for both. Contact 083 417 7473. Taylormade hybrid 5. 25 degrees, great condition R 400-00. Contact 083 417 7473.
IRONS Titleist 710mb irons,projectX 6.0 rifle shafts,3-PW GOOD condition.R3000 contact Gareth 072 383 6537.
Complete golf set for sale: Set consists of Titleist 910D 9.5 driver with upgraded Project X shaft in stiff, 910F 15 fairway wood with Diamana Kai'li in Stiff, 910h 19 hybrid with Diamana Kai'li in regular. Cobra s2 Forged irons 3-pw with Dynamic Gold R300 but Nippon NS Pro 1130 shafts in regular also available. 50deg Gap wedge Callaway x-forged, 54deg SW Cleveland CG15, 58deg LW Titleist Vokey SM4. Taylormade Inza Rossa or Mizuno Katmai putter. All in excellent condition. Some as new. Brand new Taylormade Fontana TM770 putter also for sale. Ogio cart bag included (black/red/white). Selling due to bad back. R 9 000-00 ONCO. Contact Morne 083 253 7449
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Ping Zing 2 irons. Left handed. Great condition. R 1 500-00. Contact 031 306 1728 or 082 053 2707. Titleist 710mb irons. 6.0 rifle shafts. 3 – PW. Good condition. R 4 000-00. Call Gareth 072 383 6537. Mizuno JPX 800 irons, 4 - SW. Brandnew, still in the box, 12 new Pro V's included. R 5 800-00. Contact 082 777 9783. Ladies King Cobra driver, 3 wood & 5 wood. R 1 900-00 for both. Contact 083 417 7473.
COLLECTABLES Old genuine leather golf bags from R 700-00. Hickory shafted woods with irons and putters. Contact Roger 082 053 2707. Original Wooden headed woods dating back to the 1940's. Also lots of irons from the same era. Great for clubhouse and boardroom decor. Contact Roger 082 053 2707.
PUTTERS New Odyssey White Hot Tour #9, 35 inch putter, R 1 200-00. Contact 082 375 7757.
Nike BC 101 putter, 36 inch. Very nice R 800-00. Call 082 777 9783. Odyssey 2 ball belly putter, R 800. Spotless. Call. 082 375 7757.
Shafts Nippon 1130 N.S. PRO steel iron shafts - 3-PW. Regular flex. R 800-00. Contact 083 253 7449.
WEDGES Cleaveland, CG16 and Reg.588 rusty tour zip grooves wedges. R 500-00 each. Call 082 375 7757. Ray Cook “chipper”, R 350-00. Contact 083 417 7473.
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Driving Ranges
Ratanga Golf Centre (021) 551-2582 Riverclub (021) 447-3757
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(058) 303-0940 (051) 447-0906 (058) 256-1270 (051) 943-1933 (051) 933-3711 (053) 841-0179 (056) 212-5169 (051) 924-3146 (057) 353-2130 (056) 818-1567 (051) 408-3811 (051) 402-1489 (056) 811-2013
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THE GARDEN ROUTE Golf Clubs
Fancourt - Montagu /Outeniqua Fancourt - The Links Fynbos GCE George GC Goose Valley GE Kingswood GE Knysna GC Mossel Bay GC
(044) 804-0183 (044) 804-0785 (042) 285-0321 (044) 873-6116 (044) 533-5082 (0861) 727-170 (044) 384-1150 (044) 691-2379
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Harbour View D/R Londt Park D/R Walmer Woods D/R
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KZN Golf Clubs
Amorello Game Lodge(035) 562-3182 Beachwood CC (031) 564-4257 Bluff National GC (031) 467-7448 Boschoek GC (033) 234-4232 Cathedral Peak GC (036) 488-1888 Cotswold Downs GC (031) 716-8184 Durban CC (031) 313-1777 Glengarry GC (033) 701-1355 Greytown CC (033) 417-2441 Kloof CC (031) 764-0555 Ladysmith CC (036) 637-3521 Margate CC (039) 317-2340 Maritzburg GC (033) 396-5755 Mt. Edgecombe CC (031) 539-5330 Port Shepstone GC (039) 695-0141 Prince’s Grant GC (032) 482-0041 Royal Durban GC (031) 309-2581
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Lynton Hall Golf Academy Mt Edgecombe D/R University Dbn D/R Westville D/R
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The Golfers Club Umhlanga The Pro Shop Durban
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LIMPOPO Golf Clubs
Elements Private Golf Reserve Euphoria GC Hans Merensky GC Kameeldoring CC Koro Creek GC Naboomspruit GC Polokwane GC Swartklip GC Univ. of Limpopo GC Zebula GC
Brits GC Klerksdorp GC Leopard Park GC Magaliespark GC Mooinooi GC Orkney GC Pecanwood CC Potchefstroom GC Rustenburg GC Sandy Lane GC
Driving Ranges Jim & Jerrys
(014) 743-5000 (015) 781-3931 (015) 491-5563 (014) 717-1181 (014) 743-1963 (015) 295-4118 (014) 786-0186 (015) 268-2183 (014) 734-7700
(012) 250-2522 (018) 462-6696 (018) 386-3086 (012) 207-9102 (014) 574-4111 (018) 473-2899 (012) 244-8000 (018) 293-0210 (014) 597-1814 (012) 244-3000 (012) 205-1485
MPUMALANGA Golf Clubs
Barberton CC Belfast GC
Broham D/R Riverside Golf Park
Golf Shops (014) 736 6910
