SA Golf Trader November | December 2019

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Golf on the East Rand Celebrity golfer profile – Trevor Halstead Golf participation report for Europe 2019 New product – Mizuno: the new MP-20 range Choosing the right turf

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Cover Photo: Benoni Country Club

CROSSWORD PUZZLE, TUITION & INSTRUCTION, AFFORDABLE GOLF, AMATEUR NEWS, GREENKEEPING + + +

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On the Cover:

In this end of year bumper edition; we visit the East Rand, chat to ex-springbok rugby player Trevor Halstead, have a look at golf participation in Europe, unveil the new Mizuno MP-20 range and see what Sue de Zwart has to say on choosing the right turf. Have a lovely Christmas and see you all in the New Year.

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We wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions;

SP E C IA L F E AT U R E S Golf on the East Rand

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Celebrity golfer profile – Trevor Halstead

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Golf participation report for Europe 2019 60 New product – Mizuno: the new MP-20 range

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Choosing the right turf

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REGULARS LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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TUITION & INSTRUCTION

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Know your rules

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE Links, Hazards & Fairways

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AFFORDABLE GOLF

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RESULTS & RANKINGS

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EVENTS CALENDAR

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AMATEUR NEWS

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GREENKEEPING

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KPMG

KIDS STUFF

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SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

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FACEBOOK FAVOURITES

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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 I write this letter to you whilst still celebrating the amazing Springbok win over England in the Rugby World Cup final.

I forfeited playing golf today so that I could watch this game and boy am I happy that I did. What a comprehensive display from a side that has steadily risen in the past 12 months.

This shows you what you can achieve with talent, hard work and determination. I hope that our golfers are taking this in and that a South African can pick up a Major or two in 2020.

Rassie Erasmus made it clear that it is a privilege to be able to play rugby and give others hope, I feel that some of our young golf stars need to take heed of these words and that success will inevitably

Dear Michael

Thanks for writing in. Yes what a game, the Boks were unbelievably all but written off by certain media and yet they taught England a rugby lesson in the final.

I think this will give inspiration to all our sportsmen and women and indeed to the country as a whole, most South African sports stars are fairly humble people and Rassie’s words will not be lost on them.

Government needs to realise that golf is an important sport that garners a lot of publicity and that it should be included in their talks.

As far as Majors go, I reckon that at least one will be captured by a South African next year.

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Thanks for a great magazine.

Regards Michael Street

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ACROSS 1. (Surname) He plays on the Asian Tour and became the first Bangladeshi ever to qualify for the Olympics (6) 4. Brooks Koepka is American and competent (6) 9. To settle a debt in Rome Gary Player must take off 50 (5) 10. Ice salt returns to normal after being stretched (7) 11. Take your PGA exam again after failing it (5) 12. A player’s routine from club selection until beginning the swing (3,4) 13. Municipal golf course in Durban, Durban Country Club is its neighbour (7,4) 18. Clouds threatened to enclose the golf course (7) 21. (Surname) He holds the PGA Tour record for fewest putts in nine holes (5) 22. A fortune teller might have predicted that Tiger would bode well for the game (7) 23. Seabird and bat excrement make highly effective fertilizer (5) 24. He enthusiastically ate his halfway house meal (6) 25. Observe the rules of golf and stick to them (6) DOWN 1. (Surname) First amateur golfer in the 90-year history of the PGA of SA to be awarded honorary membership (6)

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2. (Surname) One of the big top four Japanese golfers along with Isao Aoki, Masashi Ozaki and Akiko Fukushima (7) 3. Greens that have had little holes punched into them are said to be? (7) 5. Curve a shot to fit the situation (5) 6. Masculine nickname of Claude Harmon Jr (5) 7. Vex (6) 8. This East Rand golf club is where Ernie Els learnt to play golf (7, 4) 14. The type of lie when the ball comes to rest in its own pitch mark (7) 15. The act of freely returning the clubhead squarely to the ball at impact (7) 16. (First name) This golfer incurred 58 penalty shots at the Senior LPGA Championship (3,3) 17. (First name) Born in Johannesburg he played at Oklahoma City University from 2000 - 2004 and became a U.S. citizen in 2013 (6) 19. (Surname) This Venezuelan plays on the PGA Tour and knows that what happens on tour stays on tour (5) 20. (First name) The third African American woman to play on the LPGA Tour (5)

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Be SunSmart:

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outh Africa has one of the highest monitored Ultra Violet (UV) levels in the world,[1] and our country is heating up, receiving more UV exposure than in years gone by.[2] With skin cancer being a serious consequence of sun-damaged skin,1 it’s not good enough to just apply the first sunscreen you can lay your hands on.

Do you know how long your sunscreen will protect you for?

The SPF, or Sun Protection Factor displayed on sunscreen is an indication of how well that product will protect your skin from the sun’s harmful UVB rays (Ultra Violet B).[3] These are the rays responsible for the redness of skin, burning, skin damage, skin spots and ultimately skin cancer.2 How the SPF number works is like this: if it takes your

unprotected skin five minutes to start turning red in the sun, then an SPF 20 sunscreen will give you 20 times that number or minutes’ protection.

(5 x 20 = 100 minutes, or 1 hour 40). If you turn red after five minutes and you use an SPF 50 sunscreen, you’ll get 50 times as much protection. (5 x 50 = 250 minutes, or 4 hours 10 minutes).3 Be sure to apply a sunscreen bearing the CANSA (Cancer Association of South Africa) Seal of Recognition (CSOR), like the Island Tribe range of products. As members of the Rainbow Nation, Island Tribe recognises South Africans’ diversity, and offers products for weekend warriors or full time adventurers. But underneath it all, we all need protection from the harsh African sun. One nation. One sun.

1 Be SunSmart Everywhere. UVA: ultraviolet A; UVB: ultraviolet B CANSA. [cited 2019 Jul 18].

Available from: https://www.cansa.org.za/be-sunsmart/ 2 Fact Sheet - Skin Cancer 2010. [cited 2019 Jul 12].

Available from: http://www.cansa.org.za/files/2012/05/SKIN_CANCER_Leaflet-2010.pdf 3 Fact Sheet – Solar Radiation and Skin Cancer [cited 2019 Jul 18].

Available from: https://www.cansa.org.za/files/2017/11/Fact-Sheet-Solar-Radiation-and-Skin-Cancer-Nov-2017.pdf

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Trevor Wilkes - PGA Professional Selborne Park Golf Club

1. When did you qualify as a PGA Professional?

1954.

2. What made you choose this career?

My brother was a golfer and he inspired me to pick up a club and from there onwards the bug bit as they say.

3. Has it always been golf for you?

Let’s just say from the age of 14 it has been.

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

I played on tour from 1955 to 2000.

5. Who was your mentor in the golfing industry?

Bert Thomas from Parkview.

6. You are more into the coaching side at Selborne GC, describe a typical work day for you.

These days I spend most of my time coaching only.

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You have been at Selborne GC (the first golf estate in SA) for a very long time, what makes this such a special place for you?

