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Special Features • The resurgence of golf - John Collier golf - Covid-19 never stood a chance • Celebrity golfer profile – Heinrich Strydom • Greenkeeping - Goodbye 2020, hello 2021

John Collier Golf

Insight for the South African golf industry

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KNOW YOUR RULES, CROSSWORD PUZZLE, KNOW YOUR PGA PRO, AFFORDABLE GOLF, AMATEUR NEWS + + +

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After the initial hard lockdown golf has come back The resurgence of golf - John Collier golf with a vengeance, as many people have realised the - Covid-19 never stood a chance numerous benefits that can Celebrity golfer profile be derived from the sport, we - Heinrich Strydom chat to industry role players Greenkeeping

Alistair John Collier and Henk - Goodbye 2020, hello 2021 Buitendach in this regard. We interview Dolphins cricket REGULARS CEO Heinrich Strydom and LETTER TO THE EDITOR Sue de Zwart says goodbye 2020, hello 2021!

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TUITION & INSTRUCTION Know your rules

Pursuing your personal best in 2021

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE Crossword, Links, Hazards & Fairways Know your PGA pro

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AFFORDABLE GOLF CALENDAR

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RESULTS & RANKINGS

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AMATEUR NEWS

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KIDS STUFF

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SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

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Sue de Zwart

EDITORS PICK

SA’s Leading FREE Golf Products & Services Magazine

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– BEST VIDEO MOMENT Colin Morikawa’s unbelievable bunker hole outs of 2020

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LE T TER TO THE EDITOR

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.

To the editor After watching Lee Westwood win his third Race to Dubai just a few months short of his 48th birthday, it made me reflect on what a spectacular career he has had and quite frankly the fact that he has not won a major means naught.

He has wins covering four decades; he has been world number one, played in 10 Ryder Cups (having been on the winning side in 7 of them). He displays an enthusiasm for the game that is second to none and his longevity in the game is something to be admired.

Dear Richard Thanks for writing in.

I could not agree more and I think that it is entirely feasible that he could in the next couple of years win a major and make history as the oldest player to have done so. (He has to date had fourteen top-ten finishes in majors).

A family man, a gentleman and a fantastic ambassador for the sport.

Regards

He has always possessed a maturity beyond his years and it was a joy to watch him claim his third Race to Dubai crown, after all this is the gold standard for consistency on the European Tour.

Regards Richard Hicks

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PURSUING YOUR

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TUITION & INSTRUCTION

Strategy to playing Summer Golf: the lie of your ball

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eeing how beautifully green our golf courses have become is an inspiration, how nature flourishes, with all the rain that has fallen. Receiving this rain with enormous gratitude, it comes with many challenges for golfers, as the growth of the grass on the course is accelerated, creating a completely different challenge to other seasonal conditions, as your shot off the tee would naturally not travel as far as you are accustomed to, in the dryer seasons, due to the moisture filled fairways, thicker first and second cuts, reducing the roll, affecting your total distance, and strategy, to approach the lay-up area or green.

There are many variances playing in this seasonal condition that we need to take into consideration when planning on beating your personal best, planning your shots is vital, it starts with playing to your strengths.

Playing to your strengths is key, we see students completely lose their rhythm and

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tempo through the round, fearful of striking their ball towards the rough off the tee, dreading a terrible lie, or at worst, a lost ball, costing to many penalty shots on one hole! Play with what you have at that moment.

We often see golfers shaping the ball, and unfortunately not using the shape to their advantage, to hit the fairway, but finishing off-line to the right or left, into the first or second cut. This can lead to numerous challenges. A simple solution is to use the shape you mainly play or are most comfortable with.

Plan for the shape in your pre-shot routine, according to the layout of the hole, pick your target and strike it at a starting line that you feel comfortable with, from the right or left side of the tee box, towards the right or left side of the fairway, and allow your shape to keep you in the fairway. It is better to shape the ball into the fairway, in this instance, than to try and play a straighter ball flight that looks good, that you may not be experienced or skilled enough with

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TUITION & INSTRUCTION just yet. Causing a miss in intended direction, opening up a mystery box of situations that you could be presented with, in turn making it difficult to achieve what you have set out to.

CHALLENGES THAT YOU MAY ENCOUNTER WHEN MISSING THE FAIRWAY: 1. Different height lies in the first and second cut.

2. Struggling to find the ball in the second cut.

3. Ball lying deeply in the second cut.

4. Mud ball or water on the ball in moister conditions.

SOLUTIONS: 1. Assess the lie of the ball, do not generalise a shot out of the rough, your best strength here is your eyes and decision making, if the ball is lying right on top of the grass, try to grip the club lower than usual, judge this on a situational basis according to how much higher the ball is above your feet, take into account that the club travels shorter, the shorter you grip it, making a club selection relative to the situation. A practice swing with a brushing sensation through the blades of the grass could assist you with your choice of placement of your hands on the grip.

Which would in turn assist you to strike the middle of the club, instead of high on the face, interfering with your plans of hitting the green.

2. The best way to find your ball is to make sure that you watch the ball until it comes to rest and mark it with an object like a tree or bunker close by, walk on that line nearer to the direction that you have marked it on, it is completely normal to ask for assistance from your playing partners.

3. In the opposite situation to the higher lie, when the ball is buried in the grass, prioritise striking the ball with a shorter club to stay in

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control of your lowest point of impact, and rather reach a landing zone that you could pitch towards the green, from a cleaner lie.

Instead of hacking out a longer iron that is instinctively chosen based on the distance to the target, a shorter iron would naturally swing steeper allowing a greater chance of striking the ball cleaner than a longer iron would, allow for damage control, a good lay-up strike can turn things around for you. If you plan on attacking the green and feel confident in your approach, take into consideration that the ball will travel shorter but may not have the intended launch angle affecting your spin rate, the ball will definitely roll out more than it usually does from a clean lie.

4. In moister conditions, the ball could have collected some mud at impact with the ground, this can make the ball fall to the right or left of the intended target, and a wet ball would not travel as far, choose your club and starting line wisely for your intended landing zone.

Thank you for taking the time to read our article, we trust that we have given you some useful tools to go from strength to strength. Good luck in your pursuit of your personal best score. May 2021 be filled with many birdies and wonderful experiences on the course.

If you have any questions regarding your technique or course strategy, we will be delighted to assist you with an assessment or playing lesson at the wonderful Woodhill Residential Estate & Country Club. We also offer on-line assistance at your convenience, ball data collection, or gap testing with TrackmanÂŽ

Please contact us at:

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Amateur Championship (5) 22. (Surname) Playing on the PGA Tour Champions, he won the Commerce Bank Championship in 2007 (7) DOWN 1. Indian female professional golfer Tvesa _ _ _ _ _ (5) 2. Coastal defence denied at Trump Doonbeg (7) 3. Age (3) 4. The Arkansas Traveller, his career spanned over four decades (5, 8) 5. Winner of the 2016 PGA Professionals Championship at Hamilton Island GC (5, 4) 6. (First name) Her first professional event was the Buick Ladies Invitational in 2014, she finished as second-runner up, age 12 (3) 7. Greenkeeper prayers for chemical dispersion (7) 11. Gemstones for 45 (9) 12. Doyen of South African golf (4, 5) 13. 12 inch triumph for golf brand (7) 15. Rogue’s _ _ _ _ _ GC is situated in Bridgeport, New York (5) 17. (Surname) He played the Challenge Tour in 2003, winning once at the Volvo Finnish Open (5) 19. Born (3)

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1. When did you qualify as a PGA Professional?

