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On the coverWe recently visited theWestern Cape where wewere privileged enough toplay some of the fine golfcourses that are there, suchas Parow, which is picturedon our cover. Read moreabout Parow Golf Club onpage 25 and enjoy themany special features thatthis edition has to offer.

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Celebrity golfer profile – Brent Harris 22David Frost wins maiden Major 32Inbee Park sets new record 42Getting to Know - Stacy Lee Bregman 66 Golf needs to embrace technology 73

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE 2News from the PGA 2Trivia quiz 4Golfing Gals 6Letters to the Editor 8

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What was formerly the ClubPro Championships has beengiven an added lustre. Theinaugural PGA NationalChampionship presented byDiners Club was played lastmonth at the CotswoldDowns championship golfcourse near Hillcrest.

The customary pre tourna-ment Pro Am was held onthe Monday for PGA Part-ners and Affiliates and se-lected Diners Club Guestsand then 70 PGA membersteed it up under ideal coastalconditions on Tuesday.

The increased prize fund of R150 000 prize money up for grabs added a dollop of pressure to the pro-fessionals who were struggling to come to terms with Cotswold Downs’s fast, sloping greens. KennethDube, Head Professional at Royal Oak Golf Club said: “The course was the toughest course I haveplayed since I have been playing tournament golf. It is a course that needs a lot of concentration fromtee box to green. It is easy to shoot some big numbers if you lose concentration.”

In the end the testing conditions put a premium on experience and after round 2 it was the veteranshort game expert Derek James from Southbroom who was leading the pack with 2 under par 142.

However Kevin Stone was more consistent under pressure in the third round and after some solid golfhe lifted the trophy with a brilliant final round of 70 – the best score of the day.

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Diners Club South Africa recently announced their partnership with the PGA ofSouth Africa with part of the sponsorship dedicated to the PGA National Cham-pionships 2013. Said Diners Club Managing Director Ebrahim Matthews, “Weare thrilled to have an association with the PGA and we hope to grow it in manyways. Details of which will be announced in the near future and we hope it willbenefit not only the professional golfers but also our vast number of customers”.

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Winner Kevin Stone receives his prize from PGA CEO Ivano Ficalbi and Diners Club Managing Director Ebrahim Matthews.


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1. When Brandon Stone recently turned pro-fessional he appointed which company forexclusive worldwide management and mar-keting representation?

a) Keysports

b) BlackStar

c) IMG

2. Justin Rose was born where?

a) Australia

b) South Africa

c) England

3. The winner of the Australian Masters receives which colour jacket?

a) Silver

b) Gold

c) White

4. Sergio Garcia is a huge fan of which cardgame?

a) Poker

b) Bridge

c) Gin Rummy

5. Greg Norman was married to which formertennis great?

a) Chris Evert

b) Tracy Austin

c) Gigi Fernandez

6. Which South African golfer was struck bylightning at the age of 15?

a) Anton Haig

b) Retief Goosen

c) David Frost

7. After winning the PGA Championship atCrooked Stick Golf Club in 1991, who gave$30,000 to the family of a man who diedduring the tournament due to a lightningstrike. The money was used by the family topay college expenses for the man's twodaughters. He was not wealthy at the time?

a) Bruce Lietzke

b) David Feherty

c) John Daly

8. Nick Price would write three words in hisdiary before each season, what were they?

a) Persistence, persistence, persistence

b) Practice, practice, practice

c) Patience, patience, patience

9. The Canadian Open is regarded as the mostprestigious tournament never won by whichgolfing great, although he was a seven-timerunner-up?

a) Jack Nicklaus

b) Tom Weiskopf

c) Tommy Aaron

10. Which commentator memorably describedJim Furyk's golf swing as "an octopusfalling out of a tree"?

a) Roger Twibell

b) Bill Flemming

c) David Feherty

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Congratulations to Regan Shearer our winner of the Trivia Quiz May/June edition.

ANSWERS TO THE MAY/JUNE EDITION 1.C 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.C

1. Name: Anelia Venter

2. What is your handicap? I am currently a 21

3. How long have you been playing Golf?4 years

4. Who got you into playing Golf?I come from a family of golfers, but only re-ally took an interest in golf in 2009 alongwith my brother Marnus who is currently a5 handicap, and my sister Melanie.

5. Who is your favourite golfer? Without a doubt Martin Kaymer andMichelle Wie, but also support all SouthAfrican players.

6. What other sports do you do?Target and Skeet shooting.

7. Where are you currently a memberat?Bethal Golf Club in Mpumalanga.

8. Which is your favourite golf course?Royal Swazi and Centurion CountryClub.

9. What has been your most embar-rassing moment on the golf course?Definitely hitting a “freshy” on holenumber one during my first everleague game last year.

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10. Money being no objective, what would yourtop three purchases be?• A pair of every Jimmy Choo high heels• A New set of Taylor Made RBZ golf clubs• A house in a Golf Estate with enough space for all

my shoes.

11. Do you have any other hobbies besides golf?I have a great interest in South African politics,and enjoy buying Biographies about our politi-cians. I am currently reading Young Nelson Man-dela, Conversations with Myself, and KillingKebble. I also enjoy photography and spendingtime with my family and friends.

12. What is your definition of success?Setting personal goals for yourself, and doingeverything in your power to achieve them, nomatter what your circumstances may be.

13. Do you have any superstitions?I don’t really know if you can call it “supersti-tion”, but I always eat exactly the same food atrestaurants or when ordering out, as I fear Iwill be disappointed when trying somethingnew.

14. What do you hope to achieve in the com-ing years?Furthering my studies in Health and Safety,and to complete a degree in EnvironmentalScience. I would also like to improve my golfhandicap to a single figure within the nextyear, and successfully defend my BethalTarentaal Week Woman’s Champion title inthis year’s tournament.

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W I N N I N G L E T T E R

Dear Mike

Yes the joys of having children. Ones priorities change quite drastically but as you say it won’tbe too long before you are strolling down the fairway with your son and daughter in tow.Also take the family to the driving range or a mashie course as this can be loads of fun.

Golf offers something that very few other sports do and that is “time together”, so cherishthe years ahead and before you know it they will have lower handicaps than yours!

Regards

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To the Editor

Back when I used to play golf, I would play roughly30 to 40 times a year. That’s not too shabby consid-ering I was married; owned a home and wasn’t re-tired. And I would play a lot: 18 holes every otherweekend and 9 holes on the weekends that I didn’tplay 18.Most of my Saturdays (or Sundays) werespent on a different golf course within 1-2 hoursdriving distance from my house.

Since 2010 though, things have changed. That year,I played 15 times. 2011 was just 8 times. Last year,14 times. And so far this year, I have yet to step footon a tee-box (yes, I realize it’s already well into June).So what happened? Well, the wife and I (a kid-freecouple of 10 years) decided to, well…have kids. Myson was born in 2010 and my daughter this pastMarch…and I love them both to the moon andback. But adding just one kid cuts into a goodchunk of your leisure time. Adding a second (as I’mfinding out) seems to cut into a much larger chunkthan the first did!

The funny thing is I didn’t even really think aboutnot playing until now. Seriously – so far this yearwe’ve been to an amusement park; a cricket game;the bird park; and the beach (plenty). Golf? Not onethought.

Yes, back when I used to play golf, I loved everyminute of it. And the next time I play, I will loveevery minute of that too. The bottom line is younever stop loving this game – whether you play onceor 100 times a year; golf has a way of endearing itselfto you.

In the meantime, I’ll settle for swinging at a practicegolf ball with a plastic 7-iron that’s too short for me.Though it’s not too short for my 2 year old – itseems golf has already endeared itself on him. Andthat is the light at the end of the tunnel – soonenough (probably too soon), spending time with mykids will include spending time on the golf course.

Regards

Mike White



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Other styles of player may focus only on playing the game, refiningtheir belief structure, dealing with tension well, monitoring their stateand management on the course. While these types of player are gener-ally more effective than the previous example, the trained mind, un-trained swing player too reveals inconsistencies in form as they battlethe inconsistencies of their technical limitations.

How you find the balance is through a blend of both player and thiswill lead you towards the Zone of Optimum Performance.

As your ability in the game improves so too do the pressures that youwill find yourself under, in fact the pressure never ends and it just spikeshigher every level you progress. There are always new goals to achieve.Handling pressure is a controllable entity and is as easy to fix as a phys-ically fault in the game. The key is to continually put yourself underpressure in training and give yourself the opportunity to deal with iteffectively. We need to practice in the Zone.

To do this you need to create a realistic, competitive environment to compete in against yourself.Something that satisfies your creativity, concentration levels and gives you valuable feedback.

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Paul Cuningham, PGA Qualified Teaching Professional at Eagle Canyon

The Zone of Optimum PerformanceSome players find sole value in the physical act of training when seeking perfection in the gameof golf. They will spend hours hitting thousands of shots monotonously fine tuning a technicalmove set up by their Pro, fitness instructor or short game guru. While volume training doeshave its merit grooving consistency and confidence, so too does boredom and burn-out alsotake its toll. These players are known as “technical” players, more concerned with the look ofa swing and are generally untrained mentally.

Golf Assessment Program forany player aspiring to progress

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Play the 10 ball game and choose 3 targets to create a channel within.A short range target around 80 to 100 meters, a mid range targetaround 150 to 170 and a long range target of 200 plus. Now, whenfiring at the short range target, see how many balls you can landwithin 6 feet left or right of it. See how many you can land within10 feet left or right of your mid range target and finally within 15feet of your long range target. See if you can make 10 out of 10!When you get the first 7 or 8 in the Zone you’re putting yourselfunder the same pressures in closing out a win, making the cut orqualifying for an event.