Selborne was and still is the Augusta of the South Coast. The place just gets more and more beautiful with every sunrise and I am proud to be the head-pro of such a stunning golf course.

8. Do you have a highlight or fondest memory of your long career in the industry?

The one that stands out for me was winning in the U.K and also playing in the Masters at Augusta In 1957. It was the first year they decided to have a cut off of 40 players, myself and Ben Hogan missed the cut by one.

9. As a PGA Professional, what do you enjoy most about the industry?

I love to coach and help see one grow their game in this wonderful sport.

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HEALTH & LIFEST YLE 10. The members of a golf club always come first. Do you agree with the phrase “The member is always right”?

Members do come first, however they might not always be right. You just have to approach each circumstance diplomatically.

11. With consumers being careful on how they spend their money these days, are you finding other ways besides golf to attract people to the club?

We promote many other activities at our club. For example we have a bridge club, quiz evenings and the occasional music festival.

12. Slow play is one of the biggest problems in golf today, how do you manage slow play at Selborne GC? Slow play is a problem world wide. We have adopted the ready play system and also encourage members to pick up when they can’t score. Unfortunately there are those few who wish to finish the hole no matter what. These players will soon be buying rounds at the bar.

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13. Does your position require you to be available on weekends, evenings, and holidays, and if so, does this place demands on your personal life?

I am only involved in coaching and the days for coaching are set around the customer.

My personal life is not effected to be honest.

14. Do you still have short & long term goals?

Personal goals now are to shoot my age and remain consistent at the game. Long term goals not as much. Just very grateful to be playing golf at my age.

15. What is your opinion on the state of golf in South Africa?

I feel that golf is really struggling at the moment.

More and more courses are struggling to keep their heads above water and are finding other ways and means of making ends meet.

16. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?

In my free time I enjoy watching sport on TV and if there is none, you will then find me on the golf course or putting green at Selborne.

Practice Practice Practice!

17. Do you still get time to play ?

I play once or twice a week.

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or the first time ever in golf, every shot by every player will be live-streamed from a full-field tournament when The Players Championship returns to TPC Sawgrass, March 12-15, allowing fans to follow any player for all four rounds.

The ambitious production will require about 120 cameras – some stationary, some hand-held and others part of the NBC Sports Group broadcast – to show shots that for the opening two rounds start about 7:40 a.m. and end some 12 hours later.

Coverage will be available to PGA Tour Live subscribers on NBC Sports Gold or Amazon’s Prime Video channels.

Augusta National had video coverage of every shot from every player at the Masters this year, though it was available through a catalog of players chosen off its website. The difference at The Players is that every shot will be accessible live.

‘’Our vision is to bring every shot in every PGA Tour golf tournament live and on-demand to our fans,’’ said Rick Anderson, the chief media officer for the PGA Tour. ‘’And this is the first step to making that happen.’’

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he East Rand (Ekurhuleni) is the urban eastern part of the Witwatersrand and extends from Germiston in the west to Springs in the east and south down to Nigel. The area includes the towns of Boksburg, Benoni, Brakpan, Kempton Park, Edenvale, and Bedfordview.

The region has no less than 16 golf courses, and two of these, Glendower Golf Club and Serengeti Golf & Wildlife Estate have hosted the SA Open multiple times.

Many notable golfers have come from this part of South Africa with Ernie Els (Germiston) and Ashleigh Buhai (Edenvale) perhaps being the most famous.

Africa’s busiest airport, O.R. Tambo International is situated in Kempton Park, thus the area is the hub of Gauteng and a wonderful place to visit whether for business or pleasure.

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Benoni, known as the ‘city of lakes’ encourages picnics at no fewer than five lake sides, whilst the Rietvlei Zoo and Nature Reserve, just outside Alberton, and the Rondebult Bird Sanctuary - a rare

wetland area with amazing bird hides and access to antelope, ostrich and zebra - both make wonderful day trips.

Boksburg boasts numerous beautiful old heritage sites – the old law courts, the post office, St Michael and All Angels Anglican church, designed

by Sir Herbert Baker.

Often overlooked for their glitzier neighbours, the towns on the East Rand can certainly hold their own and the same can certainly be said about the many superb golf courses in the vicinity.

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tate Mines Country Club has always enjoyed the justifiable reputation of being one of the very best golf courses on the East Rand.

The club’s reputation to provide outstanding facilities was validated by the Ekurhuleni Golf Union who awarded the hosting of the 2020 Ekurhuleni Strokeplay to the club.

When disaster struck and the greens were lost due to what is believed contaminated water, the team set to work bringing the course back to the exceptional level members and players expect.

Located in the Highveld region, with excellent weather, State Mines Country Club welcome players seven days a week.

Hindsight might declare the loss of the greens and the subsequent urgent need to resurface a blessing in disguise since the greens were worn out and required constant costly maintenance to remain playable.

The time consuming and labour intensive work undertaken on the course culminated in excellent seed germination of 100% bentgrass.

Club Captain, Pieter Heine, is superbly confident the playing surface of the course will reach peak tournament condition early 2020; culminating in the February 2020 hosting of the IGT and Sunshine Tour QC School tournaments.

The temporary greens have now grown in for the past two months and are smooth and playable.

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South Africa is quoted as saying “Kenneth has been a member of the PGA for many years and has been involved in a number of facets of the PGA of South Africa, making an invaluable contribution to the game”.

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enneth Dube, the Golf Director at the Royal Oak Golf Club won last year’s PGA of South Africa Professional of the Year award and the grand prize of a Mercedes Benz C-180 for a year. Dube is the first Black South African professional to achieve this honour.

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“He was a member of the PGA’s Board of Directors from 2003-2004 and has served for many years on the Gauteng Central PGA Committee. Kenneth is a very active member of the association, playing in every national and regional pro-am that he is able to and has been the winner of the national Order of Merit on a few occasions”.

“He is also a past PGA National Champion and in addition to his Golf Director responsibilities at Royal Oak he opened the Kenneth Dube Golf Academy”.

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e is one of South Africa’s favourite sons, a golfing legend who turned 50 in October. The winner of four Majors, two World Golf Championships, thirteen PGA Tour events and twenty two European Tour events. A campaigner for autism, a celebrated golf course designer, a global superstar!

always given a stern warning from ‘Oupa’ that no misbehaviour would be tolerated.

Yet it all began for Theodore Ernest Els at Kempton Park Golf Club where his grandfather Ernie Vermaak introduced him to the game. The story goes that he would regularly cart young Ernie and his brother Dirk to the golf course where they were then

The two continued to play golf and the bug bit and despite being an excellent junior tennis player (winning the Eastern Transvaal Junior Championship aged 13) Ernie Els pursued golf and continued to hone his game at Kempton Park Golf Club.

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On one occasion Dirk committed an indiscretion of some sort and was told by his grandfather that he was no longer permitted to play. Ernie cried all the way home, pleading with ‘Oupa’ to give him another chance, which of course he did.

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A rare picture of the Kempton Park Golf Club scratch league team.

13-year old Ernie Els is third from the right.