I qualified as a PGA member in 2009.

2. What made you choose this career?

I fell in love with the game of golf and I liked the idea of working in a field that I enjoyed but also that offered so many different roles. Once in the golf industry it’s possible to specialise in a number of fields, F&B, greenkeeping, retail, management, the list is almost endless.

Kyle Puttick- Golf Director Kyalami Country Club

I was fortunate enough to work under some great people in this industry and working under Jason Bird at Durban Country Club was a huge learning curve on the management side of golf, I still apply a lot of what I learnt then to my day to day now. I was also lucky enough to work with Paul Potterton at Beachwood/DCC and he is and was a shining beacon of how to treat your members and work with golfers when coaching.

3. Has it always been golf for you?

6. You have been at Kyalami CC for over 5 Growing up I played every sport under the sun years now, what have been your biggest and took up golf quite late but it was love at first challenges? sight and I’ve never looked back.

The biggest challenge at any new club is to learn about people and their habits. We are 4. Did you ever play or did you ever want to lucky to have some of the most understanding play on tour? and welcoming members around and they I harboured some desire very early in my golf helped guide me through the tough learning career but quickly realised how good you had phases and welcomed me to Kyalami as a long to be to play for a living. lost friend.

5. Who has been you mentor in the golfing industry?

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HEALTH & LIFEST YLE 7. Describe a typical workday for you at the club?

I am based in the shop and my day begins with opening and prepping our golf ops team for the day. I then assist with check in and manage the booking process and phone calls through the day.

As I mentioned we have upgraded our halfway house and this has assisted in getting golfers through quicker. We also have increased our intervals between tee times as well as rethinking course setup which has contributed to a better pace of play.

12. The members of a golf club always come first.

Do you agree with the phrase “The member is 8. With the golf courses open now, were there always right” ? any lessons learned from the lockdown I think the member always has a right and and if so, are you are doing anything we respect our members right to voice their differently? concerns and opinions but just as we sometimes Communication is key, we have learnt that get it wrong sometimes members do too, it’s our members want to know what’s happening responsibility to listen to our members and help with their club and keeping them informed them understand why certain things are done. is paramount. We have switched to a new newsletter platform as well as empowering 13. Does your position require you to be available our members though the myhomeclub app on weekends, evenings, and holidays, and if which allows live push notifications so we can so, does this place demands on your personal inform members of anything in a moments life? notice.

It does and as much as this industry demands time from us over weekends and public holidays 9. How is the golfing public, members and it’s important to make time for yourself and your staff responding to the new rules and your family. I am lucky to have a very regulations ? understanding and supportive wife who Everyone has taken the pandemic very supports me which makes the journey much seriously and members, staff and guests alike smoother. have all adhered to and appreciated the regulations set out by government.

14. What are your short & long term goals?

Short term I’d like to grow my business and 10. With consumers already being careful on evolve into a more all round offering as well as how they spend their money these days work on my golf a bit. Long term I would like to (pre covid 19), what is your plan to attract continue my education and start working with people to the club now that we are on level some schools in the area to bring the game to 1 of the lockdown? more people who don’t have access to it.

We believe that the quality of our golf course speaks for itself and should be on everyone’s 15. Covid 19 aside, what is your opinion on the bucket list. That being said we have also state of golf in South Africa? embarked on some upgrades to make a visit I think the game is strong but there is a real to Kyalami more desirable. An upgraded opportunity to grow the game and retain the halfway house and improved offering, a new new golfers who have discovered the game. pizza oven and an expert pizza chef are just some of the things we have implemented to 16. What do you enjoy doing in your free time? attract new business. On the golf course side I really enjoy golf and learning more about the we have invested in some new machinery to game, I’m a keen reader and also enjoy a little help maintain and showcase our course. sport.

11. Slow play is one of the biggest problems in 17. Do you still get time to play? golf today, how do you manage slow play Not as often as I’d like but I will be making more at Kyalami CC? time in the new year.

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It was lovely to be on the road again and we concentrated our efforts on the golf courses and equipment suppliers in the Gauteng region. There was no particular reason that we chose to pick up again in Gauteng other than the fact that we had not seen the courses and suppliers there for some time.

It was with some trepidation that we began our journey, after all the golf industry had been through a torrid time during lockdown and golf courses were only opened up again after the diligent efforts of GolfRSA and some other wonderful people.

It did not take us long to see that golf has rebounded in spectacular fashion, whilst adhering to all protocols, the amount of people playing golf was simply astounding. Every golf course that we spoke to, told of increased numbers in rounds and memberships. The suppliers that we saw waxed lyrical about increased sales and youngsters turning to golf, as they start to see the benefits of the game.

All in all it was the most positive experience and whilst one feels sympathy for sporting codes that are faring less well, it paints a very good picture for the game of golf going forward.

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JOHN COLLIER 2021

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL

John Collier Survey BEING GRATEFUL THAT 2020 IS OVER

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ooking back, I think we would all agree that we are grateful that 2020 has gone.

We grieve with those who have experienced loss of a loved one and we acknowledge how 2020 brought loss of various kinds; health, economic, financial, hope, memories, experiences, jobs, travel, loss of the usual, loss of certainty and loss of the rhythm of life. Despite this, we should be eternally grateful that we have got to this point, and considering all the lows of 2020, we should be filled with immense gratitude.

Notwithstanding the lows and the negative health impacts of Covid 19, many golfers have realised the positive health impacts of this great game. It gets you out into the fresh air, into the sunshine, it has a role in preventing chronic disease such as heart disease and diabetes, and has psychological benefits such as improving mood, reducing anxiety and increased confidence. In support of this, recent published evidence indicates that record number of rounds have been registered

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and the number of active golfers has increased.

This surely must be good news for the golf industry.

From a governance and regulatory perspective, notwithstanding the lock down regulations of the Covid 19 pandemic, it is interesting to observe how much subordinate legislation was promulgated during 2020 which will impact upon golf clubs in the years to come. This will be discussed in the forthcoming 14th edition of the John Collier Annual Survey to be published in March 2021.

In conclusion, to the South African golfing family, the PGA of SA, GolfRSA, the Provincial Unions, Golf Clubs, their management, and staff and last but not least all golfers, stay safe, stay healthy and best wishes for a prosperous and productive 2021!

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact us via email on ajcollier@telkomsa. net or visit our web page at www.johncolliergolf. com. JOHN COLLIER Johannesburg.

