SA Golf Trader - May / June 2016

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Special Features:• Winter golf on the Garden Route • Ups & downs: Life on the Sunshine Tour • KPMG golf participation report for Europe 2016

Cover photo: Pinnacle Point Estate

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On the Cover:The Garden Route is a hugely popular golfing destination in summer with world-class courses in Mossel Bay, George, Knysna and Plettenberg Bay. However the winter months offer a real treat as the weather can be really good, the courses are in pristine condition and many offer well priced winter rates. See page 24 for the start of our compre-hensive guide to winter golf on the Garden Route.

Winter golf on the Garden Route 24

Ups & downs: Life on the Sunshine Tour 46

Celebrity golfer profile – Riaan Schoeman 62

KPMG golf participation report for Europe 2016 72

Letter to the Editor 4

Golfing Gals 6

Trivia quiz 8

News from the PGA 9

Classifieds 76

SA Golf Trader directory 78

Laugh out loud 80

Balderstone on golf 10

Know your rules 12

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE 4

TUITION & INSTRUCTION 10

AMATEUR NEWS 18

KIDS STUFF 66

GREENKEEPING 71

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 76

RESULTS & RANKINGS 38

EVENTS CALENDAR 40

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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.

Letter to the editor

winninG LetterTo the EditorI listen to people debating the dress code

for golfers with much amusement. I cannot

understand how so-called “traditionalists”

think that they are in any way, shape or

form, adhering to golf tradition by wearing

polo shirts and slacks.

What a load of nonsense! The closest that

modern golf had to a true traditionalist was

Payne Stewart. Yes, it was an updated ver-

sion, but nonetheless, his style was rooted

in the era of Bobby Jones. True observance

to the tradition of golf would have golfers

wearing ties, long-sleeved dress shirts and

knickers again. Of course it’s not practical

and it is restrictive of a golf swing, but if you

want to be ridiculous then there we go.

Do you get my point, polo shirts and khaki

trousers are no more a golf tradition than a

titanium driver!

Regards

“Let’s wear T-shirts”

Dear “Let’s wear T-shirts”Yes I take your point. We have to move with

the times and fashion just like equipment

is constantly changing. However there

are standards and these must always be

adhered to.

You can’t just pitch up at your local course

with modified clubs and a ball that has a

little motor in it for extra carry. Much the

same, wearing a T-shirt, baggies and flip

flops is deemed unacceptable.

I think that most of us know when we are

suitable attired and when we are pushing

the envelope a bit too far. Thanks for your

letter, now go and put a shirt with a collar

on!

Regards

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1. Name: Crystal Cooper

2. What is your handicap? 0.

3. When did you start playing Golf? I started playing golf in 2008.

4. Who got you into playing Golf? My dad. He is one of the best greenkeepers in SA. I grew up on the course.

5. Who is your favourite women’s and mens golfer? Women – Kim Williams. She was my senior when I played my 1st Ipt for Gauteng North. Kim has always been a great example for me.Men: Tiger Woods. I’ve always looked at him as one of the greatest players in this game.

6. Where are you currently a member at? Wingate Park CC.

7. Which is your favourite golf course in South Africa? Victoria CC and Wingate Park CC.

8. What has been your most embarrassing moment on the golf course? I made a 10 and the guy I played with hit a hole in 1. In an IGT tournament at Wingate on the 16th hole.

9. St Andrews or Augusta ? St Andrews.

10. What do you hope to achieve in the coming years? Golfing as well as career. My biggest dream is to play professional golf. I am busy with a greenkeeping degree . I’ve decided to give myself this year and next year, after that will see if I’m good enough to turn pro. If not ill become 1 of the best greenkeepers in the world.

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11. Any superstitions? There is only one caddy that is perfect on the bag - James Walker.

12. Favourite Movie: Any James Bond movie.

13. Three things I can’t live without: My family including my dog. My friends. Golf clubs.

14. My guilty pleasure: To be in bed watching movies. With a pack of cheese puffs.

15. My favourite food: Braai vleis en pap.

16. Happiness is: To do what you love and love wat you do.

17. Get me a plane ticket to: Scotland.

18. Someone I look up to: My dad. He has been my roll model since the first day I can remember. He’s a hardworking proud man who lives for everything that is good. And he sees the best in everyone. Tought me to be proud of who I am.

19. I’m not embarrassed to say that I: ...I love myself. If you can’t love yourself how can someone else love you?

20. Favourite quote:Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.

SEASON SEVENIf you would like to be considered as a SA Golf Trader “Golfing Gal” please submit three colour photo’s of yourself on the golf course and two photos of your choice to [email protected].

One girl per edition will be chosen by us (the editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into).

The winner will be the girl who receives the most emails. The competition will be over six editions and closes on 31/08/2016. If you are selected by us you will have to answer the questions that SA Golf Trader puts to you.

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b) Bruce Lietzkec) Tom Watson

7. Thomas Levet suffers from which condition?a) Bipolar disorderb) Vertigoc) Acute back pain

8. Trevor Immelman reportedly took up the game of golf at which age?a) 2b) 5c) 15

9. Tim Clark was the sole finisher in which position at the 2006 Masters Championship?a) Secondb) Thirdc) Fourth

10. Mathew Goggin is a professional golfer from which country?a) New Zealandb) Scotlandc) Australia

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Congratulations to Michael Langdon our winner of the Trivia Quiz Mar/Apr edition: he receives two bottles of KWV 12 year old brandy.

ANSWERS TO THE MAR/APR EDITION: 1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.A 9.C 10.A

1. The Players Championship began in which year?a) 1970b) 1972c) 1974

2. On average how many golf balls are retrieved from the surrounding water of TPC Sawgrass’ signature hole (the Stadium Course’s 17th) every year, courtesy of professionals and tourists alike?a) 100000b) 50000c) 2500

3. Who did the ceremonial flip of the switch when Golf Channel launched on January 17th 1995? a) Steve Loweryb) Arnold Palmerc) Gary Player

4. Fred Funk’s fans are known as?a) Funk’s drunksb) Funk’s skunksc) Funk’s punks

5. Who was widely condemned in December 2013, for re-marks he made on Twitter following a fatal helicopter crash in Glasgow’s Clutha pub? He wrote: “Helicopter crashes into Scottish pub… Locals report no beer was spilled.”a) Steve Elkingtonb) Brad Faxonc) Greg Kraft

6. Who enjoys collecting classic cars and has built an 11-car garage at his home in which to store his large collection?a) Gene Littler

1. The first correct entry drawn will be declared the winner. The draw will take place on the 20th of June 2016.2. The Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence either in terms of the questions, answers or winner will be entered into.3. The answers to the questions and the name of the winner will be published on the quiz page in the following issue.4. Results and answers will be published in the next edition of SA Golf Trader.INSTRUCTIONS:1. Choose one of the answers for each question.2. Send the 10 letters of your chosen answers in sequence via email to [email protected] or Fax your chosen answer letters to 086 694 2185.

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PGA NEWS

The PGA of South Africa has announced two of its most dynamic professionals as the winners of PGA Professional of the Year and PGA

Teaching Professional of the Year.

Meyer du Toit, the Golf Director at San Lameer Golf Estate in KwaZulu-Natal, was voted the 2015 PGA Professional of the Year. And Llewellyn van Leeuwen, the Head Coach at the TuksGolf Academy in Gauteng North, was voted the Teaching Professional of the Year.

“Meyer and Llewellyn are both incredible examples of what the PGA of South Africa stands for and the high standards we set for our PGA professionals,” said Ivano Ficalbi, Chief Executive of the PGA of South Africa.

“Both reflect a passion and energy in their work and have made significant strides in growing the game of golf in South Africa.”

This is the first time for both professionals to receive their respective awards.

“I feel very privileged to receive this accolade. It’s an award I have always aspired to achieve and having my name alongside legends in the PGA is truly an honour. I couldn’t have done this on my own and have to thank everyone that helped shape my career as a PGA profes-sional,” said Du Toit.

Van Leeuwen was equally humbled by his award.“I was nominated a few times for this award and this is the first time I’ve received it. It’s very nice to be recognised for your work. We’ve got such a good team here and we take the team approach to the next level. TuksSport sets high performance standards so this award fits in with that vision.

du toit, Van Leeuwen win top pGa of sa awards

TuksGolf Academy Head Coach Llewellyn van Leeuwen (fourth from left), the PGA of South Africa 2015 Teaching Professional of the Year, with South African Open champion Brandon Stone and the TuksGolf team.

San Lameer Golf Estate Director of Golf Meyer du Toit was voted the PGA of South Africa 2015 Professional of the Year.

As the saying goes, “there are no pictures on the scorecard,” but I have seen many players spend all their practice time hitting ball after ball on

the driving range trying to engrain that “textbook swing.” Unfortunately most of these players are consistently disappointed with the scores they shoot when they get out onto the golf course. The aim of golf is to take as few shots as possible, and to achieve this you need to firstly understand which parts of your game are costing you shots and then determine what practice would be most effective at improving these

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By Murray Smit - TGSE Coach

areas. So many great players in history have been considered “unorthodox,” but all of them developed the necessary skills to produce good scores.

I have had great success here at TGSE using my player’s statistics to guide what needs improve-ment, and where we can save the greatest number of shots over the shortest space of time. One such player I began working with toward the end of 2015, Chalton Steyn, had a stroke average of 82,89. He was hitting 70,63% of his fairways, 53% of his

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greens in regulation, averaging 35,56 putts per round and making only 11,84% of his scrambles. While Chalton needed quite a few technical changes to his swing, which we got to work on straight away, I realised that this would be a long-term process and take some time to see reward. We decided to target the skills necessary for him to improve his shortgame and putting, by introducing a daily practice plan that incorporated a variety of drills. Through Chalton’s incredible work ethic and diligence he has achieved remarkable results. By the end of March this year, he had reduced his putts per round by 4.5 strokes to 31 and increased his scrambling to 55,7%. This enabled him to improve his stroke average by nearly 6 shots to 75,70, remarkable progress over such a short space of time.

The important message here is that changing the way something looks does not necessarily improve it’s efficiency, be sure to invest in an instructor who is willing to help you make those precious hours of practice count. Work out what really needs to improve for you to take fewer strokes and then find effective ways of practicing it. Spending your time in this manner is sure to help you play consistently better golf and therefore get even more enjoyment out of this great game.

Here is a putting drill that Chalton completes each day, he places 8 Tees around four separate holes at the following lengths:

1 Putter Length (Goal – 8/8)1 Driver Length (Goal – 6/8)2 Driver Lengths (Goal – 4/8)3 Driver Lengths (Goal – 2/8)

He then hits only one putt from each tee, keeping score of how many he holes. This is great practice as it is highly transferable to the golf course, the better you get at it, the fewer putts you will take during your rounds. You are getting 32 different putts from a vari-ety of distances and angles and only get one chance

at each. 20 out of 32 is considered Chalton’s par, as per his goals at each distance.

Here is a bunker drill that Chalton completes each day, he places 4 cones at one driver length radius, around three separate holes. Once he has got 5 shots to come to rest within a driver length radius of the first hole, he can move onto the next. Chalton is required to keep note of how many shots it takes to achieve this at each hole, and this is how we can track his improvement. If you feel that 1 driver length radius is too difficult to begin with, don’t hesitate to make it twice as big until your skill levels grow.