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amed after John Huddle, the then Mayor of Johannesburg, Huddle Park Golf Club opened its doors in 1939. The rationale was simple - provide a facility offering a world-class golfing experience for all who wished to play, at an affordable price.

During its heyday in the 1970s, Huddle Park’s three courses are estimated to have generated a profitable annual income from between 150 000 and 200 000 rounds of golf. Huddle Park was also home to the Johannesburg Municipals Sports Club, and its members played the Blue Course, which twice hosted the SA PGA Championship in 1971.

On weekends the queue of golfers would stretch for hundreds of metres. It was first come, first off, no tee times for the Yellow and White courses. This is where many Johannesburg golfers learned to play the game at a time when private mem¬ber golf clubs were exactly that, exclusive preserves for their own members. Visitors weren’t welcome then as they are today, especially those who had no club affiliation.

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However tough times and a number of failed development plans saw the City of Johannesburg abandon the once magnificent site and the club closed its doors in the mid 90’s.

To restore Huddle Park to its original glory and beyond took belief, commitment and serious investment from a partnership that could see past the dumped rubble, dilapidated clubhouse and neglected parkland terrain.

David Bagg, Gordon Brews, the late Mike Kletz and a team of committed staff and management saw the dream and chased it and with investment of over R 30-million for the course revamp, club restoration and facilities upgrade, the dream has reached fruition.

Huddle Park is now totally restored and is an out-and-out pleasure to visit whether for golf, a mountain bike ride, a spot of fishing, dog walking, fives futbol or ziplining in the trees. Huddle Park is proudly back on the map!

So good are the practice and playing facilities, that Michael Balderstone chose Huddle Park as home for The Golf School of Excellence and Balderstone Sports Institute.

All of their students are fortunate to practice and play at world-class facilities, have access to state-of-the-art technology and be coached and mentored by leading SA and international coaches.

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JOHN COLLIER 2019

ANNUAL SURVEY ON

South African Golf Courses SUSTAINABLE GOLF In little over 18 months’ time the Nigel Golf Club will celebrate its centenary. The history of Nigel Golf Club is delicately woven into the history of the gold mining industry on the Witwatersrand, especially the Gold Fields of South Africa mine, Sub Nigel.

Today one still sees a gold mine headgear looming in the distance, but gold mining in the Nigel area has declined over the years directly impacting on courses such as the Nigel Golf club. Notwithstanding valiant efforts by the management committees the small country town golf courses are under extreme pressure.

Information to hand indicates over the last ten years, South African golf has seen the closure of at least 1 golf club per year, a steady decline of registered golfers, a steady increase in the age demographic of regular golfers, and a decline in members at golf clubs. This is translating into a decline in the national compliance level of golf courses for good governance and environmental compliance which stands at 27% and interestingly during the past year some 40 golf courses throughout South Africa have had their post returned due to non-renewal of their post office box facility.

The situation facing golf in South Africa is not critical at this stage, but the tipping point is coming. A meaningful debate between all parties, not the least being the governing bodies of golf but also at Municipal, Provincial and National level is required. But meaningful debate cannot progress unless it is underpinned by reliable research and statistics.

Invitations have been sent out to golf clubs throughout South Africa inviting clubs to participate or update their John Collier Questionnaire.

Just recently the Nigel Golf Club participated in the John Collier Questionnaire, and we hope your club will participate in this year’s Questionnaire. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at ajcollier@telkomsa.net.

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he 2019 ISPS Handa SA Blind Golf Open was staged at the challenging Glendower Golf Club in Johannesburg in late September. We enjoyed the good weather typical in Gauteng at this time of the year, although relatively strong winds added to the challenge.

Glendower Golf Club is an exquisitely designed, highly ranked parkland golf course in Gauteng. Currently ranked #2 in South Africa and #1 in Gauteng. The

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course boasts lovely kikuyu fairways with 64 bunkers, 27 on the front nine and 37 on the back nine and water hazards on 11 of the 18 holes. Glendower’s par 72 layout truly offers a challenge, with accuracy being the key to success.

The large undulating greens were in excellent condition. The exceptionally fast greens made it very challenging for players who left their ball above the hole.

Glendower has hosted many prestigious

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Blom (on a net score of 146), followed by Garrett Slattery (148), peter Osborne (150) and Charlene Pienaar (151).

In the Development division 16 year old Jontey Kotze produced two excellent rounds of golf to become the youngest winner of this coveted category, ahead of the 2017 winner HP Lensley.

Although not the largest, it was potentially the strongest, field we have had in the SA Open. In addition to the 5 South Africans who have Protea Colours, Garrett Slattery (defending B2 champion), Ernst Conradie (defending B3 champion), Morne Els, Leon Strydom and Johan Kotze, we had Charlene Pienaar (our top ranked woman golfer) as well as overseas players in the form of Ronald Boef (a totally blind player from the Netherlands) and Peter Osborne (from England).

Battling the challenging course, and the other golfers, the following players emerged as the SA Champion golfers for the year (with total gross scores for the two rounds shown in brackets): B1: Ronal Boef (272) B2: Garrett Slattery (194) B3: Peter Osborne (196) Ladies: Charlene Pienaar (223) The net competition was won by Manie

Thank you The SA Blind Golf Association would like to express our sincere thanks to all of those people and organisations who provided financial and other support which made this event possible.

Thanks too to Sandy Burnard (GM, Glendower Golf Club), and her fantastic team from management, the pro shop, catering, waiters and the invaluable caddies. We were made to feel extremely welcome throughout the event.

Last, but by no means least, the players would like to thank the dedicated group of guides and caddies who helped us navigate our way around the course. A special mention must go to Jurie Mare as our longest-serving, and seemingly tireless, guide.

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A rare picture of the Kempton Park Golf Club scratch league team.

13-year old Ernie Els is third from the right.

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pectators at this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge hosted by Gary Player will be able to enjoy the freedom of a cashless payment system as they are issued with their unique tournament payment card for the Rolex Series event on November 14-17.

In a bid to minimise queues and streamline the hospitalty areas, spectators will be able to simply tap and pay for food and beverages in the Public Village using the new Nedbank-powered cashless card.

No cash will be accepted within the Public Village.

The cards will be available to all day spectators at the main entrance to the Gary Player Country Club and to hotel guests at all of the Sun City hotel receptions.

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There will be several card top-up points at the Gary Player Country Club entrance, the various hotels, on the golf course and within the Public Village, and where spectators can also check their card balances. Spectators can top up their cashless card using either bank credit and debit cards or cash. Any surplus funds on the card will be refunded into the account of choice via a secure link provided.

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Cool-hand Kingston closes out SA Senior Open victory the other guys so I could stay in the moment and play my normal game.”

“I carried on putting the ball in the fairway and on the green and making free pars and that helped me to stay clear and focussed.

I hit a couple of really good shots, while Mark and Kevin made a few mistakes on the back, which surprised me. That actually gave me the freedom to enjoy the last couple of holes.

“Dale Hayes has a saying: “you always want to be so far ahead coming up the last that you can choke in peace.” For once in my life, I actually experienced that. It was really nice.”

