SA Golf Trader - March/April 2018

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Vol. 86 • MARCH | APRIL 2018 • www.sagolftrader.co.za

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Knowledge is power - club fitting 201 Celebrity golfer profile – Ian Sturgeon The Garden Route – a golfers Eden Product review – Titleist SM7 wedges KPMG interview with Paul Dunne

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, CROSSWORD PUZZLE, KNOW YOUR PGA PRO, KIDS STUFF, GREENKEEPING AND SO MUCH MORE… Cover Photo: George Golf Club, Ranked #12 in South Africa

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On the Cover:

The Garden Route of South Africa attracts foreign tourists in their droves. World class golf courses, internationally acclaimed resorts and a beautiful climate are just a few of the reasons why it is so popular. The summer months are especially busy with overseas visitors which means that winter offers good pickings for budget conscious South Africans.

Turn to page 34 and find out where to play and stay on the Garden Route this winter.

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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 Knowledge is power Club fitting 201 - are you playing the right shaft?

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Celebrity golfer profile – Ian Sturgeon

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The Garden Route – a golfers Eden

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KPMG interview with Paul Dunne

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Product review – Titleist SM7 wedges

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REGULARS HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

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Letter to the Editor Links, Hazards & Fairways

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Know your PGA pro

TUITION & INSTRUCTION

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Balderstone on golf

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Know your rules

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AFFORDABLE GOLF

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AMATEUR NEWS

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RESULTS & RANKINGS

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The Golf school of Excellence

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Les Blair

EVENTS CALENDAR

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David Doubell

GREENKEEPING

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Jason Ashley

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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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SA’s Leading FREE Golf Products & Services Magazine

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Cape drought forces venue change for Investec South African Women’s Open

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he Sunshine Ladies Tour, Women’s PGA of South Africa and World Sports Promotions have announced that the 2018 Investec South African Women’s Open will move to Westlake Golf Club from 8-10 March.

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The venue change of the R2-million Sunshine Ladies Tour showpiece – co-sanctioned by the Ladies European Tour – was prompted by the damage caused at the original venue, Atlantic Beach Country Club, by the prolonged drought in the Western Cape.

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

Dear Neville I would like your opinion on the following; players mark their ball on the green to prevent another player inadvertently hitting their ball yet this only takes place when on the putting green. By way of example, if golfer A’s ball is on the green and, in the process of putting, his ball strikes golfer B’s ball, golfer A is subject to a two-shot penalty.

That rule changes however if golfer A’s ball doesn’t start on the green. If golfer A is, say, hitting a shot from a green side bunker, and it hits golfer B’s ball which is already on the green, there’s no penalty. Golfer A gets to hit his shot from wherever it finishes, while golfer B replaces his ball to where he thinks it originated. This can lead to unfair advantages.

Some players elect to hit certain shots before their playing partner has had a chance to mark their ball on the green.

Could this be so that they can use their playing partner’s ball as a possible backstop?

Regards

Dear Grant

Thank you for writing in. I must say that I think it is trite to suggest that a player would try to intentionally hit another player’s ball to gain an advantage. The chances of this happening are so remote. If you were to implement a system whereby you are penalised for striking another players ball (when not playing from the green) then each and every shot would need to be marked whether the ball ended up on a fairway, a rough or in a bunker.

The putting surface is another matter altogether and a two stroke penalty there is understandable.

Regards

Grant Cummings

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ACROSS 1. An American manufacturer of golf clubs, bags & accessories, Taylor _ _ _ _ (4) 2. My Player observed that you become luckier when you act within price (8) 7. Brian _ _ _ _ began his professional career on the PGA Tour in 1990 and was inside the top 100 players on the money list between 1993 & 1995 (4) 9. Borrowing from irons & woods yet differing from both (6) 11. Annika Sorenstam is known to love this Japanese dish (5) 12. Located in the heart of the Scottish Highlands, this castle has these golf courses right on it’s doorstep; Royal Dornoch, Nairn & Inverness (4) 15. Japanese professional golfer who played on the Japan Golf Tour winning four times (7, 6) 17. South African born Zimbabwean professional golfer who has won three Majors, first name (4) 19. In July 2005 at the age of 21, Connie _ _ _ _ _ became the youngest head coach in any NCAA division 1 sport when she was appointed head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas womens golf team (5) 22. Bad in any other way but golf (3, 3) 23. A region of land, about 60 hectares that is set aside for a golf course (4) 24. The type of motion when your wrists are not hinged and you are playing a chip shot for instance (3, 5) 25 Standing to close to the ball can initiate contact with this part of the clubface (4)

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DOWN 1. Bryson DeChambeau’s long time coach (4,4) 3. This golf course in England has held more Championship & International events since World War 2 than any other course in the world (5, 8) 4. The distance a golf ball travels through the air (5) 5. Brickyard Crossing is a golf course with 4 holes positioned inside a famous oval where the _ _ _ _ 500 takes place (4) 6. A state of play where the golfer’s score is the same as the courses par at that particular point in the round (4) 8. The only golf course in Lesotho is located where? (6) 10. I spy an extremely nervous golfer missing easy putts (4) 13. The winner of the first Nedbank Golf Challenge (then known as the Million Dollar Challenge) in 1982, surname (6) 14. Two teams of two golfers competing directly against each other (4,4) 16. A golf ball curving to the right is said to have positive spin _ _ _ _ (4) 18. A South Korean female golfer who has won seven Majors, first name (5) 20. _ _ _ _ Tze Huang is a professional golfer from Singapore who is known to admire Louis Oosthuizen’s swing (4) 21. A poet would say that Rory Mcllroy was born on the Emerald _ _ _ _ (4)

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KNOW YOUR PGA

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came to golf and it came quite naturally to me. I was a low handicap at quite a young age.

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

Yes it was always a dream of mine as a youngster.

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Describe a typical work day for a PGA Club Professional.

With golf being a 6h00-18h00 and 7 days a week working environment it is always important to catch up with ones staff to make sure that everything is going according to plan on the day. During the week is quite simple as I will arrive at work and catch up with my staff and the clubs management to discuss what has happened and plan the weekend ahead. I always tell people that being a club-pro you are always at your busiest when other people are off. That is when one interacts with ones members and guests to make sure they get a memorable experience at the club.

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Centurion Country Club has just been ranked as the 20th best conditioned golf course in South Africa and has broken into the top 100 golf courses in the country, firstly congratulations on this, secondly how do you now maintain these high standards?

Thank you. Yes, that was quite a big goal for us last year to improve our rating and in doing so focusing on the attention to detail. The course

Jannes Sik - Head PGA Professional - Centurion Country Club

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When did you qualify as a PGA Professional?

I qualified in 2006.

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What made you choose this career ?

I was a junior member at the old Monument Golf Club (now Waterkloof GC) and started working their during school holidays and weekends for extra pocket money and that’s when I realized that one can make a living out of golf on the administrative side.

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Has it always been golf for you ?

During my school days my number one sport was cricket, I loved the team environment. I was lucky enough that both my dad and mom played golf. I was always directed in the right direction when it

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HEALTH & LIFEST YLE layout has not changed much over the last couple of years, our Green Keeper Jan Hendrik focused tremendously on the conditioning of the golf course and it is an absolute pleasure working with him.

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Can you tell us what the main differences are between a golf club and a country club?

Centurion Country Club is part of the Centurion Residential Estate, we also offer squash and tennis for our members and residents. Where you typical golf club will just have golf facilities available.

What are the challenges at a golf club like Centurion Country Club which has a river running through the golf course and occasionally floods onto the course?

This is definately one of our biggest challenges we have at Centurion CC as five of our holes runs next to the river. When the river does decide to flood, the number one focus for us is to get the course playable as soon as possible. When the floods are severe we sometimes make the 7th which is normally a Par 5 a Par 3 just to make sure that the golfer can complete a full round of 18 holes. It must be said that Jan Hendrik’s team does a great job in doing so.

Slow play is one of the biggest problems in golf today, how do you manage slow play at Centurion Country Club?

We have two starters on the tee boxes informing

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players of the course time. Once they have teed off they go out and marshall to speed up the field. Once a group has fallen behind it is important for the marshal remind the players to speed up. An acceptable round including halfway house should not take more than 4h45.

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

As mentioned earlier that is when we are the most busiest, golf is a leisure game and people typically play it when they are off. Weekends and public holidays are a key focus of mine as that is when most of the members and guests will be playing. I have been working in the golf industry now for more than 12 years and it has become part of my lifestyle. I am lucky that my wife full understands this.

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

My spare time I enjoy socializing with my family and friends, finding new restaurants and bars.

I also enjoy my test match cricket. When the cricket comes to Centurion I always try to make it to at least one day.

