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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Send us your letters, giving us your views, opinions or articles of interest (max 500 words). The most interesting letter will be published in the next edition of SA Golf Trader.

Dear Neville What terrible news it was to hear of Tiger Woods’ car accident. So sad to see one of the games all-time greats in hospital with potentially career ending leg injuries.

However, two other sides of this story amaze me. The first is how many people immediately assumed that he must have been under the influence of something, the second is how some sick idiots (this is a nice way of saying it) said that this was some sort of “payback” for the fact that he supported Donald Trump.

I must say that I also felt that the players reaction was a little over the top. Wearing Tiger red and black on the last day at the Workday Championship at The Concession seemed a little macabre to me. His life is not in danger and this sort of reaction only adds to the hype that fuels my two points above.

Dear Tony Thank you for your letter.

People are always looking for drama (TV soapies do not seem to satisfy this endless desire) and politics is well best left alone.

My personal opinion on the players wearing red and black on the last day, is that it was a little over the top, many will disagree but I concur with your sentiments.

Tiger Woods is in the heart and mind of millions of people around the globe. We wish him a speedy and full recovery.

Regards

In any event its great to hear that he is on the mend and we hope and pray that he will be able to play golf again.

Regards Tony Watts

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Reading the Putt 101

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utting, has a big impact on your score at the end of your round, therefore you should spend a bit more time around the greens to ensure you have the correct speed and line. You could easily knock off a few shots, per round, by reading a putt correctly, not only, finding the correct line but also judging the speed correctly.

With this information, you will be more comfortable over the ball with the putter and end up seeing better putting stats.

Local rules of a golf club generally display stimp-meter readings, indicating speed of the greens on the golf course. The speed is calculated by a standardized device and method indicating how many feet the ball would roll out, on a relatively flat surface. Fast greens, average between 9 and 11, whereas slower greens, around 6 - 8. The speed of the greens will have an influence on how much

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a putt would break, generally slow greens will have less break and faster greens break easier.

Warming up your putting, before you tee-off, will have a positive impact on your feel for the speed of the greens on the course, allowing you to judge your line and speed effectively.

Every green has a high point and a low point, as they are designed to drain water, especially during rainy seasons. This would give you a good indication where majority of the green would slope towards. Greens will also slope mostly to nearby water hazards, to ensure that a heavy rain pour will not get caught up on the green.

A common reading routine of advanced golfers: • read the putt from a few feet behind the ball, this should assist you to justly see the slope, left to right or right to left.

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• Walk up towards the opposite side of the hole, read the putt from the side view as you go, avoiding playing partners lines, to identify if it will be an uphill or, downhill putt.

• Read the putt from a few feet beyond the hole, looking back at the ball.

• Judge your amount of break, based on the ascend or descend to the hole, Keeping in mind our speed discussion, earlier on.

Once you have rolled your putt: By making a positive stroke, the ball rolls past the hole, pay attention to the break, this should give you an idea of the break of the return putt, giving you a better chance at making a great choice.

Thank you for taking the time to read our article, if you need information on green reading, or assistance, regarding your putting technique, we will be delighted to help you at Woodhill Residential Estate & Country Club.

Good luck on your journey to your personal best!

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ACROSS 2. His zenith was victory at the 1999 Nike Tour Championship (6) 5. The rate which impacts the overall distance that a ball flies (4) 8. Known as confused, Frank is one of three golfers to have won the Masters in his first appearance in the event (5) 9. Vintage golf clubs, Beckley _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7) 11. A golf ball partially buried in the bunker, sunny side up (5,3) 13. Play it again “Slammer” (3) 15. Winner of the 1997 Open Championship (6, 7) 17. Captain of the British team in the inaugural Ryder Cup of 1927 (3) 19. A little bitter in Italian is this liqueur (8) 21. Rookie (7) 22. Acquire skill in (5) 23. American organisation for female golfers (4) 24. The youngest winner of the British Ladies Amateur in 2011 at the age of 16, Lauren Taylor’s first name is amazing (6)

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DOWN 1. An extremely poor golf shot (4) 2. Difficult obstacles on a golf course (7) 3. The ancient eight think they are in another league (3) 4. The 2021 Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship winner (7,6) 6. Gentle strokes across the green (5) 7. Pin (8) 10. Established in South Africa in 1960, with Gary Player as Patron of the club, wanderers ever since (6) 12. The Dubai Desert Classic takes off annually at this golf club (8) 14. Evje Golfpark & Eikrem golf course in Norway have views of these (6) 16. In the last round of the Masters in 1959, he birdied five of his last six holes to shoot 66, overtake defending champion Arnold Palmer and claim victory (3, 4) 18. She is known as the “course clown” on the LPGA Tour (5) 20. Brooks Koepka had stem cell treatment on which body part in 2019? (4) 22. The location of the golf ball at rest does not fib (3)

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KNOW YOUR PGA

PRO

1. When did you qualify as a PGA Professional?

I turned pro early in 1979 and qualified June 1980.

2. What made you choose this career?

I was always a keen golfer and my late father was in golf administration so my life revolved around golf.

3. Has it always been golf for you?

It started out that way but in the early 1990`s I started cycling and really enjoyed it, so if I wasn`t on the golf course, I was on my bicycle competing in a number of cycle races.

4. Did you ever play or did you ever want to play on tour?

When I turned pro I played on our local Sunshine Tour.

Hilton Anderson Golf Director Prince’s Grant Golf Estate

their best golfing experience as Prince’s Grant has a motto “This is how life should be lived” 7. You have recently redone your greens and they look superb, however this is a costly exercise, what necessitated this?

Golf greens really only have a certain life span and if you want a quality golf course you need to redo your greens regularly, Prince’s Grant recently celebrated 25 years so it was time to upgrade.

8. Describe a typical workday for you at the club?

Typical day in the pro-shop starts with printing the time sheets, checking that everything is in place for any golfing groups coming to play, getting our golf carts ready. When the golfers arrive the golf day begins and we make sure the golfers have the best golf experience.

5. You have been in the industry for a long time, who has been your biggest mentor?

9. With the golf courses open now, were David Black, he was the resident pro at there any lessons learned from the Houghton Golf Club at the time and really lockdown and if so, are you are doing anyhelped young professionals in their careers. On thing differently? the playing side it is really hard to say as I played We certainly learnt how important golf rounds with the coun-tries best players at the time. are to the success of the club and we will strive to look after the members, visitors and golf 6. You’ve recently taken over at Prince’s Grant, groups to give everyone a golfing experience what have been your biggest challenges? that is ex-pected when coming to play at There have not been many, but an ongoing Prince’s Grant. challenge is to give members and visitors alike

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10. How is the golfing public, members and them we do not have a club. If the member is not your staff responding to the new rules and right we engage with them to resolve any issues regulations? amicably.