In the 10 balls count how many times you made a perfect Routine - Assess, Repair, Program, Let itgo, Learn, Let it go. Without distraction, so back off, you should attain 10 out of 10! Play with yourshot shape, no fighting your swing and use the elements wisely to keep the ball within the corridor ofacceptance. In the programming phase of your routine feel the sensation that works most effectivelyfor you and stick to it. Get the ball into the Play Zone in whatever way possible. After each 10 ballsession, notice trends in where your ball tends to group, your shape, strike and distance control. Stepback, reflect and learn. Then engage in another quality session, grow and find the Zone.


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The 21-year-old Pretoria golfer, who plays offa five handicap, won the Stroke Play title atBallater GC with rounds of 72 and 74, andthen finished runner-up in the Match Play.

“It’s a great feeling to be a world champion,”said Schuhknecht, who also won the Sir IanHamilton Trophy for the Best Nett and was thejoint winner of the Greensomes competition.

Schuhknecht, who was nicknamed “Rhino” atthe World Championship, lost his arm in 2006and has since been one of South African dis-abled golf ’s leading young players.

“Two days after I came out of hospital I was onthe driving range and teaching myself how toplay golf with one arm,” he said. “I just hopethat I can inspire someone else out there to dothe same.”

Schuhknecht wins world titleSouth African disabled golfer Reinard Schuhknecht is the new world one-armed champion afterwinning the Stroke Play title at the 76th World One-Armed Championship in Scotland recently.

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SPECIAL FEATURETUITION & INSTRUCTION

By: Roger Wessels and Jan Fourie (Biokineticist)

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One of the first things we learn as golfers is to get our head

behind the ball in the backswing and to keep it behind the

ball until impact, and while this is sound advice it can be

very misleading.

Good shoulder rotationaround the spine is impor-tant to keep the club onplane and be a consistent

ball striker but this becomes quite diffi-cult to do if the head is out of position.

Tilting your head to the right at anytimebe it at address or during the swing isgoing to have an adverse effect on tech-nique particularly in the downswingleading to the dreaded shanks, blocks,slices, duffs and the occasional hook –not a pretty picture.

Roger Wessels – Golf Director KeNako Golf & Sports

Academy

Is yourhead onstraight?

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There may be quite a few readers whowill say Jack Nicklaus (still the greatestMajor winner of all time) positioned hishead to the right but he turned his head,he did not tilt it.

Jan’s biomechanical explanation is worthreading to understand how a poor headposition can affect technique.

An asymmetrical position of the head be-tween the shoulders will affect shouldermovement. Moving the head out of po-sition creates tension in neck muscles likethe Levator Scapulae and Sternocleido-mastoid. These muscles attach the headand neck to the shoulder blades, sternum(chest bone) and collar bone (clavicle) re-spectively, any tension or contraction ofthese muscles will pull on or move thebony structures resulting in poor me-chanics, inconsistency and a higher riskfor injury in the golf swing.

When the head is tilted to theright (for a right-handed golfer),elevation of the left shoulder (Pic1) will occur changing the planeof movement in the swing. Forc-ing the left shoulder down whiletilting the head to the right willcause extreme tension and possi-ble strain of the muscles aroundthe shoulder blades and side ofthe neck.

A neutral head position at ad-dress has an added benefit; it al-lows for better alignment when putting because your eye line will be parallel to your target line. It isvery difficult to align the putter face correctly with the eyes across the target line.

An easy correction would be to keep your head aligned with your spine at address and during theswing (Pic 2) but see your local PGA pro if you struggle with awareness of what your head is doingin the swing.

Good golfing and keep your head on straight!

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“I haven’t been in this situation for a while, so it’snice to pull one off. It was a great day and I thor-oughly enjoyed it,” he laughed.

The 27-year-old began the final round three shotsclear, but a shaky start that included bogeys at thefourth and sixth left him tied for the lead withEnglishman Michael Downes on seven-under-par.

The Johannesburg local recorded wins on both theAsian and European Tours before his 22nd birth-day, but struggled with the limelight. His golf paidthe price, and soon the young star was strugglingto find confidence on the course.

“This game is all mental, and I’ve been workinghard on changing my attitude. You have to getinto the right frame of mind, and I’m feeling reallypositive after this week,” he said.

134 Anton Haig (RSA) 64 70

138 Kevin Stone (RSA) 70 68,

Michael Downes (ENG) 67 71

139 Daniel Hammond (RSA) 71 68

140 Juan Langeveld (RSA) 71 69,

Stuart Smith (BOT) 73 67,

Johan Bekker (RSA) 67 73

Anton stays strong for Big Easy winAnton Haig claimed his sixth career title at Irene CC in early June where he shot a second-round 70 to clinch victory at the Sunshine Big Easy Tour’s Irene tournament.

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The 23 year old SouthAfrican cruised to a threestroke victory at theJacques Lemans GolfClub, resisting any at-tempt to catch him by thechasing pack with a ma-ture and consistent finalround performance, card-ing a level par 71 to finishthe week victorious.

“But I am delighted to get the win. This changes alot for me and really opens doors for me and mycareer. I can hopefully push on now and try andget my European Tour card through the ChallengeTour and really keep pushing it forward.”

Dylan joins winners circle!Dylan Frittelli closed out the Kärnten GolfOpen to secure a maiden Challenge Tour vic-tory and open the door to a new chapter in hisyoung career.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – CELEBRITY GOLFER PROFILE


1. Where were you born and where did you at-tend school? I was born in JHB and went toDawnview High School.

2. When did you start playing the drums?Around age 5.

3. Did you drive your teachers crazy by alwaysplaying drums on the tables etc? Yip.

4. Was it always the drums or did you play otherinstruments? Only drums.

5. What makes a good drummer? Timing andGroove.

6. Who would you say is possibly the best drum-mer of all time? -John Bonham and Jeff Por-caro were my favourites.

7. What drums do you use? DW Collectors se-ries.

8. What was the first band that you were in?Band called Soviet Blu.

9. Just Jinjer, where does that name come from?“Everythings just Jinjer”-everythings cool!

10. Who does Thee Jam consist of? Various differ-ent musicians-At the moment Denholm Hard-ing and myself.

11. Are your children musically inclined? Tooearly to tell, my 5 year old son has good timing.

12. What music do you listen to and who havebeen major musical influences in your life? Ilisten to every kind of music-I love Radiohead,Del Amitri, Tears for Fears, Toto, John Mayer,Soundgarden, Led Zep, Beatles, CountingCrows, Bush etc. All made an impression!

13. What was the biggest concert that you haveever done? I played before Paul Simon in frontof 90 000 peole.U2 -50 000 people.46664 con-cert 80 000 people. Biggest Just Jinjer show –12 000 people.

14. Which football team do you support? Totten-ham Hotspurs.

15. Do you live by a specific mantra? Not really,just basicically try be a good, giving person.

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Moving on to golf

1. How often do you play golf? Every now andthen when I get a gap!

2. What is your handicap? I don’t have one.

3. Are you a member at a club? Im not.

4. Which golf course in South Africa is yourfavourite? St Francis Links was amazing but I have to say Fancourt.

5. What is stronger, your long game or yourshort game? Very good question?

6. Ard Matthews (lead singer of Just Jinjer) is anavid golfer, has he helped you at all with yourgame? A little bit but I’m a slow learner withThee old clubs!

7. Did you know that Alice Cooper is an excel-lent golfer? I didn’t, I know Kenny G is good,Ard took him golfing when he was in SA.

8. What would be your ideal fourball? I reckona round with Jim Carrey, Kenny G and EddieMurphy would be Thee best day ever on a golfcourse!

July/August 2013

AFFORDABLE GOLF – WESTERN CAPE


Simply the best

We recently visited the Capepeninsula and winelands regionsto catch up with the latest go-

ings on in this wonderful part of SouthAfrica. We were hosted by Oliver Jacobs,who owns High Timbers Lodge which is sit-uated on the slopes of the ConstantiaMountains overlooking the Steenberg GolfClub.

Oliver himself plays regular golf and canchoose from one of the many golf coursesthat are literally on his doorstep such as Steenberg, Clovelly, Westlake, Royal Cape, Rondebosch, Mow-bray or Metropolitan. A little further away and he has courses such as Atlantic Beach and Langebaan upthe West coast and travelling inland he has the likes of Parow, Erinvale and Paarl (to name but a few).

The Western Cape is one of South Africa's most beautiful provinces. It is a region of majestic mountains,colourful patchworks of farmland set in lovely valleys. The province's unmatched natural beauty, famoushospitality, cultural diversity, excellent wine and rich cuisine make it one of the world's greatest touristattractions.

As a golfing destination it is second to none and it was a pleasure to reacquaint ourselves with the regionand to be hosted at such a lovely venue.



Parowdise!

Parow Golf Club moved to its present po-sition in 1976, when the local Municipal-ity had the course built upon a design byKen Elkin. The move was necessary, as

the old nine-hole course was becoming too smallfor the members, and the local authorities sold itfor residential and business development. The newcourse was hacked out of Port Jackson bush andshrubs, and had a fierce reputation at first, whenany wayward shot was lost in the thick bushes bor-dering the narrow fairways. Gradually, the bushwas eradicated and the fairways expanded, so thattoday, it is known as a gentle parklands course,with a variety of water features and an abundanceof bird-life.

The Club has gone through boom times and badtimes, nearly having to close its doors in 2002/3when a series of incidents resulted in a major badtime. Since then the Club has gone from strengthto strength. The alterations and improvementsthat have been effected since 2003 are far too long

to list, but record profits have been ploughed backin to the clubhouse and course, resulting in a Clubthat can now be counted among the best in CapeTown. Tremendously popular among the localcommunity, having a loyal and proud member-ship, making transformation a reality and becom-ing a shining beacon for all other golf clubs tofollow, Parow Golf Club is certainly making aname for itself!





Blaauw turned a dismal front nine into a scintil-lating back nine. And it reached its peak on thepar-four 16th, when he holed his wedge from 143yards for eagle to take the lead and ultimately thetitle.