12. Do you still get time to play ?

Yes I still try to play once a week, that doesn’t always happen. It is always nice and as important playing a round with ones members hearing directly from them.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER

Club Fitting 201...

Are you playing the Right Shaft?

by Jason Ashley

In the previous addition we looked at the importance of club design and the influence on consistency. In order to increase consistency even further selection of the correct shaft is imperative.

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he fascination with investing in the latest golf clubs is evident all the time looking at all the marketing OEM do to get you to play their product. One of the most pivotal components that influence performance and consistency is sometimes overlooked. The correct shaft – length, weight and profile will improve any golfers swing speed, ball striking and trajectory.

There are a variety of opinions when it comes to golf shafts. Some people believe they are important and make a huge difference and some don’t think they are as important as they are made out to be. Personally I believe that they play a pivotal role. In my many years of fitting the influence that shafts have on strike consistency, spin and dispersion has proved to be enormous. Time and time again the value of the correct shaft is significant.

I remember once reading an article that used the analogy showing the function of the shaft at impact to be like that of the aerial of a truck at impact which is to say that i there would be no effect on impact. However if there was no shaft there would be no impact. Hence it might be better to see the shaft as the wheels

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of the truck at impact – it delivers the truck to the collision.

The shaft plays a role in how you get the club head back to the ball from a horizontal and vertical perspective. Your face angle is influenced from a horizontal perspective of the shaft and the loft and angle of attack by a vertical plane of the shaft at impact. Each shaft has its own unique profile hence all the different brands on the market.

From an engineering viewpoint, this is called the EI profile and many manufacturers give this information in a chart so that you can see the different kick points to help the player achieve optimum performance. When we swing a golf club one of the most important areas when trying to find out what shaft suits you is the transition of your swing.

Your changeover from backswing to downswing is going to influence what pressure you put on the shaft or how you load it (store energy or lose energy). Whatever type of transition you have, whether it’s a cast, aggressive pull down with the arms or quick body transition, there are certain types of

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SPECIAL FEATURE - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER shafts that will work better for you. The shaft reacts to many different forces so finding the correct shaft will allow more consistent delivery in the horizontal and vertical plane.

Aftermarket Shafts The quality of materials used in a shaft is crucial and is the major difference between the cheap and expensive once. In a high quality, premium shaft, you’ll find that the strands of graphite are much thinner, lighter and stronger with less resin used, giving it a better feel, consistency and energy transfer.

Many people don’t realize that not all shafts are round because of the manufacturing process. They are made by roll wrapping the shaft around a steel mandrel.

The radial consistency will be much better on most aftermarket shafts. This will help in the way the shaft performs because of the rotation of the club throughout the swing which effects dispersion and ball striking, torque and hoof stiffness. These are the main difference between stock and aftermarket shafts. These thicker layers used in budget shafts decrease the factors as described.

Difference in quality between budget and aftermarket shafts.

The importance of shafts should be a big consideration when doing a fitting. It is no use having a Ferrari but fitting it with the transmission of a Corolla. Take the time to get fitted correctly as it will increase the enjoyment of the game.

In the next addition we will be looking at loft and lie angles and the influence it may have on your consistency.

Happy Golfing!

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Oban – aftermarket shafts

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tuition & instruction

Course Strategy

Recovery Shots

by Michael Balderstone

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he old adage is “Go where the mower goes� to keep the ball out of trouble. Of course, this is our goal, but no matter our playing ability, we know that occasionally (or sometimes often!!!) we will find ourselves in the trees. Golf is essentially a game of recovery.

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successful. Great exponents of this art include the late Seve Ballesteros, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, all aggressive players who could take a risk knowing that they were confident of recovering. It is no coincidence that these guys are also known for exceptional short games. The linking factor is the imagination and visualisation that both skills require.

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tuition & instruction A great mental technique to focus your mind, and build your confidence in pulling the shot off, is to imagine how many golf balls can fit into the gap at the same time. It is normally hundreds, which now makes the gap appear a lot larger and your chances of success far greater. If you commit to the shot with this visualisation in mind, you will find that you too can pull off amazing recovery shots when needed.

In most cases it is advisable to take your punishment, play the percentages and get the ball back to the fairway, even if it means chipping out sideways. This is smart course strategy and can eliminate the big numbers on your card. But sometimes we don’t have that option, or we need to take a risk to win a match or tournament. Maybe there is a gap in the trees that is your only way out, but it appears pretty small.

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If you need to keep the ball low, swing softly.

The harder you hit it the more back spin you impart and therefore the greater the height.

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If you need to curve the ball around a tree, allow more margin when aiming. The ball will start closer to the clubface aim than the swing path, so aim wider around the tree.

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he Sunshine Tour is hosting an exciting new tournament, the Steyn City Championship, in Gauteng from 5-7 March.

The Steyn City Team Championship will take place at the Nicklaus-designed Steyn City, described as the ‘Augusta of South Africa’.

The 54-hole tournament will be made up of the top 96 professionals on the Sunshine Tour and will feature teams of two professionals.

The teams will play 36 holes on day one of the championship, 18 holes of foursomes in the morning and 18 holes of greensomes in the afternoon. There will be a cut to the top 25 teams after the second day. The final day

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will feature a betterball format. The team with the lowest aggregate strokeplay score will win their share of the R1-million prize fund purse.

The first day of play will provide a lot of excitement, with teams relying on both players to score as well as possible. Foursomes – also known as ‘alternate shot’ format – means players will have to rely on what their partners can do to put them in a position to make birdies and eagles. Greensomes is a format where both players on the teams tee off, and the better of the two tee shots is used. From that point, shots are played alternately again.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE

Ian Sturgeon South African Jockey

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

I was born in county Armagh, Northern Ireland.

Went to school for 3 years there in Hamilton’s Bawn before my parents emigrated to SA when I was 7.

I grew up on a farm, went to Umhlali Primary and then attended Northwood boys high for 2 years.

The SA Jockeys’ academy takes kids after grade 9 so I went there and finished matric.

2. Your nickname is “Fish”, how did you acquire it?

When I started riding work I went across to the trainer/presenter, Paul Lafferty, and introduced my self as Ian Sturgeon. On his quizzical look I confirmed what I thought might be on his mind and said, ”as in the fish”. It’s a shame because although I love fishing, they aren’t the brightest creatures and tend to be a bit slippery and I don’t want that to suit my personality.

3. As a youngster did you participate in other sports or were you always going to be a jockey?

As a kid I loved football, cricket, hockey, mountain biking and polocross. Luckily for me there was a grooms strike at Clairwood training center when I was about 12, so I got a chance to ride some horses in training in the mornings. I was hooked in an instant and from that moment onwards only wanted to win horse races, especially the Durban July.

4. Which other jockeys had an influence on your career?

I watched Jeff Lloyd and Bernard Fayd’herbe closely.

They are both great jockeys and awesome horsemen.

I was their valet while an apprentice too so I got to know them well that way. The jockey who has influenced me the most is Michael Roberts.

5. Who was your first winner and how many have you had since?

My first winner was Paddy’s Prospect for trainer

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Julie Dittmer. I’m not sure how many I’ve had since, I’ll have to check.

6. What was the best horse that you have ever ridden?

The best horses I’ve ridden that people know are probably Sushisan, a stayer who ran 2nd in the July and a sprinter called Antius. The best horse I’ve sat on was actually West Coast Gold. He had the most talent.

7. Who do you rate as the best trainer of all time?

It’s hard for me to say who the best trainer is of all time. From what I’ve heard, Aiden O’brian is great, and apparently incredibly intelligent.

8. Which is the best racetrack that you have ridden at?

My favorite racetracks are Turffontein, Greyville and Kenilworth. All top tracks and all in their own ways.

9. How tough is the transition from academy to becoming a qualified jockey.

After the apprenticeship at the academy it’s a fairly easy transition to being a jockey. Mine was a few years ago now but it was exciting for me. I was riding some nice horses and traveling around SA a bit looking for a horse to help put my name up in lights. It took me a year to find Sushisan and we got close but not quite. It’s ongoing. Haha 10. What are your long and short term goals for the future?

I’ve been off for 5 months with a hip injury so the rest of the season I will spend getting stronger and looking for good horses again.

In the 2018/19 season I’ll be looking to ride 100 winners and if all goes to plan I’ll win some of the big ones. The July and Met would really make my career as a jockey so hopefully I can follow in the footsteps of my mentors in the next few seasons.

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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE 11. Are there any horses you are currently riding that we should keep an eye on?

Having been off for so long I can’t recommend any young horses at the moment.

12. What advice would you give to aspiring young jockeys?

Any aspiring young jockey needs to keep their head when things go well and not. Dealing well with the ups and downs of the game is a big part of being able to ride each horse as

it should be ridden. It’s like anything in life.