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ames Kingston became a two-time SA national champion after winning the SA Senior Open in emphatic style with a birdie finish at Plettenberg Bay CC last month.

The 2007 SA Open winner celebrated his 19th victory and maiden senior win on seven-under-par 281, sealing a nine-shot victory with a round of one-under-par 71.

The 53-year-old Potchefstroom golfer headed into the final day with a commanding eight shot cushion and never came under pressure from the chasing pack, led by two-time former champion Mark McNulty.

“Winning the double is very special,” said a smiling Kingston. “I realised about halfway down the back nine that I was going to win this and that’s the first time I started to relax and enjoy it. It’s not as easy as it sounds to start with a big lead. Mentally, I just put it out of my mind. I started the day level with

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“I really wanted to shoot under par today,” he said. “I know it didn’t matter, but making birdie on the last was pretty important to me and it felt good to put that four on my card.

“It’s been such an incredible week. This place has a very special place in my heart, because we came down here on holiday for so many years.

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Trevor Halstead

former Springbok & Sharks rugby player 1. Where were you born and which schools did you attend?

I was born in Benoni so primary school was in Benoni at Rynfield Primary. We moved to the Natal South Coast when I was 9 and so finished my primary years at Margate Primary. After that, I was fortunate enough to do my high school years at Kearsney College.

2. Where did your rugby start?

U13 at Kearsney, coincidentally playing centre for the B-side.

3. Was it always going to be rugby or were there other sports?

No, there was always other sports . I had to choose between hockey or rugby in grade 10. I chose rugby but fractured my wrist in the first game of the season, I managed to play hockey with a cast on my arm for Kearsney first team which was a bonus.

4. You played most of your rugby for the Sharks but where did your rugby career start?

I started at Durban Collegians. We had a great U21 side, coached by Henning Swanepoel. I started out at scrum half but was moved to fullback by him. I was then called up to the Natal U21 side, coached by Swys De Bruin.

5. What was your most memorable moment on a rugby field?

Without doubt standing singing the National Anthem for my first test at Stade de France against the French.

6. Did you prefer inside or outside centre?

I preferred outside centre, less intensity, where you had time to make decisions and weren’t scrambling all the time, 7. You made the move to Europe and played for Munster in 2005 & 2006, in your opinion what are the biggest challenges in relocating to Europe and playing rugby there?

To be honest, the biggest adjustment for me was becoming anonymous again. The years at the Sharks and Boks had been a whirlwind and I suppose I became used to being recognized in public. The first few months in Ireland I just blended in with normal life and it was great! Then we won the Heineken Cup in June 2006 and that anonymity went to hell!

8. Who was the toughest centre you played against?

I played against some formidable athletes over the years. Tana Umaga, Brian O’Driscoll to name some who fit into the all time greats.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE 9. What was your favorite rugby stadium to play at?

The Shark Tank will always be my favourite.

10. Where you surprised with the two teams in the World Cup final? And who will your money be on?

No surprise for me. I predicted a NZ loss to England (They were my predictions in the final). I’d put my money on the Springboks in this final.

11. What do you make of the new rules that have come into the game, is rugby becoming over- reffed?

100% …. I am definitely not a fan of most of the new rules regarding high tackles, intent in the tackles etc. I feel as a contact sport we are treating the players like babies and wrapping them in cotton wool.

12. What has been keeping you busy since retiring from rugby?

Since retiring its been a testing introduction into the business world. My brother Greg and I run a third generation manufacturing plant. We are specialist high pressure die casters. We cast in brass, zinc and aluminium, supplying builders hardware and iron mongery to wholesalers and retailers throughout SA, Namibia and Mozambique. My Company is Halcast Pty Ltd. 13. What advice would you give to youngsters today as far as sport is concerned?

Play as many sports as you can. Specialise as late as possible. Reap the benefits of the skills learned, the different thought patterns and reactions required for each sport. Enjoy the friendships that are made and make the extra effort to keep those friendships.

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

I started with a friend of mine in about 1986. We were 10 or 11 and played between Margate CC and Southbroom GC. We played as regularly as possible but once we hit high school, golf was put on the back burner.

• What is your current handicap?

Now I’m an unstable 16. Moments of great golf counteracted by what seems like a complete lack of talent !

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

I absolutely love Zimbali. The course is stunning and when I play there I almost feel like I could afford to live there ….. almost !

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

The only time I get to play with the old rugby guys is at corporate or charity golf days. I did recently play a round with my mate Brent Russel at the Legends golf day at Bosch Hoek GC. • Have you had any embarrassing moments whilst playing golf?

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iron down the 9th fairway at Mount Edgecombe. The handle caught on my finger and hooked deep into the dam.

Lessons learned … tempers tamed.

• What is your your favourite club in the bag?

When you are an unstable 16, it depends on the day.

• Do you walk or take a cart?

In my group of friends it’s frowned upon to break into a sweat on the course.

So we generally take carts.

• Your favourite golfer would be?

Tiger Woods.

• Have you ever had a hole-in-one?

Cant even say I’ve been close.

• Who would be in your ideal fourball?

Easy... Tiger Woods, Dwayne Johnson, Jack Ma and yours truly.

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Palmer to be honored with U.S. Postal stamp in 2020

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he United States Postal Service announced today that it will be recognizing Arnold Palmer with the issuance of a nationwide stamp as a part of its 2020 stamp program.

daughter and chairwoman of the Arnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation. “It’s something I think he would be proud of as both an individual and as an American, and it’s a wonderful way to preserve his legacy.”

The U.S. Postal Service will honour Palmer for his positive impact and compelling story, rising from humble beginnings to become a globally revered champion. The U.S. Postal Service notes, that with drive and charisma, he helped transform a game once seen as a pastime for the elite into a sport enjoyed by the masses.”

The stamp features James Drake’s action photograph of Palmer at the 1964 U.S. Open at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland. Palmer’s name appears in the top left corner and the words “Forever” and “USA” are printed along the bottom of the left edge. Art Director Antonio Alcala designed the stamp.

“To have my father celebrated in this way is a true honour,” said Amy Saunders, Palmer’s

The USPS will announce the date and venue for First Day of Issue at a later date..