“I’m lost for words. It hasn’t sunk in yet. It’llprobably do so on the flight home and I’ll smileto myself and be really chuffed,” Blaauw said afterhis closing 69 for a winning total of 12 under par.

Blaauw blows them awayto win Vodacom Origins

It needed a momentof brilliance fromJacques Blaauw, andthe ginger-haired pro-fessional delivered iton his way to amaiden victory in theVodacom Origins ofGolf at Simola inearly June.

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Only 30 minutes from Cape Town and nestled at the foot of the magnificent Helderbergmountains, lies one of South Africa's golfing jewels. Erinvale offers a unique golfing chal-lenge to all levels of players, with breathtaking views of the Cape Winelands as well as thebeautiful False Bay Coastline.

Since Erinvale's inception in 1994, this Gary Player designed course has hosted the 1996 World Cupof Golf and more recently, both the 2003 and 2004 South African Open, the 2nd oldest golf champi-onship in the world. This superbly maintained championship course offers the golfer two distinctlydifferent nines.

The flat outward nine is defined by challenging approach shots to long narrow putting surfaces, withthe inward nine offering beautiful vistas from its undulating fairways and a finish that rates among thebest in the world.


Stellenbosch Golf Club charm

Visit: http://www.stellenboschgolfclub.com


Stellenbosch Golf Club has already celebrated its centenary, but it was only in 1953 that it grewfrom a 9-hole course into 18 holes. It has a championship layout that has hosted many presti-gious tournaments in the past. Amongst others, the South African Open and South AfricanMasters were hosted at this picturesque 18-hole layout. The 1999 SA Open at Stellenbosch Golf

Club proved to be one of the toughest Opens in the last decade.The golf course is a 18-hole, par 72 lay-out with Kikuyu grass fairways with Bent grass greens.

Stellenbosch Golf Club is the 4th Oldest golf club in South Africa. Nestled in the heart of some of theworld’s most famous farms, surrounded by vineyards with aesthetic views of mountains from clubhousebalcony this is definitely one of South Africa's most picturesque golf courses.

www.stellenboschgolfclub.com




AFFORDABLE GOLF – GARDEN ROUTE

“I’m pleased to announce I am joining the Mer-cedes-Benz family as a golf ambassador! Their ded-ication to golf for the past 30 years has been firstclass and I am looking forward to working with abrand that is as passionate about the game as I am,”says Louis Oosthuizen.

Louis Oosthuizen’s vehicles of choice are the per-formance driven ML 63 AMG in South Africa andthe GL 450 in the United States, whilst his foun-dation, “The Louis Oosthuizen Junior Golf Acad-emy,” founded in 2009, will utilise a new-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van which willbe out-fitted to operate as a mobile golfing clinic.

Mercedes-Benzannounces LouisOosthuizen as

new Brand Ambassador

Mercedes-Benz was delighted to announce theappointment of South African professionalgolfer, Louis Oosthuizen, as its new golf brandambassador. Mercedes-Benz South Africa willnot only be supporting the 2010 Open Cham-pionship winner through to further success butwill also be assisting his junior golf academy.

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SPECIAL FEATURE

David Frost wins maiden Major

David Frost never flinched in his showdown with Hall of Famer Fred Couples even withhis first major championship on the line and a late rain delay to ponder the stakes.

David Frost never flinched in his showdownwith Hall of Famer Fred Couples evenwith his first major championship on the

line and a late rain delay to ponder the stakes.

Frost parred the final two holes to hold on for aone-stroke victory over Couples last month in theRegions Tradition, the South African's first majortitle in 17 attempts on the Champions Tour.

"We came in from the break and I said to myself,It's not going to be easy," Frost said.

"Freddy's got nothing to lose. He's going to go outthere and hit the shots and fire at the pins. I've justgot to kind of accept it and be up to the challenge."

Both birdied No 16 after play resumed with the sunshining after a delay of 1 hour, 8 minutes for light-ning in a round played at times in driving rain.

Couples and Frost both shot 4-under 68, and Frostfinished at 16-under 272.

It was Frost's second victory of the season and fifthcareer win on the 50-and-over tour.

"We both played very hard today. I don't know who

wanted it more, me or him," said Frost, who tookover the points lead from Bernhard Langer.

"He's just such a tough competitor. I didn't thinkI had it in me, all the good shots he hit out there..I just had to try to stay on top of him."

The two bumped fists coming up on 18 in what hadultimately turned into a two-man duel.

"He played very well," Couples said.

"I gave him pretty much everything I had. I hitsome pretty good shots. I drove it pretty well. Hewas just better the whole day. He stayed one aheadand that's where we ended up."

Also the Toshiba Classic winner in March in Cali-fornia, Frost hit his approach shot to 10 feet of theclosing hole and two-putted to match Couples' par.

Couples had sent his approach into the bunker atright and his potential birdie putt went just to theleft.

"I said to myself, 'If he makes his (putt), I'm justgoing to have to make mine.' I've been in thismatch play situation many times before and that's


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just how I try to envision what's going on," Couplessaid. "You can't help it if he's going to roll his puttin."

Couples was seeking a second straight win in amajor. He sat out the Senior PGA Championshipthree weeks ago but won the Senior British Openin 2012.

Frost had come close in a major before but this timemanaged to nurse his one-stroke lead through thefinal round. He lost to Tom Lehman in a three-wayplayoff at the 2010 Senior PGA Championship.

Frost's only bogey came on No 14 while Couplesgot his 68 with six birdies and two bogeys.

Couples, who had a 3-footer for birdie on No 15,left the next hole with a grin after matching Frost'sbirdie.

His expression turned to a wince when his secondshot on No 17 went far to the right, landing downa steep slope from the green next to the grand-stands.

He two-putted for his fourth straight par on thehole and couldn't make up that stroke.

"Really, the letdown, I hit a terrible shot on 17,"Couples said. "I smoked it down there and I justtried a shot that maybe I'm not accustomed to.Under that kind of pressure, I think it was a mentalblunder to not hit the green there and not makebirdie."

Cook had beaten Frost in a playoff at the season-opening Mitsubishi Electric Championship inHawaii, and made a final-round run at Shoal Creek.

Cook birdied five of the first eight holes and fin-ished his round with a 66 a couple of minutes be-fore the weather delay.

"We were running all day trying to outrun it,"Cook said. "I guess this is the very definition of scat-tered thunderstorms. They were all over the place."

Langer closed with a 63 to tie the course record withGary Player from the 1984 PGA Championship.Langer had 10 birdies and finished at 10 under.

"If I had made some putts earlier in the week," hesaid, "it would have been pretty nice."

1 David Frost 68 70 66 68 272 (-16) $ 330,000.00

2 Fred Couples 66 71 68 68 273 (-16) $ 193,600.00

T3 John Cook 70 68 71 66 275 (-13) $ 144,650.00

Esteban Toledo 70 69 69 67 275 (-13) $ 144,650.00

T5 Michael Allen 68 69 69 70 276 (-12) $ 90,566.67

Russ Cochran 71 68 70 67 276 (-12) $ 90,566.67

Duffy Waldorf 67 68 71 70 276 (-12) $ 90,566.66

T8 Morris Hatalsky 71 68 67 71 277 (-11) $ 66,000.00

Jeff Sluman 65 71 72 69 277 (-11) $ 66,000.00

T10 Bernhard Langer 71 73 71 63 278 (-10) $ 55,000.00

Kirk Triplett 71 70 69 68 278 (-10) $ 55,000.00


The annual Mossel Bay Sports Festival (thisyear from 20 to 24 September) will includeat least 28 different sporting codes – with

nationally-known events like the KFC Point HighCricket Festival for Under 19s (which had alreadyattracted entries from nearly 30 teams at the timeof writing) and the much-loved PetroSA Marathontaking their places alongside local competitions liketrail running and a skateboarding challenge (andeven a doggie walk!).

“We’re putting together a special package that willallow you to play both here and at Mossel Bay dur-ing the Sports Festival - one day after the other, andat a very reasonable rate,” said Pinnacle Point’s Nic Grundtvig.

He said that Pinnacle Point will be offering low sea-son specials to non-members throughout the win-ter, and that a number of membership packageshave also been placed on the market: “There’s moreinformation on our new-look web site.”

The Mossel Bay Travel Festival (18 to 20 October)- the newest event on the town’s calendar – is set tobring an exciting new trend in tourism to theAfrican continent. It was modelled on the NewYork Travel Festival – and when the organisers,Mossel Bay Tourism, contacted the organisers ofthat event, the Americans immediately suggested anofficial affiliation.

“Like New York, the Mossel Bay Travel Festival isdesigned to celebrate the act of being here – in ourcase here in Mossel Bay, of course – for locals andvisitors alike,” said Mossel Bay Tourism’s MarciaHolm.

“And it’s going to be about sharing the town, too,so we’ll be live-streaming as many events as we pos-sibly can, and Tweeting and Facebooking aboutthem, too.”

The event will include a day of desk-top exhibitions,and a day of visits and outings – and both of thelocal courses will be taking part.

“We’ll be offering hugely discounted rounds – andwe’ll be opening our club house as one of the Festi-val’s ‘Voorkamer Museums’,” said Mossel Bay GolfClub’s Louw Strydom. (‘Voorkamer Museums’ areprivate collections of historical, cultural, or naturalinterest that are opened to the public for a day. The concept was created specifically for the TravelFestival.)

Like Pinnacle Point, Mossel Bay Golf Club is alsorunning special rates throughout the winter.

“Of course we’re looking forward to a lot of golfduring the Travel and Sports Festivals – but,” saidLouw, “the thing is, that Mossel Bay has beautifullymild weather right through the whale months (fromnow until about October)... so every day’s a golf dayin Mossel Bay!”

Please go to www.pinnaclepointestate.co.za,www.mosselbaygolfclub.co.za, and www.visitmosselbay.co.za/festivals for more information.