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John Collier Golf Insight for the South African golf industry

The winner for 2019-2020 was St Francis Links in St Francis Bay in the Eastern Cape and a Special Mention Award went to Eagle Canyon in Gauteng. Jeff Clause, CEO at St Francis Links is seen above second from left with his dedicated team.

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ohn Collier Golf is a boutique governance and environmental consultancy that provides audit, advisory and research services for the South African golf industry.

John Collier Golf publishes the John Collier Survey on Governance and Environmental Compliance for South African Golf Course annually, providing the only governance and environmental compliance bench marking data for the South African Golf industry.

Biodiversity and our planets well-being: How golf plays its part.

Principle 13 in the KingIVTM Report on Corporate Governance for South Africa states that; “the governing body should govern compliance with applicable laws and

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adopted, non-binding rules, codes and standards in a way that supports the organisation, such as golf clubs, being ethical and a good corporate citizen”. In this regard the John Collier Annual Survey illustrates just how much legislation has been promulgated regarding biodiversity. The knowledge of applicable biodiversity laws and their implementation is central to the sustainability of a golf club. There are many clubs throughout South Africa which are doing amazing things regarding biodiversity, but biodiversity loss and the degradation of its contributions to our planet’s well-being continues.

The COVID-19 pandemic has further highlighted the importance of the relationship between people and nature. We are reminded that when

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we destroy and degrade biodiversity, we undermine the web of life and increase the risk of disease spill-over from wildlife to people. Responses to the pandemic provide a unique opportunity for transformative change, as an investment in the health, at the local level of the golf club, and in our planet, while also being an investment in our own future.

The United Nations recently reported global data showing that two in five of the world’s plant species are at risk of extinction because of the destruction of the natural world.

Seventy five percent of the Earth’s land surface has been significantly altered by human actions, including for example the loss of eighty-five percent of wetlands’ areas. At the same time, sixty six percent of the ocean area is experiencing multiple impacts from human activity, including commercial fishing, pollution, and chemical changes from acidification. There is a view that we are losing a race against time as we are probably losing species faster than we can find and name them.

needed by everyone. This includes golf clubs and in participating they will emphasise their status as being good corporate citizens. One action golf club management could take is to go back to basics and implement a biodiversity policy and procedure. In this regard recent research published in the John Collier Annual Survey indicates a twenty five percent compliance level by golf courses in respect of having a biodiversity policy and programs in place.

Alistair John Collier is the CEO of the John Collier Survey, he holds a master of laws in environmental law from Wits University and practiced as an advocate specialising in the fields of social security and environmental law.

Alistair worked as a certified environmental auditor with the Southern African Auditor and Training Certification Authority and is a golf course assessor for the international body Golf Environment Organisation.

AREAS OF RESEARCH INCLUDE: Environmental Management Planning; Biodiversity; Landscape and Cultural Heritage; Water Resource Management; Turf-Grass Management; Waste Management; Energy Management; Education and Working Environment; Communication and Public Awareness.

For further assistance and more information, contact ajcollier@telkomsa.net or visit www.johncolliergolf.com

The direct causes of biodiversity loss are many and have either grown steadily or accelerated in recent decades, however solutions to the loss of biodiversity can be found. It is in this regard that Golf Clubs can make their contribution. Sustainable use and conservation of biodiversity is key to ensure that no one is left behind, but urgent action on biodiversity for sustainable development is

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COVID-19 NEVER STOOD A CHANCE

Henk Buitendach GM Thatchfield GC, Chairperson TGMA

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he year 2020. What a perfectly rounded number. It had to be good right?

Because let us be honest, the last time we experienced such a profound milestone (the year 2000 ring any bells), we expected the Y2K, also known as the millennium bug, to wreak havoc on our computerized systems and networks around the world. Yet the year 2000 provided no disasters or surprises, except maybe for the fact that I met my wife and decided to sport poorly executed blonde highlights, life quite simply carried on.

So, blissfully unaware, absolutely no-one expected that 2020 would throw us such a curveball? Yet this was the year that a bug decided to hop off a bat and go on an around-the-world-in-30-days’ vacation.

For those without families, the idea of a 3-week lockdown was going to be great. A forced holiday so to say: binge watching Netflix, unlimited computer games, sleeping late and not feeling guilty about not swiping your gym card. For those of us with children, and with pregnant wives in their third trimester, well….

I am still traumatised about it all, so I would just rather not elaborate.

Once the lockdown was extended by another two weeks, things got more serious.

We started seeing job losses and salary cuts. For some arbitrary reason, the stress and

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anxiety levels forced some into buying toilet paper and baked beans in hospitality quantities. Others decided to pay 10 times the price for illegal liquor and cigarettes, all as an attempt to restore sanity! I will also mention that my wife is most certainly not the blonde I always thought she was.

What happened to the world we used to know?

GOLF Lockdown has been exceptionally hard on our economy, and there is no need to devote much time to that topic. However, let`s talk about golf in specific?

A chicken without its head, running mad, is exactly the way I felt when word first got out of a hard lockdown. The initial 3 weeks were tough, but the stress was compounded when 2 more weeks were added and we realised that no-one would be back at our facility- possibly until level 2, whenever that was supposed to be? How would I deal with it all? How was I going to ensure a healthy, sustainable business, that could still provide job security for my long-term staff, and still present a golf club in decent shape when golf was to return.

The myriad of questions, attempting to interpret the ever-changing government gazette, and then figuring out how I would incorporate and implement changes to our operations, had me confounded to sleepless nights. More clarity and direction were needed, and I was desperately searching for answers. Its almost like the situation called for a superhero to step up and be the voice

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So, with that said, Associations’ right across the country came together. To name a few like The Club Managers Associations of South Africa (CMASA), Professional Golfer Association of SA (PGA SA) all the way through to associations’ like the Turf Grass Managers Association (TGMA) of Gauteng. These associations played a significant role in providing vital information to its members, they took charge, trying to make sense of all the chaos. This then propelled GolfRSA, PGA SA and CMASA into becoming the voice for golf across the country, an undoubtedly massive undertaking.

With GolfRSA, CMASA and PGA SA at the helm, there was finally a very committed and hardworking engine that we were able to follow and take direction from. They spearheaded proposals to re-open, provided risk mitigation strategies that all golf clubs could make use of, and we could finally start planning for our rather uncertain futures.

GolfRSA introduced and paid for the HealthDocs app, which allowed each club the position to track and trace golfers’ symptoms when golf eventually returned.

There was also the introduction of a Help fund for caddies and casual workers, to help the most vulnerable golfing staff. At this point, all that mattered was that we now finally had a light at the end of the tunnel. And Like the famous Desmond Tutu once said, “Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness”.

As time went on, representatives established talks with government officials, and a glimmer of hope appeared. Financial Reserves to sustain businesses were drastically depleted and clubs simply had no choice but to reopen for any hope of survival.