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

Korn Ferry tour

Vodacom Origins of Golf Final Simola GC, 29 - 31 October 2019 1 George Coetzee 2 MJ Viljoen T3 Martin Rohwer Keenan Davidse T5 Jake Roos Andre De Decker Deon Germishuys T8 Luke Jerling Daniel van Tonder T10 Fredrik From Malcolm Mitchell Hennie du Plessis Jean Hugo

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA SWE RSA RSA RSA

61-69-66 67-66-66 67-70-64 67-69-65 72-68-62 68-67-67 71-64-67 69-69-65 68-67-68 67-66-71 69-68-67 69-70-65 66-69-69

196 199 201 201 202 202 202 203 203 204 204 204 204

(-20) (-17) (-15) (-15) (-14) (-14) (-14) (-13) (-13) (-12) (-12) (-12) (-12)

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

158,500.00 115,000.00 71,500.00 71,500.00 38,833.33 38,833.33 38,833.33 26,000.00 26,000.00 20,626.00 20,626.00 20,626.00 20,625.00

Sunshine Tour order of merit as of 31 Oct 2019

1 Daniel van Tonder 2 Thriston Lawrence 3 JC Ritchie 4 Jaco Ahlers 5 Toto Thimba 6 Ockie Strydom 7 Ruan Conradie 8 Martin Rohwer 9 Garrick Higgo 10 Neil Schietekat 11 Jacques Blaauw 12 Hennie Otto 13 Stephen Ferreira 14 Jean Hugo 15 Callum Mowat 16 Merrick Bremner 17 Steve Surry 18 Rhys Enoch 19 Ruan de Smidt 20 Luke Jerling

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA ` RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA POR RSA RSA RSA ENG WAL RSA RSA

12 13 10 12 15 15 15 15 10 13 14 13 14 15 15 13 10 2 15 15

R 651,679.76 R 627,758.33 R 578,133.33 R 547,020.24 R 540,791.67 R 460,100.00 R 457,848.57 R 428,715.00 R 411,200.00 R 382,413.33 R 366,991.66 R 365,795.00 R 359,675.00 R 343,547.00 R 337,890.00 R 328,523.33 R 320,406.66 R 296,000.00 R 289,902.50 R 285,575.00

PGA TOUR ZOZO Championship Accordia Golf Narashino CC, 24 - 27 October 2019 1 Tiger Woods 2 Hideki Matsuyama T3 Sungjae Im Rory McIlroy 5 Gary Woodland Other South Africans T22 Dylan Frittelli T46 Louis Oosthuizen T51 Shaun Norris

USA JPN KOR IRE USA

64-66-66-67 65-67-65-67 71-64-67-65 72-65-63-67 64-66-68-70

261 264 267 267 268

(-19) (-16) (-13) (-13) (-12)

$ $ $ $ $

1,755,000.00 1,053,000.00 565,500.00 565,500.00 390,000.00

RSA 71-69-67-67 274 (-6) $ 91,260.00 RSA 69-69-71-71 280 (0) $ 24,687.00 RSA 73-67-72-69 281 (+1) $ 20,605.00

PGA Tour order of merit as of 3 November 2019

1 Rory McIlroy 2 Justin Thomas 3 Lanto Griffin 4 Hideki Matsuyama 5 Tiger Woods 6 Joaquin Niemann 7 Sungjae Im 8 Kevin Na 9 Sebastián Muñoz 10 Danny Lee Other South Africans 26 Louis Oosthuizen 32 Dylan Frittelli

IRE USA USA JPN USA CHI KOR USA COL NZL

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$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

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2,310,500.00 2,166,910.00 1,867,302.00 1,832,250.00 1,755,000.00 1,613,888.00 1,587,691.00 1,517,347.00 1,500,569.00 1,342,189.00

Korn Ferry tour regular season order of merit.

(Top 25 received PGA Tour card for 2020 season)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Scottie Scheffle USA Xinjun Zhang CHI Robby Shelton USA Kristoffer Ventura NOR Harry Higgs USA Ryan Brehm USA Matthew NeSmith USA Lanto Griffin USA Henrik Norlander SWE Mark Hubbard USA Zac Blair USA Rhein Gibson USA Bo Hoag USA Nelson Ledesm ARG Mark Anderson USA Scott Harrington USA Chase Seiffert USA Chris Baker USA Sebastian Cappelen DEN Michael Gligic CAN Rafael Campos PRC Michael Gellerman USA Tom Lewis ENG Fabián Gómez ARG Vincent Whaley ARG

20 22 22 11 22 22 25 21 23 23 24 24 24 23 15 23 21 25 22 22 23 23 1 7 24

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

565,338.00 410,100.00 356,760.00 336,234.00 326,651.00 293,055.00 277,566.00 276,057.00 271,628.00 265,892.00 265,355.00 262,933.00 262,254.00 259,106.00 221,544.00 212,749.00 198,842.00 198,792.00 195,968.00 189,645.00 184,076.00 180,914.00 180,000.00 169,182.00 167,469.00

Korn Ferry Tour Final points (Top 25 received PGA Tour card for 2020 season)

1 Matthew NeSmith 2 Tom Lewis ENG1 3 Brandon Hagy 4 Kramer Hickok 5 Fabián Gómez 6 Viktor Hovland 7 Brendon Todd 8 Beau Hossler 9 Ben Taylor 10 Anirban Lahiri 11 Grayson Murray 12 Tyler Duncan 13 David Hearn 14 Bronson Burgoon 15 Chris Baker 16 Robert Streb 17 Tom Hoge 18 Cameron Percy 19 Hank Lebioda 20 Rob Oppenheim 21 Cameron Davis 22 Joseph Bramlett 23 Doug Ghim 24 D.J. Trahan 25 Richy Werenski Other South Africans 26 Justin Harding

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3 3 2 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

1,018,500 1,000,000 700,000 660,500 632,500 620,000 504,838 481,667 416,667 357,500 332,778 283,129 283,000 280,500 263,000 257,429 247,000 242,667 202,667 196,167 192,600 189,111 188,111 186,000 186,000

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Sunshine Tour DATE EVENT VENUE NOVEMBER 2019 14 - 17 28 Nov - 1 Dec

Nedbank Golf Challenge Alfred Dunhill Championship

Gary Player CC Leopard Creek CC

DECEMBER 2019 2 - 5

AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open

Heritage GC

JANUARY 2020 6 - 9

SA Open Championship

Randpark GC

Amateur events - Men DATE EVENT VENUE NOVEMBER 2019 1 - 3 2 - 3 9 - 10 11 - 13 15 - 17 16 - 17 19 - 21

Eastern Province Stroke Play Ekurhuleni Senior Open Limpopo Senior Open The Bobby Locke Central Gauteng Open Otway Hayes Senior Classic Harry Oppenheimer Trophy

Humewood GC Germiston GC Koro Creek GC Parkview GC Royal Jhb & Kensington GC Zwartkop CC Maccauvlei GC

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

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

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nov, dec 2019 & jan 2020 Amateur events - Men (continued)

DATE EVENT VENUE DECEMBER 2019 5 - 6 9 - 13

Joburg Junior Open Junior Inter-Provincial

Randpark GC Oubaai GC

JANUARY 2020 6 - 7 6 - 8 9 - 10 11 12 17 - 19 18 - 19 24 - 26

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

Mount Edgecombe CC Mbombela GC Benoni CC Parys GC Bryanston CC Heron Banks GC Waterkloof GC Centurion CC

Amateur events - Women DATE EVENT VENUE NOVEMBER 2019 3 - 6 11 - 13 23 - 24

Champion of Champions SA Mid-Amateur Championship Mpumalanga Womens Championship

Zebula CC & Spa Selborne GC Middelburg CC

DECEMBER 2019 2 - 3

KZN Junior Championship

Durban CC

JANUARY 2020 6 - 8

Nomads SA U15 Championship

Mbombela GC

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

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

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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S European Seniors Tour order of merit as of 31 October 2019