Mossel Bay – the ‘Do stuff ’ destination – is gearing up for a springtime feast of festivals.And the good news, of course, is this means great golf at Mossel Bay Golf Club and

Pinnacle Point Beach and Golf Resort.

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THE GARDEN ROUTE’SGOLFING CAPITOL Within its idyllic natural setting, the small pic-turesque town of Knysna emerges as a vibrantmini-metropolis, offering a kaleidoscope of un-forgettable experiences. From leisurely relaxationto high energy adventure, from sporting activi-ties to shopping, from cappuccino to haute cui-sine, from the famous Knysna oyster or a taste ofthe locally brewed beer, Knysna reflects the finerthings of life, a synthesis of discerning sophisti-cation and nature´s abundance. And as one ofSouth Africa’s top golfing destinations, Knysnaboasts some world class golf courses.

Pezula Championship Golf Course adjacent toPezula Resort Hotel & Spa is a sweeping spectacleof fairways and greens rolling through the pristineSouthern Cape landscape. The breathtaking,award-winning 18-hole course which was designedby David Dale and Ronald Fream of GolfPlanUSA, rates amongst the best and the most scenicgolf courses in the world.



Keeping your head down at Simola Golf Estatemight be a challenge; simply because the viewsaround the course are awe-inspiring. It is clear tosee why Simola takes its place as one of SouthAfrica's premier golfing destinations. It's also thefirst Jack Nicklaus Signature course on the GardenRoute, reflecting the maestro's philosophy of at-tuning the layout and design to the natural lie ofthe land.

Both Simola and Pezula are complemented by top5 star hotel and spa establishments.

The Knysna Golf course might not have the viewsof its luxurious neighbours, but is a testing chal-lenge among water hazards and tree-lined fairways,close to the Knysna estuary. An easy walk, it’s apleasant club with excellent club house facilities.

Knysna is also ideally situated to use as a basewhile playing other famous courses along the Gar-den Route. Mossel Bay, George and PlettenbergBay are all within easy reach of Knysna, with Mos-sel Bay being the furthest at 110km.

In addition to golf, Knysna also has a multitudeof other activities to offer. Experience the thrill of

mountain biking or horse riding through indige-nous forests or dive the depths of the lagoon. Hirea kayak to tour the winding Knysna River, or raisethe heartbeat soaring through the forest canopy.Take a hike along beautiful coastlines and deepinto the forest, tracking signs of the indigenouselephants on your way. Try fly fishing, rock-and-surf angling or deep-sea fishing. Or, for the dar-ing, dune-surf down sandy waves, kite surf on thewaters of the lagoon or paraglide over the hills andlakes.

So come and tee off in the Garden Route’s golfingcapitol, and when you’ve finished the back nine,discover the multitude of adventure, luxury andleisure activities that Knysna has to offer – asidefrom the perfect round, that is.




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Park makes history at Women's US OpenRolex Rankings No. 1 Inbee Park became only the second player in LPGA history to win the firstthree majors in a season with a four-stroke victory over I..K. Kim at the U.S. Women’s Open lastmonth. The 24-year-old South Korean fired a final-round 74 at the Sebonack GCin Southampton,N.Y. to finish at 8-under-par 280.

This victory, Park’s fourth-career LPGAmajor championship victory and secondU.S. Women’s Open triumph, sets her up

for a date with destiny in early August at theRICOH Women’s British Open, played at the OldCourse at St. Andrews in Scotland. She will at-tempt to become the first player, male or female,to win four professional major championships inone season.

Park, who won the 2012 LPGA Official MoneyList and Vare Trophy for lowest scoring average, isthe first player in the modern era to win the firstthree majors in a season. Babe Zaharias, the onlyother player to accomplish the feat, did it in 1950when she won all three majors played that year –the Titleholders Championship, the Women’sWestern Open and the U.S.Women’s Open.Mickey Wright (1961) and Pat Bradley (1986) arethe only other players in LPGA history to winthree majors in a season, though not consecutively.

“I am just very honored to put my name by some-one like Babe Zaharias,” Park said, after acceptingthe trophy and a champagne spritz from the lasttwo Open champs, countrywomen So Yeon Ryuand Na Yeon Choi. “I don’t know what I just didtoday; it’s something very great. It’s scary to thinkabout what I am capable of doing.”

“Believe it or not, I was very calm out there,” saidPark, who became the 15th player to win multipleU.S Women’s Opens. “It was weird; I didn’t feelmuch pressure when I was on the golf course. Iwas nervous last night, but on the golf course,somehow, I felt very calm.”

Park, who led following the second and thirdrounds this week, was the only player to shootunder par during Saturday’s third round whenscoring conditions proved to be very difficult. Herunflappable demeanor and rhythmic puttingstrokes are gaining wide recognition following hersixth win of the 2013 season.

“You know, it's something I thought Annikawould do,” said Angela Stanford. “That's really theonly player that I've played with out here that Ithought would do it. So I mean, I don't know howshe's doing it, but obviously I know she's a greatputter and emotionally she really keeps it undercontrol out there. I'm not sure if she hits it side-ways. I'm pretty sure she hits it pretty straight. I didn't think – after Annika retired I didn't thinkanybody would ever do it, so it's pretty impres-sive.”

The South Korean’s ability to deliver victories orrunner-up finishes over the past year has been be-yond impressive. In her last 24 events, Park haswon eight times and finished runner-up five times.So in more than half of the events she’s played overthat span, she’s finished first or second.

Park began her run at consecutive major champi-onship titles at the Kraft Nabisco Championshipin April where she won by four strokes before leap-ing into Poppie’s Pond at Mission Hills CountryClub in Rancho Mirage, Calif.. She continued thestreak earlier this month at the Wegmans LPGAChampionship, where 36 holes of regulations –and more – were needed on Sunday. Park defeated

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Catriona Matthew in a three-hole, sudden-deathplayoff to claim her second major of the season atLocust Hill Country Club in Pittsford, NY.

“I've just done three majors in a row now,” saidPark. “I think it's too early to think about the nextone. I think I really want to enjoy the moment asit is in the moment. I mean, grand slam is verybig. I probably wouldn't get this kind of oppor-tunity ever again. I know this year is a good op-portunity for me.”

In 32 days, Park will tee off in the first round ofthe RICOH Women’s British Open seeking thecement her name in golf ’s history books. OnlyMickey Wright (1961 – 62) has won four consec-utive majors on the LPGA, and no players hasdone so in a single season. Tiger Woods is the onlymale to win four consecutive majors across twoseasons, 2000-2001.

“But I think one of my goals for – one of my goalsfor my career was the career grand slam, not thegrand slam, but I think career grand slam is goodenough for me,” said Park.

“I mean, I haven't done that yet. It would meanso much if I could do the grand slam. But takesso much hard work, and it takes a lot to do. I'mjust glad that I can give it a try at St. Andrews.That's going to be a great experience. Whether Ido it or not, I'm just a very lucky person.”

Inbee Park won her third major of the 2013 sea-son on Sunday. Only three other players in LPGAhistory have notched three majors in one seasonand only Babe Zaharias won three in a row.

Here are the other players who have won threeLPGA Tour majors in one season:

Three consecutive

Babe Zaharias – 1950

Titleholders Championship, March 16 – 19

Women’s Western Open, June 19 – 24

U.S. Women’s Open, September 28 – 30

(three majors played in 1950)

Non-consecutive

Mickey Wright – 1961

Titleholders Championship, April 27 – 30

U.S. Women’s Open, June 29 – July 1

LPGA Championship, October 12 – 15

(four majors played in 1961; Western Open, June 1– 4; won by Mary Lena Faulk)

Pat Bradley- 1986

Nabisco Dinah Shore, April 3 – 6

LPGA Championship, May 29 – June 1

du Maurier Classic, July 24 – 27

(four majors played in 1986; U.S. Women’s Open,July 10 – 13; won by Jane Geddes)

Three is the magic number: A victory for Park onSunday not only gave her the first three majors ofthe 2013 season but also marked her third-con-secutive LPGA Tour win. She won the WegmansLPGA Championship three weeks ago and thenwon the Walmart NW Arkansas ChampionshipPresented by P&G last week. The last player towin three consecutive tournaments on the LPGATour was Lorena Ochoa, who won four-in-a-rowin 2008. LPGA and World Golf Halls of Famemember Nancy Lopez holds the LPGA recordwith five consecutive victories in tournaments par-ticipated in 1978. Annika Sorenstam also accom-plished the feat across two season in 2004-05.


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The Golf Coast

Set in the sub-tropical paradise of the KZN South Coast, The Golf Coast is a gem of the SouthAfrican golfing circuit. The area is also a world class holiday destination, with a warm and sunnyyear-round climate.

With 9 eighteen hole golf courses and 2 nine hole golf courses all within a short distance of each other,and each offering a wide variety of golfing challenges, The Golf Coast really does stand out as a greatgolfing destination.

All the courses have clubhouses and 19thholes to share experiences with the localgolfers. From Umkomaas in the North toPort Edward in the south, and Harding inthe west, the 11 golf courses that make upThe Golf Coast will be sure to offer youvarious rewarding challenges.

If you are playing at Port ShepstoneCountry Club and you are looking for ac-commodation then consider staying atUmthunzi Boutique Hotel. Down theroad from the club, with stunning seaviews and less than 700 meters from thesea it makes for an ideal golfing getaway!