I think we are all very aware of the seriousness 14. Does your position require you to be available of this pandemic and everyone adheres to on weekends, evenings, and holidays, and if the rules and regulations - I do believe we are so, does this place demands on your personal doing our best to keep the virus off our golf life? course.

Weekends and holidays I do work but I’m not 11. With consumers already being careful on expected to work evenings. My wife and family how they spend their money these days have always supported me when it comes to my (pre covid 19), what is your plan to attract career. people to the club now that we are on level 15. What are your short & long term goals?

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Short term goals are to continue improving I believe we attract players and groups to our golf department and long term is to make return to Prince’s Grant by offering them a Prince’s Grant Golf Club the No 1 golf course and great golf course, golf experience, fantastic club in the country. views of the ocean and inland and the friendly atmosphere.

16. Covid 19 aside, what is your opinion on the state of golf in South Africa?

12. Slow play is one of the biggest problems in Golf has really made a turnaround lately, before golf today, how do you manage slow play covid19 golf was not in a good place but now at Prince’s Grant? more and more people are starting to play golf Slow play is a major issue, so going out on the again. golf course especially on competition days really is the answer to keep the players playing 17. What do you enjoy doing in your free at the right pace. time?

Relaxing, catching up on my favourite TV 13. The members of a golf club always come programs. first. Do you agree with the phrase “The member is always right”?

18. Do you still get time to play?

Members always come first because without I still play when my schedule and time allows it.

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essica Korda opened the LPGA Tour season last month by winning the Tournament of Champions.

Last month, it was Nelly’s turn. Only the second time ever that two sisters won back to back LPGA events.

Nelly Korda followed in big sister’s footsteps with a three-shot victory that looked easier than it felt. She seized control with three birdies through six holes, closed with 12 pars and shot a 3-under 69 at Lake Nona to win the Gainbridge LPGA. More than just matching her sister, Korda won for the first time on American soil. The other three victories for 22-year-old Nelly were in Australia and twice in Taiwan. It also was the first

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time she won with her parents watching. Her father, Petr Korda, is a former Australian Open tennis champion.

On the other side of the course, Annika Sorenstam wrapped up her return after more than 12 years of retirement with a par on the ninth hole for a 76, finishing last among the 74 players who made the cut. The 50-year-old Swede was making this one-time appearance because Lake Nona has been her home course for two decades.

She has said she plans to play the U.S. Senior Women’s Open this summer and she’ll need to get sharp, though Sorenstam said preparing for that would not include another LPGA event.

Sorenstam finished 29 shots behind Korda, who won by three over Lexi Thompson and Lydia Ko.

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Birdies4Rhinos: The conservation initiative championed by players

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n honour of World Wildlife Day, we’re taking a closer look at Birdies4Rhinos – a charity started and championed by European Tour players Justin Walters and Dean Burmester.

Birdies4Rhinos is a charity which was fuelled by a desire to aid wildlife conservation and the protection of rhinos in South Africa.

Started just over five years ago by European Tour players Justin Walters and Dean Burmester, the charity raises money to help in the fight against poaching of rhinos through every birdie recorded by players involved.

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day after noticing a worrying lack of rhinos on a game drive with his family.

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manager and Burmester about creating an idea that would see them give back by using golf to help.

“The idea was actually born at the Alfred Dunhill Championship five years ago,” “On Tuesday evening Justin Walters had gone into the park for a long drive with his family and didn’t see one rhino and realised he didn’t want his kids to grow up not knowing what a rhino is.

“The next morning he spoke to our manager, and he then came up to me in the players’ lounge and said ‘listen Burmy I’ve got this idea, are you on board?’ and I said ‘dude, let’s do it’.

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‘donate what we can’, and it’s an initiative which has only grown in strength and numbers over the past few years. Now, a Birdies4Rhinos leaderboard exists throughout the year, and the charity also works with sculptors to help create pieces that they auction off.

“It’s snowballed into this amazing project we have now; we work with great sculptors who make sculptures for our auction, and we’ve now got a total of 18 golfers. We’re all passionate about it, and we all just donate what we can.”

One of those ambassadors is Justin Rose, and Burmester said his agreement to join was a big moment for the cause.

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JOHN COLLIER 2021

fourteenth ANNUAL

John Collier Survey T

he 14th edition of the John Collier Annual Survey on Environmental Compliance and Good Governance of South African Golf Courses has been sent to golf clubs throughout South Africa. We trust that you will find this edition an interesting read, but moreover that you will derive some benefit from the findings.

Notwithstanding the torrid time the golf industry has experienced during 2020, what is positive is that there was an increase in the number of clubs participating in the Survey and there was a slight improvement in the national environmental compliance and good governance level of 31%.

One of the findings from the Survey is that a lot more attention needs to be focused on good governance compliance. The Survey recommends that GolfRSA review the KingIVTM principles and apply them to their business processes as a matter of course, and then in their role as acting for and on behalf of amateur golf in South Africa that these principles are made applicable through the representative associations (such as SAGA, WGSA), to the Provincial Unions and through them to the clubs.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email ajcollier@telkomsa.net or visit the John Collier Website at www.johncolliergolf.com.

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approached Justin Rose in Ireland, and he said ‘I know you were born here, I know your mum is South African, you’ve got to be passionate about it’, and he jumped on board, which helped raise our profile a lot.”

Final Leaderboard Many congrats to @JagerLouis on winning the 2020 birdie count!! Also many thanks to all the players for supporting @birdies4rhinos and wildlife conservation.

Let’s hope you all make even more birdies in 2021!!!

— Birdies4Rhinos (@Birdies4Rhinos) December 15, 2020 In addition to the money raised by players and donations, the charity is also now involved in a project with ‘Connect Conservation’ that helps to protect rhinos in Sabi Sands.

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“We’ve also joined Connect Conservation, who save wildlife all over the world, and we’re involved in a project that helps protect rhinos in Sabi Sands using a lot of technology,” Burmester explained.

“In the last five years they’ve only lost one rhino in the whole project, which is amazing. They’ve really taken us to a new level the last two years, and Dimension Data and Doc Watson need a lot of credit for that.

“We’ve had the opportunity to go there and experience the whole process, and it’s humbling to know that the better we play the more difference we make, so it’s a cool motivation. We all just want to save these beautiful animals, and hopefully one day we can get the poaching down to nothing.”