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It was at this point that I started wondering that when we survived this pandemic, especially in conjunction with our economic crises, would anyone maintain their devotion to golf? Would golf be the first expense cut when finances were tight? Would there be at least enough golfers to keep the industry afloat? So, then June came and finally, we got the green light to re-open.

Then something amazing happened which, quite miraculously, still cannot be explained?

Golf was back baby, and BACK WITH A BANG!!!!

Record weeks of rounds being played, turned into record months. The facility, despite strict protocols, was busier than ever. GOLF WAS BACK and back for good. The hunger for the game re-emerged and more so than ever.

It seemed that during the pandemic crisis, people just wanted to play golf and if they were not playing themselves, they were either buying new clubs or sponsoring a round for a friend in need. Clichéd or not, the saying that you don’t know what you have until it’s gone, has never held more truth. If this enthusiasm for golf continues, most clubs will be well on their way to recovering losses incurred because of the COVID-19 lockdown.

If there is one thing our South African community most certainly has, it is GRIT. Perseverance like few other nationalities. It has been shown on numerous occasions in our country, that when we come together, we can make anything possible.

Thank you to the SA golfing community for your endless support, your dedicated love for the game, and your commitment to your club.

It has been you that has made this all possible.

From one golf lover to another.

Thank you.

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he Sunshine Tour has announced that it will tee off 2021 with a strong run of seven tournaments, including three which will be co-sanctioned with the European Challenge Tour.

The local golf year will begin with the R1 million Kit Kat Group Pro-Am at Houghton GC from 5-7 February.

This will be followed by the three Challenge Tour co-sanctioned tournaments of the R6 million Dimension Data Pro-Am, the R3 million Cape Town Open and the R3 million Limpopo Championship.

The Dimension Data Pro-Am, won by South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout in 2020, will take place at Fancourt Golf Estate, George, from 11-14 February where each player will be paired with an amateur and play one round on each of the venue’s three courses – The Links, Montagu and

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Outeniqua – before a third round cut leaves the leading players to compete for the title in the final round.

A week later, the Cape Town Open will return to King David Mowbray GC and Royal Cape GC from 18-21 February.

The Challenge Tour’s South African Swing will conclude with the Limpopo Championship, won

by South Africa’s JC Ritchie in 2020, from 25-28 February at Euphoria GC and Koro Creek GC. The Sunshine Tour will then continue with The Players Championship (offering a minimum purse of R1 million) from 11-13 March at a venue still to be announced, the R1 million Gauteng Championship presented by Betway from 18-20 March at Ebotse G & CE, and the R1.5 million Tour Championship from 25-28 March at Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate.

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Lim Kim made her first U.S. Women’s Open appearance a memorable last month, closing with three straight birdies to tie the record for the largest comeback and win the biggest event in women’s golf.

And in the final major of this pandemic-disrupted year in sports, she won wearing a mask.

Starting the final, frigid round at Champions GC five shots behind, the 25-year-old South Korean wore a heavy down jacket between shots and delivered a 4-under 67 for a one-shot victory over Amy Olson and Jin Young Ko. Kim became the seventh player to rally from five shots behind in the final round of the U.S. Women’s Open, and the first since Annika Sorenstam at The Broadmoor in 1995.

Olson held her own amid the grief of learning her

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father-in-law died unexpectedly in North Dakota on Saturday night. She was in tears Sunday morning on the range, before rain pushed the final round to Monday.

Olson, winless in seven years on the LPGA Tour, had a two-shot lead on the back nine after 54-hole leader Hinako Shibuno faltered. But she couldn’t do anything about Kim’s late charge and finished in second place.

Ko, the No. 1 player in the world who only recently returned from South Korea where she rode out the COVID-19 pandemic, also birdied the 18th when it was too late to catch Kim. Ko closed with a 68, one of only six players to break par in the final round.

Kim finished at 3-under 281 and won $1 million. She added to South Korean dominance of this major, the ninth winner in the last 13 years.

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ee Westwood has been named the 2020 European Tour Golfer of the Year, winning the prestigious annual award for the fourth time in his distinguished career.

last three holes in the season-finale to secure solo second place, becoming only the sixth player to win the Harry Vardon Trophy three times or more since the European Tour came into existence in 1972.

The 47-year-old Englishman began the season with victory in the year’s first Rolex Series event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in January, and ended it by winning the Race to Dubai after finishing runner up to Matt Fitzpatrick in the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai last month.

He was previously crowned European Number One in 2000 and 2009, with the span of 20 years between his first and most recent Harry Vardon trophy surpassing the previous record of 15 years held by Seve Ballesteros. His longevity was further underlined by the fact he also became the oldest winner of the Race to Dubai at the age of 47 years, seven months and 20 days.

Westwood made history in Abu Dhabi when he became the first active golfer to win across four separate decades by claiming his 25th European Tour title.

The former World Number One entered the record books again in the Middle East at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai as he birdied two of the

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Westwood has now added his fourth European Tour Golfer of the Year award to that list of achievements, having also claimed the honour in 1998, 2000 and 2009. He was chosen as the 2020 recipient by a panel comprising members of the golf media.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE

Heinrich Strydom

CEO - DOLPHINS CRICKET FRANCHISE & KZN

1. Where were you born and what schools did point of view, Jacques Faul has been my you attend? mentor since day one of my journey.

I was born in Pretoria. My primary school was 5. You played provincial cricket for the North Baillie Park in Potchefstroom. Secondary school West Dragons, soon after retiring you got was Potchefstroom Gimnasium. into cricket administration, was that always 2. Did you come from a sporting background? the plan?

I grew up in a sport loving family. I am pretty The dream was to become a Protea and the sure that my granddad took me to Loftus plan was probably to become an auditor, but before I could walk, and both my parents life has its way of guiding you to where you played all kinds of sport. should be. I was afforded the opportunity 3. When did you realize that cricket was the to pursue my cricket playing dream whilst sport you want to take further? doing my Articles, and then got appointed as I absolutely fell in love with the game from Financial manager at the North West Cricket when I held my first cricket bat. I just loved the Union where I could still continue to play. When individ-ual challenges within a team I became CEO I made the tough decision to environment. As I progressed through the age retire from all cricket, to limit the possibility of groups I thought that I had some talent, and any conflict of interest. because of my love for the game it was easy to 6. You were the youngest appointed CEO of spend countless hours training but also a cricket franchise, what was your biggest watching matches and learning from other challenge? players about the intricacies of the beautiful My biggest challenge was probably to learn game. more about the KZN province and the way in 4. Who has been the most influential person in which the cricket structures function. It is the your cricket career? biggest affiliate in the country and the sheer From a playing point of view, I was fortunate number of cricket clubs, schools and to have a very supportive family. My mom development areas were mind blowing. especially, spent a lot of hours next to the field 7. You moved to Durban from Potchefstroom, supporting and motivating me. I also had some how difficult was it to adapt? incredible coaches along the way that believed Initially it was quite daunting as it was probably in me, including Messrs. Boet Hurn, Burger van a place where I never thought I would end der Westhuizen, Hendrik de Vos, Jan Weideman up working, the iconic Kingsmead and a rich and Monty Jacobs. From an administrative history of world class players that have been

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE to motivate others through continuous stakeholder engagement. Thankfully our franchise domestic competitions could commence and as the Hollywoodbets Dolphins we have managed to play an exciting, winning brand of cricket.

