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Special Features: • Canon SA Disabled Golf Open • Celebrity golfer profile – Braam van Straaten • Knowledge is power – Is your loft lie(ing) to you? • New products – Bridgestone Golf Tour B Series • KPMG country snapshot – Spain
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, CROSSWORD PUZZLE; BALDERSTONE ON GOLF, AMATEUR NEWS, GREENKEEPING AND SO MUCH MORE… Cover Photo: Nico Schmulian
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Nico Schmulian will be taking part in the 2018 Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open at Magalies Park Golf Club from 13 to 18 May. The annual event, celebrating its second decade this year, is organised by the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA) and offers a platform for disabled golfers to pit their skills against some of the best in the world.
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Tertius Claassens: 1948-2018
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ertius Claassens, one of a group of players that
Sunshine Tour commissioner Selwyn Nathan refers to as ‘The Rat Pack’, passed away on Wednesday 2 May, just nine days short of what would have been his 70th birthday. He qualified for the Open Championship three times – in 1970 at St
Nathan, Simon Hobday and Dale Hayes,
Andrews, 1971 at Royal Birkdale and 1980 at
amongst others, in a group which perhaps
Muirfield – but never made the cut. His best
started the trend of South Africans excelling
round came in the second at Birkdale, where
on the fairways of Europe, in particular.
he fired a 74. His best finish on the Sunshine Tour was a second-place during the 1990 Summer Tour. He had eight top-10s during his Sunshine Tour career.
A story which gives an indication of the kind of player Claassens was is retold in The Extraordinary Book of South African Golf by Michael Vlismas:
Claassens, who was born in Victoria West in the Central Karoo region of the Northern Cape, was never a winner on the Sunshine Tour, but stories abound of his larger-than-life appetite for enjoyment of life and for golf, his chosen sport.
“In 1971, Simon Hobday won the South African Open in controversial fashion. Playing at Mowbray Golf Club, Hobday thought he had incurred a two-shot penalty on the 14th hole in the final round. He hit a shot out of a plugged lie in the bunker and
“He was loved all over the world where
he let the club go. The club hit him on his
we travelled,” said Nathan. “He was never a
back, but Hobday thought it was the ball.
winner, but he contributed an enormous
The scorers put up the score as a penalty,
amount to the pleasure everyone took in
but Tertius Claassens, his playing partner,
travelling and playing the game.”
said the ball didn’t touch Hobday.
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Gary Player took a five on the last hole, and Hobday beat him by a single shot.”
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HEALTH & LIFEST YLE
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 really enjoy your magazine and I write this letter in the hope that I may assist your readers in improving their golf games by concentrating a little more on health and fitness. Since I have adopted this approach my game has come on in leaps and bounds. Firstly, you need to assess your health and fitness levels. If you have any physical problems that will affect your golf swing, I would recommend that you visit your physician for treatment. This will ensure that your body is ready to play golf free from any pain or injuries. Secondly, you need to be in shape to swing a golf club. There are three areas that I suggest you work on to prepare yourself adequately. These are flexibility training, aerobic training and general strength training Key muscles to work on when stretching include your abdominal muscles, shoulders, back and hips. It is important to maintain your flexibility as stretching improves both your performance and helps prevent injuries. Aerobic training involves getting both your heart and lungs in shape for golf. Start by getting outdoors for some short walks. Gradually increase the length of your walks until you start to feel like you have just played nine holes. A nine-hole
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round is the equivalent to about a three-kilometre walk. Strength training involves working on your golf-specific muscles that are needed to develop a powerful and consistent swing. You should focus in on your abdominal muscles, back, hips, shoulders and wrists. Work also on the muscles in your lower body. This will help improve your balance and help generate more power in your golf swing. Regards Tyler Swanepoel
Dear Tyler
Thank you for your very informative letter. When your health and fitness are up to scratch then so many other things fall into place. You make some pertinent points and I would agree that anyone who experiences difficulty playing due to physical ailments should consult with a physician without delay. You can never take your health for granted. Regards
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ACROSS 1. (Surname) South African golfer, one of the game’s greatest characters (6) 4. These help keep you firmly planted whilst swinging (6) 9. Rudely brief is peculiar yet still the winner of consecutive U.S. Opens (6, 7) 10. At the Gary Player Invitational, SOK Japan press conference in Tokyo on March 20th 2016, Mr Player whisked this Irish singer off her feet and held her in his arms, much to the delight of the internet (4) 11. “Fore” is a golfers _ _ _? (3) 12. (Abbr) SuperSport is carried on which satellite platform? (4) 15. This relatively new English Golf Club is situated in the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside just outside the historic town of Chipping Norton (3, 8) 18. (Surname) Former English professional golfer who participated in four Ryder cups and was the head professional at Sunnningdale Golf Club for nearly thirty years (4) 19. Mixed tea on the 7th is Greek to me (3) 20. (First name) Lefty will fill this space (4) 23. A round of golf on the house (13) 24. Lee Westwood, Darren Clarke & David Howell have all had this company’s logo on their clothing at some stage (6) 25. Designed by Jack Fleming in 1959 this American golf course is located on a former air force base in Sacramento, California (6) DOWN 1. A computer expert might want to be called this but certainly not a golfer (6)
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2. This American professional golfer was a minor league baseball player before turning pro in 1986. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990 and subsequently won the Ben Hogan Quail Hollow Open (5, 8) 3. Nine Bridges Country Club is found on which continent (4) 5. Los Inkas Golf Club featuring pre-Inca ruins is situated in which South American country? (4) 6. One of Australia’s premier golf courses situated in the southeast suburbs of Melbourne. This highly exclusive club has hosted the Australian Open on seven occasions (8,5) 7. Typically containing three golf balls (6) 8. A type of brain cancer, a form of which Seve Ballesteros was diagnosed with (11) 13. An Eagle is how many strokes below par? (3) 14. Boksburg’s ERPM Golf Club has which bird sitting on a golf club as their emblem? (3) 16. A right handed golfer who hits a ball that curves dramatically in flight from left to right, is said to have _ _ _ _ _ _ his shot (6) 17. (Surname) To replay his career would only reinforce the fact that he is the best golfer that South Africa has ever produced (6) 21. (First name) This former Italian professional golfer founded the PGA of Italy in 1962 together with Alfonso Angelini and Ugo Grappasonni (4) 22. (First name) In only her fifth start on the LPGA Tour, this golfer won her first professional tournament and Major, the LPGA Championship in Maryland in June 2009 (4) www.sagolftrader.co.za May | June 2018
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meeting with staff to discuss any events for the day and next. Golfers start arriving around 10:00 for the afternoon fields with all staff focused on the customer experience. The afternoon is filled with our BLT Academy lessons with schools and University students. The day ends around 18:30 with prize giving for the golfers and then back home to spend time with family. 6.
Being a true Links Golf Course in South Africa, what are the main differences in the running and maintenance of a Links course? Being the only true Links course it has a unique design with playability of premium importance. Being at the coast the course staff have to deal with elements that daily affect areas like greens and bunkers. We don’t have to fertilize as much as your park land courses as dry, firm conditions are preferable for links style golf shots.
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Is wind a major factor when it comes to maintaining the golf club, and why? Wind is our biggest challenge and creates a number of issues you don’t encounter at other courses. Our experienced staff are well equipped to make sure greens don’t stress and bunkers are maintained to give golfers a beautiful course every time they tee it up.
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Does the sea salt have an influence on the Golf Course? We take soil samples quarterly to monitor the effects. The biggest issue with salty air is that everything that is metal corrodes this close to the sea so we are continually repairing flag poles and gates with full time maintenance staff.
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Brendan Tim - PGA Professional - Humewood Golf Club
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When did you qualify as a PGA Professional? I qualified in 2011 after also completing a BComm through UNISA.
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What made you choose this career? A love for the game of golf and also to see others enjoy it as much as I do.