Find out more: @Birdies4Rhinos

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE

Schalk Brits

Springbok rugby player and World Cup winner

1. Where were you born and which schools did you attend?

I was born in Empangeni. My parents moved to Mossel bay when I was 3 years old and I went to Park primary school in Mossel bay before going to Paul Roos in grade 7.

2. Where did your rugby career start?

When I was 7 years old, playing rugby with my dad.

3. World Cup 2019 winner, how did that feel?

Surreal, a great end to a career, but an even better result for our country and its people.

4. What were the biggest challenges for the team during the World Cup in Japan?

I think it would have to be that our strategy meant that we were away from home for a very long time, longer than other teams (but which had a positive impact on our game and

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how we were received in Japan). There was also a bit of adversity caused by the medias interpretation of our game strategy and the bomb squad, but navigating that externally was more difficult than navigating that internally as the guys knew there was no negative intent.

5. Being in retirement now, what position did you actually prefer playing?

The more involved the better – maybe I should have been an inside centre.

6. During your time at Saracens you won four Premiership titles in 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2018, as well as the European Champions Cup in 2016 and 2017, is there one that stands out for any pa-ticular reason?

Premiership 2011 – the first one, after narrowly losing to Tiger in 2010 in the 78th minute. 2011

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE 9. What do you make of the new rules was a sweet revenge. The first European Cup that have come into the game, is rugby win was also very special. becoming over reffed?

7. Why do you think that Saracens seems to What new rules? I can’t keep up. attract so many South African players?

10. What have you been up to since retiring?

In around 2009 (when I went over) I expect it Can you believe I managed to land myself an was because we were cheap as chips. It also office job (at Remgro). helped that we had South African stakeholders 11. What advice would you give to youngsters (Remgro), a South African coach and a semi today as far as sport is concerned?

South African CEO. 1) Always try to remember why you got into 8. What was the satisfactory level out of 10 with it in the first place – you weren’t paid to play your scuffle with Owen Farrell in 2013? the game aged 7 but you still wanted to play, It was one way of becoming famous LOL, but and 2) I learnt too late in life that talent only no, no satisfaction. Owen was a team mate and gets you so far, the rest is up to hard work and friend, and we sorted our differences out very discipline. quickly once we got off the field.

GETTING ON T O G OLF • When did you start playing Golf?

Way too late! I think I was about 15 years old.

• What is your current handicap?

Currently, I have a 0.5 differential.

• Which is your favorite South African golf course and why?

I am conflicted, we are spoilt for choice, but Fancourt, Pearl Valley and Leopard Creek would have to be top of the list, each for different reasons.

• Do you still play with any of your former teammates and if so who’s is the toughest competitor on the course?

I still regularly play with Schalk Burger and Jean de Villiers. When Schalk is hot, he is on fire, but my toughest competitor would have to be Fourie Du Preez.

• Did you get to play in Japan?

Yes, but not nearly enough. I did manage to walk inside the ropes with Tiger, Rory and Hadiki during the Zozo Championship.

• Have you had any embarrassing moments whilst playing golf?

I still do – it’s the game that keeps you grounded. Just last week I played with my wife (who is a beginner) and she beat me.

• What is your your favourite club in the bag?

My Ping G425 LST driver and all things PING.

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• Do you walk or take a cart?

I enjoy walking.

• Your favourite golfer would be?

Louis Oosthuizen.

• Have you ever had a hole-in-one?

NO! And it is grating me.

• Who would be in your ideal fourball?

Difficult! Ernie, Louis and Tiger.

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n a newly announced partnership that promises to revolutionize how fans consume the game, the PGA TOUR has partnered with AWS as it looks to modernize the way golf content is created and distributed. The AWS partnership comes at the perfect time as the TOUR grows its global media services. A range of AWS services will be utilized in this new media landscape to simplify content delivery, create new digital experiences, and provide enhanced access to archived broadcast footage and highlights.

There’s more.

As the Official Cloud Provider of the PGA TOUR, this partnership will make it easier to tag and log historic PGA TOUR media assets. Nearly 100 years of content will now be easily accessible to help the TOUR and its media partners enhance its broadcast and digital content quickly and efficiently from around the globe.

AWS will help the TOUR store real-time and historic content that will give fans and media access to content dating back to the 1928 Los Angeles Open.

This “data lake” will contain video, audio and images “We are excited to utilize AWS media services to that AWS technology will tag for easy cataloging. This further enhance new and existing innovative services will help the TOUR and its content partners search, for our fans,” said Scott Gutterman, the PGA TOUR’s review, annotate and package new content and give Senior Vice President, Digital Operations. “Features them instant access to key moments in the TOUR’s like Every Shot Live and TOUR Cast will now be history. powered by AWS, which will allow for a more This is just the start of a new era for the PGA TOUR, its streamlined process and overall better product for fans, and communities worldwide. our fans.”

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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S Sunshine Tour

PGA Tour order of merit as of 28 Feb 2021

2021 Season starts 4 March 2021.

PGA TOUR Puerto Rico Open, Grand Reserve Country Club 25 - 28 Feb 2021

1 Branden Grace RSA 2 Jhonattan Vegas COL T3 Rafael Campos PUR Grayson Murray USA T5 Brice Garnett USA Andrew Putnam USA No other South Africans

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269 (-19) $540,000.00 270 (-18) $ 327,000.00 272 (-16) $ 177,000.00 272 (-16) $ 177,000.00 273 (-15) $ 115,875.00 273 (-15) $ 115,875.00

Brandon Grace

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Dustin Johnson USA Viktor Hovland NOR Xander Schauffele USA Patrick Cantlay USA Brooks Koepka USA Tony Finau USA Harris English USA Bryson DeChambeau USA Justin Thomas USA Collin Morikawa USA

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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

3,573,565.00 3,463,689.00 3,422,801.00 3,355,710.00 2,823,715.00 2,811,061.00 2,807,092.00 2,803,017.00 2,672,189.00 2,497,267.00

Other South Africans 24 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 65 Branden Grace RSA 81 Dylan Frittelli RSA 126 Charl Schwartzel RSA 136 Erik van Rooyen RSA

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$ 1,634,759.00 $ 808,377.00 $ 689,237.00 $ 305,546.00 $ 258,807.00

Korn Ferry tour Kornferry tour combined order of merit for 2020 & 2021 as of 28 Feb 2021

World Golf Championships, The Concession GC 25 - 28 February 2021

1 Collin Morikawa JPN T2 Viktor Hovland NOR Billy Horschel USA Brooks Koepka USA 5 Scottie Scheffler USA Other South Africans T6 Louis Oosthuizen RSA T32 Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA T37 Frederick van Rooyen RSA T44 Brandon Stone RSA T68 JC Ritchie RSA 71 Daniel van Tonder RSA