Exciting times ahead for South African Cricket with a lot of former players getting involved, what are your thoughts on this?

We have produced some of the finest players in the history of world cricket and it is certainly excit-ing to see some of these players involved at various levels of administration and coaching. As an example, I have immense respect for what Graeme Smith achieved as a player and one of our most successful leaders, and I am really excited about the value that he will add as our Director of Cricket.

10. What advice would you give to youngsters today as far as sport is concerned?

Enjoy every moment.

produced in KZN. I was fortunate to get married during that period and my wife, Gerna, accompanied me on this journey. Once we adapted to the different climate, we embraced the opportunity to see the beautiful Indian Ocean on a daily basis.

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8. How did this lockdown influence Dolphins domestic cricket and how difficult is it to plan ahead?

It was a really tough period for cricket in our country as most of our activities were not allowed to continue. We simply focused on “controlling the controllables” and that put us in a good space to implement a strategy of safety first and using our voice

GETTING ON T O GOLF • When did you start playing golf?

I got exposed to golf at a relatively young age, played a bit at school but never really played that much until I got to Varsity.

• What is your current handicap?

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Mount Edgecombe CC • Which is your favorite golf course and why?

Leopard Creek. Besides the pristine condition of the course and attention to detail, is the fact that you get so close to nature. The view from the 13th green is simply breathtaking.

• What is your favorite club in the bag?

3 Hybrid.

• When you play, do you walk or take a cart?

Normally cart, but do not mind the odd walk.

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• If you could pick a golf swing, who’s would it be?

Louis Oosthuizen or actually lately Tiger Woods’s 11year old son.

• Have you ever had a hole-in-one?

Unfortunately not.

• What would be your ideal fourball?

Ernie Els, Jacques Kallis, Fourie du Preez and my brother Guillaume.

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CALENDAR

Sunshine Tour DATE EVENT VENUE JANUARY 2021 No tournaments FEBRUARY 2021 5 - 7 11 - 14 18 - 21 25 - 28 MARCH 2021 11 - 14 18 - 21 25 - 28

Kit Kit Group Pro-Am Dimension Data Pro-Am Cape Town Open Royal Cape & King David Limpopo Championship

Houghton GC Fancourt Mowbray GC Euphoria & Koro Creek GC

Players Championship Betway Gauteng Championship Tour Championship

TBA Ebotse G & CE Serengeti Estates

Amateur events - Men DATE EVENT VENUE JANUARY 2021 6 - 8 9 - 10 10 15 - 17 16 - 17 22 - 24 30 - 31 FEBRUARY 2021 1 - 4 6 - 7 7 8 - 11 14 - 15

Nomads SA U15 Championship Free State Senior Open Central Gauteng Mid-Amateur Open Free State Open Gauteng North Senior Open Gauteng North Open Central Gauteng Senior Open

Selborne CC Parys GC Bryanston CC Maccauvlei GC Services GC Pretoria CC Wanderers GC

South African Stroke Play Championship Senior Players Championship Ekurhuleni Mid-Amateur Open African Amateur Stroke Play Championship SA Amateur Championship Qualification

Randpark GC Pecanwood G & CC Reading CC Leopard Creek Royal Jhb And Kensington GC

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

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(021) 873 6828 (043) 740 3899 (011) 485 4251 (011) 425 5316

Freestate and Northern Cape Golf Union Gauteng North Golf Union Karoo Golf Union Sunshine Tour

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EVENTS CALENDAR JAN, FEB MARCH 2021

Amateur events - Men (CONTINUED) DATE EVENT VENUE FEBRUARY 2021 CONTINUED 16 - 19 SA Amateur Championship 18 - 19 WP Senior Open 21 - 22 Boland Senior Open 24 - 26 Cape Province Open 28 Gauteng North Mid-Amateur Open MARCH 2021 3 - 5 Nomads South African Juniors International 4 - 5 KZN Senior Classic 6 - 7 Border/EP Mid-Amateur Open 7 - 9 Northern Amateur Open Qualification 7 - 8 KZN Senior Open 10 - 12 Northern Amateur Open 18 - 19 Cape Winelands Senior Amateur 19 - 21 North West Open 21 - 22 WP Senior Masters 26 - 28 Northern Cape Open & Mid-Amateur Championship

Royal Jhb And Kensington GC Durbanville GC Paarl GC George GC Woodhill CC Rondebosch GC Victoria CC East London GC Johannesburg CC Durban CC Johannesburg CC De Zalze GC Rustenburg GC Royal Cape GC Kimberley GC

Amateur events - Women

DATE EVENT VENUE JANUARY 2021 6 - 8 31 31 FEBRUARY 2021 6 - 7 14 - 16 17 - 19 27 - 28 MARCH 2021 7 - 9

Nomads SA U15 Championship Gauteng North Women’s Mid-Amateur North Junior Girls Championship

Selborne CC Waterkloof GC Waterkloof GC

Border & Eastern Province Championship SA Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship SA Women’s Amateur Matchplay Championship North West Championship

Port Elizabeth GC Royal Jhb And Kensington GC Royal Jhb And Kensington GC Pecanwood G & CC

KZN Championship

TBA

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

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(031) 202 7636 (013) 692 3002 (015) 295 4118 (044) 533 3507

Southern Cape Golf Union Eastern Cape Golf Union Western Province Golf Union Sunshine Tour (Joanne)

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PGA TOUR

SUNSHINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 14 DECEMBER 2020

1 CHRISTIAAN BEZUIDENHOUT RSA 2 JOACHIM B. HANSEN SWE 3 WILCO NIENABER RSA 4 JAYDEN SCHAPER RSA 5 SHAUN NORRIS RSA 6 BRANDON STONE RSA 7 DYLAN FRITTELLI RSA 8 DEAN BURMESTER RSA 9 STEVE SURRY ENG 10 HENNIE DU PLESSIS RSA 11 DARREN FICHARDT RSA 12 JC RITCHIE RSA 13 DANIEL VAN TONDER RSA 14 JACQUES BLAAUW RSA 15 JUSTIN WALTERS RSA 16 NEIL SCHIETEKAT RSA 17 JBE’ KRUGER

RSA 18 MARTIN ROHWER RSA 19 OLIVER BEKKER RSA 20 MJ VILJOEN RSA 21 BRYCE EASTON RSA 22 RUAN KORB RSA 23 ANTHONY MICHAEL RSA 24 LOUIS DE JAGER RSA 25 RUAN CONRADIE RSA 26 PETER KARMIS GRE 27 JACO AHLERS RSA 28 BENJAMIN FOLLETT-SMITH RSA 29 DEON GERMISHUYS RSA 30 RICHARD STERNE RSA