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HEALTH & LIFEST YLE We are fortunate in that we receive effluent water from the nearby plant. This allows us to keep the greens perfect all year around. Our course does have an advantage that if the fairways are dry, they allow for more roll and links feel. If we have a rainy season they look beautiful and lush. We therefore have the best of both worlds. We have installed a variety of water saving taps and shower heads to reduce consumption, our members and visitors are also very conscious of saving water and thereby reduce their shower times. 10. The members of a golf club always come first. Do you agree with the phrase “The member is always right”? With our new strategy for the club, the idea is to improve all golfers experiences here at Humewood. Making sure a visitor feels welcome and offering them a diversity at the club allows our current members to benefit from it. The staff treat visitors like members and members like kings. Our club is open to all, whether it be for a business meeting or a cyclist having a quick breakfast stop. We want to make sure all non golfers also feel that this is their club. Members are important to us but guests are vital to our success. 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 are establishing a venue that can benefit from events not associated to golf. We have a beautiful wedding venue and and conference facilities as well as a restaurant with amazing views. We are in the process of creating a cycling track to create a safe environment for families to come and enjoy some fun outside. We have also taken one nine and setup a par#3 course to attract families and business men who don’t have time to play.
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They can complete the course in under an hour and it makes for a nice challenge after a long days work. 12. Slow play is one of the biggest problems in golf today, how do you manage slow play at Humewood Golf Club? It is always a challenge especially with international visitors playing amongst our members. We monitor slow play through marshaling, making sure all players know how much time it takes to play 9 holes. An important part is getting players through the half way house without delaying the field. 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? Most definitely, we love what we do and would spend every day at the course. My family have taken this journey with me and are very understanding when it comes to working hours. Well trained and trustworthy staff makes it easier to take time away when necessary. 14. What are your short & long term goals? Short term goals are to establish values that improve all aspects of the club. This will bring new business opportunities and also entice new members to the club long term. We continue to build on our academy with the aim of taking golf to the underprivileged. 15. What do you enjoy doing in your free time? Spending time with my family, I’m a true Bulls supporter and Hamilton fan. 16. Do you still get time to play? I make sure I get one round of golf in a week with members. A very important role in understanding what your members needs are and how to fulfill them.
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SPECIAL FEATURE - C ANON SA DISABLED GOLF OPEN
It’s here – the 2018 Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open
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here’s less than a week to go until some of the world’s top golfers with disabilities convene for the 2018 Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open at Magalies Park Golf Club from 13 to 18 May. The annual event, celebrating its second decade this year, is organised by the South African Disabled Golf Association (SADGA) to offer a platform for disabled golfers to pit their skills against some of the best in the world.
(Holland); Mike Brown (United Kingdom) and Hernan Garcia (Chile) amongst others.
“For 20 years, the Canon Disabled Golf Open inspired and united players with disabilities, and acknowledged their achievements. This year promises another inspiring showcase of incredible sportsmanship, talent, perseverance and passion,” says Michelle Janse van Vuuren, Marketing Manager at Canon SA.
Tineke Loogman Frans Harmsen
Ben van Zyl Amongst the South Africans playing in the tournament are Christo de Jager; Ben van Zyl, Daniel Slabbert – 3 times previous winner of this tournament - SADGA ambassador Reinard Schuhknecht and Iglin Grobbelaar. Travelling to South Africa to compete are Tineke Loogman; Frans Harmsen and Leon Emmen
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SPECIAL FEATURE - C ANON SA DISABLED GOLF OPEN Leon Emmen
From left to right Moloko Arlaat, Dana Eitzen (Canon SA) and Shane Le Roux taken at the FSP Deaf junior IPT’s in December 2017 In the spirit of inclusion that characterizes the Canon South Africa Disabled Golf Open, aspiring young deaf golfers from SADGA’s First Swing Program (FSP) will have the opportunity to play in this year’s tournament. One of the young golfers selected is Moloko Arlaat, a Grade 8 learner from Pretoria who came second in the IPT Elite division at the Canon First Swing program Deaf Junior IPTs. South Africans have historically dominated the tournament, with Ben van Zyl winning the event from 1998 to 2003; Pieter Jansen in 2004; Nico Wentzel in 2008; Iglin Grobbelaar in 2009 and 2010; and Daniel Slabbert from 2011 to 2013, and again in 2015. In 2017, American Chad Pfeifer sunk a 20-footer for birdie from just off the 18th green to win the Canon SA Disabled Golf Open for the second year running. Hosted annually by SADGA and sponsored by Canon South Africa, the tournament attracts talented golfers with varying disabilities. In 2017, 30% of the field boasted single figure handicaps and more than half of the competitors have handicaps of 18 or lower. The maximum handicap for men and ladies is 36. Disabled golfers with handicaps of 18 and under will
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play 54 holes, medal stroke play while those with handicaps of between 19 and 36 will play 54 holes stableford. The overall Champion Golfer will be the player achieving the lowest cumulative gross score over the 54 holes.
Deaf golfers with handicaps of 9 and under will play 54 holes medal stroke play while those with handicaps of 10 and over will play 54 holes stableford. The overall Deaf Champion Golfer will be the player achieving the lowest cumulative gross score over the 54 holes in the deaf division. This year the format for the deaf division is the same as the physically disabled, however they will be playing in a separate tournament to the physically disabled. For more information about the Canon SA Disabled Golf Open please visit http://www.sadga.co.za/tournaments For more information about Canon please visit www.canon.co.za or follow Canon on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or LinkedIn.
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tuition & instruction
Does Your Putter Suit Your Stroke?
by Christopher Wright
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ost golfers do not understand the importance of buying a putter that actually suits their stroke. Individuals tend to base their purchase of putters on the fact that it may be the new trending product on the market or they buy a putter for the reason that a friend has informed them of one that they are currently using and it works wonders for their game; however, in this case the specific putter may suit someone else’s stroke but not your own – thus the importance of finding the putter best suited to your stroke. So, let us discuss the key elements in the putting stroke that can influence the type of putter you should use. These factors can potentially solve the issues you might be having with your putting. There are two basic putting strokes, the straight-back-straight-through putting stroke and the arced putting
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stroke. Both these strokes are very different from one another, thus they require different tools ( putters ) to work more sufficiently. Below is a example of the different strokes:
To find out which stroke you have, place two clubs or alignment sticks on the ground (parallel to your toe line) with your putter set on top of it. Then hit putts in this manner and assess how much the putter does, or does not, veer off the alignment stick nearest to the toe of the putter. This will indicate the type of stroke you have. For example, if the toe veers away from the alignment stick you have an arced stroke, if the toe does not veer off then you have a straight stroke.
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the shaft. Most of the weight is situated in the face of the club which causes the club face to open less on the backswing and close less on the follow-through, this is why they are recommended to players with a straight-back-straight-through putting stroke Toe balanced Toe Balanced putters are putters whose toe points to the ground ( view image above ). This means the centre of gravity is not directly below the shaft axis. Most of the weight is on the heel and toe, which increases the sweet spot on the putter face, it also increases the amount the clubface opens and closes throughout the stroke and is therefore better suited to players with an arc in their putting stroke.
Now that you have determined your putting stroke style, we can take a more detailed look at putters and assess which best fits your stroke and will improve your putting. There are two styles of putters, the toe balanced putter and the face balanced putter as seen in the image below. These two putters react very differently and require a unique putting stroke to optimize performance. Below is a description of the differences :
Not all putters are designed to be either face balanced or toe balanced. Many putters fall somewhere in between, with some degree of toe hang. Golfers will find if they can match their stroke type to the correct balance of putter, they will be more consistent on the greens. How to determine the balance of your putter. You can check if your putter is face balanced or toe balanced by balancing the shaft on your finger. If the toe points downwards then it is toe balanced and if the face points upwards then it is face balanced Now that you have a better understanding of the relationship between stroke and putter type, you may now get the putter that best suits your stroke, resulting in more consistent putts and enjoyable rounds.
Face balanced putter Face Balanced describes putters that have a face that points upwards ( view image above ). This will mean that the centre of gravity is directly below the axis of
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atrick Reed says a much-needed visit to the eye doctor and his first pair of corrective lenses may have been the secret to his breakthrough Masters victory last month. The doctor’s visit led to Reed getting a new pair of contact lenses the Monday of Houston Open week, and less than two weeks later he was wearing the Green Jacket. “You know, it was just something (where) I was able to make a lot of putts, honestly, that has to be credit to not only the work that we put in the week before, but also the work my wife (Justine) had to do to drag me to Vision Source to get my eyes checked.