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Central Gauteng and WP triumph at sa senior ipt

South Africa’s Albert Venter swept to a five stroke victory in the inaugural African Amateur Stroke Play Champion-ship in February thanks in no small part to two superb

65s at the Leopard Creek GC

After close calls in the last two editions of the INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter-Provincial, Central Gauteng produced a champions’ innings on the final day to end Western Province’s reign in the prestigious national senior team championship.

However, Ivan Palframan, Tim Hewan, Anton Bezuidenhout and Mark Hair from Western Province will return home as heroes after securing their sixth consecutive title in the Super Seniors division with a commanding performance at the Wanderers GC

SENIORSUnlike the past two years, the battle for supremacy between the defending champions and the host union didn’t come down to a count-out on games points. Instead, Central Gauteng won in convincing style to reclaim the title they owned 11 times between 2002 and 2013.

Team manager Jaco du Plessis said the victory paid homage to the hard work the team put into their preparation and their capacity as eight individual stars to come together as a team.

“Each guy on the team is a great player in his own right, but the key to success in team events is for those eight stars to form a unit,” Du Plessis said. “We studied the R&A manuals for the Ryder Cup and the Walker Cup to understand how we could unite the players as a team and their efforts and their success this week demonstrated their commitment to each other.“A successful team has no pecking order, no superstars; it’s just eight guys who play for each other and who play for

one joint goal and I am incredibly proud of their effort and determination. Everyone on the team can take great pride in this achievement.”

SUPER SENIORSWestern Province defeated KwaZulu-Natal 4 – 2 and Gauteng North 4.5 – 1.5 to put an exclamation mark on an undefeated production. The defending champions triumphed on 10 points and finish a full five points ahead of Central Gauteng, who edged out Ekurhuleni for second with 4.5 games points.

SENIORS A DIVISION FINAL LOG(Position, Union, Played, Won, draW, loss, Points, Games Points)

1 Central Gauteng (7, 7, 0, 0, 14, 52.5)2 Western Province (7, 5, 0, 2, 10, 49)3 Gauteng north (7, 4, 1, 2, 9, 47)4 ekurhuleni (7, 3, 0, 4, 6, 38)5 KwaZulu-natal (7, 2, 1, 4, 5, 43.5)6 southern Cape (7, 2, 1, 4, 5, 37)7 north West (7, 2, 1, 4, 5, 33.5)8 eastern Province (7, 0, 2, 5, 2, 35.5)

SUPER SENIORS A DIVISION FINAL LOG(Position, Union, Played, Won, draW, loss, Points, Games Points)

1 Western Province (5, 5, 0, 0, 10, 21.5)

2 Central Gauteng (5, 2, 1, 2, 5, 17)

3 ekurhuleni (5, 2, 1, 2, 5, 16)

4 KwaZulu-natal (5, 1, 2, 3, 4, 13.5)

5 southern Cape (5, 2, 0, 3, 4, 13)

6 Gauteng north (5, 0, 2, 3, 2, 9)


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Rebula happy to be in the hunt againTwo victories in his last three starts has rocketed

former top ranked junior Jovan Rebula from George to the number two spot in the South

African Golf Association Open Amateur rankings. Rebula broke back into the upper echelons of amateur golf when he defeated Luca Filippi for the Western Province Amateur Championship title at Clovelly CC last month.

“It’s been a long while since I featured in the top five and it’s just such a good feeling to be back there,” he admitted. “You know, you come from dominating in the junior ranks to the Open Amateur circuit and it’s a bit of a shock because you to have to start at the bottom again. That’s one of the biggest lessons in golf. You have to pay your dues to get to the top. It’s part of the pro-cess and you just have to play your way through it.”

Apart from a runner-up finish in the Gauteng North Open and reaching the final of the Sanlam SA Amateur Championship, Rebula’s 2015 season was pretty bare of memorable moments.

“I did win the Pezula Open and Oubaai Open on the Southern Cape Golf Union circuit, but that was the choice I had to make,” he explained. “But I was in my

final year at Outeniqua High and the studies had to take priority over golf. I just didn’t have the time to practice and it showed in my results.”

With matric behind him, Rebula started the 2016 with the determination to make a comeback.

The Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation member started showing glimpses of form with a top five finish in the Gauteng North Open and tie for fifth in the SA Stroke Play Championship and came agonisingly close to a podium finish in the Southern Cape Open in February.

He followed a tie for eighth in the Sanlam Cape Province Open with a three top 20 finishes in March, but it was a seventh place finish in the North West Open that sparked victory in the Eastern Province/Border Stroke Play earlier last month.

“For some reason, North West did the trick,” he said. “I think it was because I competed in a very strong field and came away knowing that I held my own at the Lost City GC. It was just the kick I needed. I felt hungry to compete and I felt that old confidence coming back again.

EKURHULENI, 29 April 2016 – Between 2013 and 2014, former Youth Olympian Kyle McClatchie from Ekurhuleni and Southern Cape’s Jovan Rebula

dominated the junior golf circuit at home and the pair was a tour de force for South Africa in international team events.

However, both players faded from the golfing radar last year as academic pressure of the final year in high school mounted. After their matric exams, the formidable duo began the climb back to top in the South African U-19 Inter-Provincial Championship in December last year and, as the age-old golf adage goes, cream always rises to the top.

Not surprisingly, Rebula rose to the number one spot in the Open Amateur rankings this week while McClatchie pushed his way to number six.

In early April, Rebula notched back-to-back victories in the Eastern Province / Border Stroke Play and Western

Province Amateur. Last month McClatchie broke through with a podium finish in the Boland Stroke Play Champi-onship.

“I actually had a chance in East London,” said the 18-year-old Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate golfer. “I was five shots clear of Jovan in the final round, but I bogeyed the last two holes and he beat me for the win. I was playing well, so I knew that my turn would come. I just had to stay patient.”

McClatchie opened with an even-par 72 in the first round at Robertson GC to lag five shots off the pace from Aubrey Beckley.

A flawless nine under 63 in round two put the Wanna Be A Champion player in pole position and he made the most of his second shot at glory.

McClatchie closed with a 74 to beat Ellis-Cole and Beckley by two shots on seven under 209.

Dynamic duo back with a bang

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Pfeifer and Theron share SA Open delightNE WS CLIP

American Chad Pfeifer rolled in a clutch putt for par at the final hole to celebrate a wire-to-wire victory in the Nedbank SA Disabled Open, while 19-year-old Stellenbosch University student Charl Theron upstaged South Africa’s big guns to top the local challenge with a tie for fourth.

Pfeifer shot a final round one-over-par 72 to edge out 2014 champion Josh Williams by one shot to lift the tro-phy on a winning score of even-par 213 at Zwartkop CCJuan Postigo from Spain returned an 80 to take third on 225, while Theron closed with a 75 to grab a share of fourth on 231 to tie celebrated leg amputee Manuel de los Santos from the Dominican Republic, who shot a final round 81.

Pfeifer said he ticked a lot of boxes with this victory.“This means the world to me,” Pfeifer said. “I wanted to raise awareness for disabled golf outside the United States, I wanted to put this championship on the map and I wanted to win this title since Josh told me about the Nedbank SA Disabled Open last year.

“Josh said it’s one of the best tournaments in the world and I was really excited to come and see for myself. It

has certainly delivered on all points. The hospitality and the organisation of this event is a cut above many of the disabled and professional tournaments I’ve played and atmosphere was fantastic.

“It was the first time I competed against Juan and Manual and I really had to work for this victory. I am very proud to be called one of its champions. I met Ben van Zyl, who has won this title seven times and still plays a mean game. It will take a lot of return trips to equal that record.”



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The Award-winning Pinnacle Point Estate has experi-enced record property sales in the last year and with a number of superlative renovations currently underway the Estate is set to further enhance the lifestyle experi-ence at the luxury Garden Route estate.

About Pinnacle Point Beach and Golf EstateA mere 400 km from both Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, and just half an hour’s drive from George Airport, Pinna-cle Point is in the middle of everything that the Garden Route has to offer. Set on a cliff side overlooking the Indian Ocean, the spectacular golf course and Estate with its unsurpassed views and tranquility offers everyone the ideal break-away destination whether it be for a day, a week, or a lifetime.

Property investment on the riseProperty sales at Pinnacle Point Estate have been “incredible” in the last 20 months, according to Carl van der Linde, General Manager who notes steady growth in the construction of new houses over the past few years. There are currently over 20 homes under construction on the estate, with plans for another eight homes recently approved.

There has been a dramatic upturn in enquiries and sales at Pinnacle Point Estate, and in the last 12 months, Pam Golding Properties, together with Fine & Country, have sold more than R100 millions worth of property on the Garden Route Estate. The vacant stands, which range

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from 450 to 1500sqm in size, fetched prices between R300 000 and R1.9 million, and houses from R3.2 million to R13 million.

World-class facilitiesIn line with its slogan, ‘Live the Lifestyle,’ Pinnacle Point Estate has embarked on a multi-million Rand develop-ment project in October 2015, headed by Arté Architects and Construction. Arté are the Architects for the multi-million rand upgrade which include an extension to the clubhouse, a kiddies entertainment centre, wellness centre, golf cart-barn, function venue, beauty salon, and heated indoor swimming pool.

According to Arté Corporate Group’s Director, Wouter Erasmus, “The aim of the project is to create an ideal destination that not only offers an 18-hole championship golf course, but a host of other world-class facilities too.” And with the likes of a multi-purpose, 80-seater function venue, two couple’s and two single treatment rooms in the wellness centre, and separate restaurant and lounge/bar areas linked by a covered walkway, the new develop-ments at Pinnacle Point will certainly achieve this objec-tive. The new facilities are set to open, with a high-end invitation only golf event in early November of this year.

The facility upgrades are but another feather in Pinnacle Point’s cap, the estate having been named “Best Golf De-velopment” in the prestigious 2014-2015 African Property Awards in association with Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. In fact, Pinnacle Point has been racking up accolades since it opened in 2006, when the American Publication Golf Travel & Leisure selected the Pinnacle Point golf course as one of the top 10 new courses in the world. It has also been rated among the top 20 courses in South Africa. Darren Clarke, 2011 Open Champion, described the course as “the best golf course on the planet”.

Besides the championship golf course the estate boasts a 100-hectare nature reserve and the Pinnacle Point Caves, a Provincial Heritage Site. The caves, which hold the earliest record of modern human behaviour in the world, have also been placed on the tentative list to be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Reviews on TripAdvisor rate the luxurious estate, which is set on a cliff side overlooking the Indian Ocean, as: “excel-lent in every way”, “one of the most scenic in the world”, “a stunning golf course with breath-taking scenery”, “clean and beautifully furnished”, “very friendly and helpful ser-vice by all the staff”, “the best golf course on the planet”… the list goes on and the praise continues.

“The quality of lifestyle for homeowners and visitors will only improve as the Estate continues to expand its facilities,” says van der Linde. “There will be no need to leave the estate as all facilities and amenities are available on the estate: hairdresser, wellness, dining, beach, golf,

wildlife, walk and bike trails etc.” van der Linde adds: “Set in a pristine location on the Garden Route, boasting world-class golfing facilities and surrounded by beach, fynbos and rich history, Pinnacle Point Estate really does provide residents and holidaymakers with a unique lifestyle experience and the Estate offers investment opportunities not to be missed!”

Grand Events Scheduled For Late 2016With the development upgrade due to be completed in October of 2016 a large, high-end launch event is being planned which will see a handful of select media part-ners, tourism partners and international celebrities de-scend on the Estate for 3 days of world-class golf, dinner & dance events as well as the opportunity to experience every one of the new facilities.