70-64-67-69 71-69-66-67 67-67-69-70 67-66-70-70 69-70-67-68

270 (-18) $1,820,000.00 273 (-15) $ 783,333.00 273 (-15) $ 783,333.00 273 (-15) $ 783,333.00 274 (-14) $ 430,000.00

69-68-70-69 276 (-12) $320,667.00 71-72-71-70 284 (-4) $ 72,000.00 71-75-72-68 286 (-2) $ 59,000.00 71-74-74-71 290 (+2) $ 48,500.00 78-73-72-78 301 (+13) $ 32,875.00 71-76-73-75-79 303 (+15) $ 32,500.00

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Will Zalatoris USA Brandon Wu USA Davis Riley USA Stephan Jaeger GER Lee Hodges USA Taylor Pendrith CAN Jared Wolfe USA Greyson Sigg USA Chad Rame USA Mito Pereira CHI

16 10 20 20 21 22 21 21 23 21

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

Other South Africans 59 Dawie van der Walt RSA 151 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA

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CHAMPIoNS TOUR

Colin Morikawa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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403,978.00 346,014.00 338,978.00 326,482.00 321,821.00 319,476.00 303,547.00 291,577.00 262,889.00 250,816.00

Champions Tour combined Charles Schwab Cup money list for 2020 & 2021 as of 28 Feb 2021

Kevin Sutherland USA Bernhard Langer GER Ernie Els RSA Scott Parel USA Miguel Angel Jiménez SPA Jerry Kelly USA Jim Furyk USA Retief Goosen USA Darren Clarke NIR Woody Austin USA

17 17 15 17 15 17 8 16 13 16

$ 1,571,807.00 $ 1,562,937.00 $ 1,536,038.00 $ 1,233,683.00 $ 1,196,063.00 $ 1,175,578.00 $ 1,011,200.00 $ 995,124.00 $ 926,932.00 $ 891,191.00

Other South Africans 80 David Frost RSA

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Saudi International, Royal Greens G&CC 4 - 7 February 2021

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JOHNSON, Dustin USA FINAU, Tony USA ROSE, Justin ENG HILL, Calum SCO PEREZ, Victor FRA

Other South Africans 10 COETZEE, George RSA

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67-64-66-68 265 (-15) 68-65-67-67 267 (-13 68-66-68-65 267 (-13) 65-68-68-67 268 (-12) 67-66-66-69 268 (-12)

First tournament 7th May 2021 € € € € €

475,425.24 242,400.15 242,400.15 129,934.14 129,934.14

First tournament 13th May 2021

LPGA TOUR

66-70-65-69 270 (-10) € 54,584.71

European Tour Race to Dubai points standings as of 28 Feb 2021

HATTON, Tyrrell ENG MORIKAWA, Collin USA SCRIVENER, Jason AUS CASEY, Paul ENG MCILROY, Rory NIR HOVLAND, Viktor NOR HORSCHEL, Billy USA STONE, Brandon RSA FINAU, Tony USA CABRERA BELLO, Rafa SPA

4 2 4 2 2 2 4 4 2 4

1,585.4 1,343.9 968.2 774.4 740.1 715.6 596.3 517.6 491.4 487.3

Other South Africans 20 BEZUIDENHOUT, Christiaan RSA 23 OOSTHUIZEN, Louis RSA 25 COETZEE, George RSA 48 STERNE, Richard RSA 69 HARDING, Justin RSA 84 VAN ROOYEN, Erik RSA 90 BURMESTER, Dean RSA 101 WALTERS, Justin RSA 105 NIENABER, Wilco RSA 113 SCHAPER, Jayden RSA 117 RITCHIE, JC RSA 120 VAN TONDER, Daniel RSA

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255.6 240.1 239.4 133.4 83.6 58.4 55.7 37.8 31.9 21.3 17.2 15.2

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LPGA order of merit as of 28 February 2021

Nelly Korda USA Lexi Thompson USA Jessica Korda USA Lydia Ko NZL Danielle Kang USA Jin Young Ko KOR Sarah Kemp AUS Patty Tavatanakit THA 9 Sophia Popov GER 10 Angela Stanford USA

2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 2 2

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

409,051.00 202,580.00 194,042.00 158,959.00 150,326.00 103,399.00 75,659.00 75,659.00 72,329.00 67,981.00

Other South Africans 16 Ashleigh Buhai RSA

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World Golf Rankins as of 1 March 2021 Dustin Johnson USA Jon Rahm SPA Justin Thomas USA Collin Morikawa USA Xander Schauffele USA Tyrrell Hatton ENG Patrick Cantlay USA Rory McIlroy NIR Patrick Reed USA Webb Simpson USA Bryson DeChambeau USA Brooks Koepka USA Viktor Hovland NOR Tony Finau USA Daniel Berger USA Matthew Fitzpatrick ENG Sungjae Im KOR Paul Casey E NG Harris English USA Matthew Wolff USA

12.19 8.98 8.32 8.10 7.32 6.62 6.46 6.45 6.44 6.44 6.19 6.14 5.69 5.57 4.83 4.46 4.26 4.17 4.16 4.14

42 49 48 42 47 48 40 47 61 43 49 44 45 56 47 54 70 49 56 39

Other South Africans 22 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 37 Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA 63 Erik van Rooyen RSA 68 Dylan Frittelli RSA 82 George Coetzee RSA 83 Branden Grace RSA 104 Brandon Stone RSA 106 Garrick Higgo RSA 108 Shaun Norris RSA 156 Daniel van Tonder RSA 161 Wilco Nienaber RSA 186 Dean Burmester RSA 191 Justin Harding RSA

3.81 2.91 1.89 1.70 1.57 1.56 1.38 1.36 1.34 1.05 1.01 0.89 0.88

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Sunshine Tour DATE EVENT VENUE MARCH 2021 5 - 7 11 - 14 18 - 21 24 - 27 APRIL 2021 15 - 18 22 - 25 29 Apr - 2 May MAY 2021 6 - 9

Kit Kat Group Pro Am Players Championship Betway Gauteng Championship Serengeti Invitational

Royal JHB and Kensington GC Dainfern CC Ebotse G & CE Serengeti Estates

Zanaco Masters Lusaka GC Co-sanctioned event with European Challenge Tour TBA Cape Town Open Royal Cape GC Dimension Data Pro-Am

