LINKS , HAZARDS & FAIRWAYS

Our Mar/Apr edition winner was... Barend Erasmus

Across

1. Simmons, stalwart of South African golf, currently the director of golf at Gowrie Farm, first name (7)

5. Winning all four majors in the same year is known as a Grand _ _ _ _ (4)

9. Swift (5)

10. He set a European Tour record in February 2019 with nine consecutive birdies at the ISPS Handa Vic Open. James _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (7)

11. Slice the fruit (6)

12. Hole-in-one on a par-3 (5)

13. Luxury golf estate in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal (8,5)

16. Tournament on the LPGA Tour, to let championship (5)

18. Green club (6)

21. Peter confused Tim Alan to win the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship (7)

22. South African golfer nicknamed ‘Fulty’, surname (5)

23. Golf equipment named after large antelope species (4)

24. Mahan’s cry to the hounds (5,2)

Down

1. Place to have a picnic, with seven majors to her name (4)

3. Youngest player of either gender to be ranked number one in professional golf, first name (5)

4. Top position on the Garden Route makes this a must play golf course (8,5)

6. Scottish professional golfer Vikki could not align her amateur success with her LET career earnings (5)

7. Gets the hang of golf tournament (7)

8. Holding the flag while a fellow player putts and removing the flag after the ball has been struck (6)

13. The actor Peter Falk, best known for his role in this TV series, enjoyed golf and the title character of this crime drama was also a keen golfer (7)

14. After receiving a £500 loan from his parents to participate in the 1988 Barcelona Open, he won the tournament by defeating three players in a playoff, including Nick Faldo, surname (6)

15. Boo for what sounds like every seven days (7)

17. Winner of the 2019 Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge, surname (5)

19. Be behind in a game (4)

20. Rounds at a range (4)