Good emotional intelligence is key in most if not all areas of life. It’s easy to win well but you gotta be able to loose “well” and let it be the catalyst to spur you on to greater effort.

13. Do you have a favourite quote or saying?

‘People are like tea, you never know how strong they are until you put them in hot water’. I also enjoy the serenity prayer.

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When did you start to play golf?

Started when I was 19, 14 years ago.

What is your current handicap?

Handicap 18 Where do you play out of?

I use golf connection because I like to play a lot of different courses.

Which is your favourite South African golf course?

Favorite courses are Oubaai in George and Zimbali in Ballito, Tamarina in Mauritius (my friend Matt and I beat the two club pros in a game of American scramble there which made it one of the best days of golf I’ve had.)

What is your favourite club in the bag?

Favorite club is 8 iron. Easiest to control.

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Do you walk or take a cart?

I prefer walking around to taking a cart and have posted my best scores this way too. A good walk does you the world of good and helps keeps me light.

• Who is your favourite golfer?

I love watching my friend Jared Burnard play. Awesome talent and a great friend. Of the pros I would say Rory McIlroy. When he gets going he’s amazing to watch and all the sweeter cause he’s from N. Ireland too.

• Have you ever had a hole-in-one?

No holes in one yet, and only one eagle at the easy 8th at Kloof CC. I’ve only seen one hole in one and that was yielded by my friend Jared. He took my money that day cause over 30 skins had been carried onto the hole already. Haha.

• Your ideal fourball would be?

If my friends were unavailable, of course, I would love to have a round of golf with Rory McIlroy, Tiger woods and Jacques Kallis. 3 of the greatest sportsmen in the world.

As an extra, I just wanna tell you how I got my handicap down to 11 a few years back. I was a bit over weight and I’d heard of this place where Andrew Fortune, another fat jockey, had gone to loose a lot of weight. The fat camp, as we affectionately called it, was actually a sports academy in George called Kenako. I went down there for a month and had a great time. I played golf almost everyday and was lucky to have lessons with one of South Africa’s great golfers Roger Wessels 3/4 times a week. It changed my game, and my outlook on sport in general.

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A M AT E U R N E W S

Record-breaking Gillberg wins SA Stroke Play

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n international breakthrough. A new 72-hole record. An unforgettable week in South Africa for Oliver Gillberg.

The Swede began with a 10-foot birdie putt and he tapped in for par at the final hole to put the lowest 72-hole score in the 49 year history of the South African Stroke Play Championship next to his name in the record books.

A winning total of total of 27-under-par 261 saw Gillberg the previous record set by Richard Sterne at Oppenheimer Park in 2001 by five strokes.

His final act was a fist-pump before he flashed the biggest smile imaginable to the appreciative crowd surrounding the final green at Pecanwood G&CE. “It’s been an unbelievable week; unforgettable,” Gilbert said, reading the names of the previous champions on the trophy’s base. “This is definitely the best week of my life.”

Over 72 holes, the 23-year-old from Karsta gave the spectators numerous glimpses of his future potential with a game that was at times overpowering, but always efficient.

Saulez closed with a 67 to finish second and Nienaber took route 66 to third on 25-underNeal Woernhard fired the low round of the day – a nine-underpar 63 – that boosted the Swiss amateur to fourth on 19-under. South African duo Louis Albertse and James du Preez closed out the top five with Sam Locke from Scotland on 18-under 270.

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Final Result (Top 20) 261

Oliver Gillberg

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Matt Saulez

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Wilco Nienaber

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Sam Locke

James du Preez

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272 Andre van Heerden (Jnr)

Frédéric LaCroix Cameron Moralee

Christiaan Burke

70 71 67 64 71 69 64 68 74 65 64 69 70 66 67 69

273 Martin Vorster

Yurav Premlall Alex Gleeson

68 70 67 68 69 69 67 68 72 67 64 70

274 Edgar Catherine

Jayden Schaper Ludwig Aberg

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275 Jordan Burnand Victor Veyret Calum Fyfe

Yashas Chandra

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Williams seals SA Senior Amateur double at Sun City

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teve Williams became the first golfer to lift both flagship trophies on the South African senior amateur circuit when he won the Senior Players Championship at Sun City in a dramatic finish last month.

The 56-year-old former South African Senior Stroke Play champion edged out 2015 winner Morgan Phillips by one shot to celebrate victory on even-par 144.

“I’m incredibly proud to put my name on this trophy,” said Williams, the number one ranked senior in South Africa. “Only the top 50 seniors in the rankings qualify for this championship and we fight for 12 months to secure a start in the field. Arriving here, you know it’s going to be a dog-fight, because you’re up against the best in the country.

“This was the first time I played in the Senior Players Championship, and to walk off the Gary Player CC course is extremely special. This rates right up there with the best highlights of my career.”

Williams was the odds-on favourite coming off back-to-back victories in the Central Gauteng Senior Open and Gauteng North Senior Open.

Williams was delighted to add his name to the past champions list that feature Phillips, Peter van Coller, Lynton Beckett, Ben Kleynhans and Andre van Dyk. “I have to congratulate Phillip (Viljoen),” said Williams. “This tournament definitely lived up to its billing as one of the best on the senior amateur circuit and it’s a real honour to have ticked this box.

“This tournament this rates right up there with some of the international events I’ve campaigned in.

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Final Result (Top 20) 144 Steven Williams 73 71 145 Morgan Phillips 73 72 146 Pieter Cooper 74 72 147 Craig Poulton 75 72 Derik Piek 73 74 148 Graeme Watson 74 74 149 Stephen Johnston 73 76

Gordon Wessels 75 74 150 Greg Gleeson 77 73 Rurik Gobel 77 73 Johan Marais 77 73 151 Mark O’Brien 75 76 152 Ramon Rahme 78 74 153 Alan Fraser 77 76 Andre van Dyk 76 77 Christo Reyneke 74 79 155 Stanley de Beer 74 81 Johan Swart 76 79

William Skinner 79 76 Adrian Kriel 78 77 Christian Pienaar 78 77 Leonard Pienaar 77 78

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Mansfield wins Sanlam Cape Province open

supplied Mansfield with a huge confidence boost ahead of South African amateur golf’s flagship event.

“I’m so stoked, especially coming after disappointing results in the last two weeks,” said Mansfield.

“After a top 10 in the Free State Open and top 15 in the Gauteng North Open, I expected to do well in the SA Stroke Play and the Africa Amateur. I played nicely, but the scores didn’t reflect it and I was really hunting a good result in George to prepare for the Sanlam SA Amateur.

“I chased Deon for 71 holes and I caught him and that means a lot. I’m pleased that I put together four good rounds. This gives me great momentum to take back to Durban.”

Final Result (Top 20)

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The Durban Country Club player braved wet and windy conditions at Kingswood GE to beat Deon Germishuys from Western Province by one stroke for a timely victory in the Sanlam Cape Province Open.

Mansfield fired a final round two-under 70 to triumph on 11-under 275.

The win moved the recently named GolfRSA National Squad member to fifth in the South African Golf Association Open Amateur Rankings and

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275 Clayton Mansfield

68 69 68 70

276 Deon Germishuys

67 66 70 73

277 Christo Lamprecht Jnr

70 73 67 67

Malcolm Mitchell

69 70 68 70

280

Neal Woernhard SUI

69 69 72 70

Nicola Gerhardsen

69 68 70 73

281 Luke Mayo

74 66 72 69

Otto van Buynder

73 67 69 72

Keegan Mclachlan

70 69 70 72

Cameron Moralee 282 Kartik Sharma

69 69 70 73

72 71 70 69

Matt Saulez

71 69 70 73

285 Chris Wicks

67 74 72 72

286

Jeremy Freiburghaus

72 69 76 69

Jack Gaunt

71 71 69 75

Loris Schuepbach

69 74 75 68

Hennie O’Kennedy

68 71 74 73

287 Luca Filippi

74 71 73 69

Andrew Wilson

71 68 73 75

Luan Boshoff

70 70 71 76

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Langley lifts Proudfoot at SA Amateur

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nglishman David Langley won the 36-hole qualifier in the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship by four shots at the end of February.

and Trevor Immelman. In recent years, European Tour winners Richard Sterne, Brandon Stone and Haydn Porteous also etched their names on the sought-after silverware.

The 23-year-old Berkshire golfer threw down the gauntlet when he opened with a five-under-par 67 in the brutal conditions at Durban CC.

Langley – the first Englishman to triumph since Laurie won the qualifier and the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship at East London Golf Club in 2010 – was delighted to join these winners.

Langley backed up his bid for the Proudfoot Trophy with a two-under 70 and sealed the top spot for the match play stage on an aggregate score of seven-under-par 137.

Scotland’s Calum Fyfe took sole second with rounds of 70 and 71, while South African trio Martin Vorster, Therion Nel and Otto van Buynder shared third on two-under 142.