3 2 3 11 3 3 1 3 4 6 10 5 10 11 3 11 4 8 11 11 3 11 11 5 11 11 11 5 11 3

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

7,789,087.60 3,277,475.47 2,681,739.60 2,170,478.47 1,183,904.40 1,177,423.20 1,098,468.00 1,092,365.40 1,042,874.70 935,682.69 891,036.14 799,166.40 716,885.14 703,328.00 602,026.72 581,334.50 534,088.59 511,210.80 509,283.92 458,904.40 24,566.60 393,029.80 389,387.55 377,830.57 354,030.00 323,202.88 317,250.44 299,112.52 295,087.17 292,163.00

PGA TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 14 DECEMBER 2020

1 DUSTIN JOHNSON 2 BRYSON DECHAMBEAU 3 JASON KOKRAK 4 MATTHEW WOLFF 5 JUSTIN THOMAS 6 PATRICK CANTLA 7 VIKTOR HOVLAND 8 XANDER SCHAUFFELE 9 CAMERON SMITH 10 CARLOS ORTIZ 11 STEWART CINK 12 HARRIS ENGLISH 13 SUNGJAE IM 14 MARTIN LAIRD 15 JON RAHM 16 SERGIO GARCIA 17 ROBERT STREB 18 HIDEKI MATSUYAMA 19 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN 20 AARON WISE OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 42 DYLAN FRITTELLI 115 CHARL SCHWARTZEL 117 ERIK VAN ROOYEN 142 BRANDEN GRACE

USA USA USA USA USA USA NOR USA AUS MEX USA USA KOR SCO SPA SPA USA JPN RSA USA

3 3 6 5 5 5 5 4 5 7 6 6 8 6 4 6 5 6 5 7

$ 3,117,040.00 $ 2,502,850.00 $ 2,008,789.00 $ 2,007,135.00 $ 1,896,156.00 $ 1,888,835.00 $ 1,830,880.00 $ 1,830,101.00 $ 1,684,774.00 $ 1,541,567.00 $ 1,494,130.00 $ 1,399,015.00 $ 1,384,676.00 $ 1,314,640.00 $ 1,303,249.00 $ 1,301,621.00 $ 1,236,320.00 $ 1,138,650.00 $ 1,085,692.00 $ 1,059,300.00

RSA RSA RSA RSA

7 6 4 8

$ $ $ $

671,741.00 188,513.00 184,397.00 125,904.00

KORN FERRY TOUR KORN FERRY TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 14 DECEMBER 2020

Christiaan Bezuidenhout

1 WILL ZALATORIUS 2 BRANDON WU 3 DAVIS RILEY 4 STEPHAN JAEGER 5 TAYLOR PENDRITH OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 55 DAWIE VAN DER WALT 150 TYRONE VAN ASWEGEN

USA USA USA GER CAN

16 9 19 19 21

$ $ $ $ $

403,978.00 336,981.00 333,615.00 326,482.00 314,113.00

RSA RSA

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$ 103,313.00 $ 23,828.00

CHAMPIONS TOUR CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 14 DECEMBER 2020

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1 BERNHARD LANGER 2 ERNIE ELS 3 KEVIN SUTHERLAND 4 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMÉNEZ 5 SCOTT PAREL 6 JERRY KELLY 7 JIM FURYK 8 WOODY AUSTIN 9 ROBERT KARLSSON 10 RETIEF GOOSEN

GER RSA USA SPA USA USA USA USA SWE RSA

15 13 15 13 15 15 6 15 13 14

$ 1,493,737.00 $ 1,466,838.00 $ 1,226,807.00 $ 1,120,079.00 $ 1,031,908.00 $ 980,978.00 $ 933,200.00 $ 876,401.00 $ 862,768.00 $ 775,224.00

OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 79 DAVID FROST

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EUROPEAN TOUR EUROPEAN TOUR RACE TO DUBAI FINAL POINTS STANDINGS 2020

1 REED, PATRICK 1 WESTWOOD, LEE 2 FITZPATRICK, MATTHEW 3 REED, PATRICK 4 FLEETWOOD, TOMMY 5 MORIKAWA, COLLIN 6 PEREZ, VICTOR 7 BEZUIDENHOUT, CHRISTIAAN 8 RAI, AARON 9 HATTON, TYRRELL 10 OOSTHUIZEN, LOUIS 11 VÄLIMÄKI, SAMI 12 SULLIVAN, ANDY 13 VAN ROOYEN, ERIK 14 HERBERT, LUCAS 15 IM, SUNGJAE 16 HØJGAARD, RASMUS 17 CASEY, PAUL 18 DETRY, THOMAS 19 CANTER, LAURIE 20 MCILROY, RORY OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 32 GRACE, BRANDEN 33 STONE, BRANDON 40 COETZEE, GEORGE 41 BURMESTER, DEAN 46 NIENABER, WILCO 60 HIGGO, GARRICK 63 NORRIS, SHAUN 67 HARDING, JUSTIN 91 WALTERS, JUSTIN 105 LOMBARD, ZANDER 116 DE JAGER, LOUIS

USA ENG ENG USA ENG USA FRA RSA ENG ENG RSA FIN ENG RSA AUS KOR DEN ENG BEL ENG NIR

6 15 10 8 11 6 14 17 17 7 8 19 18 12 12 6 19 5 20 17 5

2,242.7 3,128.0 3,110.2 3,103.7 2,182.6 2,096.6 2,072.9 1,874.8 1,741.0 1,736.5 1,646.2 1,553.2 1,494.6 1,344.1 1,332.4 1,279.6 1,271.2 1,248.8 1,192.5 1,113.5 1,100.3

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

7 22 15 23 18 15 13 22 23 19 18

902.0 900.7 785.7 784.0 720.1 629.6 625.1 605.8 399.6 329.9 291.7

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR LIESER, ONDREJ SCHNEIDER, MARCEL ANGLES, PEP MANSELL, RICHARD FORD, MATT

NOR GER SPA ENG ENG BLOMSTRAND, CHRISTOFER SWE TARRIO, SANTIAGO SPA LONG, HURLY GER KNAPPE, ALEXANDER GER JOHANNESSEN, KRISTIAN KROGH NOR

OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 11 RITCHIE, JC 30 NIENABER, WILCO 51 KRUYSWIJK, JACQUES 55 DE JAGER, LOUIS 57 DU PLESSIS HENNIE

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR 2020 SEASON CANCELLED

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KOR KOR USA JPN USA USA AUS USA CAN NZL

12 8 12 11 16 16 15 14 9 12

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

RSA RSA

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$ 423,871.00 $ 53,659.00

5 10 10 10 11 9 11 10 10 6

116,344.6 98,500.3 92,688.2 84,534.2 69,947.9 69,648.8 65,687.8 65,241.3 63,811.3 59,902.6

3 3 3 2 5

49,167.9 27,965.6 18,124.7 13,971.5 12.608.2

1,365,138.00 1,207,438.00 883,201.00 843,242.00 763,832.00 719,071.00 696,434.00 629,772.00 596,583.00 595,226.00