This event, together with the annual Louis Oosthuizen Year End Charity Golf Day scheduled for the 16th of De-cember, will be a great way to kick off the festive season. The Estate is always open to the general public whether it be for a day, a week or a lifetime.

10 Year Anniversary Golf Winter PromotionsA number of Winter Golf promotions are currently on offer in celebration of the Pinnacle Point Golf Course opening 10 years ago. The promotions are all available for viewing on the Estates website and include annual membership specials, early bird bookings discounts as well as tuition offers in our recently opened Pinnacle Point Golf Academy & Driving Range, which boasts state of the art golf simulators, luxury apparel from The pro Shop George as well as the Louis 57 Junior Golf Academy, home of Louis Oosthuizen.

To keep track of all the exciting developments on the award winning Estate keep an eye on the Pinnacle Point Estate website as well as social media platforms to stay updated.

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In celebration of South Africa’s Heritage Day and twenty two years of democracy this year, avid golfers are reminded of the annual Fancourt

Heritage Classic from 21-25 September 2016 where not only can they look forward to spending their Heritage weekend enthralled by the choice of golf courses available, but also to soaking up some of the country’s most beautiful scenery and surround-ings on the Garden Route.

Unique to the Fancourt Heritage Classic is it being managed as a better ball event over 54 holes on three of the country’s Top 20 golf courses – Outeni-qua, Montagu and The Links (recently voted No 1 in Golf Digest’s 2016 rankings) There are no restric-tions on how pairs are formed and can be planned either ahead of time or spontaneously selected on the day as mixed, ladies or men’s 2-balls.“Sport has in many circumstances unified cultures worldwide, and in particular at Fancourt where The Heritage Classic was initially established fourteen years ago to celebrate South Africa’s rich heritage. By introducing these affordable packages, it is our

objective to bring local golfers across all spectrums to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people,” says Lloyd Martindale, GM of Golf at Fancourt.

For just R9 460.00 per person sharing and R11 965.00 per single room, the Fancourt Heritage Classic package includes accommodation in the hotel for four nights, daily breakfast, a welcome braai, prize-giving dinner and entertainment as well as 18 holes each on The Links, Montagu and Outeniqua courses, giveaways and trophies for winners sponsored by Els Wines, Cutter & Buck and TaylorMade. To top it all, there is also a Spa voucher included to the value of R1 800.00 for non-golfers. The only cost excluded is the tournament entry fee of R950.00 per player.

Closing date for entries is 10th September 2016. For further information and entry, contact Annie Lawson Sports Promotions on 044 870 0973, 083 251 9581 or [email protected]

SPECIAL FULLY INCLUSIVE PACKAGES ON OFFER

AT FANCOURT’S HERITAGE CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENT THIS YEAR



The course was designed by Dr Charles Molteno Murray, who also had a hand in the designs of Royal Cape and Clovelly Golf

Clubs. The current layout was officially opened in 1934, but it was almost 30 years earlier, in 1906, when George Golf Club was formed by enthusiastic golfers of the time who were playing the game at various smaller courses located on farms in the area.

This is one of those courses that can be played again and again, and it grudgingly gives up its se-crets to scoring well. No true golfer could ever tire of its charms or the local hospitality, and no matter

how well or poorly the player might do, they will surely always want to come back for more.

Long-hitters will feel that they can overpower the layout, because by modern standards it is certainly not long – but the tree-lined fairways with some tight landing areas, and a few good pin positions will demand respect from the most accomplished players. Throw in some wind and the changes in elevation and George Golf Club will keep even the best players guessing.

Best of all, this is a playable course that is fun to take on in any conditions.

George Golf Club has always been regarded as one of the country’s great layouts.





Presented at Pezula Championship Golf Course




The Simola Golf and Country Estate situated in Knysna continues to grow form strength to strength. From the Estate’s beginnings in

2003 where the new owners took over a derelict golf course and no infrastructure we roll onto 2016 where besides the now famous Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course, the Estate boasts a forty all-suite Hotel and Spa which incorporates the Golf Club and its facilities. Since the original purchase of Simola the owners have acquired two adjacent properties which boost the size of Simola to over 400 hectares and with a bulking factor of only one unit per hectare it has made itself very attractive to potential property owners.

The Golf Course is in superb condition and testa-ment to this are the record rounds going through the course each month with Foreign and local visitors enjoying spectacular layout and facilities. Membership to the Golf Club continues to grow and you do not have to be a property owner to enjoy membership privileges. There is still a limited number of the high end Founder Memberships available at R330, 000.00 per share which lists a whole host of privileges and benefits with the main one being no annual subscription or green fees for the principal shareholder, spouse and children.

The Simola Hotel and Spa continues to pamper their guests in the hospitable way we have become famous for and has showing massive growth in International visitors as they become aware of this accommodation gem. Look out for the out of sea-son specials like the various Stay and Play packages that are on offer and couple with the Spa specials your stay at Simola will be one to remember.

Property sales are growing at a rapid pace as new buyers from up country and abroad are purchas-ing vacant land apartments and luxury homes.

Home sales have been between Five and Twenty Million and although the stock of homes for sale have become a bit limited due to a busy 6 months there are still some fantastic homes on the market . The new “Woodlands” development in the Simola Valley offers three bedroom homes with double garage, open plan kitchen, dining and lounge, guest loo, separate scullery and pool from only R 3, 5 million inclusive of VAT and membership to Simola Golf Club.

The latest entry from the Simola developers is the River Club Chalets. These beautifully built timber structures are built on the slopes just above the Knysna River. The Chalets are two bedrooms en-suite with open plan kitchen, dining and lounge that open up onto a timber nest deck with stunning views of the River and Sunsets are guaranteed.

These come fully furnished and equipped and are on the market from R 2, 4 million inclusive of VAT. Other investment options include 2 bedroom Hotel Suites, 3 bedroom apartments and Fractional ownership options

All homeowners have access to the newly devel-oped River Club with access to the River and use of the braai areas as well as canoes and paddle boats. Simola has something for everyone so call or email now.

Hotel Reservations: +27 (0)44 302 9600email - [email protected]

Golf Bookings: +27 (0) 44 302 9677email – [email protected]

Property Sales: + 27 (0) 83 448 5454email – [email protected]

Simola Golf and Country Estate





BAYVIEW HOTEL



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May / June 2016

The Bayview Hotel is privately owned and managed by an efficient and friendly team. It is situated in the heart of the Plettenberg Bay village and is a mere stroll to the beach. One can enjoy Continental and Full English Breakfasts, or a sun downer overlooking the splendour of the Keurbooms River and the Robberg Peninsula.The Bayview boasts 36 en-suite rooms with breathtaking views of the magnificent coastline.

The Bayview is well known for its convenient business and conference facilities, and it is equipped with all the necessary ameni-ties needed to ensure the success of your function. For your convenience, the Bayview is open 24 hours per day and offers private parking facilities.

Our team will be able to assist you with rec-ommendations on activities you may wish to partake in; golf, tailor made diving excur-sions, fishing, hiking, sailing, bird watching, bungi jumping, whale and dolphin watching, all in close proximity to the Bayview. Bank-ing facilities, boutiques, art galleries and shopping malls are in walking distance from the hotel.

CONTACTTel: 044 533 1961 | Fax: 044 533 2059

Email: [email protected] Web: www.bayviewhotel.co.za

Cnr. Main & Gibb Street , P.O. Box 1047 Plettenberg Bay, 6600

ABOUT THE BAYVIEW HOTEL


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

Golden Pilsener Zimbabwe OpenRoyal Harare Golf Club14th - 17th April 20161 Lyle Rowe RSA 69-69-72-67 277 (-11) R 285,300.002 Dylan Frittelli RSA 72-71-71-65 279 (-9) R 207,000.00 T3 Bryce Easton RSA 69-70-75-66 280 (-8) R 106,470.00 Louis de Jager RSA 65-70-76-69 280 (-8) R 106,470.00T5 Scott Vincent ZIM 71-68-77-65 281 (-7) R 54,864.00 Mark Murless RSA 65-73-72-71 281 (-7) R 54,864.00 Jonathan agren sWe 71-71-68-71 281 (-7) r 54,864.00 Hennie du Plessis RSA 72-69-68-72 281 (-7) R 54,864.00 Breyten Meyer RSA 72-69-63-77 281 (-7) R 54,864.0010 Daniel Greene RSA 71-73-68-71 283 (-5) R 32,520.00

Zambia Sugar Open 2016Lusaka Golf Club21st - 24th April 20161 Christofer Blomstrand sWe 73-71-69-63 276 (-16) r 253,600.00 2 CJ du Plessis RSA 70-67-71-71 279 (-13) R 184,000.00 T3 Jean-Paul Strydom RSA 71-72-67-70 280 (-12) R 94,640.00 James Kamte RSA 66-74-65-75 280 (-12) R 94,640.005 Merrick Bremner RSA 73-70-66-72 281 (-11) R 66,080.00t6 steve surry enG 71-72-71-68 282 (-10) r 44,440.00 Bryce Easton RSA 74-71-68-69 282 (-10) R 44,440.00 Chris Swanepoel RSA 71-68-71-72 282 (-10) R 44,440.00 Jean Hugo RSA 69-70-69-74 282 (-10) R 44,440.0010 Rourke van der Spuy RSA 78-67-70-68 283 (-9) R 27,072.00

SUNSHINE TOUR PGA TOUR

SUNSHINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 01 MAY 2016

1 Brandon Stone RSA 4 R 3,014,370.832 Haydn Porteous RSA 4 R 2,965,039.583 Charl Schwartzel RSA 1 R 2,932,250.004 Zander Lombard RSA 5 R 2,626,628.675 Justin Walters RSA 5 R 2,162,516.676 Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA 5 R 1,913,350.007 Dean Burmester RSA 5 R 1,869,966.678 Anthony Michael RSA 5 R 1,415,500.009 Richard Sterne RSA 5 R 1,241,018.6710 George Coetzee RSA 4 R 1,220,501.7911 Ross McGowan ENG 4 R 771,300.0012 Jaco Van Zyl RSA 5 R 755,670.8313 Jacques Blaauw RSA 5 R 687,915.0014 Mark Williams ZIM 5 R 592,877.50T15 Keith Horne RSA 4 R 582,375.00 Retief Goosen RSA 1 R 582,375.00 Branden Grace RSA 1 R 582,375.0018 Trevor Fisher Jnr RSA 3 R 569,662.5019 Dylan Frittelli RSA 5 R 506,029.2920 Darren Fichardt RSA 5 R 415,362.00

Masters TournamentCourse: Augusta National GC7 - 10 April 20161 danny Willett enG 70-74-72-67 283 (-5) $ 1,800,000.00t2 Jordan spieth Usa 66-74-73-73 286 (-2) $ 880,000.00 lee Westwood enG 71-75-71-69 286 (-2) $ 880,000.00t4 Paul Casey enG 69-77-74-67 287 (-1) $ 413,333.00 J.B. Holmes Usa 72-73-74-68 287 (-1) $ 413,333.00 dustin Johnson Usa 73-71-72-71 287 (-1) $ 413,333.00

Other South AfricansT15 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 72-77-71-71 291 (+3) $ 175,000.00