Luca Filippi from the Western Province produced a 69 in gusting wind to finish a further stroke back, while local golfers Matt Saulez and Jason Broomhead joined six players in seventh place on level par.

Named after eight-time SA Amateur champion Douglas Proudfoot, the Proudfoot Trophy boasts an illustrious list of past winners, including Mark McNulty, Hugh Baiocchi, Dale Hayes, Denis Hutchinson – the last amateur to win the SA Open – and Major winners Ernie Els, Retief Goosen

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“This course is so perfectly suited for match play,” said Langley. “There are so many options on every hole. There are risk and rewards holes, holes where you can score like 17 and 18, and holes pars feel like birdies. I think it’s going to be a fantastic contest.”

India’s Varun Parikh and Erhard Lambrechts from South Africa claimed the other two spots and will battle Fyfe and Van Buynder in the first round.

Defending champion Christo Lamprecht, number one ranked Wilco Nienaber and KwaZulu-Natal Malcolm Mitchell, Luke Mayo, Clayton Mansfield, Greg McKay and Byron Coetzee also made the top 64, as did Matthew Hands, who avoided the play-off with a grandstand finish.

The Simbithi CC golfer holed out at the par four 18th from 243 metres with a 3-wood to book a tee time against Vorster from Southern Cape in the first round.

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Glory goes to Germishuys in Sanlam SA Amateur

“Chris never gave up, not even until the last putt.

I had to fight really hard to stay in the match and I am so proud right now of the way I hung in there.

I’m really humbled by the victory. To walk off the course and receive the message from Ernie congratulating me was the icing on the cake.”

Woollam dispatched John Paterson from Scotland 2&1 to reach the final at his home course, while Germishuys needed 20 holes to knock out his team-mate Euan Walker in his semi-final.

Woollam won the Proudfoot Trophy in last year’s stroke play qualifier at Humewood, but he exited in the first round of the match play. Germishuys won the Southern Cape Open in 2017 and added two trophies in the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series to his mantle, but neither player had come close to fighting for a title as prestigious as this.

For 39 holes, the duo were oblivious to the Proteas losing five quick wickets against Australia over at Kingsmead or Nobuhle Dlamini breaking through on the Sunshine Ladies Tour down the coast.

The two young gladiators produced the kind of shot-making that wins national opens.

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ot since Ernie Els lost to Neville Clarke at the 40th hole in 1988 has the 36-hole final of the Sanlam South African Amateur Championship gone further than 38 holes.

“There has to be a winner and I’m overjoyed that it was me, but I have to tip my hat to Chris. He was incredibly solid throughout the day and I had to fight hard to come back, time after time. It was one of the toughest contests of my golf career.”

Last month, the four-time Major champion was dialled into the action at Durban CC as Deon Germishuys and Chris Woollam stretched it to 39 holes. And the first text message Germishuys received after defeating Woollam with a par at the 39th hole was from the Big Easy himself.

Woollam was gracious in defeat. “Deon was an incredible opponent. He is as tenacious as a pitbull and he just never gave up. It was a fantastic contest and we both had chances.

“This is a dream come true,” said Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation Germishuys. “It was such a tough contest and Chris was an incredible opponent. I have dreamt of this moment so many times, and it feels almost unreal to stand here with the trophy.

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“I enjoyed this final tremendously and I have no doubt that the experience will serve me well in the future. I won the Proudfoot and made the final. Who knows, perhaps next year it’s third time lucky.”

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The Garden Route – a Golfers Eden

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he Garden Route is a stretch of the south-western coast of South Africa, extending from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to the Storms River in the Eastern Cape. The name derives from the fertile and ecologically diverse vegetation encountered here and the abundant lagoons and lakes dotted along the coast.

This stretch has a moderate climate, with mild to warm summers, and mild to cool winters. Temperatures seldom fall below 10 °C in winter and infrequently climb beyond 28 °C in summer. Rain follows year-round, with a slight peak in the spring months, brought on by the humid sea-winds from the Indian Ocean Ten nature reserves hug the varied ecosystems of the area as well as unique marine reserves, home to seals, coral reefs, dolphins and a host of other marine life.

Various bays along the Garden Route are nurseries to the endangered Southern Right Whale which go there to calve in the winter and spring (July to December).

The Garden Route is very popular with overseas visitors in the summer months and the numerous golf courses on the route are busy during this period. Things slow down a bit in the winter however and this is when excellent deals can be found. The weather is as good if not better and the golf courses are always in great condition.

The strip map contains links to all the golf courses, contact them directly to see what winter specials they are offering or have a look at their respective advertisements. Summer or winter one thing is sure; the Garden Route is a golfers Eden!

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Oubaai Golf Resort & Spa Fancourt George Golf Club Kingswood Golf Estate

Knysna Golf Club Simola Golf & Country Estate Pezula Champoinship Course Plettenberg Bay Country Club Goose Valley Golf Club

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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S Other South Africans T37 Branden Grace T53 Retief Goosen T68 Charl Schwartzel Tyrone Van Aswegen

Sunshine Tour Dimension Data Pro-Am, Fancourt 15 - 18 February 2018

1 Jaco Ahlers RSA 71-68-66-64 2 Jean-Paul Strydom RSA 69-67-70-66 3 Neil O’Briain IRE 68-68-72-66 T4 Dean Burmester RSA 74-70-66-65 Francesco Laporta ITA 70-71-66-68 Keith Horne RSA 68-69-70-68 Alexander Knappe RSA 72-68-69-66 Tjaart van der Walt RSA 67-69-67-72 T9 Andre Nel RSA 68-69-73-66 Justin Walters RSA 68-69-69-70 Vaughn Groenewald RSA 66-73-64-73

269 272 274 275 275 275 275 275 276 276 276

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

R 752,875.00 R 524,875.00 R 322,025.00 R 139,650.00 R 139,650.00 R 139,650.00 R 139,650.00 R 139,650.00 R 80.037.50 R 80.037.50 R 80.037.50

Cape Town Open - Final Result, King David Mowbray GC 22 - 25 February 2018 1 Rhys Enoch WAL 2 Peter Karmis RSA T3 Keenan Davidse RSA JC Ritchie RSA 5 Wallie Coetsee RSA T6 Toby Tree ENG Justin Harding RSA Jack Harrison ENG Colin Nel RSA T10 Kyle McClatchie RSA Oliver Bekker RSA Merrick Bremner RSA

64-69-67-69 63-68-67-72 66-68-68-69 64-70-67-70 68-71-64-69 69-72-66-68 65-67-74-67 67-68-69-69 68-66-66-73 67-67-72-68 65-70-67-72 65-66-70-73

269 270 271 271 272 273 273 273 273 274 274 274

(-19) (-18) (-17) (-17) (-16) (-15) (-15) (-15) (-15) (-14) (-14) (-14)

R 237,750.00 R 165,750.00 R 83,925.00 R 83,825.00 R 45,00.00 R 35,625.00 R 35,625.00 R 35,625.00 R 35,625.00 R 23,700.00 R 23,700.00 R 23,700.00

Sunshine Tour order if merit as of 26 Feb 2018 1 Erik van Rooyen 2 JC Ritchie 3 Oliver Bekker 4 Shaun Norris 5 Ockie Strydom 6 Louis de Jager 7 Jaco Ahlers 8 Scott Vincent 9 Jean-Paul Strydom 10 Jacques Kruyswijk 11 Jacques Blaauw 12 Peter Karmis 13 Neil Schietekat 14 Vaughn Groenewald 15 Jared Harvey 16 Doug McGuigan 17 Justin Harding 18 Hennie Otto 19 Jean Hugo 20 Darren Fichardt

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

5 21 21 6 20 21 11 5 20 12 9 20 22 22 22 23 23 12 22 5

R 2,065,846.59 R 1,784,410.00 R 1,395,688.92 R 1,246,147.84 R 1,213,973.51 R 1,189,733.93 R 1,137,590.75 R 959,350.00 R 940,927.08 R 902,913.00 R 884,190.00 R 742,631.00 R 709,394.25 R 636,569.50 R 622,379.17 R 612,395.00 R 590,653.67 R 586,874.71 R 579,910.00 R 569,537.14

Genesis Open, Riviera CC 15 - 18 February 2018

T4

Bubba Watson USA Tony Finau USA Kevin Na USA Patrick Cantlay USA Scott Stallings USA

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70-72-69-72 68-71-75-72 71-73-73-74 70-72-75-74

283 286 291 291

(-1) $ 33,120.00 (+2) $ 16,436.57 (+7) $ 14,400.00 (+7) $ 14,400.00

The Honda Classic, PGA National, 22 - 25 February 2018 1 2 3 4 T5

Justin Thomas USA Luke List USA Alex Noren SWE Tommy Fleetwood ENG Byeong Hun An KOR Webb Simpson USA Other South Aicans 11 Dylan Frittelli RSA T17 Rory Sabbatini RSA T24 Louis Oosthuizen RSA T68 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA