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 31 OCT 2020

1 EMILY KRISTINE PEDERSEN 2 AZAHARA MUNOZ 3 GEORGIA HALL 4 CAROLINE MASSON 5 JULIA ENGSTROM 6 STEPHANIE KYRIACOU 7 MANON DE ROEY 8 ANNE VAN DAM 9 ASHLEIGH BUHAI 10 SANNA NUUTINEN OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 32 LEE-ANNE PACE 71 MONIQUE SMIT 105 LEJAN LEWTHWAITE 111 NICOLE GARCIA 123 CASANDRA HALL 144 STACY LEE BREGMAN

DEN ESP ENG GER SWE AUS BEL NED RSA FIN

12 3 5 1 11 9 12 5 3 12

€ € € € € € € € € €

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

4 4 4 4 3 7

€ 39,210.00 € 15,780.00 € 5,842.00 € 5,052.00 € 3,294.00 € 1,890.00

OFFICIAL GOLF WORLD RANKINGS

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ROAD TO MALLORCA FINAL POINTS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

LPGA TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS 14 DECEMBER 2020

1 INBEE PARK 2 SEI YOUNG KIM 3 DANIELLE KANG 4 NASA HATAOKA 5 AMY OLSON 6 AUSTIN ERNST 7 MINJEE LEE 8 ALLY EWING 9 BROOKE M. HENDERSON 10 LYDIA KO OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 22 ASHLEIGH BUHAI 105 LEE-ANNE PACE

1 DUSTIN JOHNSON RSA 2 JON RAHM ESP 3 JUSTIN THOMAS USA 4 RORY MCILROY NIR 5 BRYSON DECHAMBEAU USA 6 WEBB SIMPSON USA 7 COLLIN MORIKAWA USA 8 XANDER SCHAUFFELE USA 9 PATRICK CANTLAY USA 10 TYRRELL HATTON ENG OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS 22 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN RSA 34 CHRISTIAAN BEZUIDENHOUT RSA 51 ERIK VAN ROOYEN RSA 68 DYLAN FRITTELLI RSA 90 GARRICK HIGGO RSA 93 GEORGE COETZEE RSA 104 SHAUN NORRIS RSA 126 BRANDEN GRACE RSA 152 DANIEL VAN TONDER RSA 159 JUSTIN HARDING RSA 161 WILCO NIENHABER RSA 180 DEAN BURMESTER RSA 184 JC RITCHIE RSA 194 BRANDON STONE RSA

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12.84 10.14 9.31 7.29 7.22 7.13 7.10 7.02 6.32 6.08

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ape Summer Villas’ Boutique Collection’s brand-new Corporate Golf Membership with the Goose Valley Golf Course has exemplified for travellers what 5-star luxury accommodation plus top-class golfing is all about.

The Goose Valley Golf Club - a Gary Player designed signature 18-hole golf course in the heart of the Garden Route - is a large, well-established, eco-friendly, and secure residential golf estate that overlooks the Keurbooms River at the point where it flows into the Indian Ocean. Uniquely situated on a sand dune which facilitates the easy draining of the course after heavy rains, it offers a year-round-play premier golfing experience.

Its state of the art driving range, beautifully manicured silky smooth greens, lush fairways and practice chipping, putting, and bunker play facilities combined with the beauty of the natural fynbos, indigenous trees and abundance of animal and bird life will add another dimension to your golfing – definitely a must play for any golf enthusiasts!

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guests - especially golfing enthusiasts - staying at its two premier hotels in the Garden Route - Sky Villa Boutique Hotel and The Bungalow - in the popular holiday destination of Plettenberg Bay. Its membership discounts means that guests will only pay a flat rate of R250 per person per 18 holes - this will increase to R400 per person for the period 15 December to 15 January 2021 and return to R250 after season - and there are further discounts on cart hire and range tokens. All bookings and payments need to be made directly at the reception desks of either Sky Villa Hotel or The Bungalow, depending on where you are staying.

And that choice is yours - if it’s luxury you’re after, then the 5-star Sky Villa Boutique Hotel - a world-leading luxury accommodation in Plettenberg Bay and the Trip Advisor Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best 2020 Award winner, perched on a hilltop with breath-taking views of the ocean, the mountains, the lagoon, and its opulence, striking designs, lush indigenous gardens, five-star facilities and warm hospitality – will be the perfect spot, or if it’s a more informal option you’re after – a chilled funky atmosphere…

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And there’s a tee-rific Stay and Play Golf Package at R4 000 - (with limited room availability) for two adults sharing for two nights, includes accommodation at either Sky Villa Boutique Hotel for your ultimate escape or The Bungalow, “your very own seaside bungalow” - breakfasts and dinners, and a round of Golf (including the use of a golf cart) at the signature Gary Player designed 18-hole, 72-par Goose Valley Golf Course. Valid to 31 July 2021, excluding December 2020 and January 2021. Terms and conditions apply.

A day of golf at a Gary Player designed golf course, a staycation at one of Cape Summer Villas Boutique Collection’s premier properties, Sky Villa Boutique Hotel or The Bungalow, fabulous golfing ‘ member’ discounts for guests, a Stay and Play Package, and being at an ideal Covid - SAFE venue with beautiful gardens and open breezy public spaces – what more could you ask for!

Book TODAY – phone Sky Villa Boutique Hotel, Plettenberg Bay on 087 550 2967, info@skyvilla.co.za OR The Bungalow, Plettenberg Bay on 082 077 0260, info@thebungalowplett.co.za Tel: +27 87 550 2967 www.capesummervillas.co.za *In keeping with protocols regarding the coronavirus, Cape Summer Villas Boutique Collection is monitoring the situation, following guidelines, and adhering to stringent health and safety cleaning protocols – the safety and well-being of guests and staff at all its properties being of the highest priority.

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Jarvis banks Freddie Tait Trophy in 2020 SA Open

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asey Jarvis won the Freddie Tait trophy in the South African Open as the leading amateur at the Gary Player CC in December.

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He fired rounds of 73, 74, 71 and 69 to tie for 25th at Sun City, and add the coveted amateur trophy to impressive silverware haul.

South Africa’s No 1 Jarvis claimed the Freddie Tait trophy as the leading amateur. In securing the trophy, the GolfRSA National Squad member became only the second golfer since 1969 – when the SA Stroke Play Championship separated from the SA Amateur – to claim the rarest of trebles in one calendar year.

“This means a lot to me and I’m very honoured to have won this trophy. There are some great names on this trophy,” said the 17-year-old State Mines golfer. “It was a great week and one where I learned a lot about what it takes to succeed in the pro game. I was privileged to play with Christiaan Bezuidenhout in the first two rounds, and he showed me what it takes to get to that level.

There is still a lot of work ahead, but I will get there. Winning the Freddie Tait Cup was a goal I set for myself and I’m just very honoured to have achieved it.”