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“First week ever wearing contacts,” Reed added, “and I go ahead and make every putt I look at and win a golf tournament.” A year ago, when the Wells Fargo Championship was at temporary home Eagle Point GC, Reed had a chance to win but came unglued with a final-round 75 to finish well back. He came to Quail Hollow for the PGA Championship in August, and finished second. What no one knew then was that he was competing with less-than-perfect vision. Anything outside 30 yards, he says now, was blurry,
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A F F O R D A B L E G O L F - G AU T E N G NE WS CLIP - CONTINUED from page 15 and he was constantly asking his caddie, Kessler Karain, where the ball went. The situation finally came to a head when Reed was watching TV with his wife and in-laws 10 days before the start of the Masters. “I’m sitting at the kitchen table in our kitchen, and we have a pretty big TV in the den, and kind of flipped through channels and I cannot read the guide,” Reed said. “I’m just moving slowly. Justine goes, ‘You can’t read that?’ I’m like, ‘No, can you?’” As it turned out, everyone in the house could read the words on the TV screen, except Reed. He could, however, make out the disbelieving looks from all of them, even his father-in-law, who wears thick glasses and still had no trouble deciphering the words. How could Reed not be able to read the screen? “He’s like, ‘Maybe that’s the reason why we haven’t
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been making putts for a year,’” Reed said. You could say the trip to the eye doctor has paid off. Reed had to learn how to put contacts in his eyes, but they’ve proven surprisingly effective. Before picking up his sixth TOUR title at the Masters, where he held off Rickie Fowler by one and a hard-charging Jordan Spieth by two, Reed, 27, hadn’t won since THE NORTHERN TRUST in August 2016. To his father-in-law’s point, part of the problem was his putting. He came into the Masters ranked 75th in strokes gained: putting, but was third best in the field at Augusta. “I got a prescription for contacts, put them in, and all of a sudden I’m just looking out like, ‘Wow, I can see everything,’” Reed said. “Now all of a sudden I’m not having to ask Kessler where that ball goes. … Now all of a sudden I can read greens pretty well, and it worked at Augusta.”
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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE
Braam van Straaten South African Rugby Legend
1. Where were you born and which schools did you attend? I was born in Pretoria on the 28th September 1971. I attended Mayville Primary School & Wonderboom High School. 2. Which province did you first represent? I played Craven Week for Northern Transvaal (Bulls) in 1989. I also played for the Combined Transvaal Schools side against the SA Schools Side the same year. 3. When you first ran out for the Bulls in 1996, was the goal always to represent the Springboks? Yes from as far back as I can remember that was my only goal. I realized when rugby turned pro in 1995 that this was what I wanted to do. I had to move from the Bull to two smaller unions, SWD Eagles 1997 and the Falcons in ’98. I gave myself 2 1/2 years to become a Bok. This was my soul purpose every day. My dream came true in 18 months. 4. What was your best moment on a rugby field? Wow there was so many moments but, my best day I think was the Curry Cup Final in 2001 against the Sharks, my last game for Province in Cape Town at Newlands when I scored 24 points to win back to back Curry Cups. Best Moment Well!!! Every time I put the Green & Gold on, that for me was the ultimate. 5. To put you on the spot, who is the greatest Fly-half to ever have played the game in your opinion? In his time and era I have to say Naas Botha. As a young man I went to Loftus every Saturday just to watch him play. He was brilliant and at the peak of his ability. The modern day fly-half has to be Dan Carter. In a dominant New Zealand outfit he was quite special throughout his career.
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6. You are currently on the coaching staff for the Sharks, did you always want to get into coaching after retiring? Yes without a doubt, coaching was always going to be part of my life, just a natural pathway that I pursued. As a qualified teacher I coached from a very young age. It took me some time to break through as a full time coach, but now at the Sharks I love every moment. 7. What do you make of the new rules that have come into the game, is rugby becoming over reffed? Well I think, the game is ever evolving, the horizon changes weekly as coaches and players find ways around the new rules. They adapt quickly and find new ways to manipulate the rules to their advantage. 8. What rules would you change? I would change the rules around the maul. It is obstruction, not a fair contest for the ball. 9. Some people argue that rugby union is becoming more and more like rugby league, what is your opinion on this? I totally disagree. It is worlds apart. Visiting the Melbourne Storm on our resent trip to Australia was an eye opener for me. On attack and defense there are similarities I agree but the set piece and breakdown contest in union is something else. I think union over the past couple of years has learned some tricks from League’s kicking game. Defenses have overwhelmed the attack for some time, but now attacking space with contestable box kicks and cross kicks is a different challenge all together. One thing I can say League is definitely easier to coach.
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SPECIAL FEATURE - CELEBRIT Y GOLFER PROFILE 10. What are your other interests besides rugby? I am a very keen golfer and love my fishing. 11. You have got a guest house on the Garden Route - A Bok se Plek - that must keep you busy as well ? Yes, I still have the guest house but the name changed to Clouds End Boutique Guest House & Spa, situated in the most beautiful part of the Garden Route: Glentana. At the moment I have people looking after it on my behalf.
12. What advice would you give to youngsters today as far as sport is concerned? Enjoy the game, but make sure that you get something proper behind your name. You have to study and think ahead to what you are going to do the day you retire. After rugby the transition is very hard. I have seen this too often how people struggle to make a living and adjust to the challenges after their career.
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This is something I don’t like to share though. Playing a mashie course with the Sharks boys earlier this year I was so out of sorts with my short game that I finished stone last. I even got beaten by John-Hubert Meyer. Disgraceful!!! What is your favorite club in the bag? Must be the driver. I like to give it a whack. I am also very, very fond of my Scotty Cameron Putter. When you play, do you walk or take a cart? I like to walk. I believe I do play better. Taking a cart also has its benefits, especially if the course is quiet. If you could pick a golf swing, who’s would it be? “The Big Easy” Ernie Else. Have you ever had a hole-in-one? I am sad to say no. I have hit the pin twice but that doesn’t count for anything. It’s like hitting the upright when you kick at post. Good kick but no cigar. What would be your ideal fourball? Well it has to be my boy Brahm and my 2 brothers in law, Wian van Zyl and Henk Fourie. Spending time with the family is priceless and being able to do it on a golf course is even more special.
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Germishuys
seals US spot with
perfect chip A
perfectly executed chip shot earned reigning Sanlam SA Amateur champion Deon Germishuys a coveted spot in the prestigious Junior North and South Championship at Pinehurst in July. The 18-year-old Strand junior was among the eight winners and finalists who qualified for the South Final of the popular Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series at King David Mowbray GC and competed for the start in the world-class United States Golf Association event last month. Germishuys won the 36-hole final when he chipped in at the last hole to win by one shot from top ranked Christo Lamprecht and Sam Simpson. In February, the Western Province junior prevailed in a 39-hole final to lift the SA Amateur title at Durban CC and earlier this month, added a second Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play trophy to his groaning mantle. “I’ve played King David Mowbray many times, but the tee at the 18th was set forward. I’d never played it from that position, so instead of going with driver, I took 2-iron and drive it down the middle. I had 116 metres left to the flag. The pin was set back left with water on the left of the green, so I took a soft gap-wedge to avoid the water. “The ball was on the flag all the way, but it pitched at the back and bounced the rough. I had about 15 metres to the flag. I went with the gap-wedge and I just had a feeling I would sink it. It was on line all the way and we
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watched it pitch and roll into the hole. It was the best feeling in the world.” Germishuys signed for a seven-under 65 to celebrate victory on nine-under. He has enjoyed an incredible run of form over the last nine months, sparked by his success in the first Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series event in June last year. In addition winning SA amateur golf’s flagship event, Germishuys won the Nomads SA Boys Under-19 Stroke Play title for a second time. He rose to fourth in the Open Amateur rankings and climbed to second in the Junior standings. The Helderberg resident also earned junior and senior national colours and was a member of the victorious teams that garnered victory for South Africa in the All-Africa Junior Golf Challenge and Africa Region 5 Golf events. In June, he will be part of a four-man team travelling to Japan to fly the flag for South Africa in the Junior Golf World Cup.
Final Result (Top 5) 135
Deon Germishuys
70 65
136
Christo Lamprecht
68 68
Sam Simpson 68 68 141 Ayden Senger
71 70
143 Tyran Snyders
70 73
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Mighty Mclachlan marches Nomads SA Boys victory
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eegan Mclachlan put an exclamation mark behind his junior golf career when he defeated South Africa’s top ranked junior Jayden Schaper 4 & 3 to lift the Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play Championship title at Woodhill CC last month. “It was my last junior event, so it was do or die,” said the 18-year-old Silver Lakes golfer.