RBC HeritageHarbour Town GL, 14 - 17 April 20161 Branden Grace RSA 66-74-69-66 275 (-9) $1,062,000.00t2 luke donald enG 66-71-69-71 277 (-7) $ 519,200.00 russell Knox sCo 72-65-73-67 277 (-7) $ 519,200.00t4 Bryson deChambeau Usa 70-69-72-68 279 (-5) $ 259,600.00 Kevin na Usa 73-71-66-69 279 (-5) $ 259,600.00

Other South AfricansT14 Ernie Els RSA 72-71-73-66 282 (-2) $ 88,631.12T59 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 72-70-73-76 291 (+7) $ 12,862.00

Valero Texas OpenTPC San Antonio, 21 - 24 April 20161 Charley Hoffman Usa 66-71-70-69 276 (-12) $ 1,116,000.002 Patrick reed Usa 65-73-70-69 277 (-11) $ 669,600.003 Chad Collins Usa 73-69-67-69 278 (-10) $ 421,600.00t4 ricky Barnes Usa 68-70-67-74 279 (-9) $ 233,740.00 Kevin Chappell Usa 71-70-70-68 279 (-9) $ 233,740.00 Billy Horschel Usa 70-72-67-70 279 (-9) $ 233,740.00 ryan Palmer Usa 68-70-72-69 279 (-9) $ 233,740.00 martin Piller Usa 70-68-71-70 279 (-9) $ 233,740.00

Other Southern AfricansT9 Branden Grace RSA 72-72-69-67 280 (-8) $ 161,200.00T42 Thomas Aiken RSA 71-72-72-71 286 (-2) $ 19,468.00T55 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 69-74-74-71 288 (0) $ 14,012.00

Zurich Classic of New OrleansTPC Louisiana Avondale, 29Apr - 1 May 20161 Brian stuard Usa 64-68-69 201 (-15) $ 1,260,000.00t2 Byeong-Hun an Kor 68-68-65 201 (-15) $ 616,000.00 Jamie lovemark Usa 67-66-68 201 (-15) $ 616,000.004 Bobby Wyatt Usa 67-71-64 202 (-14) $ 336,000.00t5 Jason day aUs 69-68-66 203 (-13) $ 255,500.00 Chris Kirk Usa 71-67-65 203 (-13) $ 255,500.00

Other South AfricansT15 Thomas Aiken RSA 68-69-70 207 (-9) $ 112,000.00T72 Retief Goosen RSA 65-74-75 214 (-2) $ 13,230.00

May / June 2016



WEB.COM TOUR

WEB.COM TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 01 MAY 20161 Wesley Bryan Usa 7 $ 269,520.002 Brad Fritsch Can 7 $ 186,990.003 ryan armour Usa 7 $ 174,669.004 sebastian munoz Col 7 $ 142,797.005 andrew svoboda Usa 7 $ 141,548.006 martin Flores Usa 7 $ 135,047.007 seamus Power ire 7 $ 131,733.008 richy Werenski Usa 7 $ 129,300.009 ollie schniederjans Usa 6 $ 110,788.0010 matt atkins Usa 7 $ 110,290.00

Other South Africans126 Kyle Scott RSA 7 $ 5,723.00

CHAMPIONS TOUR

PGA TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 01 MAY 20161 adam scott aUs 5 $ 2,507,218.001 adam scott aUs 9 $ 4,362,198.002 Jason day aUs 9 $ 3,671,729.003 russell Knox sCo 14 $ 2,851,401.004 Brandt snedeker Usa 14 $ 2,781,611.005 Jordan spieth Usa 9 $ 2,772,927.006 Bubba Watson Usa 8 $ 2,708,050.007 Kevin Kisner Usa 13 $ 2,578,280.008 Patrick reed Usa 13 $ 2,558,989.009 Justin thomas Usa 14 $ 2,370,087.0010 Kevin na Usa 14 $ 2,366,916.00

Other Southern Africans17 Branden Grace RSA 9 $1,811,831.0024 Charl Schwartzel RSA 8 $1,691,136.0026 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 6 $1,565,988.0088 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 19 $ 612,557.00147 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 18 $ 282,113.00151 Retief Goosen RSA 9 $ 259,587.00152 Thomas Aiken RSA 12 $ 246,391.00159 Dawie van der Walt RSA 15 $ 202,777.00161 Ernie Els RSA 9 $ 199,271.00182 Rory Sabbatini RSA 14 $ 119,214.00183 Tim Clark RSA 7 $ 110,361.00

CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 01 MAY 20161 Woody austin Usa 7 $ 772,895.002 Bernhard langer Ger 7 $ 594,050.003 duffy Waldorf Usa 8 $ 515,265.004 Jesper Parnevik sWe 7 $ 471,072.005 Billy andrade Usa 8 $ 456,708.006 tom lehman Usa 7 $ 435,299.007 Jeff maggert Usa 7 $ 405,917.008 david Frost rsa 8 $ 383,619.009 michael allen Usa 8 $ 379,795.0010 miguel angel Jimenez sPa 3 $ 360,950.00

No Other South Africans

El Bosque Mexico ChampionshipEl Bosque CC, 21 - 24 April 20161 Wesley Bryan Usa 68-63-71-67 269 (-19) $ 117,000.00

t2 Brad Fritsch Can 66-65-69-73 273 (-15) $ 57,200.00

richy Werenski Usa 66-75-66-66 273 (-15) $ 57,200.00

4 martin Flores Usa 69-66-70-69 274 (-14) $ 31,200.00

t5 roger sloan Can 70-71-68-66 275 (-13) $ 23,725.00

Kevin tway Usa 69-69-69-68 275 (-13) $ 23,725.00

sebastian Vazquez meX 69-70-67-69 275 (-13) $ 23,725.00

Other South Africans

T70 Kyle Scott RSA 70-73-77-73 293 (+5) $ 1,566.50

United Leasing & Finance ChampionshipVictoria National GC, 29 - 1 May 20161 seamus Power ire 69-70-70-67 276 (-12) $ 108,000.00

t2 Cody Gribble Usa 71-69-68-69 277 (-11) $ 44,800.00

Jonathan randolph Usa 71-68-71-67 277 (-11) $ 44,800.00

adam schenk Usa 69-70-68-70 277 (-11) $ 44,800.00

5 roger sloan Can 71-73-65-69 278 (-10) $ 24,000.00

No other South Africans

May / June 2016

Mitsubishi Electric Classic, TPC Sugarloaf15 - 17 April 20161 Woody austin Usa 72-69-64 205 (-11) $ 270,000.002 Wes short, Jr. Usa 70-67-68 205 (-11) $ 158,400.003 Paul Goydos Usa 71-68-67 206 (-10) $ 129,600.00t4 miguel angel Jimenez sPa 72-67-68 207 (-9) $ 82,350.00 tom lehman Usa 73-67-67 207 (-9) $ 82,350.00 Colin montgomerie sCo 72-66-69 207 (-9) $ 82,350.00 Joey sindelar Usa 70-70-67 207 (-9) $ 82,350.00Other South AfricansT15 David Frost RSA 70-69-72 211 (-5) $ 31,500.00

Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf, Top of the Rock/ Buffalo Ridge GC, 22 - 24 April 20161 michael allen / Usa 49-59-48 156 (-23) $ 460,000.00 Woody austin UsaT2 David Frost / RSA 48-61-48 157 (-22) $ 260,000.00 roger Chapman enG Billy andrade / Usa 63-46- 49 158 (-21) $ 205,000.00 Joe durant Usa Bart Bryant / Usa 64-50-47 161 (-18) $ 116,250.00 Brad Bryant Usa Hale / Usa 65-49-47 161 (-18) $ 116,250.00 Colin montgomery Usat4 mark o’meara / Usa 66-47-48 161 (-18) $ 116,250.00 Corey Pavin Usa Wes short, Jr. / Usa 65-49-47 161 (-18) $ 116,250.00 duffy Waldorf Usa No other South Africans


Sunshine tourDATE EVENT VENUE MAY 2016

4 - 7 Investec Royal Swazi Open Royal Swazi Spa CC

12 - 15 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open Four Seasons GC

20 - 22 Lombard Insurance Classic Royal Swazi Spa CC

JUNE 2016

2 - 5 KCM Zambia Open Nchanga GC

JULY 2016

28 - 30 Vodacom Origins of Golf Wild Coast CC

C A L E N D A R

Boland Golf Union (021) 873 6828Border Golf Union (043) 740 3899Central Gauteng Golf Union (011) 485 4251Eastern Gauteng Golf Union (011) 425 5316

Freestate and Northern Cape Golf Union (057) 899 1724Gauteng North Golf Union (012) 667 1087Karoo Golf Union (054) 332 3323Sunshine Tour (021) 850 6500

CONTAC T DETAILS

Amateur events - MenDATE EVENT VENUE MAY 2016

2 – 4 Prince’s Grant Invitational Princes Grant GC

3 – 6 SA Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Silver Lakes CC

6 – 8 KZN Stroke Play San Lameer CC

16 – 20 SA Country Districts Nelspruit GC

16 – 20 Challenge Cup Parkview GC

26 – 27 Fancourt Senior Open Fancourt CC

29 – 30 Southern Cape Senior Open George GC

JUNE 2016

19 Eastern Province Mid-Amateur Open Wedgwood Park CC

26 – 27 Border Senior Open TBA

26 – 27 Nomads Coastal Noom 2 St Francis Links GC

29 – 30 Eastern Cape Seniors St Francis Links GC

29 Jun – 1 Jul Dimension Data Junior Open Fancourt

29 Jun – 1 Jul Dimension Data U15 Challenge Fancourt

May / June 2016


Amateur events - WomenDATE EVENT VENUE MAY 2016

1 - 4 Pro Shop Gauteng Championships Ruimsig GC

7 - 8 Free State Championship TBA

15 - 18 SA National Senior Women’s Championship Boschenmeer GC

22 - 25 72-Hole Teams Championship Middelburg GC

31 May - 3 Jun Jakarta World Junior Championship Damai Indah - PIK Course

JUNE 2016

14 - 17 Toyota Junior World Cup Chukyo GC - Japan

11 - 12 Limpopo Championship Koro Creek CC

26 - 28 Nomads SA Girls Championship Orkney GC

JULY 2016

3 - 6 Gauteng North Championship Woodhill CC

10 - 13 Sanlam SA Amateur Match Play Championship Ebotse Links

11 - 13 R & A Junior Open Kilmarnock, Scotland

31 Nomads Gauteng Junior Championship Royal JHB & Kensington GC

C A L E N D A R

EVEntS CAlEnDARmay, JUne & JUly 2016

KZN Golf Union (031) 202 7636Mpumalanga Golf Union (013) 692 3002Limpopo Golf Union (015) 295 4118North-West Province Golf Union (044) 533 3507

Southern Cape Golf Union (044) 873 5823Eastern Cape Golf Union (043) 735 4443Western Province Golf Union (021) 686 1668Sunshine Tour (Joanne) (021) 850 6500

CONTAC T DETAILS

Amateur events - Men (continued)DATE EVENT VENUE JULY 2016

2 – 3 Eastern Province Senior Open St Francis Bay GC

5 – 7 Nomads SA Boys U17 Championship Kingswood GE

8 – 10 Limpopo Open Koro Creek GC

10 Lowveld Mid-Amateur Open White River CC

11 – 12 Nomads Inland Noom Modderfontein GC

14 – 15 Tshwane Junior Open Pretoria CC

24 North West Mid-Amateur Open Rustenburg GC

30 – 31 Border Stroke Play Fish River Sun GC

May / June 2016



Open de Espana, Real Club Valderama14-17 April 20161 Johnston andrew enG 67-74-74-70 285 (+1) € 333,330.002 luiten Joost ned 70-75-70-71 286 (+2) € 222,220.003 Garcia sergio esP 74-71-75-67 287 (+3) € 125,200.00t4 Kjeldsen søren den 71-77-72-68 288 (+4) € 92,400.00 morrison James enG 67-75-74-72 288 (+4) € 92,400.00Other South AfricansT45 Sterne Richard RSA 74-75-79-72 300 (+16) € 9,600.00