CHAMPIoNS TOUR Champions Tour order of merit as of 3 Nov 2019

1 Scott McCarron 2 Jerry KellY 3 Bernhard Langer 4 Retief Goosen 5 Kirk Triplett 6 Steve Stricker 7 Woody Austin 8 David Toms 9 Scott Parel 10 Colin Montgomerie Other South Africans 47 David Frost

USA USA GER RSA USA USA USA USA USA SCO

25 22 21 22 24 9 26 20 25 25

$ 2,514,725.00 $ 2,318,925.00 $ 1,693,809.00 $ 1,609,085.00 $ 1,593,298.00 $ 1,534,327.00 $ 1,523,517.00 $ 1,492,012.00 $ 1,485,456.00 $ 1,374,752.00

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EUROPEAN TOUR WGC-HSBC Champions Sheshan International GC, 31 Oct - 3 Nov 2019

1 2 3 T4

Mcilroy, Rory Schauffele, Xander Oosthuizen, Louis Ancer, Abraham Perez, Victor Schwab, Matthias Other South Africans T17 Bezuidenhout, Christiaan T38 Van Rooyen, Erik T43 Easton, Bryce T53 Harding, Justin T57 Schietekat, Neil T60 Kruger, Jbe T70 Sterne, Richard 72 Lombard, Zander 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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67-67-67-68 66-69-68-66 68-69-65-69 68-71-67-67 65-71-71-66 67-71-69-66

269 269 271 273 273 273

(-19) (-17) (-17) (-15) (-15) (15)

€ € € € € €

1,563,900.34 981,358.67 539,523.21 331,600.65 331,600.65 331,600.65

Rsa Rsa Rsa Rsa Rsa Rsa Rsa Rsa

69-72-66-72 73-71-71-71 70-73-74-70 75-74-71-70 70-72-74-75 71-71-75-75 72-75-74-75 73-73-74-78

279 286 287 290 291 292 296 298

(-9) (-2) (-1) (+2) (+3) (+4) (+8) (+10)

€ € € € € € € €

99,480.19 60,046.60 56,461.73 47,387.52 45,707.12 44,049.11 42,010.22 41,674.14

European Tour Race to Dubai points as of 3 Nov 2019 WIESBERGER, Bernd RAHM, Jon LOWRY, Shane FITZPATRICK, Matthew MCILROY, Rory WALLACE, Matt FLEETWOOD, Tommy OOSTHUIZEN, Louis MACINTYRE, Robert VAN ROOYEN, Erik

Other South Africans 12 BEZUIDENHOUT, Christiaan 22 HARDING, Justin 34 STERNE, Richard 57 COETZEE, George 79 WALTERS, Justin 82 LOMBARD, Zander 98 STONE, Brandon 100 BURMESTER, Dean

AUT ESP IRL ENG IRL ENG ENG RSA SCO RSA

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

26 12 13 18 12 24 16 12 27 26

25 23 20 27 28 26 24 27

€ € € € € € € € € €

€ € € € € € € €

4,240.50 3,898.30 3,589.40 3,135.90 2,763.50 2,649.10 2,414.70 2,357.60 2,099.30 2,039.90

1,912.80 1,568.90 1,298.70 864.60 637.40 623.30 517.10 507.00

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE & SENIORS TOUR

1 2 3 4 5

European Challenge Tour Road to Mallorca points as of 3 Nov 2019

HILL, Calum LAPORTA, Francesco BLAND, Richard ROUSSEL, Robin ROZNER, Antoine

Other South Africans 28 EASTON, Bryce

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SCO ITA ENG FRA FRA

16 20 18 19 18

€ € € € €

143,409.40 138,132.40 136,420.50 120,182.40 117,783.10

RSA

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€

56,495.20

1 PRICE, Phillip 2 BROADHURST, Paul 3 COCERES, José 4 LANGER, Bernhard 5 SHACKLADY, David Other South Africans 6 KINGSTON, James 18 WILLIAMS, Chris 33 FROST, David

WAL ENG ARG GER ENG

14 4 13 4 15

€ € € € €

2,311.00 2,020.00 1,995.60 1,954.90 1,945.70

RSA RSA RSA

14 15 2

€ € €

1,494.80 921.60 506.60

LPGA TOUR LPGA Tour order of merit as of 3 November 2019

1 Jin Young Ko 2 Jeongeun Lee 3 Sung Hyun Park 4 Brooke M. Henderson 5 Minjee Lee 6 Lexi Thompso 7 Nelly Korda 8 Sei Young Kim 9 Danielle Kang 10 Ariya Jutanugarn Other South Africans 52 Ashleigh Buhai 136 Lee-Anne Pace

KOR KOR KOR CAN AUS USA USA KOR USA THA

21 23 19 26 24 19 19 24 20 27

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2,714,281.00 1,979,457.00 1,529,905.00 1,519,447.00 1,409,447.00 1,404,576.00 1,395,909.00 1,253,099.00 1,241,806.00 1,166,885.00

RSA RSA

25 13

$ 385,404.00 $ 46,856.00

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR Ladies European Tour Order of merit as of 3 November 2019

1 Carlota Ciganda 2 Ashleigh Buhai 3 Celine Boutier 4 Marianne Skarpnord 5 Caroline Hedwall 6 Esther Henseleit 7 Nuria Iturrioz 8 Christine Wolf 9 Olivia Cowan 10 Charley Hull Other South Africans 42 Stacy Lee Bregma 72 Lee-Anne Pace 89 Lejan Lewthwaite

ESP RSA FRA NOR SWE GER ESP AUT GER ENG

3 5 4 16 12 15 5 17 14 4

€ € € € € € € € € €

247,668.81 206,573.47 201,660.18 164,592.89 163,656.40 161,139.94 133,133.52 123,981.70 121,127.75 120,954.18

RsA RSA RSA

15 2 11

€ 35,828.41 € 20,027.26 € 15,081.36

World Golf rankings as of 3 November 2019

1 Brooks Koepka 2 Rory McIlroy 3 Dustin Johnson 4 Justin Thomas 5 Jon Rahm 6 Patrick Cantlay 7 Tiger Woods 8 Justin Rose 9 Xander Schauffele 10 Bryson DeChambeau Other South Africans 23 Louis Oosthuizen 59 Erik van Rooyen 65 Justin Harding 97 Shaun Norris 98 Christiaan Bezuidenhout 100 Dylan Frittelli 119 Branden Grace 147 Scott Vincent 149 JC Ritchie 161 Richard Sterne 178 Brandon Stone 180 George Coetzee 195 Jaco Ahlers

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11.46 10.38 8.07 7.87 7.57 7.13 7.09 6.74 6.33 5.52

43 49 43 47 48 43 33 48 51 52

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA ZIM RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

4.13 2.18 2.06 1.60 1.60 1.56 1.37 1.13 1.09 1.01 0.95 0.94 0.89

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essler Karain, Reed’s caddie and brother-in-law, gives us the lowdown on the 7-time PGA TOUR winner. Few people know a PGA TOUR pro as well as their caddie. So here are 10 things Karain thinks you might not know about Reed.