Fancourt

Amateur events - Men DATE EVENT VENUE MARCH 2021 3 - 5 4 - 5 6 - 7 7 - 9 7 - 8 10 - 12 18 - 19 19 - 21 21 - 22 26 - 28 APRIL 2021 5 - 7 6 - 8 8 - 10

Nomads South African Juniors International KZN Senior Classic Border/EP Mid-Amateur Open Northern Amateur Open Qualifying KZN Senior Open Northern Amateur Open Cape Winelands Senior Amateur North West Open WP Senior Masters Northern Cape Open & Mid-Amateur Championship

Rondebosch GC Victoria CC East London GC CC Johannesburg Durban CC CC Johannesburg De Zalze GC Rustenburg GC Royal Cape GC Kimberley GC

Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship Qualifying Nomads Gowrie Farm U15 Challenge Nomads SA Boys U19 Championship

Modderfontein GC Gowrie Farm GC Modderfontein GC

CONTAC T DETAILS Boland Golf Union Border Golf Union Central Gauteng Golf Union Eastern Gauteng Golf Union

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Amateur events - Men (CONTINUED) DATE EVENT VENUE APRIL 2021 CONTINUED 11 Highveld Mid-Amateur Open 14 - 16 Boland Amateur Stroke Play 18 Free State Mid-Amateur Open 19 - 23 Senior/Super Senior IPT - A Sections 19 - 23 Senior/Super Senior IPT - B Sections 19 - 21 Western Province Amateur Qualifying 22 - 24 Western Province Amateur 28 - 30 SA Mid-Amateur Stroke Play MAY 2021 1 - 2 Vaal Senior Open 3 - 5 Nedbank Junior Challenge 10 - 14 SA Country Districts 21 -23 KZN Open Stroke Play 27 - 28 Fancourt Senior Open 30 - 31 Southern Cape Senior Open

Middelburg CC Langebaan GC Heron Banks GC Stellenbosch GC Erinvale GC King David Mowbray GC King David Mowbray GC Devonvale GE Maccauvlei GC Gary Player CC Katberg Eco GE Selborne CC Fancourt CC George GC

Amateur events - Women

DATE EVENT VENUE

MARCH 2021 7 - 9 27 - 28

KZN Championship Victoria CC Free State Open, Closed, Mid-Am & Junior Championship Parys GC

APRIL 2021 8 - 9 11 12 25 - 28

Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Stroke Play Championship WP Women’s Amateur & Junior Championship WP Women’s Amateur Championship Matchplay WGSA 72 Hole Teams Championship

MAY 2021 8 - 9 23 - 26 29 - 30

Gauteng Open, Junior & Mid-Am Championship CC Johannesburg Senior Womens SA Nationals San Lameer CC Northern Cape Open, Junior & Mid-Am Championship Kimberley GC

TBA Steenberg GC Steenberg GC TBA

CONTAC T DETAILS KZN Golf Union Mpumalanga Golf Union Limpopo Golf Union North-West Province Golf Union

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Emotional Grace snatches Puerto Rico PGA win

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randen Grace conjured up an eagle-birdie finish to claim an emotional one-shot victory at the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open end of February.

The 32-year-old from Pretoria, whose father died from Covid-19 in January, holed out from a bunker for a brilliant eagle two on the 17th before making a birdie on the last to seal victory at Rio Grande’s Grand Reserve GC.

zone. I played the right shot at the right time. I got aggressive.

“I spoke to my my wife today and she said that my dad’s watching over me and he’ll give me the guidance I needed, and he did.”

Grace’s remarkable finish was agonising viewing for Venezuela’s Vegas, who had looked to have done enough for victory with a seven-under-par 65 that included eight birdies and one bogey.

Grace, who carded a six-under-par 66 to finish on 19 under, had glanced skywards after chipping in for his eagle on the penultimate hole.

Vegas had led Grace by two shots going into the final two holes, only to be denied by the South Africa’s superb eagle two and closing birdie. Vegas finished on 18 under.

He later credited inspiration from his late father for his aggressive approach to the closing holes, where he needed to pick up shots to have any chance of overhauling clubhouse leader Johnattan Vegas.

There was disappointment too for overnight co-leaders Grayson Murray and Rafael Campos.

“It was good. I was just able to hit the shots that I needed. I just stayed in the moment, in the

two-under-par 70s, finished three off the lead on 16 under.

Murray looked to have given himself a chance to challenge for a share of the lead after a birdie on the 17th, but sent his tee shot on the 18th out of “My old man passed away not too long ago, and bounds to effectively end his chances of forcing a playoff. he always said I’m an aggressive player and I knew he was watching over me,” Grace said.

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The KZN Coastline

STANGER SALT ROCK

NORTH TO SOUTH From Zinkwazi Beach in the north to Umtamvuna River in the south, the KZN coastline is home to some 20 golf courses. World class golf estates, the iconic Durban Country Club, a championship golf course situated in the middle of a horse racing track and traditional country clubs are all in the mix.

BALLITO

MARGATE

PORT EDWARD

Royal Durban GC Bluff National GC

Amanzimtoti CC Umkomaas GC Scottburgh GC Selborne Park GE Umdoni Park GC

Port Shepstone GC Margate CC Soutbroom GC San Lameer GC Port Edward CC Wild Coast CC

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Mt. Edgecombe CC Beachwood GC Durban CC

DURBAN

PENNINGTON

PORT SHEPSTONE

Simbithi GC Umhlali CC Zimbali CC

UMHLANGA

Each offers remarkably good value for money and as one would expect from one of South Africa’s top tourist destinations – accommodation, dining and other activities are top notch and in abundance.

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Prince’s Grant

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rince’s Grant golf course recently completed an upgrade and this 18-hole championship course must surely rate as one of the best in South Africa. Boasting stunning natural scenery and excellent conditioning, the course is a “must-play” for golfers of all abilities.

A links parkland layout, designed and constructed by Peter Matkovich, it is laid out over four ridgelines overlooking the Indian Ocean. The Prince’s Grant course was named Best Golf Development in South Africa by the World Property Awards. A well-appointed Pro Shop and welcoming halfway house complete Prince’s Grant’s superior golf offering.

(Click HERE for Q&A’s with Hilton Anderson, Golf Director at Prince’s Grant Golf Estate) We would like to thank Renault Pinetown for providing us with the magnificent Renault Duster 4x4 for the duration of our KZN coastline, road trip. We were privileged to be able to take the vehicle onto both the Wild Coast and San Lameer golf courses for photographic purposes.

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Cane Driving range

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riving ranges are an essential way of allowing people into the game of golf, so it was with great pleasure that we came upon the Cane Range situated at Collisheen Estate next door to Sugar Rush Park in Ballito.