“My first three matches all went to 18 holes and I had to fight for survival, but every victory was a step closer to the ultimate goal. It motivated me to fight harder. I took a very aggressive approach to my semi-final and final matches and that definitely paid off.” His budding confidence went into full bloom in his semi-final clash against Shaun Jones as the former Pretoria Boys High learner mowed down the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series winner 4 & 3 to book a date with Schaper in the 36-hole final. Schaper – having beaten Tristan Galant 3 & 1 and Jordan Burnand 1-up respectively – faced two Sanlam SA Amateur champions in his quest to reach the final. The 16-year-old Ebotse golfer knocked out 2017 champion Christo Lamprecht 4 & 2 in the quarters. He faced 2018 winner Deon Germishuys in the semis, but the Stroke Play Championship winner was no match for Schaper, who swept to a 4 & 3 victory with seven birdies. Mclachlan felt he was well prepared for the final against the 2017 Junior Presidents Cup standout. “It was a great contest and Jayden never backed away from the challenge. It’s really great to end my junior career on such a high note and to have played and beaten the best junior in South Africa made this a very memorable achievement.”
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Match Play (finals) Results 36-hole Final Keegan Mclachlan beat Jayden Schaper
4&3
Semi-Finals Jayden Schaper beat Deon Germishuys
4&3
Keegan McLachlan beat Shaun Jones
4&3
Quarter-Finals Deon Germishuys beat Casey Jarvis
4&3
Jayden Schaper beat Christo Lamprecht
4&2
Shaun Jones beat Werner Deyzel
1-up
Keegan Mclachlan beat Luhan Bester
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KZN teen Gopal seizes Junior Golf Series grand prize
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birdie at the closing hole for victory in the Bridge Fund Managers Junior Series North final made the two trips to Gauteng worthwhile for KwaZulu-Natal junior Nikhil Gopal. The KwaZulu-Natal junior fired rounds of 70 and 71 at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington’s East Course to edge out Ryan van Velzen by one shot for victory. Ironically, Gopal and Van Velzen had gone toe-to-toe for extra holes in the Benoni qualifying event in March at Benoni CC. “I didn’t play well in our qualifying event at Royal Durban last September, so I convinced my dad to give me another shot,” Gopal explained. “The Benoni event fell over a long weekend, so he agreed and we flew up. Ryan and I both shot three-under-par 69, so we had to play off for the win. After four holes, the light was failing and they declared us both winners.” The Victoria CC player from Pietermaritzburg did battle with Van Velzen and Warwick Purchase from Benoni CC, Ruimsig golfer Shaun Jones, Nash de Klerk from Glendower, fellow KwaZulu-Natal junior Jonothan Broomhead, who plays out of Durban CC
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and the home course favourite Kian Rose. South Africa’s number one junior Jayden Schaper and 13-year-old Kiera Floyd, who beat the boys at the Royal Johannesburg and Kensington with a seven-under 65 at the East Course, both had to withdraw from the North final due to schedule clashes. Gopal’s birdie at the 36th hole means he will be joining reigning SA Amateur champion and 2018 Nomads SA Boys U-19 Stroke Play winner Deon Germishuys at Pinehurst in June. The pair will represent the South African challenge at Pinehurst, where 90 boys and 90 girls will compete for the prestigious crown over 54 holes. Former winners include Jack Nicklaus.
Final Result 141
Nikhil Gopal
71 70
142 Ryan van Velzen
71 71
143
Shaun Jones
73 70
143
Kian Rose
69 74
145
Jonothan Broomhead
72 73
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Warwick Purchase
74 74
150
Nash de Klerk
73 77
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Hall tops Mistry for Sanlam SA Amateur glory my scorecard and told myself to pull it together. The last nine holes was a grind; I was just trying to limit the damage and keep Kajal from running away with the championship.” Hall said her first round 69 was the highlight of the week. “I know most people would say the win, but really, breaking par on the first day was huge for me. It gave me so much confidence to know I could beat the best golfers in the field and that kind of carried me through the tournament.
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t was unquestionably the toughest test of her golf career, but when the chips were down, 18-year-old Casandra Hall held her nerve to box a clutch par putt in extra time that earned her the 2018 Sanlam South Africa Stroke Play Championship title late last month. The Ebotse golfer opened with a three-under-par 69 and shot 72 in round two at Port Elizabeth GC and, having opened up a four shot lead over playing partners Woo-Ju Son from Gauteng and Swiss amateur Azelia Meichtry, she was primed for a wire-to-wire victory. I can’t describe the joy I felt after finally winning. I had too many close calls to count in the last two years, and to finally get through the door in this championship is so inspiring.” Happy with the result, Hall was frank about her shaky start. “The wind really got to me,” she said. “I just couldn’t get comfortable and I hit too many high shots, and the bogeys kept mounting. And if I made a birdie, I’d dropped a shot right away. I had bad bounces and lip-outs and it all just added up.
“I am incredibly proud to be the Sanlam SA Amateur Stroke Play champion. This is the second most esteemed event in amateur golf. I’m dedicating this to my mom, Jacquie, who has waited nine years for this moment. It’s a dream come true after so many runner-up finishes and now I have the belief that I can pull off the double and win the Sanlam SA Amateur, as well.”
A-Division Results (Top 15) 220
Casandra Hall (won second play-off hole) 69 72 79
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Kajal Mistry
76 70 74
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Woo-Ju Son
73 72 77
Caitlyn Macnab
72 73 77
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Kaiyuree Moodley
75 77 71
Kiera Floyd
73 74 76
Kaylah Williams
71 75 77
Azelia Meichtry
73 72 78
224 Brittney-Fay Berger
74 73 77
226 Tara Griebenow
77 78 71
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Jordan Rothman
76 73 78
Lenanda van der Watt
72 77 78
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Lindi Coetzee
75 71 83
230
Sarah Bouch
83 70 77
232
Larissa du Preez
78 75 79
Chante van Zyl
73 75 84
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Hat-trick heroes Lions celebrate at St Francis Links
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he Lions powered their way to the top step of the winner’s podium in the Senior division of the SA Senior A Inter-Provincial for a third successive time, while Southern Cape claimed the Super Senior prize at St Francis Links at the end of April.
SENIORS Central Gauteng closed out their hat-trick of title with two convincing conquests in the final round. The Lions ran rampant over Ekurhuleni, winning the Foursomes 4 – 0 and racking up five more points in the Singles to triumph 9 – 3.
team shares in this celebration,” said Du Plessis. “Andy Truluck, my assistant manager and I have worked incredibly hard over the last five years to foster a one-for-all philosophy in our IPT teams. And this team personifies that culture. You could see that commitment, determination, focus and drive in all their matches. “We came into the week with a big target on our backs, but we never lost a match. I think that speaks volumes about the spirit and character of this team, who really deserve this victory.”
Although the clash with former powerhouse Western Province proved slightly tougher, the side capitalised on a 3.5 – 0.5 lead in the morning session to drive home a 7.5 – 4.5 victory in the Singles.
Central Gauteng closed out the tournament with 10 points and 43 games points, while Western Province took second on nine points and 33.5 games points after beating Ekurhuleni 8.5-3.5.
“The Foursomes were key for us,” said manager Jaco du Plessis. “Starting with a lead means nothing in this format and we decided at our last team meeting to take nothing for granted. We were going hard from the get go and that meant a strong Foursomes result.”
Eastern Province beat North West 9 – 3 to finish in third with four points, while KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng North and Southern Cape took fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
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North West and Ekurhuleni both accumulated just two points in the tournament, but North West left Ekurhuleni holding the wooden spoon when they won in games points – 24 to 15.5.
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SUPER SENIORS Southern Cape also ended the week on a high note after beating Gauteng North 4 – 2 and handing Ekurhuleni a 5 – 1 drubbing in the final round. Neil Abrahamse and Solly Rautenbach lost both their Foursomes but Abrahamse carved out a narrow 1-up victory over Vaughan Sammons from Ekurhuleni for a valuable point. Rautenbach mowed down Ekurhuleni’s William Berry 8 & 7 and routed Rinus van Niekerk from Gauteng North 2 & 1.