67-72-65-68 71-66-66-69 66-75-65-67 70-68-67-69 70-72-69-65 66-72-66-72

272 272 273 274 276 276

(-8) $ 1,188,000.00 (-8) $ 712,800.00 (-7) $ 448,800.00 (-6) $ 316,800.00 (-6) $ 250,800.00 (-4) $ 250,800.00

71-72-67-69 69-69-71-73 67-72-69-75 72-73-73-75

279 282 283 293

(-1) $ 165,000.00 (+2) $ 86,365.71 (+3) $ 54,780.00 (+13) $ 13,266.00

PGA tour order of merit as of 26th February 2018

1 Justin Thomas USA 2 Patton Kizzire USA 3 Dustin Johnson USA 4 Jon Rahm SPA 5 Jason Day AUS 6 Pat Perez USA 7 Chez Reavie USA 8 Tony Finau USA 9 Justin Rose ENG 10 Brendan Steele USA Other Southern Africans 87 Branden Grace RSA 90 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 107 Rory Sabbatini RSA 123 Retief Goosen RSA 147 Charl Schwartzel RSA 191 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 214 Ernie Els RSA 217 Brendon de Jonge ZIM

7 10 4 6 4 7 10 8 2 6

$ 3,419,800.00 $ 2,961,988.00 $ 2,539,667.00 $ 2,101,184.00 $ 2,073,900.00 $ 2,032,227.00 $ 1,917,173.00 $ 1,901,356.00 $ 1,853,200.00 $ 1,807,100.00

5 2 10 8 4 1 5 4

$ 411,712.00 $ 396,939.00 $ 281,589.00 $ 225,919.00 $ 147,515.00 $ 54,780.00 $ 16,003.00 $ 14,012.00

web.com TOUR Web.com Tour order of merit as of 26th February 2018

1 Sungjae Im KOR 2 Adam Svensson CAN 3 Ben Taylor ENG 4 Scott Langley USA 5 Rafael Campos PUR 6 Carlos Ortiz MEX 7 Rhein Gibson AUS 8 Edward Loar USA 9 Kyoung-Hoon Lee KOR 10 Kevin Dougherty USA Other South Africans 99 Dawie van der Walt RSA

4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

$ 177,999.00 $ 136,803.00 $ 134,570.00 $ 118,532.00 $ 85,487.00 $ 84,673.00 $ 79,028.00 $ 64,421.00 $ 64,185.00 $ 53,471.00

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CHAMPIoNS TOUR Champions tour order of merit as of 26th February 2018

PGA TOUR 1 T2

RSA RSA RSA RSA

68-70-65-69 66-71-68-69 68-70-67-69 66-69-69-71 71-68-68-68

272 274 274 275 275

(-12) $ 1,296,000.00 (-10) $ 633,600.00 (-10) $ 633,600.00 (-9) $ 316,800.00 (-9) $ 316,800.00

1 David Toms 2 Jerry Kelly 3 Joe Durant 4 Mark Calcavecchia 5 Colin Montgomerie 6 Bernhard Langer 7 Miguel Angel Jiménez 8 Scott McCarron 9 Lee Janzen 10 Gene Sauers Other South Africans 45 David Frost

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3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3

$ 321,560.00 $ 313,016.00 $ 286,632.00 $ 254,560.00 $ 222,432.00 $ 177,016.00 $ 158,320.00 $ 142,229.00 $ 131,931.00 $ 126,832.00

USA

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$ 28,606.00

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Sunshine Tour

DATE EVENT VENUE MARCH 2018 1 - 4 13 - 18 19 - 24

Tshwane Open Vusi Ngubeni Qualifying School Qualifying School

Pretoria CC Modderfontein GC Randpark GC

APRIL 2018 12 -15 19 - 22 26 - 29

Zanaco Zambian Masters Zimbabwe Open Mopani Redpath Zambia Open

Lusaka GC Royal Harare GC Nkana GC

MAY 2018 9 - 11 18 - 20

Investec Royal Swazi Open Lombard Insurance Classic

Royal Swazi Spa CC Royal Swazi Spa CC

Amateur events - Men DATE EVENT VENUE MARCH 2018 4 8 - 9 10 11 - 12 11 - 13 14 - 16 22 - 23 23 - 25 25 - 26

Gauteng North Mid-Amateur Open KZN Senior Classic Border Mid-Amateur KZN Senior Open Northern Amateur Qual Northern Amateur MP Boland Senior Open Northern Cape Open WP Seniors Masters

Wingate Park CC Zimbali CC East London GC Umhlali CC Randpark GC Randpark GC Hermanus GC Sishen GC Durbanville GC

APRIL 2018 2 - 4 3 - 5 5 - 7 7 - 8 8 13 - 15 18 - 20 22

SA Boys U19 Championship Qual SA U15 Challenge Gowrie SA Boys U19 Championship MP EP/Border Stroke Play Highveld Mid-Amateur Open North West Open Boland Amateur Stroke Play Free State Mid-Amateur Open

Woodhill CC Gowrie Farm GC Woodhill CC TBA Middelburg CC Potchefstroom CC Paarl GC 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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(057) 899 1724 (012) 667 1087 (054) 332 3323 (021) 850 6500

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DATE EVENT VENUE APRIL 2018 (continued) 22 - 26 Senior/Super Senior IPT - A Sections 23 - 27 Senior/Super Senior IPT - B Sections 23 - 25 Western Province Amateur Qual 26 - 28 Western Province Amateur MP 30 Apr - 2 May Prince’s Grant Invitational

St Francis Links GC Pecanwood G&CC Milnerton GC Milnerton GC Princes Grant GC

MAY 2018 1 - 4 4 - 6 5 - 6 14 - 18 14 - 18 26 - 27 31 May -1 Jun

Plettenberg Bay CC Durban CC Maccauvlei GC Potchefstroom CC Irene CC Mossel Bay GC Fancourt CC

SA Mid-Amateur Stroke play KZN Stroke Play Vaal Senior Open SA Country Districts Challenge Cup Southern Cape Mid-Amateur Open Fancourt Senior Open

Amateur events - Women DATE EVENT VENUE MARCH 2018 3 - 4 4 - 10 8 - 10 11 21 - 23 26 - 27

North West Open Championship 2018 All Africa Junior Golf Challenge Investec SA Womens Open Kwazulu Natal Championships Western Province Women’s Amateur Championship Nomads SA Girl’s Rose Bowl Stroke Play Championship

Magaliespark CC Morrocco Westlake GC Mount Edgecombe CC Bellville GC Royal Cape

APRIL 2018 14 - 15 22 - 24

Free State Championship - 2018 Sanlam South African Women’s Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Bethlehem GC

MAY 2018 6 - 8 13 - 16 20 - 23

Gauteng Junior & Open Championship Senior Womens SA Nationals South African 72 Hole Teams Championship 2018

Royal Jhb And Kensington GC St Francis Links GC Waterkloof GC

Port Elizabeth GC

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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(044) 873 5823 (043) 735 4443 (021) 686 1668 (021) 850 6500

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LPGA TOUR

NBO Oman Open Al Mouj Golf, 15 - 18 February 2018 1 2 3 T4

Luiten Joost Ned Wood Chris Eng Guerrier Julien Fra Campillo Jorge Esp Han Seungsu Usa Other South Africans 26 Porteous Haydn Rsa T37 Sterne Richard Rsa T44 Bezuidenhout Christiaan Rsa 65 Lombard Zander Rsa

72-66-66-68 70-66-69-69 69-69-66-71 73-70-66-68 70-69-70-68

272 274 275 277 277

(-16) (-14) (-13) (-11) (-11)

€ 233,235.00 € 155,490.00 € 87,605.00 € 59,430.00 € 59,430.00

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

284 286 287 295

(-4) (-2) (-1) (+7)

€ 13,295.00 € 9,096.00 € 7,137.00 € 3,079.00

Commercial Bank Qatar Masters, Doha GC 22 - 25 February 2018

1 2 3 T4

Pepperell Eddie Eng Fisher Oliver Eng Kinhult Marcus Swe Fernandez - Castaño Gonzalo Esp Havret Grégory Fra Other South Africans T8 Coetzee George Rsa T28 Bezuidenhout Christiaan Rsa T39 Kruyswijk Jacques Rsa T45 Sterne Richard Rsa Walters Justin Rsa T59 Van Rooyen Erik Rsa

65-69-66-70 66-69-65-71 68-69-67-68 68-68-69-68 65-69-70-69

270 271 272 273 273

(-18) (-17) (-16) (-15) (-15)