RESULTS & RANKINGS

PGA TOUR

FedEx St. Jude Classic, 6 – 9 JuneTPC Southwind1 Harris English USA 66-64-69-69 268 (-12) $ 1,026,000.00T2 Phil Mickelson USA 71-67-65-67 270 (-10) $ 501,600.00

Scott Stallings USA 67-68-67-68 270 (-10) $ 501,600.00T4 Ryan Palmer USA 7267-65-67 271 (-9) $ 273,600.005 Patrick Reed USA 69-69-64-70 272 (-8) $ 228,000.00

Other Southern AfricansT7 Rory Sabbatini RSA 69-69-68-68 274 (-14) $ 177,650.00T39 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 70-69-68-72 279 (-1) $ 21,660.00T56 George Coetzee RSA 71-67-75-69 282 (+2) $ 12,654.00

U.S. Open, 13 -16 June 2013, Merion GC1 Justin Rose ENG 71-69-71-70 281 (+ 1) $ 1,440,000.00T2 Jason Day AUS 70-74-68-71 283 (+ 3) $ 696,104.00

Phil Mickelson USA 67-72-70-74 283 (+3) $ 696,104.00T4 Jason Dufner USA 74-71-73-67 285 (+5) $ 291,406.00

Ernie Els RSA 71-72-73-69 285 (+5) $ 291,406.00Billy Horschel USA 72-67-72-74 285 (+5) $ 291,406.00Hunter Mahan USA 7269-69-75 285 (+5) $ 291,406.00

Other South Africans14 Charl Schwartzel RSA 70-71-69-78 288 (+8) $ 144,444.00T56 George Coetzee RSA 71-73-77-77 298 (+18) $ 21,485.00

Travelers Championship, TPC River Highlands, 20 - 23 June 20131 Ken Duke USA 69-68-65-66 268 (-12) $ 1,098,000.002 Chris Stroud USA 66-69-66-67 268 (-12) $ 658,800.003 Graham DeLaet USA 65-70-65-69 269 (-11) $ 414,800.004 Bubba Watson USA 63-67-70-70 270 (-10) $ 292,800.00T5 J.J. Henry USA 68-67-68-68 271 (-9) $ 231,800.00

Webb Simpson USA 65-69-72-65 271 (-9) $ 231,800.00

Other Southern Africans67 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 67-67-75-72 281 (+1) $ 12,871.00

SUNSHINE TOUR


Vodacom Origins of Golf, Simola Golf & Country Estate7 June 20131 Jacques Blaauw RSA 68-67-69 204 (-12) R 95,100.00T2 PH McIntyre RSA 69-71-65 205 (-11) R 51,600.00

Danie van Tonder RSA 73-65-67 205 (-11) R 51,600.00Neil Schietekat RSA 67-69-69 205 (-11) R 51,600.00

T5 Desvonde Botes RSA 73-66-67 206 (-10) R 25,500.00Bradford Vaughan RSA 72-67-67 206 (-10) R 25,500.00

T7 Jake Redman RSA 65-75-67 207 (-9) R 17,700.00Tyrone Mordt RSA 69-69-69 207 (-9) R 17,700.00

9 Ulrich van den Berg RSA 73-68-67 208 (-8) R 14,700.00T10 Bryce Easton RSA 72-71-66 209 (-8) R 12,700.00

Justin Harding RSA 72-67-70 209 (-8) R 12,700.00Ruan de Smidt RSA 69-69-71 209 (-8) R 12,700.00

Polokwane Classic, Polokwane GC, 13 - 15 June 20131 Dean Burmester RSA 69-67-68 204 (-12) R 87,175.00T2 Merrick Bremner RSA 72-69-67 208 (-8) R 53,625.00

Justin Harding RSA 69-67-72 208 (-8) R 53,625.004 Titch Moore RSA 65-67-77 209 (-7) R 34,650.00T5 Mark Murless RSA 74-69-67 210 (-6) R 23,375.00

Heinrich Bruiners RSA 66-73-71 210 (-6) R 23,375.00T7 JJ Senekal RSA 71-70-70 211 (-5) R 15,308.33

Ryan Cairns ZIM 69-70-72 211 (-5) R 15,308.33Pieter Moolman RSA 71-68-72 211 (-5) R 15,308.33

T10 Andrew Curlewis RSA 71-73-68 211 (-4) R 11,641.67Graham van der Merwe RSA 70-71-71 211 (-4) R 11,641.67Beyers Smith RSA 68-73-71 211 (-4) R 11,641.67

Vodacom Origins of Golf, Selborne Park GC26 - 28 June 20131 Jacques Blaauw RSA 67-67-64 198 (-18) R 95,100.002 Danie van Tonder RSA 70-63-66 199 (-17) R 58,500.00

Adilson Da Silva BRA 65-68-66 199 (-17) R 58,500.004 Merrick Bremner RSA 63-68-70 201 (-15) R 37,800.005 Ulrich van den Berg RSA 67-69-66 202 (-14) R 25,500.00

Ross Wellington RSA 69-65-68 202 (-14) R 25,500.007 Grant Muller RSA 70-68-65 203 (-13) R 17,700.00

Musiwalo Nethunzwi RSA 67-68-68 203 (-13) R 17,700.009 Alex Haindl RSA 69-68-68 205 (-11) R 14,700.0010 Steven Ferreira RSA 69-70-67 206 (-10) R 12,060.00 PGA ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Woods, Tiger USA 9 $ 5,909,742.002 Kuchar, Matt USA 15 $ 4,393,265.003 Snedeker, Brandt USA 13 $ 3,503,655.004 Mickelson, Phil USA 13 $ 3,417,984.005 Rose, Justin ENG 10 $ 3,032,310.006 Horschel, Billy USA 16 $ 2,998,128.007 Streelman, Kevin USA 17 $ 2,572,989.008 Day, Jason AUS 13 $ 2,566,023.009 Scott, Adam AUS 8 $ 2,356,511.0010 Weekley, Boo USA 17 $ 2,307,509.00

2013 SUNSHINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28TH JUNE 2013

1 Darren Fichardt RSA 7 R 4,330,295.002 Dawie Van der Walt RSA 5 R 2,825,397.503 Jaco Van Zyl RSA 6 R 2,548,479.664 Richard Sterne RSA 3 R 2,517,955.005 Charl Schwartzel RSA 1 R 1,808,950.006 Louis de Jager RSA 9 R 1,359,418.377 Garth Mulroy RSA 5 R 1,181,064.008 Peter Uihlein USA 3 R 1,039,454.009 Trevor Fisher Jnr RSA 7 R 863,585.0810 Desvonde Botes RSA 13 R 855,876.25

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Dean Burmester

EUROPEAN TOURCHAMPIONS TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

WEB.COM TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Putnam, Michael USA 13 $ 376,734.002 Loar, Edward USA 10 $ 263,858.003 Hadley, Chesson USA 12 $ 249,784.004 Aragon, Alex USA 12 $ 202,541.005 Wilkenson, Tim AUS 10 $ 167,556.00Other South Africans28 van der Walt, Dawie RSA 6 $ 81,754.0036 Van Aswegen, Tyrone RSA 13 $ 67,783.0076 Mulroy, Garth RSA 4 $ 31,200.00

Regions Tradition, Shoal Creek, 6 - 9 June 20131 David Frost RSA 68-70-66-68 272 (-16) $ 330,000.002 Fred Couples USA 66-71-68-68 273 (-16) $ 193,600.00T3 John Cook USA 70-68-71-66 275 (-13) $ 144,650.00

Esteban Toledo MEX 70-69-69-67 275 (-13) $ 144,650.00T5 Michael Allen USA 68-69-69-70 276 (-12) $ 90,566.67

Russ Cochran USA 71-68-70-67 276 (-12) $ 90,566.67Duffy Waldorf USA 67-68-71-70 276 (-12) $ 90,566.66

Other Southern AfricansT44 Mark McNulty IRE 69-74-71-75 289 (+1) $8,360.00

Encompass Championship, 21 – 23 Jun 2013, North Shore CC1 Craig Stadler USA 67-65-71 203 (-13) $ 270,000.002 Fred Couples. USA 70-68-66 204 (-12) $ 158,400.00T3 David Frost RSA 68-67-70 205 (-11) $ 81,000.00

Bernhard Langer GER 67-69-69 205 (-11) $ 81,000.00Tom Lehman USA 70-66-69 205 (-11) $ 81,000.00Mark O'Meara USA 70-67-68 205 (-11) $ 81,000.00

Other Southern AfricansT40 Mark McNulty IRE 69-73-73 215 (-1) $ 8,460.00T76 Nick Price ZIM 71-76-78 225 (+9) $ 1,008.00

Nordea Masters, Bro Hof Slott GC, 30 May - 2 June 20131 ILONEN Mikko FIN 70-63-65-69 267 (-21) € 250,000.002 BLIXT Jonas SWE 70-66-66-68 270 (-18) € 166,660.003 WIESBERGER Bernd AUT 69-72-64-66 271 (-17) € 93,900.00T4 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 70-67-68-67 272 (-17) € 59,025.00

KARLBERG Rikard SWE 69-68-67-68 272 (-17) € 59,025.00MANASSERO Matteo ITA 66-65-71-70 272 (-17) € 59,025.00NOREN Alexander SWE 67-69-64-72 272 (-17) € 59,025.00

No other South Africans

WEB.COM TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Langer, Bernhard GER 12 $ 1,172,389.002 Frost, David RSA 11 $ 1,122,305.003 Cook, John USA 11 $ 748,284.004 Couples, Fred USA 6 $ 704,492.005 Toledo, Esteban MEX 11 $ 688,139.00

Other Southern Africans42 McNulty, Mark IRE 11 $ 159,936.00139 Dodds, Trevor NAM 1 $ 2,888.00144 Price, Nick ZIM 1 $ 1,008.00


Other Southern Africans25 Schwartzel, Charl RSA 11 $ 1,543,853.0046 Clark, Tim RSA 15 $ 1,275,351.0055 de Jonge, Brendon ZIM 20 $ 1,076,510.0069 Els, Ernie RSA 11 $ 833,058.00117 Sabbatini, Rory RSA 17 $ 432,245.00123 Oosthuizen, Louis RSA 9 $ 412,148.00138 Goosen, Retief RSA 9 $ 315,702.00147 Immelman, Trevor RSA 17 $ 272,429.00