Johnny Millar and Bertus Smit won 5 & 3 against Berry and David de Noroonha from Ekurhuleni and they downed Gauteng North pair Adrian Kriel and Etienne Groenewald 2 & 1. Millar beat Kriel 3 & 2 and defeated Michael Lekhuleni 1-up, while Smit drove the final nails in their opponents’ coffins when he knocked out Groenewald and De Noroonha 5 & 4. Southern Cape topped the log with nine points, Gauteng North was second with eight and Central Gauteng third with seven points. KwaZulu-Natal accumulated three points to take fourth, Western
SENIORS A DIVISION FINAL LOG
SUPER SENIORS A DIVISION FINAL LOG
Pos / Union / Played / Won / Draw / Loss / Points / Games Points)
Pos / Union / Played / Won / Draw / Loss / Points / Games Points)
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Central Gauteng
(7, 7, 0, 0, 14, 59.5)
1
Southern Cape
(5, 4, 1, 0, 9, 19.5)
2
Western Province
(7, 5, 1, 1, 11, 46.5)
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Gauteng North
(5, 4, 0, 1, 8, 21)
3 Eastern Province
(7, 4, 1, 2, 9, 47)
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Southern Cape
(7, 3, 2, 2, 8, 41.5)
3
Central Gauteng
(5, 3, 1, 1, 7, 19.5)
5
KwaZulu-Natal
(7, 3, 0, 4, 6, 48)
4
KwaZulu-Natal
(5, 1, 1, 3, 3, 12)
6
Gauteng North
(7, 2, 0, 5, 4, 44.5)
5
Western Prov
(5, 1, 0, 4, 2, 11.5)
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North West
(7, 1, 0, 6, 2, 27)
8 Ekurhuleni
(7, 0, 2, 5, 2, 22)
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Spieth: Could have shot 59 in final round of Masters'
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pon reflection of his near-historic performance earlier this month in the final round of the Masters, Jordan Spieth realized one thing – his ball-striking was good enough to shoot 59. “Actually thought I truly could have shot 59 without doing much more other than making a few more putts,” I put myself in opportunities on each hole to shoot 59 that day, which is really, really cool.” The lowest in major championship history came at last year’s Open Championship, when South Africa’s Branden Grace shot 62 on the par-70 Royal Birkdale. Spieth didn’t need 59 to win, but he did need 62 to force a playoff with eventual champion Patrick Reed. Spieth started the day nine shots off the lead but had come all the way back to grab a share of the lead. Through 16 holes, he was 9 under on his round. He needed one more birdie in his last two holes to tie Grace’s record, and force Reed to make a birdie down the stretch in order to avoid a playoff.
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Instead, Spieth’s tee shot at 18 clipped a tree branch and he ultimately bogeyed the closing hole for an 8-under 64 that left him at 13 under and solo third, two shots behind Reed. Had Spieth won, it would’ve been the greatest final-round rally in Masters history. As it was, he tied the record for lowest score in the final round. Spieth also said he went back and watched video of his Sunday performance. “I wanted to learn a bit from it,” Spieth said. “I felt like Houston [the week before] but really at Augusta was the best my swing has ever held up under the gun. Especially my driving, I really felt like I drove the ball beautifully on Sunday, especially when I started to get closer and closer and could feel being in the tournament.” “To hit some of those putts under pressure and see some go in I think will be very beneficial going forward this year,” Spieth said. “It very well could be a spark for a really solid year.”
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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S Other South Africans T20 Retief Goosen Dylan Frittelli T30 Ernie Els
Sunshine Tour Mopani Repath Zambian Open Nana GC, 26 - 29 April 2018 1 Rourke van der Spuy 2 Justin Harding T3 Colin Nel Daniel van Tonder T5 Martin Rohwer Jake Roos 7 Neil Schietekat 8 Louis de Jager T9 Keenan Davidse Jean Hugo Jonathan Agren
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA SWE
70-67-66-69 67-73-65-71 68-71-69-69 72-67-68-70 76-68-69-65 68-72-68-70 73-69-69-68 69-72-69-71 71-71-69-71 71-71-69-71 71-71-69-71
272 (-16) 276 (-12) 277 (-11) 277 (-11) 278 (-10) 278 (-10) 279 (-9) 281 (-7) 282 (-6) 282 (-6) 282 (-6)
R 348,700.00 R 243,100.00 R 123,090.00 R 123,090.00 R 63,250.00 R 63,250.00 R 55,000.00 R 49,500.00 R 38,573.33 R 38,573.33 R 38,573.33
Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open, Royal Harare GC, 12 - 15 April 2018 1 2 T3
Bryce Easton RSA Daniel van Tonder RSA Peter Karmis RSA Christiaan Basson RSA T5 Justin Harding RSA Steve Surry ENG JC Ritchie RSA 8 Jaco Ahlers RSA T9 Andrew Curlewis RSA Vaughn Groenewald RSA Tyrone Ferreira RSA
69-67-73-63 70-68-70-65 71-68-67-69 70-68-67-70 72-68-69-67 70-71-66-69 66-66-71-73 72-64-71-70 70-71-69-68 67-70-69-72 70-71-64-73
272 273 275 275 276 276 276 277 278 278 278
(-16) R 317,000.00 (-15) R 221,000.00 (-13) R 111,900.00 (-13) R 111,900.00 (-12) R 55,000.00 (-12) R 55,000.00 (-12) R 55,000.00 (-11) R 45,000.00 (-10) R 35,066.67 (-10) R 35,066.67 (-10) R 35,066.67
Sunshine Tour order if merit as of 30th April 2018 1 Rourke van der Spuy RSA 2 Daniel van Tonder RSA 3 JJ Senekal RSA 4 Bryce Easton RSA 5 Justin Harding RSA 6 Alex Haindl RSA 7 Jaco Ahlers RSA 8 Christiaan Basson RSA 9 Andre De Decker RSA 10 Colin Nel RSA 11 Peter Karmis RSA 12 Titch Moore RSA 13 Jake Roos RSA 14 Martin Rohwer RSA 15 Jean Hugo RSA 16 JC Ritchie RSA 17 Louis de Jager RSA 18 Jonathan Agren SWE 19 Steve Surry ENG 20 Lyle Rowe RSA
3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
R 391,200.00 R 365,490.00 R 362,200.00 R 326,500.00 R 298,100.00 R 205,566.67 R 193,266.67 R 175,566.67 R 166,866.67 R 147,890.00 R 137,860.00 R 109,740.00 R 106,050.00 R 94,200.00 R 94,173.33 R 86,240.00 R 84,300.00 R 81,073.33 R 76,780.00 R 76,100.00
RSA 73-71-70-69 283 (-5) RSA 72-71-68-72 283 (-5) RSA 73-69-71-72 285 (-3)
$ 67,166.66 $ 67,166.66 $ 37,665.00
Zurich Classic, TOC Louisiana, 26 - 29 April 2018 1 2 3 T4
Billy Horschel / Scott Piercy 65-73-61-67 266 Jason Dufner / Pat Perez 66-72-61-68 267 Louis Oosthuizen / Charl Schwartzel 66-72-62-68 268 Brice Garnett / Chesson Hadley 64-73-61-71 269 Tommy Fleetwood / Chris Paisley 62-75-63-69 269 Other South Africans T10 Brendon de Jonge / Troy Merritt 62-75-62-73 272 T19 Retief Goosen / Tyrone Van Aswegen 65-71-64-74 274
(-22) $ 1,036,800.00 (-21) $ 417,600.00 (-20) $ 273,600.00 (-19) $ 216,900.00 (-19) $ 216,900.00 (-16) $ 73,512.00 (-14) $ 31,680.00
PGA tour order of merit as of 30th April 2018
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Justin Thomas USA Bubba Watson USA Patrick Reed USA Phil Mickelson USA Dustin Johnson USA Patton Kizzire USA Justin Rose ENG Jon Rahm ESP Rickie Fowler USA Pat Perez USA
Other Southern Africans 72 Louis Oosthuizen 101 Rory Sabbatini 104 Tyrone Van Aswegen 105 Charl Schwartzel 136 Retief Goosen 194 Ernie Els 196 Brendon de Jonge
RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA ZIM
11 11 14 11 8 15 8 10 9 12
$ 5,221,300.00 $ 3,690,454.00 $ 3,580,252.00 $ 3,366,551.00 $ 3,209,658.00 $ 3,177,988.00 $ 3,057,163.00 $ 2,787,698.00 $ 2,624,060.00 $ 2,608,341.00
7 15 18 11 13 9 6
$ 881,104.00 $ 607,142.00 $ 581,201.00 $ 567,546.00 $ 337,894.00 $ 102,868.00 $ 93,404.00
web.com TOUR Web.com Tour order of merit as of 30th April 2018
1 Sungjae Im KOR 2 Scott Langley USA 3 José de Jesús Rodríguez MEX 4 Adam Svensson CAN 5 Sam Burns USA 6 Julián Etulain ARG 7 Ben Taylor ENG 8 Kyoung-Hoon Lee KOR 9 Eric Axley USA 10 Carlos Ortiz MEX Other South Africans 142 Dawie van der Walt RSA
9 9 9 9 6 9 9 9 7 9