Shenzhen International, Genzon GC, 21 - 24 April 20161 lee soomin Kor 66-65-70-71 272 (-16) € 412,353.00T2 Stone Brandon RSA 67-70-69-68 274 (-14) € 214,893.00 luiten Joost ned 68-66-72-68 274 (-14) € 214,893.00t4 Hend scott aUs 71-65-73-66 275 (-13) € 105,069.00 levy alexander Fra 66-72-66-71 275 (-13) € 105,069.00 slattery lee enG 70-66-68-71 275 (-13) € 105,069.00Other South AfricansT35 Fichardt Darren RSA 70-71-72-72 285 (-3) € 18,061.00T58 Porteous Haydn RSA 73-70-73-74 290 (+2) € 6,927.00

Volvo China Open, Top win Golf & CC, 29 - 1 May 20161 li Haotong CHn 69-67-66-64 266 (-22) € 450,176.002 aguilar Felipe CHi 68-65-67-69 269 (-19) € 300,117.00t3 Bjerregaard lucas den 68-67-65-70 270 (-18) € 139,556.00 Bland richard enG 69-67-68-66 270 (-18) € 139,556.00 siem marcel Ger 68-67-69-66 270 (-18) € 139,556.00Other South AfricansT19 Fisher Jnr Trevor RSA 70-68-73 64 275 (-13) € 32,953.00 Porteous Haydn RSA 69-69-68-69 275 (-13) € 32,953.00T21 Otto Hennie RSA 63-71-71-71 276 (-12) € 28,901.00T28 Fichardt Darren RSA 69-70-71-67 277 (-11) € 23,634.00

Red Sea Egyptian ChallengeSokhna GC20 - 23 April 20161 smith Jordan l enG 63-68-70-69 270 (-18) € 28,800.00t2 Girrbach Joel sUi 70-65-68-69 272 (-16) € 14,400.00 Porteous Garrick enG 69-69-66-68 272 (-16) € 14,400.00 trappel manue laU 70-69-66-67 272 (-16) € 14,400.00T5 Blaauw Jacques RSA 66-70-70-67 273 (-15) € 6,264.00 Gagli lorenzo ita 67-68-70-68 273 (-15) € 6,264.00

Other South AfricansT11 Frittelli Dylan RSA 68-69-69-69 275 (-13) € 3,420.00

Challenge de MadridReal Club de Golf la Herreria28 - 1 May 20161 stewart duncan sCo 69-66-71-66 272 (-8) € 27,200.002 stow Ben enG 70-68-69-66 273 (-7) € 18,700.003 angles Pep esP 66-72-67-69 274 (-6) € 11,900.00t4 Gagli lorenzo ita 69-66-71-70 276 (-4) € 7,140.00 Hanson Chris enG 71-66-69-70 276 (-4) € 7,140.00 laporta Francesco ita 64-69-77-66 276 (-4) € 7,140.00 Pavon matthieu Fra 68-68-72-68 276 (-4) € 7,140.00

Other South Africans64 Palmer Michael G RSA 73-68-81-73 295 (+15) € 459.00

EUROPEAN TOUR EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

First Tournament on 26 May 2016.

EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 FEB 20161 Willett danny enG 8 € 2,740,474.002 Oosthuizen Louis RSA 9 € 1,547,861.003 Cabrera Bello rafa esP 8 € 1,330,596.004 mcilroy rory nir 5 € 1,321,645.005 stenson Henrik sWe 5 € 1,045,465.006 Grace Branden RSA 8 € 936,353.007 Westwood lee enG 6 € 883,024.008 luiten Joost ned 10 € 742,534.009 Schwartzel Charl RSA 6 € 712,172.0010 lee soomin Kor 6 € 658,497.00Other South Africans20 Stone Brandon RSA 9 € 450,415.0041 Porteous Haydn RSA 10 € 264,701.0050 Van Zyl Jaco RSA 7 € 225,407.0064 Frittelli Dylan RSA 6 € 167,122.0065 Coetzee George RSA 7 € 164,322.0069 Lombard Zander RSA 4 € 158,956.0075 Walters Justin RSA 8 € 146,204.0078 Fisher Jnr Trevor RSA 10 € 137,417.0092 Burmester Dean RSA 6 € 114,860.0093 Aiken Thomas RSA 2 € 112,705.00105 Sterne Richard RSA 6 € 89,338.00109 Horne Keith RSA 6 € 81,432.00124 Fichardt Darren RSA 8 € 63,681.00126 Els Ernie RSA 6 € 62,316.00128 Norris Shaun RSA 7 € 61,523.00130 Kruger Jbe RSA 7 € 59,715.00147 Blaauw Jacques RSA 5 € 44,727.00

May / June 2016

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 1 MAY 2016

1 sebastian soderberg sWe 4 € 49,040.00

2 romain langasque Fra 4 € 39,767.00

3 Jordan l smith enG 4 € 34,563.00

4 matthieu Pavon Fra 4 € 29,064.00

5 duncan stewart sCo 3 € 28,128.00

Other South Africans

15 Dylan Frittelli RSA 2 € 13,430.00

19 Jacques Blaauw RSA 3 € 10,224.00

20 Christiaan Bezuidenhout RSA 2 € 10,010.00

50 Danie Van Tonder RSA 1 € 3,960.00

67 Michael G Palmer RSA 3 € 2,787.00



LOTTE Championship, Ko Olina GC13 - 16 April 20161 minjee lee aUs 68 - 66 - 74 - 64 272 (-16) $ 270,000.00t2 in Gee Chun Kor 74 - 67 - 65 - 67 273 (-15) $ 143,765.00 Katie Burnett Usa 70 - 66 - 67 - 70 273 (-15) $ 143,765.004 moriya Jutanugarn tHa 68 - 70 - 68 - 68 274 (-14) $ 93,516.005 su-yeon Jang Kor 71 - 66 - 67 - 71 275 (-13) $ 75,270.00

Other South AfricansT15 Lee-Anne Pace RSA 73 - 69 - 69 - 69 280 (-8) $ 23,904.00

Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic, Lake Merced GC21 - 24 April 20161 Haru nomura JPn 65 - 70 - 71 - 73 279 (-9) $ 300,000.002 Lee-Anne Pace RSA 71 - 69 - 69 - 74 283 (-5) $ 182,127.00t3 Gerina Piller Usa 70 - 69 - 72 - 73 284 (-4) $ 117,163.00 na yeon Choi Kor 68 - 70 - 71 - 75 284 (-4) $ 117,163.005 so yeon ryu Kor 63 - 75 - 73 - 75 286 (-2) $ 82,264.00

Other South AfricansT64 Bertine Strauss RSA 76 - 72 - 77 - 74 299 (+11) $ 4,487.00

VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA TEXAS SHOOTOUTLas Colinas GC, 28 - 1 MAY 20161 Jenny shin Kor 68 - 70 - 65 - 67 270 (-14) $ 195,000.00t2 amy yang Kor 68 - 68 - 65 - 71 272 (-12) $ 90,231.00 mi Jung Hur Kor 66 - 69 - 66 - 71 272 (-12) $ 90,231.00 Gerina Piller Usa 67 - 65 - 67 - 73 272 (-12) $ 90,231.005 shanshan Feng CHi 72 - 69 - 65 - 68 274 (-10) $ 53,472.00

Other South AfricansT23 Ashleigh Simon RSA 71 - 69 - 71 - 71 282 (-2) $ 12,163.00 Paula Reto RSA 73 - 69 - 68 - 72 282 (-2) $ 12,163.00T37 Lee-Anne Pace RSA 72 - 69 - 72 - 72 285 (+1) $ 7,337.00

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS AS OF END OF 1 MAY 2016

1 Jordan sPietH Usa 11.47 52

1 Jason day aUs 11.90 41

2 Jordan sPietH Usa 11.08 52

3 rory mCilroy ire 9.05 44

4 BUBBa Watson Usa 8.09 46

5 riCKie FoWler Usa 7.68 51

HenriK stenson sWe 7.34 48

7 adam sCott aUs 6.91 43

8 dUstin JoHnson Usa 6.68 40

9 danny Willett enG 6.21 52

10 JUstin rose enG 6.03 52

OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS

11 BRANDEN GRACE RSA 5.37 52

13 LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN RSA 4.97 47

21 CHARL SCHWARTZEL RSA 3.70 52

62 JACO VAN ZYL RSA 2.16 40

89 GEORGE COETZEE RSA 1.62 50

94 BRANDON STONE RSA 1.55 51

97 DEAN BURMESTER RSA 1.52 47

163 RETIEF GOOSEN RSA 1.00 48

196 THOMAS AIKEN RSA 0.87 52

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

LPGA TOUR

LPGA ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 1 MAY 20161 lydia Ko nZl 8 $ 1,071,567.002 Haru nomura JPn 11 $ 693,098.003 Ha na Jang Kor 8 $ 617,098.004 sei young Kim Kor 10 $ 511,841.005 lexi thompson Usa 9 $ 503,305.00

Other South Africans16 Lee-Anne Pace RSA 10 $ 306,284.0045 Paula Reto RSA 10 $ 124,082.00108 Bertine Strauss RSA 8 $ 25,099.00118 Ashleigh Simon RSA 5 $ 16,940.00

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 29 FEBRUARY 2016

1 nuria iturrios sPa 2 € 69,926.672 Beth allen Usa 5 € 54,246.413 Florentyna Parker enG 4 € 52,225.954 Charley Hull enG 1 € 42,280.165 Camilla lennarth sWe 5 € 35,762.666 nicole Broch larsen sWi 5 € 34,365.627 Holly Clyburn enG 3 € 34,204.758 nanna Koerstz madsen sWe 5 € 30,028.509 angel yin Usa 2 € 29,426.6710 noora tamminen Fin 2 € 28,512.00

Other South Africans67 Ashleigh Simon RSA 2 € 4,125.0094 Stacy Lee Bregman RSA 1 € 1,755.0097 Nicole Garcia RSA 1 € 1,455.00

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Branden Grace has had his share of big moments. He believes winning the RBC Heritage is his biggest, by far.

The 27-year-old had won 10 times overseas, finished in the top five last year in the U.S. Open and PGA Championship, and went 5-0 for the International team at the Presidents Cup. Last month in the final round, he shot a 5-under 66 to overtake Luke Donald for his first title on the PGA Tour.

“This really puts the cherry on top of the cake,” Grace said. “And I’m excited for things to start.”

Grace has already fashioned a very accomplished career. He’s 11th in the Official World Golf Ranking and

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three of his seven career wins on the European Tour have come since 2015.

“I can tick this one off the box and head into the next couple of majors trying to win it,” he said. “I have one notch, I’ve done it before and I can do it again.”

Grace finished at 9-under 275, two shots ahead of Donald and Russell Knox. Donald shot a 71, and Knox had a 67.