Mid-Atlantic Championship, May 30 – 2 Jun 2013TPC Potomac1 Michael Putnam USA 71-64-70-68 273 (-7) $ 108,000.002 Chesson Hadley USA 66-75-67-67 275 (-7) $ 64,800.00T3 Daniel Chopra SWE 71-69-67-70 277 (-3) $ 31,200.00

Chad Collins USA 68-67-70-72 277 (-3) $ 31,200.00Bronson La'Cassie USA 67-74-69-67 277(-3) $ 31,200.00

Other South AfricansT47 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 71-68-73-78 290 (+10) $ 2,136.00

Air Capital Classic, 13 -16 June 2013, Crestview CC1 Scott Parel USA 69-66-67-64 266 (-14) $ 117,000.002 Alex Aragon USA 72-67-65-65 269 (-11) $ 70,200.003 Alex Prugh USA 63-71-70-67 271 (-9) $ 44,200.00T4 Camilo Benedetti COL 71-66-67-68 272 (-8) $ 26,866.67

Franklin Corpening USA 71-68-65-68 272 (-8) $ 26,866.67Steve Wheatcroft USA 67-68-68-69 272 (-8) $ 26,866.66


Rex Hospital Open, 20 – 23 Jun 2013, TPC Wakefield Plantation1 Chesson Hadley USA 63-69-69-64 265 (-19) $ 112,500.002 Danny Lee NEW 67-66-63-71 267 (-17) $ 67,500.003 Edward Loar USA 68-65-67-68 268 (-16) $ 42,500.00T4 Josh Broadaway USA 69-68-65-67 269 (-15) $ 27,500.00

Ben Martin USA 71-67-65-66 269 (-15) $ 27,500.00

Other South AfricansT9 Garth Mulroy RSA 68-69-67-68 272 (-8) $ 16,250.00T18 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 66-71-71-67 275 (-5) $ 7,875.00

Principal Charity Classic, 31 May – 2 Jun 2013, Wakonda Club1 Russ Cochran USA 71-67-67 205 (-11) $ 262,500.002 Jay Don Blake USA 71-66-69 206 (-10) $ 154,000.00T3 Mark Calcavecchia USA 70-70-67 207 (-9) $ 104,416.67

Kirk Triplett USA 72-68-67 207 (-9) $ 104,416.67Duffy Waldorf USA 69-67-71 207 (-9) $ 104,416.66

Other South AfricansT31 Mark McNulty IRE 71-71-74 216 (0) $ 11,309.37T51 David Frost RSA 77-69-73 219 (+3) $ 4,480.00T60 Trevor Dodds NAM 77-70-74 221 (+5) $ 2,887.50

July/August 2013


SUNSHINE TOUR

Event VenueDate

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

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

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AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN

JULY 20133 – 4 Eastern Cape Senior Open Fish River Sun GC5 – 7 Limpopo Open TBA6 – 7 Eastern Province Seniors St Francis Bay GC14 Lowveld Mid-Amateur Nelspruit GC28 North West Mid-Amateur Klerksdorp GC

Open Strokeplay

AUGUST 201311 KZN Mid-Amateur Durban CC16 – 18 Southern Cape Open Plettenberg Bay GC18 Silver Salver (Gauteng North) Irene CC24 – 25 Mpumalanga Senior Open Middelburg GC25 Ekurhuleni U23 Kempton Park GC

JULY 20133 – 5 Sun City Challenge Lost City GC R 600,000

AUGUST 20137 – 9 Vodacom Origins of Golf Euphoria GE R 600,00021 – 23 Vodacom Origins of Golf Langebaan CE R 600,00028 – 30 Wild Waves Golf Challenge Wild Coast CC R 600,000

SEPTEMBER 201311 – 13 Vodacom Origins of Golf Vaal de Gráce GE R 600,00019 – 21 Platinum Classic Mooi Nooi GC TBA

July/August 2013


AMATEUR EVENTS – WOMEN

VenueDate Event

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

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

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AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN: (cont inued)

SEPTEMBER 20135 – 6 Western Province Mid Amateur Steenberg GC

8 Boland Mid-Amateur Stellenbosch GC

6 – 8 Mpumalanga Open Middelburg GC

21 – 22 Lowveld Senior Open Nelspruit GC

23 – 25 SA U13 Championships Fish River Sun GC

22 – 27 SA I.P.T. Rustenburg GC

JULY 20137 – 10 Sanlam South African Milnerton GC

Match Play Championship

16 – 17 Nomads Gauteng Country Club JHBStroke Play Championship

AUGUST 20134 Gauteng Junior Championship, Randpark GC

36 Hole SP

11 – 12 Ekuhuleni 54 Hole, Ebotse Links54 Hole SPStrokeplay Championship

12 – 16 Girls British Open Amateur Fairhaven GC,Lytham

31 Aug – 1 Sep Southern Cape Championship Kingswood GC

July/August 2013

EUROPEAN TOUR RACE TO DUBAI AS OF 23 APRIL 2013

1 ROSE Justin ENG 7 € 1,557,900.002 MANASSERO Matteo ITA 13 € 1,137,746.003 MCDOWELL Graeme NIR 7 € 1,030,715.oo4 ELS Ernie RSA 9 € 951,200.005 RUMFORD Brett AUS 13 € 909,770.006 GARCIA Sergio ESP 9 € 903,146.007 ILONEN Mikko FIN 12 € 802,946.008 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 7 € 746,474.009 STERNE Richard RSA 10 € 737,594.0010 JAIDEE Thongchai THA 12 € 697,735.00Other South Africans14 GRACE Branden RSA 13 € 634,496.0017 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 8 € 590,807.0019 AIKEN Thomas RSA 15 € 579,820.0033 COETZEE George RSA 11 € 476,752.0051 CLARK Tim RSA 5 € 320,989.0062 MULROY Garth RSA 14 € 273,102.0066 VAN DER WALT Dawie RSA 8 € 249,550.0082 KINGSTON James RSA 9 € 203,922.0093 KRUGER Jbe RSA 17 € 157,403.0099 VAN DER WALT Tjaart RSA 13 € 147,695.00109 HORNE Keith RSA 15 € 123,415.00110 WALLETS Justin RSA 19 € 119,352.00150 OTTO Hennie RSA 12 € 58,654.00154 FISHER JNR Trevor RSA 9 € 57,735.00183 BEKKER Oliver RSA 9 € 37,245.00191 GOOSEN Retief RSA 2 € 33,550.00193 ROOS Jake RSA 7 € 32,734.00194 STONE Brandon RSA 2 € 32,325.00

RESULTS & RANKINGS

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Brooks KOEPKA USA 10 € 119,423.002 Francois CALMELS FRA 8 € 59,509.003 Seve BENSON ENG 4 € 51,576.00T4 TULLO CHI 2 € 43,425.00

Morten Ørum MADSEN DEN 2 € 43,425.00Other South Africans46 Dylan FRITTELLI RSA 7 € 13,832.00102 Justin WALTERS RSA 2 € 5,275.00

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BMW International Open, Munchen GC, 20 - 23 June 2013

1 ELS Ernie RSA 63-69-69-69 270 (-18) € 333,330.002 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 68-69-65-69 271 (-17) € 222,220.003 LEVY Alexander FRA 65-68-68-71 272 (-16) € 125,200.00T4 KAYMER Martin GER 64-71-69-69 273 (-15) € 84,933.00

NOREN Alex SWE 64-71-66-72 273 (-15) € 84,933.00WIESBERGER Bernd AUT 66-68-71-68 273 (-15) € 84,933.00

Other Southern AfricansT7 FICHARDT Darren RSA 70-66-69-69 274 (-14) € 51,600. 00T10 STONE Brandon RSA 66-71-67-71 275 (-13) € 32,325.00T29 VAN DER WALT Tjaart RSA 70-68-69-72 279 (-9) € 16,900.00T29 WALTERS Justin RSA 67-73-74-65 279 (-9) € 16,900.00T35 AN ZYL Jaco RSA 75-65-72-68 280 (-8) € 14,000.00T41 VAN DER WALT DawieRSA 70-71-68-72 281 (-7) € 11,800.00

D+D Real Czech Challenge OpenGolf & Spa Kuneticka Hora, 6 - 9 June 20131 CALMELS François FRA 67-69-65-65 266 (-22) € 25,600.00T2 DINWIDDIE Robert ENG 68-64-72-65 269 (-19) € 12,800.00

GEE Adam ENG 66-66-66-71 269 (-19) € 12,800.00WALKER Sam ENG 71-65-67-66 269 (-19) € 12,800.00

5 OTAEGUI Adrian ESP 64-68-68-70 270 (-18) € 8,000.00

Other South AfricansT15 FRITTELLI Dylan RSA 67-69-72-68 276 (-12) € 2,240.00Najeti Hotels te Golfs Open, Aa Saint Omer GC13 -16 June 20131 THORNTON Simon IRL 74-70-65-70 279 (-5) € 83,330.002 VAN DER WALT TjaartRSA 67-71-71-70 279 (-5) € 55,550.003 BENSON Seve ENG 75-65-70-70 280 (-4) € 31,300.004 DINWIDDIE Robert ENG 72-66-74-70 282 (-2) € 25,000.00T5 EDBERG Pelle SWE 74-69-69-71 283 (-1) € 19,350.00

LLOYD Chris ENG 73-68-70-72 283 (-1) € 1 9,350.00

Other South AfricansT22 WALTERS Justin RSA 71-69-75-72 287 (+3) € 5,275.00

Scottish Hydro Challenge, Macdonald Spey Valley20 - 23 June 20131 KOEPKA Brooks USA 70-66-62-68 266 (-18) € 35,200.00T2 AN Byeong-hun KOR 62-70-65-72 269 (-17) € 15,950.00