$ 210,252.00 $ 178,058.00 $ 166,604.00 $ 158,389.00 $ 155,177.00 $ 150,290.00 $ 146,402.00 $ 141,460.00 $ 127,651.00 $ 119,041.00
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CHAMPIoNS TOUR Champions tour order of merit as of 30th April 2018
PGA TOUR Valero Texas Open, TPC San Antonio 19 - 22 April 2018 1 T2 4 5
Andrew Landry USA Trey Mullinax USA Sean O’Hair USA Jimmy Walker USA Zach Johnson USA
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69-67-67-68 74-68-62-69 72-70-65-66 71-69-67-67 70-65-68-72
271 273 273 274 275
(-17) $ 1,116,000.00 (-15) $ 545,600.00 (-15) $ 545,600.00 (-14) $ 297,600.00 (-13) $ 248,000.00
1 Steve Stricker USA 2 Jerry Kelly USA 3 Vijay Singh FIJ 4 Joe Durant USA 5 Bernhard Langer GER 6 David Toms USA 7 Gene Sauers USA 8 Steve Flesch USA 9 Kirk Triplett USA 10 Scott McCarron USA Other South Africans 47 David Frost RSA
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$ 630,235.00 $ 539,890.00 $ 500,380.00 $ 479,034.00 $ 472,721.00 $ 461,148.00 $ 395,620.00 $ 367,650.00 $ 357,039.00 $ 344,121.00
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calend A r
Sunshine Tour
DATE EVENT VENUE MAY 2018 9 - 11 18 - 20
Investec Royal Swazi Open Lombard Insurance Classic
Royal Swazi Spa CC Royal Swazi Spa CC
JUNE 2018 5 - 7
Sun City Challenge
Gary Player CC
JULY 2018 19 - 22
KCB Karen Masters
Karen CC
Amateur events - Men
DATE EVENT VENUE MAY 2018 1 - 4 4 - 6 5 - 6 14 - 18 14 - 18 26 - 27 31 May -1 Jun
SA Mid-Amateur Stroke play KZN Stroke Play Vaal Senior Open SA Country Districts Challenge Cup Southern Cape Mid-Amateur Open Fancourt Senior Open
Plettenberg Bay CC Durban CC Maccauvlei GC Potchefstroom CC Irene CC Mossel Bay GC Fancourt CC
JUNE 2018 2 - 3 3 - 4 9 - 10 24 - 25 27 - 29 27 - 29 27 - 28 30 Jun -1 Jul
Eastern Province Mid-Amateur Open Southern Cape Senior Open Limpopo Mid-Amateur Open Border Senior Open East Fancourt Junior Open Fancourt Junior U15 Challenge Eastern Cape Senior Open Eastern Province Senior Open
Wedgewood GC George GC Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro London GC Fancourt CC Fancourt CC Wedgewood GC St Francis Bay 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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DATE EVENT VENUE JULY 2018 1 - 2 4 - 6 8 9 - 10 11 - 12 12 - 13 13 - 15 21 - 22 28 - 29
Nomads North & South Junior Championship Nomads SA Boys U17 Championship Lowveld Mid-Amateur Open Nomads Inland Noom 2 Sun City U13 & U15 Challenge Tshwane Junior Open Limpopo Open Northern Cape Mid-Amateur Open Border Stroke Play
Kimberley GC Middelburg CC Nelspruit GC Bryanston CC Sun City GC Pretoria CC TBA Kimberley GC East London GC
Amateur events - Women
DATE EVENT VENUE MAY 2018 6 - 8 13 - 16 20 - 23
Gauteng Junior & Open Championship Senior Womens SA Nationals South African 72 Hole Teams Championship 2018
JUNE 2018 10 - 11 16 - 17 24 - 26
Limpopo Championship Koro Creek GC Southern Cape Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship Goose Valley GC Nomads SA Girls Championship 2018 Orkney GC
JULY 2018 1 - 3 Gauteng North Women’s Open Championship 8 Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur Match Play Championship 9 - 11 SA Women’s Amateur Match Play Championship 15 - 17 Western Province Junior Championship 2018 22 - 23 WP Women’s Mid-Amateur & Senior Championship 2018
Royal Jhb And Kensington GC St Francis Links GC Waterkloof GC
Silver Lakes CC Umhlali CC Umhlali CC TBA Durbanville 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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R E S U LT S & R A N K I N G S EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR
EUROPEAN TOUR Trophee Hassan II, Royal Golf Dar Es Salam 19 - 22 April 2018 1 2 T3
Levy Alexander Fra Quiros Alvaro Esp Björk Alexander Swe Ilonen Mikko Fin Lagergren Joakim Swe Pavan Andrea Ita Other South Africans 7 Van Rooyen Erik Rsa T22 Bezuidenhout Christiaan Rsa Sterne Richard Rsa Stone Brandon Rsa T52 Fichardt Darren Rsa
European Seniors Tour order of merit as of 30th April 2018
72-69-69-70 280 (-8) € 416,660.00 67-70-72-72 281 (-7) € 277,770.00 74-69-69-70 282 (-6) € 118,750.00 72-72-66-72 282 (-6) € 118,750.00 68-73-71-70 282 (-6) € 118,750.00 75-71-70-66 282 (-6) € 118,750.00 68-71-71-73 73-69-68-78 71-73-70-74 74-70-69-75 71-75-74-74
283 288 288 288 294
(-5) (0) (0) (0) (+8)
Volvo China Open, Top win Golf & CC, 26 - 29 April 2018 1 2 T3
Björk Alexander Swe Otaegui Adrian Esp Campillo Jorge Esp Smith Jordan Eng Wallace Matt Eng Other South Africans T11 Vincent Scott Zim T25 Horne Keith Rsa
66-72-67-65 68-69-67-67 69-68-68-67 69-69-70-64 65-70-69-68
270 271 272 272 272
(-18) (-17) (-16) (-16) (-16)
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European Tour order of merit as of 30th April 2018
1 REED Patrick USA 2 SHARMA Shubhankar IND 3 FLEETWOOD Tommy ENG 4 APHIBARNRAT Kiradech THA 5 RAHM John ESP 6 MCILROY Rory NIR 7 HATTON Tyrrell ENG 8 LEVY Alexander FRA 9 BJÖRK Alexander SWE 10 SMITH Cameron AUS Other Southern Africans 15 FRITTELLI Dylan RSA 21 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 26 GRACE Branden RSA 34 COETZEE George RSA 42 VAN ROOYEN Erik RSA 71 VINCENT Scott ZIM 73 BURMESTER Dean RSA 75 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 86 STERNE Richard RSA 96 KRUYSWIJK Jacques RSA 105 STONE Brandon RSA 110 BEZUIDENHOUT Christiaan RSA 125 PORTEOUS Haydn RSA 127 HORNE Keith RSA 134 FICHARDT Darren RSA 162 AIKEN Thomas RSA 170 WALTERS Justin RSA 174 OTTO Hennie RSA 181 BEKKER Oliver RSA 188 IMMELMAN Trevor RSA
Lorenzo GAGLI ITA Joachim B. HANSEN DEN Kim KOIVU FIN Jens FAHRBRING SWE Nico GEYGER CHI
LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR
10 5 6 9 9 10 10 4 8 9 10 9 11 7 10 10 6 4 4 4
€ 551,980.00 € 507,212.00 € 428,732.00 € 329,177.00 € 262,834.00 € 166,169.00 € 160,044.00 € 155,123.00 € 127,576.00 € 112,451.00 € 102,295.00 € 95,274.00 € 79,630.00 € 78,291.00 € 74,877.00 € 51,005.00 € 43,491.00 € 41,140.00 € 37,594.00 € 33,280.00
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Other South Africans 20 Trevor FISHEr JNR 57 Jaco AHLERS 65 Anthony MICHAEL 97 Justin WALTERS
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€ 51,319.00 € 29,081.00 € 29,081.00 € 18,817.00 € 14,592.00 € 14,592.00
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1 Inbee Park KOR 2 Moriya Jutanugarn THA 3 Ariya Jutanugarn THA 4 Pernilla Lindberg SWE 5 Brooke M. Henderson CAN Other South Africans 113 Paula Reto RSA 87 Ashleigh Buhai RSA 109 Lee-Anne Pace RSA
€ 2,216,000.00 € 1,079,899.00 € 1,023,671.00 € 1,008,760.00 € 978,174.00 € 954,105.00 € 937,900.00 € 918,247.00 € 888,773.00 € 884,035.00
European challenge tour order of merit as of 30th April
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1 Thaworn WIRATCHANT THA T2 Peter FOWLER AUS Clark DENNIS USA 4 James KINGSTON RSA T5 Mauricio MOLINA ARG Gary ORR SCO Other South Africans 11 Chris WILLIAMS RSA
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$ 717,367.00 $ 559,321.00 $ 516,302.00 $ 508,996.00 $ 502,804.00
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$ 17,479.00 $ 39,475.00 $ 18,346.00
Ladies European Tour final order of merit as of 30th April 2018 1 Jenny Haglund HOL 5 € 81,696.60 2 Sarah Kemp ENG 5 € 49,335.44 3 Klara Spilkova RUS 3 € 38,361.33 4 Celine Boutier FRA 2 € 33,391.65 5 € 29,203.62 5 Karolin Lampert ENG Other South Africans 11 Ashleigh Buhai 25 Stacy Lee Bregman 38 Nicole GARCIA 107 Lee-Anne Pace
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World Golf Rankings as of 30th April 2018