€ 236,315.00 € 157,543.00 € 88,762.00 € 55,795.00 € 55,795.00

69-66-71-68 68-72-71-67 70-68-70-72 72-68-70-71 68-71-72-70 68-66-76-73

274 278 280 281 281 283

(-14) (-10) (-8) (-7) (-7) (-5)

€ 33,605.00 € 12,407.00 € 8,791.00 € 6,806.00 € 6,806.00 € 4,041.00

European tour 2018 order of merit as of 26 FEBRUARY 2018

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

SHARMA Shubhankar IND FLEETWOOD Tommy ENG LI Haotong CHN MCILROY Rory NIR CAMPILLO Jorge ESP PAISLEY Chris ENG FRITTELLI Dylan RSA ORMSBY Wade AUS LUITEN Joost NED FISHER Ross ENG

8 3 4 2 6 6 7 6 4 2

€ 748,074.00 € 628,754.00 € 523,650.00 € 502,230.00 € 470,032.00 € 457,525.00 € 418,480.00 € 370,168.00 € 353,060.00 € 348,330.00

Other Southern Africans 25 GRACE Branden RSA 29 VAN ROOYEN Erik RSA 45 VINCENT Scott ZIM 68 BURMESTER Dean RSA 69 COETZEE George RSA 70 PORTEOUS Haydn RSA 71 STERNE Richard RSA 75 KRUYSWIJK Jacques RSA 88 FICHARDT Darren RSA 128 BEKKER Oliver RSA 130 BEZUIDENHOUT Christiaan RSA 135 WALTERS Justin RSA 136 OTTO Hennie RSA 137 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 148 AIKEN Thomas RSA

3 4 7 6 6 8 5 6 7 3 6 4 3 2 7

€ 176,100.00 € 142,541.00 € 99,166.00 € 75,416.00 € 75,252.00 € 74,800.00 € 73,129.00 € 68,468.00 € 57,633.00 € 37,594.00 € 35,918.00 € 32,624.00 € 32,623.00 € 31,784.00 € 26,750.00

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR European challenge tour first tournament 22nd March 2018

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR European Seniors Tour first tournament 8th March 2018

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LPGA order of merit as of 26th February 2018 Brittany Lincicome Jessica Korda Jin Young Ko Lexi Thompson Moriya Jutanugarn Shanshan Feng Wei-Ling Hsu Minjee Lee Hannah Green Amy Yang

Other South Africans 59 Paula Reto 76 Ashleigh Buhai 104 Lee-Anne Pace

USA USA KOR USA PHI CHI CHT AUS AUS KOR

2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2

$ 249,022.00 $ 240,000.00 $ 234,022.00 $ 169,228.00 $ 151,264.00 $ 143,489.00 $ 135,766.00 $ 132,482.00 $ 107,908.00 $ 104,754.00

RSA RSA RSA

2 2 1

$ 14,425.00 $ 9,811.00 $ 2,988.00

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR Ladies European Tour final order of merit as of 26th February 2018

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Celine BOUTIER FRA Georgia HALL ENG Katie BURNETT USA Caroline HEDWALL SWE Pernilla LINDBERG SWE Valdis Thora JONSDOTTIR ICE Olivia COWAN GER Rebecca ARTIS AUS Holly CLYBURN ENG Sarah KEMP AUS

Other South Africans 48 Nicole GARCIA

RSA

2 2 1 3 2 2 3 3 3 3

€ 33,391.65 € 24,214.82 € 20,034.99 € 19,046.97 € 17,567.62 € 15,242.26 € 14,521.85 € 13,695.10 € 13,117.16 € 12,732.55

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€ 3,394.08

World Golf Rankings as of 26 February 2018

1 Dustin Johnson USA 2 Jon Rahm SPA 3 Justin Thomas USA 4 Jordan Spieth USA 5 Justin Rose ENG 6 Hideki Matsuyama JPN 7 Rickie Fowler USA 8 Jason Day AUS 9 Brooks Koepka USA 10 Rory McIlroy NIR Other South Africans 28 Branden Grace RSA 29 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 44 Dylan Frittelli RSA 47 Charl Schwartzel RSA 104 Shaun Norris RSA 137 Dean Burmester RSA 140 George Coetzee RSA 146 Richard Sterne RSA 157 Erik van Rooyen RSA 177 Haydn Porteous RSA 186 Darren Fichardt RSA

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45 42 53 48 44 49 48 41 45 42

3.21 3.18 2.52 2.43 1.41 1.17 1.16 1.12 1.06 0.96 0.92

55 44 68 47 64 55 59 46 48 63 46

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CONRAD PEZULA BAGS PRESTIGIOUS

AWARDS K

nysna’s five-star Conrad Pezula Resort & Spa won three major awards at the 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards: Global Luxury Golf Resort, Southern African Luxury Honeymoon Resort and South African Luxury Coastal Resort.

Established in 2006, the World Luxury Hotel Awards provide hospitality establishments recognition for their world-class facilities and exceptional service. The idea behind the awards is not only to recognise leaders of the industry, but also to encourage and raise standards in the luxury hotel sector. Awarded on country, continent and global levels, the honours come in different categories, recognising even specialty hotels for their unique offerings.

Victor Chalfoun, General Manager of Conrad Pezula, said: “Winning awards of this magnitude is a big honour for us at Conrad Pezula and we look forward to building and maintaining our reputation as one of the leading luxury hotel groups in Africa. We pride ourselves on providing exemplary services to our guests and we are thrilled to know the industry recognises this.”

In 2017 Conrad Pezula Hotel was awarded numerous awards, namely: •

Global Winner Luxury Golf Resort: The World Luxury Hotel Awards

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Southern African Luxury Honeymoon Resort: The World Luxury Hotel Awards

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South African Luxury Coastal Resort: The World Luxury Hotel Awards

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TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Winner: Certificate of Excellence

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Best Luxury Resort Spa in Africa: World Luxury Spa Awards

Conrad Pezula Resort & Spa is nestled along South Africa’s world-famous Garden Route, in Knysna, Western Cape. The resort boasts a number of other accolades for its different amenities, including the 18-hole golf course, the spa, accommodation and restaurants.

The resort’s luxurious accommodation includes five villas as well 83 suites for discerning travellers. Guests are able to indulge in exotic pampering from the resort’s spa or engage in a relaxing workout. Conrad Pezula’s three eateries afford guests a wide range of culinary experiences that speak to a food philosophy entrenched in sustainability, from fine dining at Zachary’s to relaxed fine spirits and cigars at Noah’s Champagne and Cigar Cocktail Lounge.

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Golfing in the Garden Route

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he Garden Route is South Africa’s golfing hotspot thanks to its world class courses. With Premier Resort The Moorings situated on the banks of the Knysna lagoon and less than 3km from the town’s centre, it is the perfect place to stay and play the 13 courses that line one of the most scenic coastal stretches in the world.

The Resort offers an array of accommodation options with one- and two-bedroom suites overlooking the estuary and indigenous forest, four-star standard rooms featuring all of the amenities you’d expect from a luxury resort and waterfront villas that are ideal for family stays or golfing groups.

Only two minutes away from the Resort is Knysna Golf Club with its 18-hole course that meanders through tidal pools and between trees.

Located a mere 4.5km away is the award-winning 18-hole Pezula Championship Golf Course which is rated amongst the best and most scenic golf courses in the world.

A twenty minute drive is all it takes to get to Simola Golf and Country Estate, which is famed for its natural beauty and Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course.

Half an hour away from the Resort is Plettenberg Bay Country Club with its 18-hole golf course set in a private nature reserve.

Close by is the Goose Valley Golf Club - a Gary Player designed 72-par, 18-hole golf course where golfers can experience breath-taking views of the Keurbooms Lagoon, Indian Ocean, Tsitsikamma Mountains and Robberg Peninsula.

Approximately 45 minutes away from the Resort is Fancourt with its three Gary Player-de-

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signed golf courses – Montagu, Outeniqua and The Links - offering something special for every golfer.

A few kilometres from this global golfing landmark, is Oubaai Golf Course - the first Ernie Els Signature course in South Africa.

Further afield is the beautifully manicured, 72-par, 18-hole George Golf Club - one of the oldest courses in the country.

Also in George is the international award-winning Kingswood Golf Estate which is frequented often by the Sunshine Tour Players even when they are not on tour.

Over in Mossel Bay is one of the most unique and scenic golf courses in the world, Pinnacle Point Golf Club, which was designed by Peter Matkovich and 2011 Open Champion, Darren Clarke.

Nearby is the Mossel Bay Golf Club which is famed for having a view of the Indian Ocean from every tee.

After a long day on the Garden Route’s greens, golfers can head to the Resort’s own Salmon Restaurant where they can dock and dine on delicious meals.