Jarvis won the SA Stroke Play Championship on 25-under at Randpark and defeated James Wilson from Scotland 7&6 at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington for the SA Amateur Championship title in

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asey Jarvis said that his knowledge of the layout at State Mines CC gives him a small advantage over the rest of the field and this turned out to be correct as he dazzled to a two-shot victory over Ricky Hendler in December.

really tired on the golf course today, I told myself I needed to focus and when I focused, I made four birdies on the back nine and I had a three-shot lead at that stage. I didn’t think I’d lose this one and I’m proud of my performance.”

Coming into the final round of the last IGT Tour Chase To #14 at State Mines –his home course and the scene of his first IGT Tour title last year – South Africa’s record-breaking number one amateur was two-shots clear at the top thanks to opening rounds of 67 and 65. A three-under-par third-round delivered Jarvis’ third title on this circuit since the return of golf after the covid-19-enforced national lockdown.

This year alone in the amateur ranks, Jarvis has won the prestigious SA Amateur Stroke Play, the SA Amateur Championship, the Freddie Tait Cup as the highest-finishing amateur in the South African Open Championship, as well as the Gauteng North Open and the Free State Open.

“This one is very pleasing because it’s the last event of the year,” said Jarvis after his win – his seventh this year if you count the amateur victories he’s had. “I’m really happy for the win because it will give me confidence for the year ahead. I am very proud of the way I played this week.”

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He now sits at the summit of the Chase To The Sunshine Tour standings following a success-filled year and with the season far from being wrapped up, the State Mines player is, naturally, pleased with the progress he has seen in 2020.

“I am very proud of my achievements this year,” said Jarvis. “Winning is not easy and I have won a few IGT Tour titles and the big amateur events, so I’m very proud of myself. ”

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SEI YOUNG KIM WINS ROLEX PLAYER OF THE YEAR

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“It feels great. I’m very proud of it. Yeah, it’s great because me and Paul, we working hard and we been great this year,” said Kim, who was named the Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year in 2015. “I’m very thankful to all who is around me, like parents and then my coach and my trainer, Mr. Moon, and yeah, my family. Yeah, I’m very thankful to all of them.”

ith her T2 finish at the CME Group Tour Championship, Sei Young Kim is the 2020 Rolex Player of the Year. Kim earned 118 points with two wins this season at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship and the Pelican Women’s Championship and captured three additional top-10 finishes at the Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions (T7), Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio (5th) and Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G (T5).

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hristiaan Bezuidenhout won the December award with 64% of the vote after winning the South African Open.

Coming off a victory at the Alfred Dunhill Championship, Bezuidenhout shot four rounds in the 60s across the famous Gary Player Country Club layout to win by three shots.

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Englishman Matthew Fitzpatrick came in second after winning the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai, to add to the title he won across The Earth Course in 2016. Starting Sunday in the final group in what was a very congested leaderboard, Fitzpatrick opened up with four straight birdies and never looked back. His win also catapulted him to second in the Race to Dubai rankings.

Antoine Rozner rounded off the voting as he picked up his maiden European Tour victory at the inaugural Golf in Dubai Championship presented by DP World. Played across The Fire Course, sister of the The Earth at Jumeriah Golf Estates, Rozner fired a final round 64 to win by two strokes.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - G O O D BYE 2020, H E L LO 2021

Goodbye 2020!

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hank you to everyone who played such a vital role in golfs survival during this trying year.

To Golf RSA – Grant Hepburn, PGA RSA – Ivano Ficalbi, CMASA – Chris van der Merwe – thank you for the endless hours you dedicated to get golf course maintenance & play possible. To the superintendents & their teams who did the impossible of running their courses of skeleton staff. Thankfully this took place during autumn & winter. To those of you still on your skeleton staff – hang in there.

them every 3 months (be wise in who you take your advice from).

• Irrigation maintenance – annual services of every sprinkler head during the winter months. Monthly check of all stations in field.

• 5 year equipment replacement plan – this is a working document.

• 20 year irrigation replacement plan.

• Annual project plans – improving drainage, painting carting paths, course furniture

To the club managers & golf directors who worked harder than ever to ensure the bills could be paid. To all the golfers for supporting the local clubs.

As we reflect all the good that happened in 2020 it is time to plan ahead for 2021. We as an industry have certainly learnt to think out of the box, more adaptable & we have to love our “can do attitude”. Golf clubs are a true team environment where the passion & enthusiasm for the game is evident.

Us “turf heads” remain focused on producing your ultimate playing surface filters through the team. It is certainly a symbiotic relationship between the club manager, golf director, superintendent & golfer. The end results generally speak for themselves.

SUPERINTENDENTS – A FEW KEYS TO SUCCESS: • Know your soil.

• Have your agronomic, cultural, IPM & PGR in place for theand yearWally ahead tweaking Dr.plans Karl Dannenberger Bergmann

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SPECIAL FEATURE - G O O D BYE 2020, H E L LO 2021 – anything over & above maintaining your turf.

• Annual cash flow with the help of your FD. • Treat your club events as your “majors” – use this as a challenge to produce your playing surface.

Management: • Allow for spring treatment – on cool season greens this may be your biggest key to success.

• Autumn treatment – nice to have on cool season & imperative on warm season greens.

• Manage traffic – compaction is one of the quickest ways to destroy great quality turf.

• Provide team for the maintenance team to be ahead of play.

• Budget to produce the level of playing surface you desire & surround yourself with the team to do this.

Golfers: • Don’t drive where the turf isn’t happy please.

• Don’t drive near greens, tees, bunkers.

• Repair your pitch marks – if you repair it quickly & properly this won’t be visible the next day.

• Fill your divots.

• Walk in & out the bunkers at the low points.

We have exciting education planned for the year ahead.

• 19 January 2021 – Talking Turf groundsman training at Mbombela stadium.

• 31 May 2021 – Talking Turf Superintendents’ Conference (almost fully booked).

• August 2021 – Cape Turf Show – fantastic education, exhibition & industry fun.

Client support at Fancourt

We will continue doing our Syngenta sponsored regional education in GAU, MP, WC, SC/EC.

Hard work and dedication by Mark Brits pays off at Malelane Golf Club

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KIDS STUFF

TURNING BACK THE CLOCK is the Golfer from the past?

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He was born in White Plains, New York on April 1st 1901.

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He started as a caddie and turned professional in 1922.

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He is best known for winning the U.S. Open in 1928.

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He won 22 PGA Tour events over the course of his career.

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After a winning streak of six consecutive tournaments he was voted the 1927 and 1928 Best Golf Professional in the United States.

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He played for the United States in the first three Ryder Cups: 1927, 1929, and 1931.

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His family dedicated itself to golf, becoming Golf Family of the Year in 1966.

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He died on June 14th 1988 in Boynton Beach, Florida after a stroke at the age of 87.

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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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THE GARDEN ROUTE Golf Clubs Fancourt - Montagu / Outeniqua Fancourt - The Links Fynbos GCE George GC Goose Valley GE Kingswood GE Knysna GC

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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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