5. Patrick loves to grill out. He’s great at cooking steaks.

1. Patrick is extremely superstitious, whether it’s how many balls he starts with in his bag – always 12 – or which socks he wears on which day.

8. Patrick is definitely a workaholic. On any given week when he goes home, he might take two days off. So, you do the math – he works more throughout the year than he actually takes off.

2. He and I both like to go to kids’ movies like “The Grinch” or “Aladdin” or “Lion King” or “Incredibles 2.” Luckily, he has a 5-year-old daughter, Windsor Wells, so we have an excuse to go!

3. Patrick always starts with six tees in his pocket.

If he uses all of them during a round, he grabs six more – even if he just has one hole to play.

4. His lucky ball marker is a silver quarter.

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6. He’s a sports geek. Baseball, football, hockey – you name it. And he’s a really big Notre Dame fan.

7. He’s a huge watch fanatic and has a cool collection. Hublot is one of his sponsors.

9. We both like a good steak. His favorite is a bone-in ribeye – all day, all day -- whereas mine would be a filet that I cook.

10. He really likes the Shrimp Alexander appetizer at Morton’s Steakhouse. So much so, in fact, that he’s figured out the recipe so he can cook it whenever he wants. It’s really good, too.

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Daisies reigns supreme in SA Mid-Amateur IPT “Cameron Johnston and Greg Sheard from Western Province shared the top spot on 11 points, but we had seven players in the top 16, including Alex in third place on 10.5 and Louis and Jacques tied fourth on 9.5.“ Verster said the team’s pairings was a big key to our success.

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auteng North routed Central Gauteng in a pressure packed final round last month to claim their first victory in the 14th South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial Tournament at King David Mowbray GC. The Daisies powered their way past Southern Cape (9 – 3), Western Province (6.5 – 5.5), KwaZulu-Natal (9 – 3), Ekurhuleni (7 – 5) and Free State (8.5 – 3.5) to lead the A-Section log with 10 points.

“We knew victory was within our grasp, but even with one hand on the trophy, we were taking no chances,” said Gauteng North captain Gustav Verster.

“The way our boys fought till the last putt dropped in the final round was a proper show of their commitment to the team, ” Few said.

“I am bursting with pride. We started building this team in 2017 and their commitment has been phenomenal. They jumped at the chance to play the course earlier this year and they played four rounds over the weekend to really come to grips with the layout and the wind.

The guys practiced like demons to prepare for this tournament and the Most Valuable Player ranking speaks volumes about our team.

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“We worked really hard to perfect our line-up for the foursomes and it paid off. We scored clean sweeps against KwaZulu-Natal and Free State, we beat Central Gauteng 3.5 – 0.5 and we led 3 – 1 against Western Province, Southern Cape and Ekurhuleni.

“We had a lot of special moments this week, but seeing our manager hugging the trophy was probably the best one of them all. Gerry has been managing IPT teams at every level for more than three decades and he gave us 110 percent.

“He planned on retiring after this year, but we made him promise to stay if we won and he will definitely be there when we take up our title defence next year. We had incredible support as we prepared for this tournament, so this win is a shout-out to the executive at Gauteng North Golf Union, and all our families.”

A-SECTION FINAL LOG

(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-PointsMatches won) 1 Gauteng North (6, 6, 0, 0, 12, 48.5) 2 Western Province (6, 5, 0, 1, 10, 48.5) 3 Central Gauteng (6, 4, 0, 2, 8, 38.5) 4 KwaZulu-Natal (6, 3, 0, 3, 6, 33) 5 Ekurhuleni (6, 2, 0, 4, 4, 33) 6 Free State (6, 1, 0, 5, 2, 23) 7 Southern Cape (6, 0, 0, 6, 0, 27.5)

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Eastern Province seals promotion in SA Mid-Am IPT

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astern Province not only won the promotion battle in the 14th South African Mid-Amateur Inter-Provincial, but they did it in style – lifting the B-Section title with one round to spare and capping an unbeaten performance with a final round triumph at King David Mowbray GC las month.

Eastern Province defeated Boland 7.5 – 4.5, North West 7 – 5, Border 7.5 – 4.5, Northern Cape 9.5 – 2.5 and mowed down Limpopo 9 – 3 to seal victory, but the champions put the celebration on ice to chase one more win.

“We didn’t lose a match in the entire tournament and our goal was to go home with an unbeaten record,” said team manager Joe Matiwane. “The guys were determined to finish the job in our final match against Mpumalanga before the corks would pop.”

“Congratulations to every player on pulling through this amazing result and congratulations to Ryno Ferreira for captaining this team to victory. Your ability to boost the moral in the camp and to rally the

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players played a huge role in our victory.”

The skipper was especially proud of the fact that Eastern Province took the top three spots in the Most Valuable Player standings.

“We set our combinations early on and it added to the sense of continuity this week. We dominated the foursomes and had an early edge in almost every match. The rest was up to the guys and they all put their hands up this week. As much as golf is an individual game, our team spirit was phenomenal and it played massive role in our success.”

B-SECTION FINAL LOG

(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-PointsMatches won) 1 Eastern Province (6, 6, 0, 0, 12, 48.5) 2 Boland (6, 4, 1, 1, 9, 43.5) 3 North West (6, 3, 2, 1, 8, 42) 4 Mpumalanga (6, 2, 1, 3, 5, 31) 5 Northern Cape (6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 29) 6 Limpopo (6, 1, 1, 4, 3, 28.5)

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Charl Schwartzel closing in on returning from a wrist injury that ended his 2018-'19 season in April.

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fter having his 2018-’19 season cut short because of a wrist injury, Charl Schwartzel could be ready to return to action in about a month if all goes well for the South African.

The 2011 Masters champ played just his third round of golf in October, participating in the Bahamas Strong Pro-Am at Old Marsh Golf Club, since announcing on June 9 that he would be taking the remainder of the season off to let the injury heal. “It’s been a long time off already,” Schwartzel said at the charity outing put together

by Brad Faxon, Justin Leonard and Seth Waugh to raise money for relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Dorian. “I’m itching to play. If I can get through two or three weeks of playing constantly with no pain then I’ll give it a go.”

The 35-year-old, who Ernie Els had already ruled

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out for this December’s Presidents Cup, says he will take a cautious approach, however. Though Schwartzel has been able to practice and play in recent weeks, he emphasized that there is no need to rush back if there is any lingering pain.

On Tuesday, at least, he showed no ill effects, playing in the 18-hole event without any signs of pain.

Schwartzel, who will be playing on a medical extension when he does return to the PGA Tour, last played in April at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, missing the cut with his partner Louis Oosthuizen. It was his eighth missed cut in 13 starts, with Schwartzel’s lone top-10 last season coming at the Puerto Rico Open, where he tied for sixth. Since being out, Schwartzel has fallen to 191st in the Official World Golf Ranking, his lowest position since 2004.

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Every suspended three months for drug abusE

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att Every has been suspended for three months for violating the PGA TOUR’s conduct policy on drugs of abuse.

The TOUR announced the suspension In late October. Every will be eligible to return January 7.

He will miss only three tournaments for which he would have been eligible.