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Bethal GC Delmas GC Drakenzicht Mountain Links Graceland GC Kinross GC Komatipoort GC Kriel GC Kruger Park Lodge Leopard Creek GC Lydenburg GC Nelspruit GC Middelburg CC Morgenzon GC Sabie Country Club Sabi River Sun GC Standerton GC Tweefontein GC Walker Park GC Whiteriver GC Witbank CC
(013) 712-2923 (013) 253-0981
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LESOTHO Maseru GC
(00266) 223-21164
NAMIBIA Windhoek CC
(002646) 125-8498
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(011) 485-1370
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The A to Z of Golf: L, M, N L
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M Mark - Any small object, such as a coin or tee, placed directly behind a ball to indicate a point on the green that is 5 inches farther from the hole than the spot where the ball will be replaced. Military golf "Left, right. Left, right." Mixed Foursome - A quartet of golfers composed of two separate grounds for divorce.
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strokes are given. Easier holes, where no handicap strokes are available, often produce natural triple bogies. Needle - When you are verbally teasing and taunting your opponents, you are needling them or sticking in the needle. A good needier can really get under the skin of his competition. Never up, never in Admonition used after a putt is left short. In other words, another way to state the obvious. 19th Hole - The only hole on which golfers do not complain about the number of shots they took, or the place where most golfers find their best lies. Nip it - When you hit an iron shot without taking a divot, you have nipped it. Good golfers do this in an attempt to minimise backspin; bad golfers do it by accident. Numbers - A player's score after the subtraction of his or her handicap from the Gross Score is the Net Score. Adding strokes for each Mulligan yields the True Score. If whiffs and fluffs are also counted, the resulting tabulation is the Real Score. If strokes for lost balls, improved lies, and shots hit out of bounds are included as well, the grand total is the Actual Score. This number, when adjusted upward to reflect all gimme putts, becomes the Correct Score. When all the strokes made in sand traps and around obstructions are tacked on, this larger sum is the Absolute, Final, Honest-to-Goodness Score, which is usually only a halfdozen or so strokes lower than the total number of shots the player in fact made. November/December 2012
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Large - Term of admiration for a well-hit drive. For example, "That is large! Anything flying that far should have a stewardess on it." Lay the sod over it - Another term for hitting the ground behind the ball first. Theoretically, if you hit the ground firmly and far enough behind the ball, you may produce a divot that covers the undisturbed ball. Leak oil - What a golfer does as his game begins to fall apart. For duffers this process often begins at the first tee. With reference to the pros, this term is usually applied to a golfer who is leading a tournament but has begun to give away shots as his game disintegrates. Greg Norman has leaked more oil than the Exxon Voldez. Liz Taylor - A shot that's a little fat but still okay. Not to be confused with a Roseanne, which is very fat and not okay. Local Rules - A set of regulations that are ignored only by players on one specific course rather than by golfers as a whole. Lockjaw - Condition afflicting golfers who refuse to concede putts, even very short ones. Loft - The angle of a clubface and the corresponding steepness of the shot it will produce. Loft angles range from the relatively shallow ones used for long, unobstructed shots (12° for a driver, 20° for a fairway wood, 30° for a 5-iron) to the much steeper ones needed to clear obstacles (47 ° for a 9-iron, 58° for a sand wedge, 75° for the tip of
a golf shoe, and up to 100° for a throwing arm). Long and wrong - Description of a golfer who can hit the ball long distances but seldom in the right direction. As the late, great Harvey Penick said, "The woods are full of long hitters." Lost Ball - An opponent's missing ball after 90 seconds of searching, or one of your own after 20 minutes. Lot of game - Phrase describing a golfer who is excellent in all phases of the game. You say, "He certainly has a lot of game." Then you say, "I hate him." Lurking - In stroke-play tournaments, a term used to describe a player who is poised to make a move toward the top of the leader board. In amateur golf, it describes the lecherous souls who frequent the nineteenth hole.