1 Dustin Johnson USA 2 Justin Thomas USA 3 Jon Rahm SPA 4 Jordan Spieth USA 5 Justin Rose ENG 6 Rickie Fowler USA 7 Rory McIlroy NIR 8 Hideki Matsuyama JPN 9 Brooks Koepka USA 10 Patrick Reed USA Other Southern Africans 35 Branden Grace RSA 30 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 53 Dylan Frittelli RSA 67 Charl Schwartzel RSA 92 George Coetzee RSA 117 Shaun Norris RSA 127 Dean Burmester RSA 144 Erik van Rooyen RSA 150 Darren Fichardt RSA 161 Richard Sterne RSA 173 Rory Sabbatini RSA 191 Peter Karmis RSA 194 Haydn Porteous RSA 199 Scott Vincent ZIM
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SPECIAL FEATURE - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
Is your Loft Lie(ing) to you? by Jason Ashley
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he single biggest mistake golfers make is to see how far they can hit the ball. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) have used this to their advantage for years, promising more distance with every new edition brought to market. When comparing a 9 iron from 10 years ago to models available today you quickly realize a minimum of four degrees more loft. The Ping S58 irons launched in 2008 has a 42,5 degree 9 iron, compared the G700 – their latest offering – the 9 iron has 36 degrees loft. That is 6,5 degrees more loft on the same club, so arguably you will hit it further, but in reality you almost hitting the 7iron form the S58 set!
What do you think the odds are that all of them are coming from the factory with the correct loft angles? If one club is + 2 degree and the next numbered club is -2 degree, then the proper loft spacing is off. You would end up with a loft spacing of 4 degrees between the two irons, and up to 6 degrees on 2 others. Example: say the loft between the 7 & 8 irons is 2 degrees, then the loft between the 6 & 7 irons would be 6 degrees and between the 8 and 9 irons the loft would also be 6 degrees off. So now all the mid irons lofts are wrong and your yardage distance between 6 & 7 irons could be only2-3 yards and between the 8 & 9 could be 12 yards. Think about it.
Loft
To achieve consistency in shot distance, the separation of lofts between your fairway woods and irons should be no less than 3 degrees, and no more than 5 degrees, from club to club. Anything less than 3 degrees and you will have two clubs that hit the ball too close to each other. Anything more than 5 degrees and you will have a spread that will cause you to hammer one club, or ease up on another, to get the right distance.
Each iron is designed with a different loft angle, which is the primary reason you can hit each club a different distance. Each of the different loft angles generate different ball speed, launch angle, and amount of backspin on the ball, which is precisely why each club hits the ball a different distance. The exact distance each club will hit the ball will vary from golfer to golfer depending on the swing speed, launch angle and loft of the club head. Depending upon the swing speed and loft, each numbered iron is designed to have an equal yardage spread between it and the next numbered iron. However, this consistent difference in distance between clubs will result only IF the loft angles are spaced evenly, and IF the lofts on each club are true to what each company intends them to be. Here’s the problem. There are millions of golf clubs manufactured each year.
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Lie Angles
The lie angle of each club needs to be adjusted to ensure accuracy. If the lie angle is wrong, the ball will either fade left if the toe is up and right if the heal is up. Within the golf industry, there is a generally accepted notion of what constitutes a “standard” lie angle for most golfers. Whether this factory norm is right for you and your swing, however, is something all golfers need to discover for themselves because accuracy with the irons is important to good scoring.
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SPECIAL FEATURE - KNOWLEDGE IS POWER Here’s the deal. When the club meets the ball, the sole of the head must be parallel to the ground, if it is, and if you have delivered the face square to your intended target, the ball will go straight every time. On the other hand, if the toe of the club is sticking up in the air so the point of sole contact with the ground is toward the heel, you will tend to pull your shots. Here, the club head would be considered to be TOE UP for the player. We would need to have the sole adjusted flatter to the ground. The opposite is true, if the club makes contact with the ground on the toe side of the sole, the club is considered too flat. In this situation, you will push the ball when you make a perfect swing, every time every day. There is a myth associated with the lie angle. Many golfers think that if the lie is wrong so that the sole contact with the ground is on the heel, the reason the ball flies left is that the heel is grabbed by the ground, which makes the face rotated closed, and the ball fly to the left (for right handed golfers). And vice versa, they think that the pushed shot from an incorrect lie comes from the toe side of the sole digging into the ground which causes the face to turn open. WRONG. No matter how square up you hold the leading edge of the club head to your target, as the toe rises up, the face AUTOMATICALLY points to the hook side of the target. And the opposite is true for when you hold the leading degree of face square to the target but tilt the heel up off the ground - the face now points to the face side of the hole. Want proof? What happens to your shot direction when you hit the ball from a side hill lie? That’s a classic example of
how the face automatically pointed off line and creates a pull or hooked shot when the ball is above your feet (toe tilting up compared to horizontal). Now here’s the real kicker with lie - the more loft the club has the more pronounced the misdirection will be. As a result, it is critical that lie angles are fitted correctly in the higher-lofted short irons, for example, than they are for the woods. How many golfers have altered their swings in unimaginable ways, or run screaming to the golf pro for emergency lessons because of balls that insist on going off to the left or right from ill-fitted lie angles, no matter how pure a swing they make? Most golfers automatically assume it’s their swing because most golfers have no idea that something called “lie angle” even exists. Most clubs are bought standard, off-the-rack, and most golfers have no idea of the importance of properly fitting lie angles to their size and swing. If every golfer were 5 foot 10 inches tall with a 32 inch sleeve length and swung through the ball with the same posture, then fine, the one lie angle design of standard made irons bought off the rack would fit everyone. But golfers are not all built the same, so, if you want to avoid the certainty of making a good swing only to see the ball head off-line, you and every other golfer along with you, regardless of handicap, need to be custom fitted for the correct lie angles on your irons. It’s fair to say that fewer than 10 percent of all golfers have ever been fitted for lie and had their clubs adjusted accordingly.
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Easton shoots 63 to win Zim Open
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ryce Easton overturned the 73 he signed for in the third round of the Old Mutual Zimbabwe Open in spectacular fashion when he shot an unblemished nine-under-par 63 final round to equal the course record and claim victory at the Royal Harare GC last month.