Every has two victories on the PGA TOUR, winning back-to-back at the Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard in 2014 and 2015. He advanced to the FedExCup Playoffs last year, but did not make it beyond the first postseason event.

Matt Every’s statement. ‘I am making these comments in response to the statement released by the PGA TOUR announcing my suspension for testing positive for a substance identified as a “drug of abuse.” To be clear, I tested positive for cannabis, a drug I do not abuse and a drug

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that I have a legal prescription for in the state of Florida. I have been prescribed cannabis for a mental health condition by my physician whom has managed my medical care for 30 years. It have been determined that I am neither an acceptable candidate to use prescription “Z” class drugs nor benzodiazepines. Additionally, these classes of drugs can be highly addictive and harmful to the human body and mind. For me cannabis has proven to be, by far, the safest and most effective treatment.’

With that being said, I have no choice but to accept this suspension and move on. I knew what WADA’s policy was and I violated it. I don’t agree with it for many reasons, mainly for my overall well-being, but I’m excited for what lies ahead in my life and career. Over the last few years I have made massive strides and I know my best is still in front of me. I can’t wait to come back better than ever in January.

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S pecial F eature – C hoosing the right turf

Choosing

the right turf By: Sue de Zwart

Sue de Zwart and Josep Cirera from Semillas Fito turf division

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ith water being our biggest challenge selecting the best turf for your climate is of vital importance.

The Eastern side of RSA

Greens:

Ultra Dwarf Bermuda – high maintenance, but a nice firm fast putting surface which is able to tolerate heat.

Bermuda: Royal Blue available from Top Crop in Greytown is a great option for the lower budget clubs

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TEES,FAIRWAYS & ROUGH: Seeded varieties Gobi – a very well priced, drought tolerant Bermuda with great colour – easy to maintain.

(Available from Talking Turf ) Barbados – a more expensive, but great option available from Barenbrug Riviera – an exciting variety which will be commercially available by 2021 – beautiful, fine Bermuda able to withstand -15 degrees Celcius – growing in Switzerland

Western side of RSA & cooler interior Tall fescue is a great option – drought & cold tolerant & will withstand a temperate climate. After recently visiting the FITO trials in Barcelona I am now convinced that this is a great option for our temperate regions. The new fescue varieties are dark green, nice density & a great option for tees, fairways & semi rough. Sparring can be pre-ordered from Talking Turf. As tall fescue is slow to establish it can be planted with 50 % rye grass to speed up the establishment.

Once you have selected a variety – order it – as all the new seed varieties are imported. The good news is they are being bread for less input – more drought and disease tolerant. It is good to move with the times!

Prior to seeding •

Test your soil with a reputable lab – e.g. Labserve or BemLab • Decide on your pre-plant fertilizer & apply this prior to seeding • Prepare the soil to ensure no compaction • Add 5-10 % organics by volume Seed plant your grass & then the key maintenance begins: • After seeding apply 10 litres/ha Qualibra + 2 litres/ha Subdue Maxx (only necessary when seeding to prevent a disease damping off ).

Water this in a repeat after 21 days.

• Seed requires light, frequent watering, but not too much as you don’t want to encourage algae.

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Grown in Weeks 1 – 4, 6, 8 & 12 • Fertilize weekly with 20 grams/ m2 of 5:1:5 (chlorine free for grass). You can alternate these applications with 12 grams/m2 black urea to encourage microbial activity • Apply to dry grass & water in well • Thereafter apply fertilizer every 6-8 weeks with a foliar feed every 3-4 weeks

CHOOSING THE RIGHT VARIETY OF TURF & GROWING IT IN PROPERLY WILL HUGELY DETERMINE YOUR TURF HEALTH

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Turning back the clock

WHO

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is the Golfer from the past?

He was born in Kerville, Texas on May 9th 1948.

He turned pro in 1971 after graduating in 1970 with a degree in psychology from the University of Houston.

He has won 10 PGA Tour events and came close to winning back to back U.S.Opens.

In 1975 he lost in a playoff to Lou Graham at the Medinah Country Club.

In 1978, he won twice on the tour that year including the PGA Championship. He also won the World Cup individual and team event where he was paired with Andy North that year.

The 1978 PGA championship was held at Oakmont Country Club. Our mystery golfer became the best comeback winner in PGA history after trailing Tom Watson by seven strokes with 14 holes to play. Ultimately, the tournament came down to a three-player playoff – mystery golfer, Watson and Jerry Pate. All three players made par on the first playoff hole. The drama ended on the second playoff hole when Pate missed the green, Watson missed a 30-foot birdie attempt and mystery golfer made his 12-foot birdie putt for the Championship.

He was often sought out by other players to do comedic imitations for which he has a special talent.

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SA GOLF TR ADER DIREC TORY

Golf Shops

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

Driving Ranges Riverclub

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Golf Shops The Golfers Club Century City

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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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SA GOLF TR ADER DIREC TORY Mossel Bay GC Oubaai GE Pezula GC Pinnacle Point GR Plettenburg Bay GC Simola GE

(044) 691-2379 (044) 851-1234 (044) 302-5300 (044) 606-5300 (044) 533-2132 (044) 302-9677

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 St Cathryns GC (033) 444-1945 Golf Shops Umdoni Park GC (039) 975-1320 The Pro Shop (044) 871-0620 Umhlali CC (032) 947-1181 Bells Academy Umkomaas GC (039) 973-1330 Victoria CC (033) 347-1394 EA STERN CAPE Wild Coast CC (039) 305-2799 Windsor park GC (031) 303-1728 Golf Clubs (032) 538-1041 Bushman Sands GC (042) 231-8000 Zimbali CC East London GC (043) 735-1356 Driving Ranges Fish River Sun GC (040) 676-1101 Lynton Hall (039) 975-1502 Gonubie GC (043) 740-5645 Golf Academy Hankey GC (042) 284-0335 Mt Edgecombe D/R (031) 502-3480 Humewood Links GC (041) 583-2137 University Dbn D/R (031) 261-8062 Jeffreys Bay GC (042) 293-2532 Westville D/R (031) 265-0148 Katberg GC (040) 864-1010 Port Elizabeth GC (041) 374-3140 Golf Shops (031) 566-5292 Royal Port Alfred GC (046) 624-4796 The Golfers Club Shark River GC (041) 581-6188 Umhlanga (031) 263 0034 St Francis Bay GC (042) 294-0467 The Pro Shop 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

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

(013) 712-2923 (013) 253-0981 (017) 647-3265 (013) 665-5077 (083) 708-1994 (017) 620-1188 (017) 687-0122 (082) 888-0188 (017) 617-1145 (013) 737-5000 (013) 791-2406 (013) 235-3391 (013) 744-0958 (013) 282-6176 (017) 793-3074 (013) 764-2282 (013) 737-7311 (017) 719-1123 (013) 686-9660 (074) 259-1788 (013) 751-3781 (013) 656-3109

Driving Ranges Broham D/R Riverside Golf Park

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Golf Shops The Pro Shop Nelspruit

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NAMIBIA Windhoek CC

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