Bustling with school children taking lessons from Sunshine Tour professional Warren Abery, on the day that we visited, Cane Range is a down to earth practice facility that is a welcome addition to this neck of the woods.

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With plenty of bays (all synthetic grass at the moment, real grass bays are in the pipeline) and a delightful coffee shop, Cane Range is the ideal place to take the family on the weekend.

There are golfers of all abilities and you can hit balls without worrying that someone may be “judging” your swing. Perfect for those who are new to the game.

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Umhlali Country Club

nly 20 minutes North of Durban, bordering the town of Ballito lies Umhlali Country Club, here you will find a scenic undulating golf course in a tropical garden setting, a true gem of the Dolphin Coast.

The club also has five top notch tennis courts, three of which are floodlit, two squash courts, two AA rated bowls greens one with flood lights for some fun evening bowls and a full driving range with a chipping green, practice putting green and a bunker to practice some sandy shots.

The eighteen-hole course was designed by Peter Matkovich and is characteristically varied, providing a fantastic golfing test over the relatively short distance.

With a long history on the North coast, Umhlali Country Club continues to grow from strength to strength.

Indigenous flora and fauna are plentiful here too and the course has simply been sculpted around the inherent beauty of the land. To the east lies the Indian Ocean and to the West, are rolling hills.

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Du rban Country Club

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owards the end of the First World War serious consideration was first given to the establishment of a Country Club in Durban. Country clubs were beginning to proliferate in other parts of South Africa and as Durban was already achieving a reputation as the leading seaside resort, it seemed imperative that such an amenity be attained – for residents and visitors alike.

Pressure was also mounting for the establishment of a second golf course in the town due to the problems facing the Durban Golf Club (now Royal Durban). The Durban Golf Club situated on a low-lying swamp at Greyville, with the race track running around it, was repeatedly subject to flooding, which often cancelled out all golf.

A final straw was when floods made this course virtually unplayable for the 1920 South African Golf Championships and it was feared that

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Durban would not be asked to host the event again in 1924.

George Waterman accepted the challenge of building the course and was assisted in this endeavour by fellow professional golfer Laurie Waters – a four times winner of the South African Open. The difficulties these men faced were immense. All earth-moving had to be done manually. Giant sand dunes were flattened, dense bush and trees chopped down and carted away.

Durban Country Club was officially opened on December 9, 1922. After the Mayoress had formally declared the golf course open, course designer George Waterman had the privilege of driving the first ball down the fairway of what is now one of the most famous golf courses in the world.

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Durban Country Club is situated in the heart of Durban and is no stranger in the golfing world.Enriched with history, the golf course saw Gary Player’s first South African Open success in 1956 with a score of 286. He returned in 1969 (having won the title another five times in the interim) to score a 273, which included a then record round of 64 (the course record now is 62, held by John Bland).

In 1998 Ernie Els won his third South African Open at the club, opening with a 64 that left him in a position of dominance that he was not to relinquish. The course has hosted 17 South African Opens in total, more than any other club in South Africa, and was the proud host of the Centenary SA Open in 2010.

2020 was a year for change and going in to 2021 the Durban Country Club Team prepares for 2022 and 2023. A historical milestone for Durban Country Club as the Clubhouse (2022) and the Golf Course (2023) celebrate their Centenary Years! DCC has recently been nominated as candidate for the Global ward as one of the world’s great golf courses 2021.

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South Africa’s fI rst Residential Golf Estate

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n the mid-1900s, the area where the Selborne Golf Estate is situated today was some eighty hectares large and was held by Lord Selborne, the Secretary for the Colonies.

The Selborne homestead, or main hotel manor house as we know it today, was built and completed in 1954 by Vernon Crookes as the official residence of the M.D of Reynolds Brothers Ltd, the company that operated the local Sezela sugar mill. Only the finest materials were used in the construction of the building, and the entire joinery together with the oak paneling, window panes and flooring was imported from England.

After Mr. Crookes retired in 1964 he acquired the manor house together with 80 hectares of gracious estate for his personal use and named it Selborne Park. The whippet that forms the current estate logo is derived from the Lord Selborne family crest.

During 1979, the magnificent Selborne Park estate, owned by the widow of the sugar magnate Vernon Crookes, came up for sale and Denis Barker bought the estate for his family home and the running of his Fayden Jersey Stud farm. In 1982 he led the South African delegation to the World Jersey Cattle Conference in Canada, after which they toured the USA. While visiting friends in Waterloo, Iowa he played golf at a golf housing estate for the first time which inspired his vision to create Selborne.

Early photo of the halfway house Upon his return to South Africa, he began to transform his farm into a golfing residential estate.

In 1985 Denis’ dream of a luxury golfing complex at Selborne started to become a reality. In May 1987 the course was opened for play, and the very first residential golf estate in South Africa was born. Old converted railway carriages were used as the first change rooms and halfway house. The homestead turned into a lodge with seven bedrooms and in due course a new clubhouse was built. The Golf Committee used the lodge, the current hotel, as the members club house, which operated until January 1989, when the new Club House was completed.

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San Lameer T

- The Go od Life

he San Lameer golf course and club house was completed and officially opened on 7 November 1992 by Dr D.J. de Villiers, Minister of Public Enterprises.

Greens of lush grass, surrounded by water or barracked by rocky outcrops or bold sweeping fairways, have earned San Lameer a rating as one of the top courses in the country.

The 18-hole championship golf course, designed by Peter Matkovich and Dale Hayes, is in the heart of a large nature conservation area.

The course is sculpted around the last wetland forest on the South Coast to avoid areas of sensitive vegetation and utilize indigenous plants and shrubs in the natural features. With the shaping of the course many trees were removed of which 85% were successfully replanted.

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The course also provides golfing enthusiasts with a natural challenge through vast clearings, forests and wetlands, with the waves of the Indian Ocean crashing alongside.

One of the most prominent challenges of the golf course, aside from its varying gradients and difficult lies, is to avoid getting distracted by the striking views!

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Wild Coast Sun Country Club

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ome to a challenging 18-hole championship golf course that stretches along the expansive Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape, the Wild Coast Sun Country Club forms part of the South African PGA circuit. With its par-70 card rating, the course boasts magnificent ocean views and magnificently curated fairways and greens.

Opened in 1983, many golfers insist that this coastal course is one of the most beautiful golfing ranges in South Africa. However, the course offers more than just pretty fairways and well-kept greens. The course’s architect, Robert Trent Jones Jnr, made every effort to utilise the natural topography and geography of the region to its fullest. The result? A one-of-a-kind course that

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Famed for being one of the top golf courses in South Africa, the Wild Coast Sun golf course extends over rugged terrain along the Indian Ocean. Creating a dramatic golfing experience, this breathtaking golf course in Port Edward is played over hills, ravines, rivers, dams and waterfalls making it a challenge for professionals and amateurs alike.