Grace earned $1,062,000 and a PGA Tour exemption through the 2017-18 season, which he said was a weight off his mind and will allow him to comfort-ably contend without worrying about keeping his tour card.

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The AfricAn Opens

This year the Zimbabwe and Zambia Opens were back to back on the schedule. We decided to drive and make a fun road trip out of the

experience. By ‘we’ I am referring to my wife, Engelize and I. It shouldn’t come as a surprise however that the collective border posts have (to this point) clocked up over ten hours of quality time for our marriage. I’m certain that we will be flying next time. With that said however, we still managed to laugh ourselves through a few situations; including a bull elephant

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charging our car off the road near Kariba Border Post. In hindsight it is a great story to tell at our next braai, but flying will be a lot easier on the soul.

The tournaments were as hugely successful as ever, with thousands of spectators pouring through the gates of both world class venues. First stop, Royal Harare Golf Club for the Zimbabwe Open, followed by the Zambia Sugar Open at Lusaka Golf Club four days later.

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Having grown up somewhere between the put-ting green and the Pro Shop at Royal Harare Golf Club thanks to my dad being the head professional there for ten years, it is always a special week for me personally. It does however come with its own unique pressures too. All of the club’s staff, from David the shoe cleaner, to Jonathan the barman have their own pep talks prepared for when I arrive on site to warm-up. An opening round of 71 settled the nerves but two clumsy middle rounds left me way down the leaderboard before a closing 71 (eventually) wound down a fairly disappointing week. Each swing always feels like the world depends on the outcome in that event, as there is nothing I would love more than to win my home Open. I’ve managed to make the cut six out of seven times, recording two top tens in the pro-cess but no fairytale ending as of yet. This year’s final round was dominated by one of the good guys out here, Lyle ‘SugarMan’ Rowe - If you see him around a chipping green, feel free to question the origins of his nickname. You’ll probably be met by a wry smile and witty chirp, as he’s never short of some entertaining banter out on tour. Similar to his Zambia Open victory two years ago, he put his head down and locked in


for the grind all day. As with his Zambian win, it paid off again with the overnight leaders faltering over the closing holes of a true Championship course and the ever solid Rowe was once more the last man standing.

Before leaving Harare we had a text from Allan Versveld asking if there was a spot in the car for him as flights to Lusaka were pretty steep. “Jump in Al - We’ll even take the extra eighty kilometers on and drive over Kariba Dam Wall as part of the experience!” It was such a fun thought at the time and would have made for a great trip, had it not been for a slight glitch - a missing document left us at the border post for eight hours. After pleading our case for the car not to be impounded, the dust settled in perfect harmony with the conclusion that we were NOT in fact attempting to illegally import the car into Zimbabwe. Having been stopped on our way OUT of Zimbabwe you would think that it would have been simpler to convince Gerald the customs agent of this, but we obviously caught him on a bad day.

Safely on the other side of the Zambezi we were met with an equally testing lay-out in the form of Lusaka



Golf Club. Tree lined dog-legs, raised greens and well placed bunkers combined with the swirling winds brought by the change of season, meant another over par cut-line by Friday evening. Having navigated my way through the first two rounds for a minus five total which left me in twelfth place heading into the weekend, things were looking positive. The late start on Saturday was warmly welcomed, as to be honest my game has not been at its best of late. This week was starting to feel different though - I remember this feeling!

Not much had happened through the first four-teen holes, as I turned onto the homeward stretch from the fifteenth tee, still on five under par for the tournament - a well placed tee shot left a yardage of 135m for a solid gap wedge which was soon to be my shot of the week, spinning back to a foot from the cup. The tap in birdie got me to minus six and more importantly within four of the lead at the time. Little did I know what lay ahead at Lusaka’s seventeenth hole. The slight dog-leg right par four was only a drive and a sand wedge away, but sixty meters from the green awaited a fully grown tree towering a hundred



in the right direction before our next two events in Swaziland this month. *Note to self; always be grateful for the small victories.

Christofer Blomstrand, a young Swede ended up carding a ten under par final round to snatch victory from a prominent group of leaders, and seal a mem-orable couple of weeks for the Sunshine Tour North of the border.

feet above us, nicknamed “Chabala” after Zambia’s most famous goal keeper. In the six years we’ve been playing at Lusaka Golf Club I have not witnessed as many balls ‘caught’ by “Chabala” as I have seen ‘tipped over the crossbar’ before finally coming to rest in some less than desirable locations. The third round of this year’s event however, promised something even more impressive for my approach shot.. I elected to hit a three wood from the tee box, in order to leave myself far enough back to launch a gap wedge safely over the goalie’s fingertips. Having executed phase one of “Bravo Mission 17”, I swung freely through the approach shot before gazing up to the unfortunate realization that the trajectory seemed to be slightly struggling on its launch objective. Another moment had arrived for the legend to reach out and deflect one more hopeful from its intended landing zone. He wasn’t done yet though. With the loss of at least one engine from impact, all hope soon plunged back to earth before bouncing twice and disappearing into a water hazard measuring no wider than a yard from bank-to-bank. “Chabala 1 - “Cairns” 0.

That double-bogey on 17 was eased slightly by a birdie on the final hole but the wreckage remained. It’s never easy walking off the course after a poor finish to an otherwise solid round but that’s simply the nature of the beast and also why we hate to love this game at times. My final round was too forgettable to mention and so I will spare you the gory details. On the up-side; Zambia Open meant three cuts made in a row and more importantly some positive steps back


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Cink, 42, a five-time Ryder Cup player, is currently ranked 208th in the world.

“Since I was 15 years old, Lisa Cink has been my biggest supporter,” he wrote on Twitter. “It’s now time for me to return the favour.

“In order to assist Lisa in meeting this chal-lenge, I will be stepping away until circum-stances improve for her.”

American Stewart cink, the 2009 Open champion, has announced he is taking a break from professional golf after his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Marc Cayeux won twice in Zambia, and once each in Swaziland and Botswana, together with five other titles on the Sunshine Tour. However the 38-year-olds last tour-nament win was back in 2008 when he took the Nashua Masters at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club.

Cayeux’s life took a dramatic turn when his vehicle was involved in a head-on collision with a police truck in 2010.The accident claimed the life of the policeman driving the truck and Cayeux, then 32, suffered dreadful injuries that required 27 operations and hours of physical therapy for more than five years just for him to get back to his feet, never mind playing golf.

What makes Cayeux’s story more extraordinary is that even his doctors doubted if he would ever walk again, yet alone play golf. Despite the odds he is back on the Sunshine Tour and he made an emotional return at last

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month’s Zimbabwe Open finishing with rounds of 70, 75, 79 & 72.

Ben Hogan suffered a similarly horrific car crash in 1949 when the vehicle he and his wife were in collided head-on with a bus. After a series of painful operations and life-threatening blood clots, Hogan was told he would never play golf again. A year later he won the US Open, and he went on to win five of the next seven majors he played. His story remains an inspiration for Cayeux in his comeback bid.

“I believe if Hogan could do it then so can I,” said Cayeux. “People say, ‘Your body’s been through too much. You won’t make it.’ But if you just go on everyone’s word, you won’t accomplish anything. The only way to find out is to do it yourself. If golf’s not meant to be my body will tell me I can’t do it. But mentally I believe I can.”

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Le Golf National, the 2018 Ryder Cup venue and home of the 100th Open de France, has renewed its long-term partnership with the world’s largest manufac-turer of small-wheel electric vehicles until 2020 and is updating its Club Car fleet ahead of the biennial event.

Through its French distributor, ORA Véhicules Elec-triques, Club Car will be supplying 50 new Precedent i3 vehicles in two phases, with most featuring the ground-breaking Visage system to provide golfers with precise shot and distance information, flyover video graphics and a live leaderboard during compe-titions.

The connected mobile golf information system will also enable staff at the European Tour Destination to remotely control each car and optimise course maintenance with ‘no-drive’ zones, as well as monitor pace-of-play.

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Paul Armitage, General Manager at Le Golf National, said: “Our new Club Car fleet and the cars’ fully-con-nected Visage system will be a definite USP for Le Golf National.

“The opportunity for our golfers to have the infor-mation on each hole, along with the ability to email themselves their score card to review at home from the golf car, will help to further enhance the on-course experience for all our customers.”

Club Car has a rich history with The Ryder Cup, having been associated with the event since 1999. At The 2014 Ryder Cup, the company supplied its larg-est ever fleet of more than 540 vehicles, which were used by both Captains, all Vice-Captains, all team and match officials, as well as all on-course television and event logistics.

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The inaugural Golf4Mining Benefit & Exhibition Golf Tournament will be held on the 30th September 2016 at the Kalahari Golf & Country Club, Kathu, Northern Cape.

The initiative follows engagement with different mining stakeholders on a need to develop an annual corporate-sporting social investment vehicle that create an awareness about the importance of the mining industry in South Africa (and its resident towns); and benefits mining industry employees, the mining towns and mining businesses, and the image of the South African mining industry.

The vision is to use golf as a sport to drive a social awareness, fund-raise for the Mining Jobs Fund, while simultaneously promoting the local tourism and businesses in mining towns.

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This is a fundraising golf tournament and campaign to preserve mining industry jobs; also highlighting the importance of mines in their local communities; and promoting and developing the ‘local’ tourism and economies of these towns.

Golf4Mining is a national event which will be host-ed annually on different golf courses (preference will be given to golf courses around mining towns) through a rotational bidding system.Courses/municipalities will bid to host the tourna-ment annually. A board of trustees will be formed to oversee the distribution of grants.

Kalahari/Sishen Golf & Country club as the found-ing member of this tournament is the inaugural venue (sponsor). Gamagara Municipality is the hosting municipality partner.

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Built as a tribute to the grand old southern American age, the resort has the kind of warm hospitality and distinctive charm of days gone by, complimented by a host of entertainment and recreational facilities - to turn any golf trip into an all-round outstanding breakaway. This includes all the most popular casino games, a choice of mouth-watering dining options, a brand new boutique spa and numerous other activities for its guests’ enjoyment.

Graceland Country Club, which is no doubt the flag-ship facility of this multi-faceted resort, is renowned for its Gary Player-designed 18-hole championship inland links-style golf course. Most of the property’s natural features were incorporated into the design to create a number of challenges, such as elevation changes, water hazards, rolling fairways and strategi-cally-placed bunkers.

The standard Stay & Play packages conveniently provide for a number of different scenarios. Golf-ers, who prefer to play solo, can take advantage of the splendid special offer of just R950 per night. This includes accommodation at the 4-star Peermont Walmont Hotel, breakfast at Blue Bayou restaurant, golf, a spa treatment at Rootz Boutique Spa and a R100 *FreePlay casino voucher. Golfers, who would like to play with a friend, or bring a non-golfer along for companionship, will pay only R1 300 per night for the same benefits. Costs for players who wish to form a four ball can do so for R2 600 per night with the same benefits.

The Stay & Play packages also make it possible for players to pre-design their own highly cost-effec-tive packages - with additional benefits to choose from, such as accommodation, breakfast, lunch, dinner, gaming vouchers, a caddie or spotter, golf cart, pre-loaded drinks on ice, golf shirts, golf balls, or vouchers for use at any other facility on the resort.

These offers are valid until the end of December 2016. For more information or hotel bookings, visit www.graceland.co.za, call 017 620 1000 / 1102 or contact Central Reservations on 011 928 1928 or 0860 777 900.