In addition to great golfing, guests can have fun with the family in the play area, lounge by the pool, picnic in the Resort’s beautiful gardens, or simply share a champagne moment by the lagoon or on the jetty. Plus, they can enjoy an abundance of outdoor leisure activities such as fishing, swimming, boating, mountain biking and bird watching both at the Resort and in the surrounding area.

Booking a room can be done quickly and easily online at www.premierhotels.co.za, or alternatively you can contact a consultant at Central Reservations on 086 111 5555.

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Fancourt’s 23rd Annual Amateur Open prepped for April 2018

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outh Africa’s luxury Garden Route destination Fancourt is all set to host the 23rd successive Amateur Open from 10-15 April 2018. Attracting golfing enthusiasts both locally and internationally, this tournament which is habitually held in May, has been brought forward by a month this year due to the re-surfacing of the Montagu greens in April.

Two rounds will be played on both the award-winning Montagu and Outeniqua courses, each offering distinctive features and exceptional fairways. Format of play for the competition is a 72-hole Medal Competition for A division player (0-9 handicap) and individual Stableford for B Division Players (10-18 handicap).

Both divisions include a practice round on either the Montagu or Outeniqua, with an option to book a private round on The Links, ensuring golfers overall enjoyment of some of the finest golfing the country has to offer.

Kindly note that official handicaps must be on hand at registration and that the Tournament Director reserves the right to adjust these should the need arise.

Located just a short drive from the George Airport, Fancourt is easily accessible via various airlines. Transport to and from the airport can also be arranged.

Entries close on 20 March 2018 and packages include R12 350.00 per golfer sharing accommodation, while non-playing partners join at R8 220.00 and single entries cost R14 575.00.

A deposit of R2 500.00 per golfer is required to secure entry.

Included in these packages is the tournament entry, accommodation, breakfasts, dinners including a welcome Carvery and La Cantina restaurant, as well as the Barbeque Spectacular at the Clubhouse Bar comprising the prize giving and entertainment, a welcome gift and of course five rounds of golf including the practice round.

However, it is not only about golf, as contestants will also be able to enjoy Fancourt’s renowned premium accommodation and facilities, as well as several culinary experiences incorporated into the overall package being offered.

Included also are daily prizes which will be awarded to the top two players in each division, as well as overall prizes and trophies for those placing first to fifth. The ladies’ section of the competition will similarly include its own daily prizes and awards. And for an added dose of fun, friends and family can request to be paired together throughout the competition.

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The Tour Championship at Serengeti announced

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he Sunshine Tour’s 2017/2018 season will come to an end with a new tournament on the schedule – The Tour Championship at Serengeti to be played at Serengeti Estates from March 15-18.

With a prize fund of R1.5-million at stake, the qualified players in the top 50 on the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit, ahead of the tournament, will do battle over 72 holes of stroke play in a final attempt to win the Sid Brews Trophy for topping the money list.

The championship will feature a prestigious pro-am element called The Serengeti Pro-Am Invitational, during which the pairs of invited amateurs will be given the opportunity to bid for the 25 teams of professional golfers and celebrities, at the auction dinner on the Tuesday evening. Successful bidders

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will then go on to play 54 holes with their respective teams.

After The Invitational winners are announced on the Friday, the Sunshine Tour professionals will be chasing some significant benefits available to top players on the Order of Merit. The winner of the Order of Merit gets into The Open Championship and the Nedbank Golf Challenge, while the top two players, not otherwise exempt, get into the 2019 World Golf Championships-Mexico.

Additionally, the leading two available players, not otherwise exempt in a higher category, gets into the WGC-HSBC Champions, and there are 10 spots up for grabs off the Order of Merit list for the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship on the European Tour.

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Life’s a beach at The Eighteenth

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he gentle, rolling hills and pristine beaches of the beautiful KwaZulu Natal north coast are home to one of South Africa’s best-kept holiday secrets - The Eighteenth at Prince’s Grant Golf Estate.

This collection of gorgeous boutique apartments is the perfect destination for families and groups of friends looking for fun and adventure literally on their doorstep, giving them the chance to park the car and forget about it while they relax, unwind and reboot.

As the name suggests, The Eighteenth is ideally positioned on Prince’s Grant on the final fairway of its championship golf course, overlooking tennis and squash courts and a sparkling swimming pool, and within easy walking distance of a private beach, complete with its own sheltered lagoon, This is where the warm waters of the Indian Ocean ebb and flow over 2km of golden sand bordered by a beautiful coastal forest.

A short drive from the pretty coastal village of Ballito and King Shaka International Airport, guests at The Eighteenth enjoy unlimited access to Prince’s Grant’s range of facilities and activities. There is no need to stress about cooking the perfect meal The Eighteenth is a short walk from Prince’s Grant’s Club House, bars and excellent restaurants.

Each of The Eighteenth’s air-conditioned apartments has been designed to make the most of the natural environment, with lots of light, views over the surroundings and outside entertainment areas with built-in braais to make the most of the great, and beautiful outdoors.

Decor in the two and three-bedroom apartments is a fusion of contemporary design and barefoot, beachside luxury, with modern furniture, plush textiles and linen, clean lines, open-plan living areas and state-of-the-art appliances and finishes.

Each apartment has its own satellite TV and fully-equipped kitchen. Bedrooms are all airconditioned and have their own en-suite bathrooms.

But it’s outside where the adventure awaits! One guest per booking can be nominated as the “golf member” for the duration of their stay. This will entitle this person to play one complimentary round of golf per day on Prince’s Grant’s award-winning Peter Matkovitch-designed course. You can also go mountain biking through the estate and the surrounding cane fields, or hike along the beach and into the coastal forest for a spot of bird watching – more than 230 species have been recorded on the estate, so binoculars are a must.

Swimming is easy in either the ocean (lifeguards are on duty during peak season) or in one of the estate’s crystal-clear pools. Children are also well catered for, with dedicated play areas boasting jungle gyms and a host of other exciting activities, like canoeing on the lagoon.

At the end of the day you can relax on your private terrace and toast the setting sun with a loved one, family or friends, knowing that you have spent quality time with them during your stay at The Eighteenth, and that you’ve made lifelong memories in the process.

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Interview - Paul Dunne and

what matters in golf K PMG sponsored Paul Dunne reflects on a spectacular year on Tour. The Greystones native talks to us about his rise through the amateur ranks, his Rookie Year on Tour and how those experiences led to his coming of age amongst the elite this year.

Cast your mind back to late July, 2015. It was the month a then 22-year-old Irish amateur from Greystones announced himself to the world on the biggest stage of them all, The Open Championship, at the Home of Golf.

Leading after 54 holes, Dunne may have dropped off the pace and finished that week in a tie for 30th as Zach Johnson claimed the Claret Jug, but he earned something money can’t buy, experience.

Dunne was long-fancied to be one of Ireland’s golfing stars of the future, turning heads with a stellar amateur career and a scholarship to the University of Alabama to boot. A US College Golfer of the Year title, a quarter-final appearance at the US Amateur and a degree in business finance later, he was making a name for himself stateside too.

Then came the Open Championship and two months later, the Walker Cup. In a team containing five Irish players, the GB&I squad outclassed their US counterparts, winning 16 and a half to nine and a half, while Dunne capped off his amateur career by holing the winning putt.

The professional ranks soon called and his first test was European Tour Q School. He breezed through Stage One and then came through a six-man playoff for two places at his Second Stage qualifier. He eventually finished the gruelling 6-day examination of Final Stage in a tie for 13th, claiming a prized 2016 European Tour card.

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Progression was coming thick and fast for the 22-year-old and in his Rookie Year on Tour, Dunne competed in 21 events.

St. Andrews At St Andrews, he banished any bad memories from his Open Championship final round, earning his biggest cheque of the season at The Alfred Dunhill Championship. The finish moved Dunne up to 106th in the Order of Merit, just inside the top 110 that kept their cards, and looking back on it now, he can smile at how far he’s come, from entering the unknown to coming out the other side a prematurely experienced winner on Tour: “I didn’t have any expectations because I had no idea what to expect. I just wanted to play and see how I fared and I think once you play a year and you match up to everyone else your mindset changes. At the start of the year what I knew about the Tour was completely different to what it was when I finished the year.”

“I didn’t know what tournaments I would get into, I didn’t know that only having a Q school card meant I didn’t get into a lot of events. I didn’t understand that you couldn’t schedule properly. But I learned a lot from my first year and going into the 2017 season I had a better understanding of what events I was playing in and what standard I was at.”

Progression Dunne’s career is the epitome of an upward curve trending nicely, a tale of steady progression without ever getting lost in the next step along the way. He acknowledges that for some, setting a life goal and working backwards might be a blueprint to achieve such aims, but Paul has lived his life in the present, refusing to get distracted by the multiple doors being opened through his amateur exploits.