Right from the opening hole, which sweeps down towards a lagoon, to the 18th with the Indian Ocean as its backdrop, golfing at Wild Coast Sun is an unforgettable experience and with its close proximity to Durban, the Wild Coast Sun is the ideal location for golfing holidays along the KZN coastline.

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PGA TOUR alters order-of-play protocol for playoffs

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o longer will PGA TOUR players dip hands into a Rules official’s upside-down hat to determine the order of play in extra holes.

Instead, the TOUR will go to a first-to-finish, first-to-play format for playoffs. Players in the same group will play off in the same order in which they finished regulation play within their group.

The TOUR Rules Committee’s decision was made after a Player Advisory Council meeting at The Genesis Invitational last week and will go into effect immediately.

Immediacy, in fact, was one of the driving factors for the change, which is expected to expedite the playoff process and tip broadcast partners ahead of time as to the order of play.

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The full e-mail is below: With support from the PAC during last week’s meeting, the PGA TOUR Rules Committee is making a change to the “order of play” protocol used during tournament playoffs. Rather than deciding the order of play “by draw” as has been done in the past, beginning this week we will now use a procedure based on order of finish in the final round. The order of play within the playoff group will be done on a “first-to-finish, first-to-play” method. For players tied in the same final round group, order of play within the final round groupings will be used. Simplifying this procedure allows us to expedite the process to start the playoff and also allows our broadcast partners to know the order of play in advance.

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Is this the end ?

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iger Woods is still rcovering from major surgery on his right leg after being involved earlier in the day in a “high-speed” single-car accident outside Los Angeles last month.

Woods suffered “comminuted open fractures” to both the upper and lower portions of his tibia and fibula in his right leg, as well as damage to the ankle bones and trauma to the muscle and soft tissue of the leg, according to an update released via his social-media account. A comminuted fracture is when a bone breaks into more than two pieces, and an open fracture suggests bone broke the skin.

As part of the procedure, Woods’ right leg was stabilized by inserting a rod into the tibia.

Screws and pins were used to stabilize the bones in the foot and ankle. A surgical release of the covering of the muscle was also performed

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to relieve pressure due to swelling.

Woods was the sole occupant of a 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV when he headed northbound on a downhill, windy portion of Hawthorne Ave., a two-lane road in Rancho Palos Verdes. Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva said Woods was driving at a “relatively greater speed than normal” when his vehicle crossed onto the wrong side of the road at approximately 7:12 a.m. before veering off the road entirely and onto a hillside. A neighbor called 911 to alert authorities of the accident, and Woods was conscious when they arrived on the scene.

“It’s very fortunate that Mr. Woods was able to come out of this alive,” said Carlos Gonzalez, an L.A. County Sheriff’s Department deputy who was the first to report to the scene of the accident.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - Autumn is the time for action

Autumn is the time for action By: Sue de Zwart

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utumn is the time for action particularly on warm season turf & areas prone to poa annua germination.

KIKUYU growers – best to get control of LARGE PATCH (name Kikuyu patch) by South Africans This aggressive disease tends to raise its nasty head in spring however needs to be treated in autumn. Headway Maxx apply at 2-3 litres/ha is very effective. Best to follow this up with a 2nd application 21 days later. Large Patch is spread by dead or alive plant material so best not do any autumn or spring cultural practises before applying your fungicide.

POA ANNUA – friend of foe?

Poa Annua can be an incredible putting surface is you look at many of the top USA courses.

After working the 2004 US Open at Shinnecock with those firm, fast poa annua greens – it was a reminder to me it can be done.

If you don’t want poa annua in your greens then there are a few things you can do to assist this.

Do not starve your bent in the hope you won’t get poa annua – as Dr. Joe Vargas says – superintendents have tried this for many years with the same results …….

Use a penetrant/polymer wetting agent combo

– like Qualibra – it is awesome to see how this product keeps the playing surface dry with moisture in the root zone – poa does not like this.

Don’t hollow-tyne in April or August as these are the prime germination months for poa annua Apply Pennant Magnum at 2 litres/ha on all kikuyu or bermuda areas to avoid germination in spring.

(Do not apply Pennant Magnum to warm season areas). Remember poa annua seed can live in the soil for over 90 years.

Ryder is a great tool as we move into the cooler months By applying Ryder from April to August you will reducing the stress on your turf which will give you a far happier plant in winter & a great kick start to the season ahead.

WALALA WASALA – if the perfect phrase for this time of year!

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Turning back the clock is the Golfer from the past?

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She was born in New Haven, Connecticut on June 20th 1903 and died in Gulf Stream, Florida on February 3rd 1989.

She dominated American women’s golf in the 1920’s.

She learned to play golf when she was 14 and won her first U.S. Women’s Amateur championship in 1922.

She regained the U.S. Women’s Amateur title five times (1925, 1928–30, and 1935) and was runner-up twice (1931 and 1932).

She was a member of the American team that won the first Curtis Cup played at the Wentworth Golf Club in England in 1932.

At the age of 81, she still had a 15 handicap and played in her 61st consecutive Invitational event in 1984 at the Point Judith Country Club in Rhode Island.

Gene Sarazen called her “the greatest woman golfer of all time”.

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GAUTENG Golf Clubs Akasia GC Avion Park GC Benoni CC Bronkhorstspruit GC Bryanston CC CMR GC Copper Leaf GE Dainfern GC Eagle Canyon GC Ebotse GC ERPM GC Eye of Africa Germiston GC Glendower GC Glenvista GC Hillside GC Irene CC Jackal Creek GE Johannesburg CC Kempton Park CC Killarney GC Krugersdorp GC Kyalami GC Leeuwkop GC Maccauvlei GC Meyerton GC Modderfontein GC Observatory GC Parkview GC Pebble Rock GC Pollak Park GC Pretoria CC Pretoria GC Randpark GC Randfontein GC Reading GC Riviera on Vaal CC Royal Jhb & Kensington GC Royal Oak CC Services GC Silver Lakes CC Southdowns CC Springs CC State Mines CC Wanderers GC