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Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro based in Limpo-po has been purchased out of liquidation on the 15th of April by Sampada Private Equity. Euphoria becomes the first and currently only black owned golf estate in South Africa. Through its development, Euphoria will play a meaningful role in directly uplifting and changing the lives of people in Mookgophong and the greater Limpopo.

A further twenty million rand will be immedi-ately invested into the Estate for general up-grades and maintenance. The main operations and estate will thus be closed for three months from the 1st June until the end of August. These refurbishments will take place on the clubhouse, the lodge rooms and all restaurants during this phase. The condition of the golf course will be significantly improved and will remain open for play with a limited half way house service.

The word Euphoria will remain in the name of the Estate although the full name and corpo-rate identity will change. The re-launch is due to take place on the 1st September.

Bafedile Mafologele, CEO of Sampada Private Equity based in Johannesburg, was born and raised in Limpopo and is extremely excit-ed about the purchase. “We see the huge potential in Euphoria growing and developing into one of the best estates in the country. Through its growth, we are able to directly in-fluence the lives of people, such as securing a bright future for the 30 current staff members

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at Euphoria. As we develop and succeed, the Estate will create more and more opportunities and employment for the people of Limpopo and contribute towards uplifting our society.

Our firm targets investments with strong socio-economic benefits while generating suf-ficient returns for our investors and Euphoria fits perfectly into our investment model!”

Ian Leach, former CEO of Royal JHB & Kensing-ton Golf Club and Euphoria Golf Estate & Hy-dro, will return as General Manager at Euphoria on the 1st May. Leach will work together with Kea Makoea who is Portfolio Manager at Sam-pada and recently elected as CEO of Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro.

Euphoria Golf Estate & Hydro is located in the Waterberg mountain range in Limpopo, two hours drive from Johannesburg. The 18 hole championship golf course is the first golf course in Africa to be designed by Annika Sorenstam and provides a perfect links like bushveld experience. The Estate is also unique-ly distinguished by a cableway which links the club house to the mountain estate and viewing deck restaurant.

Euphoria also provides luxurious accommoda-tion in the 64 Bush Villas, a Hydro, a bushveld experience offering hiking and mountain bike trails and hosts large or small conferences and weddings. The Estate has residential stands both on the golf course and on the mountain top.


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The Northern Cape’s Magersfontein Memorial Golf Estate has for the second year in a row shattered the record of money raised by a single golf club in support of the Sanlam Cancer Challenge. This year the club raised a phenomenal R350 000 at its golf day, which formed part of the national club qualifiers for the Sanlam Cancer Challenge while at the same time raising funds for the Cancer Associ-ation of South Africa (CANSA). Last year the club was also South Africa’s best performing golf club in the Sanlam Cancer Challenge, raising a then record of R141 140. A total of 120 golfers took part in this year’s golf day, but the club also benefitted from generous donations by businesses in the community. Local advocate Lizanne van Niekerk is one of the main drivers of this charity golf day. Van Niekerk was inspired to become involved in the Sanlam Cancer Challenge when her father passed away from cancer, and she was also diagnosed with and survived cancer. “It was only after it became personal that I realised what a wonderful association CANSA is and how much they contribute to the lives of families and patients diagnosed with cancer,” said Van Niekerk. “With this golf day we as a club tried to make people aware of cancer

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and motivate them to educate themselves about the different forms of cancer, and the prevention and symptoms associated with cancer. “I lost my father in December 2014. It was devastating for our fam-ily. By being part of the Magersfontein Sanlam Cancer Challenge I feel like I honour his memory by knowing that I play an active role in making a difference in the lives of cancer patients and their families with fundraising to help advance cancer research, cancer prevention, cancer treatment and survivor programs.” The Sanlam Cancer Challenge has for 23 years been South African golf’s biggest charity drive in the fight against cancer. Annually, thousands of amateur golfers around the country come together to raise the kind of money that saw R3.5 million donated to CANSA in 2015. From March to July, the golfers compete in their local golf club’s Sanlam Cancer Challenge golf days, where the winners qualify for their respective regional finals. The winners of the regional finals, which will be played from July to August, will then qualify for the National Finals to be played on both the Gary Player Country Club and Lost City Golf Club courses at Sun City from 9-12 October.


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game drives. (Naboomspruit)Total cost R 3 500-00. Contact 083 293 0220.

Luxury w/end for two to Euphoria Golf Estate. In the hart of the Waterberg region. Including b/b and a round of golf per per-son. (Naboomspruit)Total cost R 1 600-00. Contact 083 293 0220. FREE STATELuxury w/end for two to Stonehenge River Lodge. (Parys). Including b/b. Total cost R 1 500-00. Contact 083 293 0220.

MPUMALANGALuxury 4 night break for 6 to Mjejane Game Reserve on the banks of the Crocodile river in the Kruger Park. Self catering. All in R6 000-00. Contact 083 293 0220.

Sabi River Bungalows. 2 night weekend getaway for two - Dinner/Bed/Breakfast. R 2 500-00 all in. Contact 083 293 0220.

Luxury 7 night week stay at Kruger Park Lodge for 4 people. Self catering. R 8 000-00. Contact 083 293 0220.

WESTERN CAPE1x Luxury w/end for 8 to Langebaan Golf Estate. 4 BedroomLodge. (West Coast). Self catering including a round of golf per person. Total cost R 5 500-00. Contact 083 293 0220.

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ACCOMMODATIONKzN, MIDLANDS & DRAKENSBURG Cathedral Peak Hotel. 2 night weekend getaway for two - Dinner/Bed/Breakfast. R 3 500-00 all in. Contact 082 705 8764.

Champagne Sports Resort. Weekend for two incl. all meals. R2 500. Contact 082 705 8764. Drakensberg Gardens Golf & Spa Resort - 2 night weekend getaway for two - Bed & Breakfast and golf included. R 2 000-00 all in. Contact 082 705 8764.

Drakensberg Gardens Golf & Spa Resort. 4 night getaway for 6 - Self Catering and golf included. R 4 000-00 all in. Contact 082 705 8764.

Monks Cowl (Near Champagne Sports Resort) - 2 night weekend getaway for two - Dinner, Bed & Breakfast and golf included. R 2 000-00 all in. Contact 082 705 8764.

LIMPOPOLuxury w/end for two to Monate Game Lodge (Nylstroom). In the hart of the Waterberg region. Including all meals and

Barton Vineyards Villas. 4 night weekend getaway for 6 - 5 Star self catering. R 5 000-00 for all 4 nights.Contact 083 293 0220. SWAzILANDRoyal Swazi Sun. 6 night stay for 2 including breakfast. R 6000.00. Contact 083 293 0220.

BAGSCobra imitation leather bag. Very good condition. R 400-00. Contact 082 440 9827. Taylor Made synthetic stand bag.R 600-00. Good condition. Contact 082 440 9827.

CARTSBattery operated moonbuggy for sale. 3 months old – Ideal for golfers, last up to 36 holes when fully charged. Can also be used as a mobility scooter. Reason for selling: Storage space. R 8 000-00 negotiable. Contact 082 497 2249.

DRIVERSTitliest Driver 910 D3 9.5 degree loft. Fijikura Rombax pro 95 stiff shaft. R2 500.00 Contact: 081 464 6612 / 081 748 8988 Cleveland Classic 290 driver for sale. It has 9.0 of loft with a 43” Stiff Miyazaki shaft. Still brand new and asking price is R1 750. Contact: | [email protected] / 082 853 9022. Taylor Made R11. S driver & 3 wood. Stiff shaft , as new. R 4 000-00. Contact 082 830 8880. Callaway Alpha driver stiff stock shaft. As new. R 4 700-00. Contact 082 805 4277. Cobra bio cell driver (black&white) plus stiff shaft. As new. R 4 000-00. Contact 082 805 4277. SLDR 430 TP driver (only one in RSA). Brand new. R 5 000-00. Contact 082 805 4277.

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FAIRWAY WOODS & HYBRIDSCallaway 3 deep fairway wood. R 2 600-00. As new. Contact 082 805 4277. Taylor Made Burner 3 Fairway wood 15deg. Good condition. R 800-00. Contact 082 440 9827. Titleist 980F 3 Fairway wood 15deg. Good condition. R 800-00. Contact 082 440 9827. Taylor Made SLDR 15 degree, new. R 1 500-00. Contact 082 375 7757. Titleist 913 F and FD, fairway metal, new, with head cover. R 2 000-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

IRONSTitleist 735CM irons. Shafts S300. R 4 000-00. Contact 082 644 9041. Mizuno MP 32 irons 3-PW, Dynamic Gold Lite R300 shafts. As new - 10 rounds played. R 2 500-00.Contact 082 440 9827. Ping Eye 2 #1 iron. Good condition. R 400-00. Contact 082 440 9827. Ben Hogan Apex PC irons. 3-SW. Good condition. R 1500-00. Contact 082 440 9827. Cleveland TT, stiff flex brand new in the box. 4-SW. Only R5 000-00. Get 3 new, Z stars balls included. Contact 082 375 7757. Cleveland 588 MB Forged Irons (3-PW) DG. R 10 500-00. Contact 082 375 7757. Cleveland 588 ALTITUDE STEEL (4-SW) R 5 750-00. Contact 082 375 7757. Cleveland 588 ALTITUDE GRAPHITE (4-SW). R 6 650-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

Mizuno JPX Ez forged, 4 to sand-iron, XP105 Shaft. R 7 900-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

Titleist 714, AP1 irons (Longest Iron in Golf) 4-PW (stiff or regular flex). New Dynamic Gold XP 95 shafts KBS tour and Dynamic gold s300/x100 shaft also available for this product. R 7 999-00 or R 6 900-00. Contact 082 375 7757. Ping G20 irons. Mint condition. R 5 400-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

MISCELLANEOUSCyclops HD Golf Video camera for rental for events like Golf Days and functions. Can be rented per day for R500 inclusive. Portable and simple Plant, Point and Shoot. Contact Michael 079 443 2070 in Gauteng.

Sonacaddie Golf GPS V500. Pre-loaded with SA courses, excellent condition, full working order. Easily 2 rounds without re-charging. Complete with all accessories, instructions, box. R1200 or nearest. Johannesburg. Contact 082 652 1144.

PUTTERSTaylor Made Spider Blade Putter with cover. R1 500.00. Contact: 081 464 6612 / 081 748 8988 Scotty Cameron putters with original grips shafts and head covers for sale.Newport 2 studio select R1800. Contact 071 855 0000.

Newport 2.6 select black head 3 button centre shaft R2500 & Red X like new R1800. Pretoria. Contact 071 855 0000.