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“I started out playing junior events, then all of a sudden I was on the Irish panel. That led to a Senior Panel, Senior Team, College, Walker Cup and then the Pro ranks. That’s the way it worked out.”

“I wasn’t 15 thinking, ‘These are the things I am going to do, that I am going to end up here’. It just kind of happened, but that gives me confidence in the way I work. It means that the way I practice, the way I do things has had progression and is working.”

“Last year was a good year for me. I finished in the top-20 in Dubai and won my first Tour event. I mean, I’d obviously love to finish in the top-10 this year and win more, but I am not overly stressed about it.”

“In golf, you’re going to have great years and you will have bad years. 2017 was a good year for me but hopefully in my overall career, it just looks like a normal year and it won’t be the best year.”

Professional transition Listening to him speak so maturely, it’s no wonder Dunne’s transition to the professional circuit proved so seamless. It’s no secret that working under the GUI banner and through Team Ireland commitments, these guys are prepared at an early age for a life beyond the amateur game. Still, being overwhelmed could be excused when entering such illustrious company.

“You just have to back yourself and believe that if you play well you’ll beat the other guys when they play well. I think it’s more getting used to the travels, seeing how you handle it. I had never travelled that intensely, never played that many tournaments in a year, different countries, different grasses, different climates.”

Professional golf at this level doesn’t afford a player the luxury of time to get comfortable. Rather, experience is gained at the deep end and either you sink or you swim. Although he had played many tournaments where he was in around the lead, Dunne points to Morocco as his first real taste of getting in contention – a true watershed moment that has stood to him ever since.

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played well that last day in Morocco. To be honest, at stages during the last few holes I thought I had it won. Then all of a sudden Edoardo Molinari finished birdie, eagle, and I think that actually helped me for the British Masters because I had that feeling, that if I didn’t win, someone would need a spectacular finish to catch me.”

British Masters Success “In the British Masters, once I got a lead early in the final round I just wanted to keep it steady. A three shot lead wasn’t enough; I wanted a five shot lead.

I wanted to be so far ahead that there was no way anybody could catch me.”

And so it came to pass – Dunne, having soaked up the experience of his Moroccan near miss, was ruthless when the opportunity arose once more.

“The most satisfying thing that I got from Morocco was that I loved it, I loved being in contention until the end. The hardest thing to do on Tour is trying to finish strong when you’re out of a tournament. It’s hard to play when you have six holes left and you’re in 36th place. You know if you make a few birdies it helps you on the money list, but you don’t care really. The adrenalin has gone and it’s just a flat feeling.”

Fortunately for Dunne his performances last season meant such feelings were scarce, and when victory presented itself at the British Masters, he grasped it with both hands.

“I took everything I learned into that final round of the British Masters. I was in the last group and the leaderboard was fairly tight with a lot of players within three of the lead. I knew someone was going to shoot six or seven under and that a quick start was needed.”

He duly delivered, birdieing the first, fourth and fifth holes before dropping a bomb, an eagle at the par-5 sixth – did the game plan change?

“It all happened so fast and after the eagle on six I looked at the board and saw I was three ahead. From then on, I just didn’t want to make a bogey but knew I had to stay aggressive and give myself birdie chances. I remember I got really lucky on the 11th when the ball went long and kicked back off the sprinkler

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head, I have never seen anything like that. When you get breaks like that it’s a big bonus and I remember thinking I better take advantage of this.”

“On the 13th tee I said to my caddy Darren, if we play the last six in 2 under nobody can catch us. Honestly, I thought if I play the last six level I’d probably win but Rory was on a charge and I was still expecting him to do something special like Edoardo did a few months before in Morocco to pip me.”

“It was special to finish strong and hole out on the last, it was a great feeling.”

Indeed, the contrast in terms of scheduling between his Rookie Year and that of 2017 is a stark reminder of just how far Dunne has come in such a small space of time.

All to play for Dunne’s breakthrough season puts him on the cusp of even bigger scheduling headaches in 2018, with the top-50 in the world a real possibility.

“I will probably do two schedules this year - a schedule dependent on my world ranking getting pushed up and a schedule if that doesn’t happen, otherwise it’s just too much guess work. I am 76th now and if I get off to a good start in 2018, then all of a sudden if you’re in the top-64, you get into the Match Play. Win a few matches there and you get into the top-50 and the Masters.”

“But to be honest, I haven’t really looked at it too intensely because I just want some time off now.

I know I am playing the EurAsia Cup, Abu Dhabi, Dubai- they’re my first three, but apart from that I haven’t written out the full schedule, plus now I am fully aware of how fast things can change.”

Dunne’s rise has been aided by some sound advice from compatriots Padraig Harrington and Shane Lowry, who know all too well of the challenges that come with juggling schedules on both sides of the Atlantic.

“The biggest thing that they said to me is if you’re getting invited to play at a tournament in America, just make sure you think you can do well in it, don’t play just because it’s the PGA Tour.”

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Thankfully that advice shouldn’t be a problem to adhere to. With the Ryder Cup in 2018 an achievable target as things stand for Dunne, who was named in the European Team to compete at the EurAsia Cup, opportunities to impress and win on European soil have simplified his outlook.

“The way I look at it is simple. For the EurAsia Cup, I qualified for the team. If I didn’t qualify for that team I would not get picked, which is fair. I would completely understand that, but I reckon it’s the same for the Ryder Cup, if I qualify for the team, great, but I am not going to get a pick. They’re going to pick people with more experience who have done better for longer, which is the right thing to do.”

“There’s only four people to qualify from the European Points List. I’ve won once in the Ryder Cup cycle, I’d have to win again, and you might have to win twice. That kind of simplifies it for me so I’m not really worried about it. I know it’s very difficult to make the team and I’d love to make it someday, but my focus will be just to win.”

Lucrative prizes Dunne has entered an era of lucrative opportunity on the European Tour, with the establishment of the Rolex Series encouraging more players to compete on Continental shores. And although the increased prize pots are welcomed, the fledgling pro recognises the difficulty such events pose to young up and comers trying to maintain status on Tour.

“It’s always been about €250,000 every year for the last 10 years to keep your card. All of a sudden last year it went to like €380,000 with the Rolex events.

It just means that if you’re not getting in to these events it’s even harder to keep your status.”

“A lot is made of people with a Q-School card not getting opportunities to play Rolex events but I think that’s okay. They haven’t proven themselves on the Main Tour yet and should have to play well in the smaller events first. If you are good enough you will progress to the next stage. I don’t think the red carpet should be laid out for people, it should be difficult because it’s competitive on Tour.”

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Turning back the clock

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is the Golfer from the past?

Our mystery golfer was born on December 9th 1949, an American he spent 175 weeks in the top-10 of the Official World Golf Rankings between 1989 and 1994.

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He began playing golf at the age of six, and won his first tournament at the age of eleven.

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He has 19 PGA Tour victories, including the 1992 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach.

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Johnny Miller refereed to him as “the greatest short-iron player the game has seen.”

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He was the first player in Tour history to reach $6 million, $7 million, $8 million, and $9 million in career earnings. He was the Tour’s leading money winner in 1981 and 1989.

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Along with Gene Littler, our mystery golfer holds the record of playing in the most Masters Tournaments without a win.

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In 2004 he was inducted to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

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(012) 460-2542 The Pro Shop (051) 430-7313 (012) 997-1298 Bloemfontein (012) 998-0011 WESTERN CAPE (012) 654-2111

Golf Clubs (012) 342-3882 (082) 777-8912 (011) 828-9555 (011) 662-1603 (012) 997-2240 (011) 487-3898 (012) 661-0533 (073) 109-4239 (012) 809-0430 (082) 371 7323 (011) 717-9416 (012) 654-4830

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FREESTATE Golf Clubs Bethlehem GC Bloemfontein GC Clarens GE Clocolan GC Ficksburg GC Kimberly GC Kroonstad GC Ladybrand GC Oppenheimer Park Parys GE Schoeman Park GC Tempe GC Vaal de Grace

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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

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

Golf Shops The Pro Shop Nelspruit

(013) 757-1264

LESOTHO Maseru GC

(00266) 223-21164

NAMIBIA Windhoek CC

(002646) 125-8498

GOLFING ASSOCIATIONS

THE P.G.A. of (011) 485-1370 (018) 462-6696 South Africa (018) 386-3086 (012) 207-9102 To be listed in the (014) 574-4111 (018) 473-2899 SA Golf Trader directory, (012) 244-8000 please contact (018) 293-0210 (014) 597-1814 Neville on 082 705 8764 or (012) 244-3000 Louis on 083 293 0220 or (082) 804-2780

Driving Ranges Jim & Jerrys

MPUMAL ANGA

(012) 205-1485

www.sagolftrader.co.za

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