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Waterkloof GC (012) 460-2542 Wingate CC (012) 997-1298 (012) 542-1309 Woodhill CC (012) 998-0011 (011) 970-7000 Zwartkops CC (012) 654-2111 (011) 849-5211 (013) 932-3940 Driving Ranges (011) 706-1361 Colbyn D/R (012) 342-3882 (011) 472-8060 Grasslands D/R (082) 777-8912 (012) 668-8900 Greenhills D/R (011) 828-9555 (011) 875-0400 Jim and Jerrys’ D/R (011) 662-1603 (011) 801-6611 (012) 997-2240 (087)2853555/7 Kimiad D/R & Mashie Course (011) 826-2466 (011) 487-3898 (071) 401 3127 Observatory D/R (012) 661-0533 (011) 827-7818 Panorama D/R (073) 109-4239 (011) 453-1013 Sandy Bunker D/R (012) 809-0430 (011) 432-3150 Six Fountains D/R (082) 371 7323 (012) 546-1764 Verwey D/R (011) 717-9416 (012) 667-1081 Wits D/R (011) 251-6721 Zwartkops D/R (012) 654-4830 (011) 202-1620 (011) 970-1075 Golf Shops (011) 442-3880 Second Chance (011) 440-0558 (011) 660-4365 The Golfers Club (011) 453-6352 (010) 594-0034 Edenvale (011) 466-2888 The Golfers Club (011) 465-9985 (016) 422-1263 Fourways (016) 362-0809 The Golfers Club (011) 475-7519 (011) 608-2033 West Rand (011) 648-9574 The Pro Shop (011) 602-8888 (011) 646-5400 Woodmead (012) 808-0883 (011) 362-6757 FREESTATE (012) 460-3372 (012) 386-6836 Golf Clubs (011) 215-8600 Bethlehem GC (058) 303-0940 (011) 693-5414 Bloemfontein GC (051) 447-0906 (058) 256-1270 (011) 907-8906 Clarens GE (051) 943-1933 (016) 430-1380 Clocolan GC (051) 933-3711 (011) 640-3021 Ficksburg GC Heron Banks Golf Estate (078) 052-4083 (053) 841-0179 (011) 740-0016 Kimberly GC Kroonstad GC (056) 212-5169 (012) 651-4411 Ladybrand GC (051) 924-3146 (012) 809-2110 Oppenheimer Park (057) 353-2131 (011) 943-4448 Parys GE (056) 818-1567 (011) 362-5031 Schoeman Park GC (051) 408-3811 (011) 740-9962 Tempe GC (051) 402-1489 (011) 447-3311 Vaal de Grace (056) 811-2013

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WESTERN CAPE Golf Clubs Arabella GC (028) 284-0000 Atlantic Beach GC (021) 553-2223 Bellville GC (021) 913-3100 Bredasdorp GC (028) 424-1855 Clovelly CC (021) 784-2111 Devonvale GE (021) 865-2080 De Zalze GC (021) 880-7300 Erinvale GC (021) 847-1144 King David Mowbray GC (021) 685-3018 Kleinmond GC (028) 271-3525 Langebaan GC (022) 772-2112 Paarl GC (021) 863-1140 Parow GC (021) 930-2160 Pearl Valley GC (021) 867-8000 Rondebosch GC (021) 689-4176 Royal Cape GC (021) 761-6551 Shelley point CC (022) 742-1394 Simonstown CC (021) 786-1233 Somerset West GC (021) 852-2925 Steenberg GC (021) 715-0227 Stellenbosch GC (021) 880-0103 Strand GC (021) 853-6268 Westlake GC (021) 788-2020

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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

(044) 804-0183 (044) 804-0785 (042) 285-0321 (044) 873-6116 (044) 533-5082 (0861) 727-170 (044) 384-1150

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Prince’s Grant GC (032) 482-0041 Royal Durban GC (031) 309-2581 Sakabula GC (033) 330-6751 San Lameer GC (039) 313-5141 Scottburgh GC (039) 976-0041 Selborne Park GE 087 135 05589 Southbroom GC (039) 316-6051 Simbithi GC (032) 946 8360 Golf Shops St Cathryns GC (033) 444-1945 The Pro Shop (044) 871-0620 Umdoni Park GC (039) 975-1320 Bells Academy Umhlali CC (032) 947-1181 Umkomaas GC (039) 973-1330 EA STERN CAPE Victoria CC (033) 347-1394 Wild Coast CC (039) 305-2799 Golf Clubs (031) 303-1728 Bushman Sands GC (042) 231-8000 Windsor park GC (032) 538-1041 East London GC (043) 735-1356 Zimbali CC Fish River Sun GC (040) 676-1101 Driving Ranges Gonubie GC (043) 740-5645 Lynton Hall (039) 975-1502 Hankey GC (042) 284-0335 Golf Academy Humewood Links GC (041) 583-2137 Mt Edgecombe D/R (031) 502-3480 (031) 261-8062 Jeffreys Bay GC (042) 293-2532 University Dbn D/R (031) 265-0148 Katberg GC (040) 864-1010 Westville D/R Port Elizabeth GC (041) 374-3140 Golf Shops Royal Port Alfred GC (046) 624-4796 The Golfers Club (031) 566-5292 Shark River GC (041) 581-6188 Umhlanga St Francis Bay GC (042) 294-0467 The Pro Shop (031) 263 0034 St Francis Links (042) 200-4500 Durban Uitenhage GC (041) 966-1868 LIMPOPO Walmer Park GC (074) 259-1788 Walmer CC (041) 581-1877 Golf Clubs West Bank GC (043) 731-1523 Elements (010) 591 2951 Zwartenbosch GC (042) 291-0569 Private Golf Reserve Euphoria GC (014) 743-5000 Driving Ranges Hans Merensky GC (015) 781-3931 (015) 491-5563 Harbour View D/R (084) 622-7259 Kameeldoring CC (014) 495-0026 Londt Park D/R (041) 360-8707 Koro Creek GC (012) 443-6700 Walmer Woods D/R (082) 372-8252 Legend GE Naboomspruit GC (014) 743-1963 Polokwane GC (015) 295-4118 Golf Shops Swartklip GC (014) 786-0186 The Pro Shop - PE (041) 363-0470 Univ. of Limpopo GC (015) 268-2183 Zebula CC (014) 734 7700

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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) 714-4432 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

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NORTH WEST Golf Clubs Klerksdorp GC Leopard Park GC Magaliespark GC Mooinooi GC Orkney GC Pecanwood CC Potchefstroom GC Rustenburg GC Sandy Lane GC Seasons Eco Golf Estate

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MPUMAL ANGA Golf Clubs Barberton CC Belfast GC 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

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Driving Ranges Broham D/R Riverside Golf Park

(013) 755-6156 (013) 757-0960

Golf Shops The Pro Shop Nelspruit

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