PAVAN Andrea ITA 65-67-66-71 269 (-17) € 15,950.00TILEY Steven ENG 67-67-63-72 269 (-17) € 15,950.00WALKER Sam ENG 67-65-68-69 269 -(17) € 15,950.00

Other South AfricansT13 FRITTELLI Dylan RSA 65-68-67-74 274 (-10) € 3,630.00

ISP Handa PGA Seniors ChampionshipDe Vere Mottram Hall, 6 - 9 June 20131 WESSELINGH Paul ENG 68-70-70-64 272 (-20) € 48,687.002 FRANCO Angel PAR 70-70-70-66 276 (-16) € 34,081.003 WOOSNAM Ian WAL 72-69-71-65 277 (-15) € 22,822.00T4 CUNNING Mike USA 71-68-70-71 280 (-12) € 16,730.00

TINNING Steen DEN 71-72-67-70 280 (-12) € 16,730.00


Speedy Services Wales Senior Open, Royal Porthcawl GC13 - 16 June 20131 GOLDING Philip ENG 66-79-66 211 (-2) € 44,004.002 RUSSELL David JENG 69-73-71 213 (-1) € 29,336.00T3 LANE Barry ENG 67-77-70 214 (+1) € 16,643.00

OLDCORN Andrew SCO 66-77-71 214 (+1) € 16,643.00WOOSNAM Ian WAL 65-74-75 214 (+1) € 16,643.00

Other Southern AfricansT46 JOHNSTONE Tony ZIM 74-71-81 226 (+13) € 1,027.00T46 WILLIAMS Chris RSA 72-79-75 226 (+13) € 1,027.00T51 VAN VUUREN Steve RSA 70-83-74 227 (+14) € 751.00

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Lyoness Open, Diamond GC, 6 - 9 June 20131 LUITEN Joost NED 65-68-67-71 271 (-17) € 166,660.002 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 71-70-64-68 273 (-15) € 111,110.00T3 LIANG Wen-chong CHN 67-72-69-66 274 (-14) € 56,300.003 WATTEL Romain FRA 68-68-69-69 274 (-14) € 56,300.00T5 CAMPILLO Jorge ESP 70-67-66-72 275 (-13) € 38,700.00

WARING Paul ENG 67-67-72-69 275 (-13) € 38,700.00

Other Southern AfricansT14 OTTO Hennie RSA 71-65-71-73 280 (-8) € 14,400.00T25 VAN DER WALT Tjaart RSA 72-66-70-74 282 (-6) € 10,100.00T52 KINGSTON James RSA 72-69-72-75 288 (0) € 3,800.00T63 FISHER JNR Trevor RSA 72-70-73-76 291 (+3) € 2,500.00

ASIAN TOUR

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS AS OF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Tiger Woods USA 12.8 2 Rory McIlroy NIR 9.533 Justin Rose ENG 8.164 Adam Scott AUS 7.435 Matt Kuchar USA 6.73 6 Phil Mickelson USA 6.21 7 Luke Donald ENG 6.06 8 Brandt Snedeker USA 5.98 9 Graeme McDowell NIR 5.5110 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 5.19

OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS13 Charl Schwartzel RSA 4.89

14 Ernie Els RSA 4.8733 Branden Grace RSA 3.08 52 Tim Clark RSA 2.4256 Richard Sterne RSA 2.32 63 George Coetzee RSA 2.25 77 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 1.9692 Jaco Van Zyl RSA 1.7397 Darren Fichardt RSA 1.68104 Thomas Aiken RSA 1.62160 Garth Mulroy RSA 1.07161 Retief Goosen, RSA 1.07179 Jakobus Roos RSA 0.99


LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Gwladys NOCERA FRA 10 € 91,900.842 Lee-Anne PACE RSA 10 € 83,536.453 Charley HULL ENG 6 € 78,498.804 Carlota CIGANDA ESP 7 € 75,857.155 Ariya JUTANUGARN THA 4 € 74,520.746 Suzann PETTERSEN NOR 1 € 57,560.407 Beatriz RECARI ESP 2 € 57,302.748 Holly CLYBURN ENG 5 € 46,744.909 Beth ALLEN USA 9 € 45,392.9710 Stacey KEATING AUS 7 $ 45,270.00

Other South Africans42 Stacy Lee BREGMAN RSA 7 € 16,840.2974 Connie CHEN RSA 9 € 7,325.9783 Ashleigh SIMON RSA 3 € 6,196.71119 Tandi CUNINGHAM RSA 5 € 2,138.65134 Laurette MARITZ RSA 7 € 1,529.90140. Melissa EATON RSA 2 € 1,238.30

ASIAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 24 JUNE 20131 Kiradech APHIBARNRAT THA 6 $ 664,620.992 Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND 6 $ 269,066.433 Scott HEND AUS 9 $ 246,868.834 LIANG Wen-chong CHN 3 $ 185,383.295 BAEK Seuk-hyun KOR 10 $ 171,198.546 Thongchai JAIDEE THA 6 $ 160,172.537 Wade ORMSBY AUS 8 $ 145,317.278 Anirban LAHIRI IND 9 $ 139,380.509 KIM Gi-whan KOR 11 $ 115,108.9410 Prayad MARKSAENG THA 4 $ 113,864.15

Other South Africans15 Bryce EASTON RSA 4 $ 86,159.0525 Jbe KRUGER RSA 4 $ 63,969.69

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT ASOF 24 JUNE 2013

1 Philip GOLDING ENG 3 € 53,850.002 Paul WESSELINGH ENG 3 € 50,220.003 Ian WOOSNAM WAL 3 € 42,865.004 Angel FRANCO PAR 2 € 40,241.005 David J RUSSELL ENG 3 € 35,765.00

Other Southern Africans66 Chris WILLIAMS RSA 3 € 1,808.0081 Tony JOHNSTONE ZIM 2 € 1,027.0084 Steve VAN VUUREN RSA 2 € 751.00

Allianz Ladies Slovak Open, Golf Resort Tale, 20 - 23 June 1 Gwladys NOCERA FRA 70-68-71-70 279 (-9) € 37,500.002 Lee-Anne PACE RSA 71-70-70-72 283 (-5) € 25,375.003 Whitney HILLIER AUS 75-70-69-70 284 (-4) € 17,500.004 Liz YOUNG ENG 73-74-65-73 285 (-3) € 12,050.00

Mikaela PARMLID SWE 72-70-73-70 285 (-3) € 12,050.00

Other South AfricansT21 Stacy Lee BREGMAN RSA 71-74-76-71 292 (+4) € 2,925.00T38 Connie CHEN RSA 70-76-76-74 296 (+8) € 1,837.50

July/August 2013



The 27-year-old who plays out of Centurion won his second career title just three weeks after hismaiden victory in a performance that left his pursuers unable to match him despite their best efforts.

And they were good efforts: Danie van Tonder and defending championAdilson Da Silva each posteda final round score of six-under-par 66, but Blaauw’s eight-under 64 was too good to be caught.

“The front nine was amazing golf,” said Blaauw, “the best golf I’ve played this year – and maybe thebest of my career.”

Blaauw ascribed the victory in part to the experience he picked up in winning his first title at the Vo-dacom Origins event at Simola. “I came from behind in that one after a poor start on the front nine,but I’m riding the wave now,” he said.

Origins Doublefor Charl

Jacques Blaauw started fast and was neverheaded after he took the lead in the finalround of the R600,000 Vodacom Originsof Golf event at Selborne Park GC.

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The North(dolphin) coastThe Zulu Kingdom's North Coast alsoknown as the Dolphin Coast, stretches fromZimbali to the mighty Thukela River. Thisis the playground of the bottlenose dolphinswhich frolic in the waters close to shore andare visible all year round. The North Coastoffers luxury, beauty, sport and history.

The North Coast is a place to indulge thesenses - either in good restaurants offeringfine dining or partying in nightclubs. Tee

off on the excellent golf courses or for the sheerthrill of it - take to the air in a microlight and seethis magnificent coastline as the seagulls see it.

Stroll or take a horse-ride along the North Coast atlow tide and search for sea life. Climb rocky out-crops and enjoy a spot of angling.

The great Shaka Zulu is buried at Kwa-Dukuza andNobel Laureate, Albert Luthuli lies buried nearby.Walk a 'muti' trail through the Harold Johnson Na-ture Reserve or visit historic battle sites such as theUltimatum Tree, Ndondakusuka or Fort Pearson.Zulu hospitality is warm and the people arefriendly. They are proud to show you their heritage.

The North Coast is also home to a large Indiancommunity. Look out for their temples, sampletheir spicy foodstuffs or shop for fresh produce atany of the numerous markets. The North Coast isa place to relax, kick back and savour your sur-rounds.

Umhlali Country Club

Professional debutant Brandon Stone defied theodds and broke par in every round for a 13-under-par total and tied 10th.

China’s Wen-Yi Huang shot a Sunday 65 and tiedfor seventh on the back of an invitation. The 31-year-old is a former caddie and received an invita-tion to Germany through the Chinese GolfAssociation.

But firstly the day belonged to Els. The ever-re-laxed Open Champion and his good friendThomas Bjorn gritted their teeth during the Sun-day showdown, both carding 69 at the end of itall, which left the South African one stroke clear.

“I just felt good this week. I just felt my game wasthere and lucky enough it was one shot goodenough,” said Els.

The Big Easy made his way through the final nineholes in level par, while Bjorn failed to recoverfrom a double-bogey at the 14th. The highlightsreel of Els' tournament will certainly include birdieat the 18th on Sunday, but a large portion will betaken up by his first-round 63, which included aneagle at the sixth.

“To shoot 63 the first day and then to play nine-under for the next three rounds, just shows youhow wonderful the first round was,” smiled thenew champion.