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Golf ClubsAkasia GC (012) 542-1309Avion Park GC (011) 970-7000Benoni CC (011) 849-5211Bronkhorstspruit GC (013) 932-3940Bryanston CC (011) 706-1361CMR GC (011) 472-8060Copper Leaf GE (012) 668-8900Dainfern GC (011) 875-0400Eagle Canyon GC (011) 801-6611Ebotse GC (011) 749-1638ERPM GC (011) 826-2466Germiston GC (011) 827-7818Glendower GC (011) 453-1013Glenvista GC (011) 432-3150Hillside GC (012) 546-1764Irene CC (012) 667-1081Jackal Creek GE (011) 251-6721Johannesburg CC (011) 202-1620Kempton Park CC (011) 970-1075Killarney GC (011) 442-3880Krugersdorp GC (011) 660-4365Kyalami GC (010) 594-0034Leeuwkop GC (011) 466-2888Maccauvlei GC (016) 422-1263Meyerton GC (016) 362-0809Modderfontein GC (011) 608-2033Observatory GC (011) 648-9574Parkview GC (011) 646-5400Pebble Rock GC (012) 808-0883Pollak Park GC (011) 362-6757Pretoria CC (012) 460-3372Pretoria GC (012) 386-6836Randpark GC (011) 215-8600Randfontein GC (011) 693-5414Reading GC (011) 907-8906Riviera on Vaal CC (016) 430-1380Royal Jhb & (011) 640-3021Kensington GCRoyal Oak CC (011) 740-0016Services GC (012) 651-4411Silver Lakes CC (012) 809-2110Southdowns CC (011) 943-4448Springs CC (011) 362-5031State Mines CC (011) 740-9962Wanderers GC (011) 447-3311

GAUTENGWaterkloof GC (012) 460-2542Wingate CC (012) 997-1298Woodhill CC (012) 998-0011Zwartkops CC (012) 654-2111

Driving RangesColbyn D/R (012) 342-3882Grasslands D/R (082) 777-8912Greenhills D/R (011) 828-9555Jim and Jerrys’ D/R (011) 662-1603Kimiad D/R & (012) 997-2240Mashie CourseObservatory D/R (011) 487-3898Panorama D/R (012) 661-0533Sandy Bunker D/R (073) 109-4239Six Fountains D/R (012) 809-0430Verwey D/R (082) 371 7323Wits D/R (011) 717-9416Zwartkops D/R (012) 654-4830

Golf ShopsSecond Chance (011) 440-0558The Golfers Club (011) 453-6352EdenvaleThe Golfers Club (011) 465-9985FourwaysThe Golfers Club (011) 475-7519West RandThe Pro Shop (011) 602-8888Woodmead

Golf ClubsBethlehem GC (058) 303-0940Bloemfontein GC (051) 447-0906Clarens GE (058) 256-1270Clocolan GC (051) 943-1933Ficksburg GC (051) 933-3711Kimberly GC (053) 841-0179Kroonstad GC (056) 212-5169Ladybrand GC (051) 924-3146Oppenheimer Park (056) 353-2131 Parys GE (056) 818-1567Schoeman Park GC (051) 408-3811Tempe GC (051) 402-1489Vaal de Grace (056) 811-2013

Golf ClubsFancourt - Montagu (044) 804-0183 / OuteniquaFancourt - The Links (044) 804-0785Fynbos GCE (042) 285-0321George GC (044) 873-6116Goose Valley GE (044) 533-5082Kingswood GE (0861) 727-170Knysna GC (044) 384-1150

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Golf Shops The Pro ShopBloemfontein (051) 430-7313

Golf ClubsArabella GC (028) 284-0000Atlantic Beach GC (021) 553-2223Bellville GC (021) 913-3100Bredasdorp GC (028) 424-1855Clovelly CC (021) 784-2111Devonvale GE (021) 865-2080Erinvale GC (021) 847-1144King David GC (021) 934-3056Kleinmond GC (028) 271-3525Langebaan GC (022) 772-2112Mowbray GC (021) 685-3018Paarl GC (021) 863-1140Parow GC (021) 930-2160Pearl Valley GC (021) 867-8000Rondebosch GC (021) 689-4176Royal Cape GC (021) 761-6551Shelley point CC (022) 742-1394Simonstown CC (021) 786-1233Somerset West GC (021) 852-2925Steenberg GC (021) 715-0227Stellenbosch GC (021) 880-0103Strand GC (021) 853-6268Westlake GC (021) 788-2020

Driving RangesRiverclub (021) 447-3757

Golf ShopsThe Golfers ClubCentury City (021) 555-3540

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Golf ClubsAmorello Game Lodge (035) 562-3182Beachwood CC (031) 564-4257Bluff National GC (031) 467-7448Boschoek GC (033) 234-4232Cathedral Peak GC (036) 488-1888Cotswold Downs GC (031) 714-4432Durban CC (031) 313-1777Glengarry GC (033) 701-1355Greytown CC (033) 417-2441Kloof CC (031) 764-0555Ladysmith CC (036) 637-3521Margate CC (039) 317-2340Maritzburg GC (033) 396-5755Mt. Edgecombe CC (031) 539-5330Port Shepstone GC (039) 695-0141

Golf ClubsElements (014) 736 6910Private Golf ReserveEuphoria GC (014) 743-5000Hans Merensky GC (015) 781-3931Kameeldoring CC (015) 491-5563Koro Creek GC (014) 495-0026Naboomspruit GC (014) 743-1963Polokwane GC (015) 295-4118Swartklip GC (014) 786-0186Univ. of Limpopo GC (015) 268-2183

Golf ClubsKlerksdorp GC (018) 462-6696Leopard Park GC (018) 386-3086Magaliespark GC (012) 207-9102Mooinooi GC (014) 574-4111Orkney GC (018) 473-2899Pecanwood CC (012) 244-8000Potchefstroom GC (018) 293-0210Rustenburg GC (014) 597-1814Sandy Lane GC (012) 244-3000Seasons Eco (082) 804-2780 Golf Estate

Driving RangesJim & Jerrys (012) 205-1485

Maseru GC (00266) 223-21164

Windhoek CC (002646) 125-8498

THE P.G.A. of (011) 485-1370South Africa

Golf ClubsBarberton CC (013) 712-2923Belfast GC (013) 253-0981Bethal GC (017) 647-3265Delmas GC (013) 665-5077Drakenzicht (083) 708-1994Mountain LinksGraceland GC (017) 620-1188Kinross GC (017) 687-0122Komatipoort GC (082) 888-0188Kriel GC (017) 617-1145Kruger Park Lodge (013) 737-5000Leopard Creek GC (013) 791-2406Lydenburg GC (013) 235-3391Nelspruit GC (013) 744-0958Middelburg CC (013) 282-6176Morgenzon GC (017) 793-3074Sabie Country Club (013) 764-2282Sabi River Sun GC (013) 737-7311Standerton GC (017) 719-1123Tweefontein GC (013) 686-9660Walker Park GC (074) 259-1788Whiteriver GC (013) 751-3781Witbank CC (013) 656-3109

Driving RangesBroham D/R (013) 755-6156Riverside Golf Park (013) 757-0960

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop (013) 757-1264Nelspruit

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GOLFING ASSOCIATIONS

MPUMALANGAMossel Bay GC (044) 691-2379Oubaai GE (044) 851-1234Pezula GC (044) 302-5300Pinnacle Point GR (044) 606-5300Plettenburg Bay GC (044) 533-2132Simola GE (044) 302-9677

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop (044) 871-0620Bells Academy

Golf ClubsBushman Sands GC (042) 231-8000East London GC (043) 735-1356Fish River Sun GC (040) 676-1101Gonubie GC (043) 740-5645Hankey GC (042) 284-0335Humewood Links GC (041) 583-2137Jeffreys Bay GC (042) 293-2532Katberg GC (040) 864-1010Port Elizabeth GC (041) 374-3140Royal Port Alfred GC (046) 624-4796Shark River GC (041) 581-6188St Francis Bay GC (042) 294-0467St Francis Links (042) 200-4500Uitenhage GC (041) 966-1868Walmer Park GC (074) 259-1788Walmer CC (041) 581-1877West Bank GC (043) 731-1523Zwartenbosch GC (042) 291-0569

Driving RangesHarbour View D/R (084) 622-7259Londt Park D/R (041) 360-8707Walmer Woods D/R (082) 372-8252

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop - PE (041) 363-0470

EASTERN CAPE

Prince’s Grant GC (032) 482-0041Royal Durban GC (031) 309-2581Sakabula GC (033) 330-6751San Lameer GC (039) 313-5141Scottburgh GC (039) 976-0041Southbroom GC (039) 316-6051St Cathryns GC (033) 444-1945Umdoni Park GC (039) 975-1320Umhlali CC (032) 947-1181Umkomaas GC (039) 973-1330Victoria CC (033) 347-1394Wild Coast CC (039) 305-2799Windsor park GC (031) 303-1728

Driving RangesLynton Hall (039) 975-1502Golf AcademyMt Edgecombe D/R (031) 502-3480University Dbn D/R (031) 261-8062Westville D/R (031) 265-0148

Golf ShopsThe Golfers Club (031) 566-5292UmhlangaThe Pro Shop (031) 263 0034Durban

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L AUGH OUT LOUD

Answers: Ball 3, Melvin R. “Chick” Harbert


Backhander: A putt struckwith the back of the putterblade. Sometimes golfers willdo this in a casual fashion whenthe ball is very close to the hole.When they miss a backhander -and it happens often - amateursoften smile and record theirscore as though they had madethe putt. This is known ascheating.

Backswing: The part of theswing that takes place after theball has been improperly addressedbut before it has been sent to the wrong destination.

Bag rat: Caddie.

Bail out: What many golfers doto avoid trouble on the course.That is, they hit a shot in thedirection opposite the trouble.If the trouble is on the rightside, they bail out left. If thetrouble is on the left side, theybail out right. This term canalso be used to describe how agolfer (after calling in sick towork) exits his cart after seeinghis boss approaching.

Ball: A dimpled, rubber-covered,solid- or composite-cored,high-compression sphere with aweight of 1.62 ounces and a diam-eter of 1.68 inches that will enter a cup 4.25 inches in diameter and 4.0 inches deep after an average of 3.87 putts. Banana Ball: An especially curvaceous slice. A ball that startsto the right and continues tocurve right until it nearly landsbehind the golfer who hit it.

Something Funny!

This shot is one reason why theword fore is heard on the golfcourse nearly as often as morenotorious four-letter words.Barky:When one of your shotsstrikes a tree and you still makepar for the hole, you have madea barky. Golfers often include abarky as one of their junk betsduring a match.

Bent: The species of grassmost often found on greens.Bindweed, Bog Grass, Bullrushes,

Bush: The species ofgrass among which the ball ismost often found.

Blind Hole: A hole whosegreen is not visible when an approach shot is made, thereby requiring a player to rely onsenses other than sight, such asthe unmistakable sound of anunseen golfer shouting afterbeing struck by a ball, the distinctsmell of trouble, the metallic taste of fear and the sudden touch of flu that dictates an immediate return to the clubhouse by way of the deep woods.

Body English: Informal termfor nervous leaning or twistingmovements that players sometimesmake, particularly while putting, to “persuade” the ball to go in a desired direction. If the ball fails to do so, these movements are often followedby a series of vulgar gestures andphysical expressions of disgustreferred to as body Spanish,body French or body Italian.

Bogey: The number of strokesneeded to finish a hole by agolfer of average skill andabove-average honesty.Bogey train: A series of consecutivebogies. For professional golfers, the bogey train is a oneway ride to a job at a driving range.

Bomb: A very long shot, usuallya drive. John Daly hits bombs. Tiger Woods hits bombs. Most amateurs are content to hit firecrackers.

Break: 1. The shifting orchanging of the direction of aputt caused by the slope or slantof a green.2. The splitting or shattering ofthe shaft of a putter caused bythe rage or wrath of a player.

Broom: A term used to describethe putting stroke, since themotion involved in using abroom is similar. Many amateurs,though, are far more proficientat sweeping the garagethan getting down in two.

Bunt: A controlled shot struckmore for accuracy than distance;usually follows a low trajectoryand runs a long way after hitting the ground. Nick Faldo and Darren Clarke are two accomplished golfers who bunt the ball to avoid the windor to make sure the ball findsthe fairway.

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