He finished the third round with a double-bogey on 17 and a bogey on 18 in round three and admitted that he was quite gutted by his display which left him six shots behind the leading JC Ritchie. However, in the final round, Easton came out guns blazing, opening his final round with three birdies on the trot before a par halted him on the fourth. Four holes later he was seven-under-par, with birdies on the fifth, the sixth, a par on the
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seventh, another birdie on eight and a par to turn in 30. By this time, it was clear that he would either take the round to a play-off with a few other players who included Ritchie who led for the entire week. He admits, however, that he didn’t have a problem chasing the leaders, and not being the one being chased. “It is a different ball game when you’re in front because you get the attention from the get-go,” he said, “maybe, being a few behind the pace was what I needed to do.” Easton will now look forward to the next few events on the schedule with some confidence and will be happy to start the season right up there on the Order of Merit.
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Bridgestone Golf Unveils Most Technologically Advanced Golf Balls to Date with TOUR B Series
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he new series includes four models – TOUR B X, XS, RX and RXS – which replace the company’s storied B330 lines and provide unmatched feel, accuracy and distance over competitors. As with all Bridgestone models, the company utilized data from more than 3 million in-person and online ball fittings in the R&D process to determine how specific characteristics would benefit different players. In addition, they used white label surveys to gauge and fulfill exact needs of customers. TOUR B X and XS are designed for low handicap golfers looking for exceptional feel. Compared to the B330 and B330-S predecessors, the X and XS provide more spin and greenside control due to softer urethane cover formulation, while increased
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distance comes from enhanced aerody namics and improved 330 Dual Dimple design. The X is for those players looking for more accuracy off the tee while the XS provides extra length. The RX and RXS are for mid-to-low handicappers, delivering explosive distance and optimized trajectory thanks to high repulsion construction and new 338 modified Dual Dimple design. The RX will help players hit more fairways while those looking for unmatched feel will gravitate toward the RXS. “Unlike other manufacturers, we don’t try to shoe-horn golfers into a ball that doesn’t fit their game,” says Adam Rehberg, Bridgestone Golf Ball Fitting. “Plain and simple, our
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S P E C I A L F E AT U R E - L atest products goal is to help golfers find the ball that will lower their scores by maximizing performance from tee to green.”
the ball and club for enhanced control with irons and wedges
“The secret to our success is in the data, as we rely on our database of millions of swings to understand how golfers of all skill levels are hitting the ball,” says Elliot Mellow, Bridgestone Golf Marketing Manager. “We then start to build out player personas based on trends and collaborate with third party golf industry data sources to further fine-tune each persona bucket. Once we have established exact needs of different players we determine which of our proprietary technologies can help them rise above the competition.”
Bridgestone’s professional staff features 14-time major champion Tiger Woods, FedExCup champion Brandt Snedeker, Olympics bronze medalist Matt Kuchar, Masters winner Fred Couples, three-time major champion Nick Price, Bryson DeChambeau, Hudson Swafford and LPGA Tour stars Stacy Lewis, Paula Creamer and Karrie Webb.
In addition to the new TOUR B series, The TOUR B series is a result of Bridgestone’s Bridgestone Golf designs a diverse portfolio continued commitment to remaining on the of golf balls to meet the needs of all player performance characteristics, including the forefront of innovation. Bridgestone owns e6 SOFT, e6 SPEED, Extra Soft and Lady. over 1,000 golf ball patents and has more More information on the company’s ball, than 900 polymer engineers worldwide drawing on the company’s rubber expertise club and accessories offerings are available at bridgestonegolf.com. to design the industry’s leading golf balls.
About Bridgestone Golf
Bridgestone Golf USA is based in Covington, GA and manufactures Each new TOUR B Series golf ball features premium golf balls, clubs and accessories the proven characteristics that have made under Bridgestone and Precept brands. Bridgestone Golf among the most respected The company started making golf balls in names in the industry. The benefits of these 1935 and, as the world’s largest tire manufeatures include: facturer, leverages its 900 rubber polymer science engineers worldwide to produce Accuracy – Gradational core provides high-performing products. optimal energy transfer to create low side-spin and high ball velocity for incredible Customer swing and related data, captured through its popular, nationwide ball-fitting distance and accuracy gains program, advises continuous advancement Consistency – Seamless cover design utilizes of ball technology. Bridgestone Golf USA is injection molding technology to stabilize a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bridgestone ball flight on all shots Sports Co. Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo. Distance – Aerodynamically superior dimple More information: bridgestonegolf.com profiles provide different player types with vastly enhanced length and control Feel – SlipRes cover technology increases friction by creating more stability between
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Van der Spuy wins the Zambia Open he was in trouble as he made back-to-back drops on 14 and 15. But, as it was the case in round three, Van der Spuy made an eagle on the 17th to finish the tournament on 16-under-par 272. “It was a good battle out there,” he said of the duel he and Justin Harding had during the final round of the tournament. “It was very fun playing with Justin. He had a good run out there; I made a couple of bogeys and he made a couple of birdies and that was quite a momentum swing. But, certainly the eagle on the 17th, two days in a row, was a nice capping point for a really good week.”
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ourke van der Spuy admits he had to fight off nerves in the final round of the Mopani Redpath Zambia Open where he signed for three-under-par 69 to win his second Sunshine Tour title by four shots at the end of April. “I obviously felt a bit nervous today,” he admits, “but I managed to hold my nerve and finish strong. It was a really good week from day one, and kind of built up the momentum all week. Started off with a solid round and the game kind of felt like it got better throughout the week.” After rounds of 70-67 and 66, Van der Spuy started the final round leading by two and wasted no time in emphasising his intentions at Nkana Golf Club. He opened with birdies on one and two but dropped a shot on the sixth. He then made two more birdies on the seventh and ninth to turn in 33. He made an unwanted bogey at the 10th but swiftly recovered with a birdie on the par-three 11th. Two pars later, it looked like
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Claiming his second tournament in three years, having claimed the Sun Fish River Sun Challenge in 2015, Van der Spuy admits this win has been in the making for a while. “The win at Fish River came in my first year and that was nice to get the monkey off my back. But, you always get the feeling that the next one is close and to do it in a full four-round tournament is just a good feeling,” he said. Final result ( top 10 ) 272 - Rourke van der Spuy 70 67 66 69 276 - Justin Harding
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In his youth our mystery golfer started out as a caddie in San Diego, California. He was respected for his extraordinary putting and short-game skills, never a flashy gallery favourite, he developed his own self-contained style, relying on solid technique, determination, concentration, and perseverance. He was not considered one of the “Big Three” and many have said that he is the most underrated star in golf history, and the best modern golfer who never received the accolades he deserved. He had 51 PGA wins including 3 Major Championships (the 1959 & 1966 U.S. Open and the 1970 Masters Tournament) He had a cameo appearance in the movie “Now you see him, now you don’t”. After his playing career he went into golf course design where he established a hugely successful golf course management company. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. He passed away on February the 7th 2015.
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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 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 Wingate CC (012) 542-1309 Woodhill CC (011) 970-7000 Zwartkops CC (011) 849-5211 (013) 932-3940 Driving Ranges (011) 706-1361 Colbyn D/R (011) 472-8060 Grasslands D/R (012) 668-8900 Greenhills D/R (011) 875-0400 Jim and Jerrys’ D/R (011) 801-6611 Kimiad D/R & (011) 749-1638 Mashie Course (011) 826-2466 Observatory D/R (011) 827-7818 Panorama D/R (011) 453-1013 Sandy Bunker D/R (011) 432-3150 Six Fountains D/R (012) 546-1764 Verwey D/R (012) 667-1081 Wits D/R (011) 251-6721 Zwartkops D/R (011) 202-1620 (011) 970-1075 Golf Shops (011) 442-3880 (011) 660-4365 Second Chance (010) 594-0034 The Golfers Club (011) 466-2888 Edenvale (016) 422-1263 The Golfers Club (016) 362-0809 Fourways (011) 608-2033 The Golfers Club (011) 648-9574 West Rand (011) 646-5400 The Pro Shop (012) 808-0883 Woodmead (011) 362-6757 (012) 460-3372 (012) 386-6836 (011) 215-8600 (011) 693-5414 (011) 907-8906 (016) 430-1380 (011) 640-3021 (011) 740-0016 (012) 651-4411 (012) 809-2110 (011) 943-4448 (011) 362-5031 (011) 740-9962 (011) 447-3311
(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
(011) 440-0558 (011) 453-6352 (011) 465-9985 (011) 475-7519 (011) 602-8888
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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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
(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
the office on 086 101 9005 or Email: info@sagolftrader.co.za 79
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