BMW Open – Ernie new champion,Brandon new prodigy

The BMW International Open proved to be a fairytale of a tournament. Ernie

Els birdied the 18th and became the oldest player to win the event, pipping

Thomas Bjorn by a stroke.

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He loved the back nine atGolfKlub Munchen Eichenriedand for the first three roundsshot 31, 33, 33 from the 10th tothe 18th, which helped himrelax on the stretch on The finalday.

Els credited the skill of the over-40s currently competing andadded: “You know, you look at(Phil) Mickelson, myself,Thomas (Bjorn), there's quite afew of us, there's at least ten ofus in our 40s that can still play,(Miguel) Jiménez and so forth.”

On the opposite end of thespectrum was Brandon Stone,playing his first tournament as aproffessional with his childhoodhero Ernie Els, via sponsor’s in-vitation. The 20-year-old had anelectric debut and scythed hisway to tied 10th, in spite of adouble bogey at the 14th in thefinal round.

Darren Fichardt also put in agood showing this week, joiningSergio Garcia and Wen-YiHuang in a share of seventh on14-under-par. Likewise JustinWalters, who streaked round in65 on Sunday to take up a shareof 29th.

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CJ does it again atPolokwane Open

CJ du Plessis is the champion of the A-divisionof the Bell’s Polokwane Open, which was heldlast month.

He finished this event at the Polokwane GC on143 points, three ahead of 2nd place man JacquesKruyswick. Jannie Bronkhorst on 147 pointstook 3rd place. The A-division was contested byplayers with a 0-9 handicap. Glen Wynne with atotal of 147 points was the winner of the mid-amateur division for players 35 years and older.Niko Koster on 154 points came 2nd here.

Johan Nel on 160 points won the senior divisionfor players 50 years and older. Abby Greaver on145 points took 2nd place.

Piet du Toit with 167 points came out on top inthe B-division with Sheriff Mashile on 169 pointssettling for 2nd place.


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Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate

Situated in the Limpopo Province, Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate offers all the amenities of agolf resort, a lodge and a nature reserve. Koro Creek is perfect for the family, from close en-counters with wildlife on the golf course to their game reserve - there is something for everyone.Koro Creek is situated close to the historic town of Modimolle (Nylstroom) which is only

90 minutes from Pretoria.

Modimolle is famous for its export-quality grapes and fruit. Popularly called the "Gateway to Africa'sEden", the area is particularly renowned for its variety of outdoor recreation options, ranging from horsesafaris, family holiday accommodation, 4x4 trails, hiking and nature trials, to luxury hunting safaris.

Koro Creek is close to the beautiful Nylsvley Nature Reserve. Koro Creek Golf Estate is close enoughto civilization to make the drive pleasantly quick, but far enough into the bushveld to offer a fantastic,de-stressing getaway from the pressure and frantic pace of everyday life. The region offers a climate ofsplendid summers, and warm sunny winters.

The 18-hole golf course is a 6825m par 72 course. There are four tee boxes on every hole to accommo-date every level of visiting golfer. A portion of the golf course extends into the reserve, offering golfersthe relaxing experience of golf combined with nature. It is a championship course, run by a professionaloutfit, where hospitality and the warm bushveld friendliness are custodians for good old golf etiquette.

A welcome sight at the end of a round is the clubhouse, where both golfer and non-golfer can relaxwhile watching the African sunset over this exclusive estate. The clubhouse hosts a restaurant, bar, proshop and conference facilities.

According to the Fox Sports website, ESPN announcedthe names of the athletes who posed nude for the mag-azine’s fourth annual “Body Issue” last month.

Among them: The septuagenarian Player, who will bethe oldest person to ever appear in the magazine's specialedition.

Player’s focus on his health is well-documented - he stilldoes 1 000 sit-ups a day - and the idea of the magazineis to celebrate the human body in all forms, a point thatdoesn’t seem lost on the nine-time Major winner, whotweeted:

- After a lifetime dedicated to health & fitness I’mchuffed to be in @ESPNmag's Body Issue to hopefullyinspire others to workout & live well.

- I was at first hesitant, but @ESPNmag's Body Issuecelebrates the human body. No matter what your age,we should all look after ourselves!

- I know I'm no Olympic athlete but have workedhard to look after myself. Hopefully @ESPNMag BodyIssue will inspire others to do the same.

Gary Player to pose nudeSouth African golf legend Gary Player, affectionately known as the Black Knight, is in

pretty good shape for a 77-year-old, and in the upcoming issue of ESPN the Magazine,

readers will get the chance to see exactly how fit he is.

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Stone’s amateur career has made him the talk ofthe golfing world and, after a year at Texas Uni-versity where he finished the season ranked secondon the collegiate rankings according to GolfWeek.He had a fantastic start to the paid ranks at theBMW International Open at the end of June andfinished in a tie for 10th.

Stone headed to the United States on a golf schol-arship last year as the top ranked amateur in SouthAfrica and has had a freshman year to remember,winning the 2013 Big Conference Player andNewcomer of the Year, the Bayou City CollegiateChampionship and the Big 12 Championship.Last week, he was announced as the 2013 NCAAFreshman of the Year and a Ping First Team All-American.

Named Golf Digest Amateur of the Year in 2011,Stone has represented South Africa at junior andsenior levels. He served as a member of SouthAfrica’s 2012 Eisenhower Trophy and has amasseda staggering 18 titles over the past four years.

Guy Kinnings, Global Head of IMG Golf, added,“Brandon’s outstanding amateur record has estab-lished him as one of the world’s best young golfersand he has the looks, personality and charisma tobecome one of the most

About IMG Golf

IMG Golf is the market leader in the sport with50 years of experience and now nearly 500 staffworking in different aspects of the golf businessworldwide. This involves talent representationwhere the business started and IMG now workswith over 100 of the best male and female players

from over 30 countries. IMG owns, manages andstages more than 50 golf tournaments a year onevery continent and on every Tour including Ma-jors and World Golf Championships, along withspecial events and over 150 VIP golf days a yearworldwide. IMG Golf is involved in every aspectof the game offering its partners a 360° fully inte-grated service and its core businesses includeMedia (with IMG Media in partnership with theEuropean Tour and the Asian Tour via EuropeanTour Productions and Asian Tour Media) andGolfing World as well as digital and social media,Golf Course Design and Management, Sales andAdvisory Services, Corporate and Federation Con-sulting, Hospitality, Academies, Licensing, Pub-lishing, Speakers, Broadcasters, Bid Consultancy,Corporate and Individual Brand Development.Golf was IMG’s first sport and remains at the heartof IMG’s global business.

South African Golf Star BrandonStone Signs with IMG for Exclusive

Worldwide RepresentationSouth African golf sensation Brandon Stoneannounced that he has both turned profes-sional and appointed IMG, the globalsports, fashion and media company, for exclusive worldwide management and mar-keting representation.

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SPECIAL FEATURE

GETTING TO KNOW YOU – Stacy Lee Bregman

In our first edition of Getting to know you we catch up with Ladies European Tour campaigner,

Stacy-Lee Bregman, who talks to us about her dreams, goals, dating Tatum Channing and what is

still on her Bucket List.

One of South Africa’s former top amateurs, Stacy-Lee partnered with Ashleigh Simon and Kelly

Shean to win the World Amateur Team Championship – Espirito Trophy in 2006 before joining the

pro ranks. She is currently enjoying her seventh season on the Ladies European Tour.

Q - Are you the sort of golfer who sets yearlygoals? If so, what goals did you set for yourselfto achieve in 2013? What are your long termgoals and how do you hope to achieve them?

A - I am a person that sets goals all the time. Forthis year my goal is to finish top 10 on order ofmerit and to get that first win behind my name. Iplan to achieve them by doing what’s right forStacy and being patient with the process.

Q - How tough was the transition from amateurranks to the pro circuit been when you joinedthe pro ranks from South Africa? Tell us a bitabout how you found life on Tour to be, whatwere the most difficult obstacles to overcomeand how things improved during your time onthe LET?

A - It was a bit of a tough transition for me. Thetravelling I found was the toughest. Being awayfrom home for long periods of time and not beingable to see my family, friends and coach was tough.

Q – You had a very solid amateur career and youhave had several top five finishes in your sixyears on the LET. So, does it surprise and frus-trate you that you are still chasing a maiden winin Europe?

A - It has been a bit frustrating at times but I knowI am very close. For some people it takes a bit longthan others to get there first win.

Q - Talk to us about the strengths of your game.

A - I have always been a good ball striker andbunker player.


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Q - What would you describe as the weaknessesof your game or an aspect that you still have togive attention to?

A - I would say over all everything in my game issolid. I would say my putting as I hit a lot of greenand my putting average is a bit higher than some-one that doesn’t hit as many.

Q - Tell us a little about your golfing career.

A - The first time I touched a golf club was whenI was 12. I went with a friend to the driving rangeand messed around bit. Didn’t think anything ofit until I gave up Karate and my dad started takingme to junior camps on a Sunday at Killarney. Thenone Sunday afternoon I meet Neville Sundelsonon the course and he has taken me up under hiswing ever since.

Q - What is the best golf advice you have ever re-ceived?

A - From my coach Neville Sundelson: “Neverchange who you are and play for yourself no oneelse.”

Q - Tournament/Major you would most like towin and why?

A - British Open, US Open, Dubai Masters, Ger-man Open – these are really special events. Fromthe crowds, the way they run them and the sup-ported is great!! That feeling of being on centrestage, if that explains it.

Q - Do you think the future of South Africanwomen’s golf is in good hands?

A - I think the amateurs are in good hands, butthe girls need more overseas experience.

Q - What advice would you give youngsters juststarting in the game?

A - Golf is a game that can be cruel at times, butwhen you have success, it’s well worth it!!

A few things about Stacy-Lee

Favourite food – Spicy food, preferably Thai &Mexican

Favourite movies – Man on fire, Freedom Writers,Coach Carter, Remember the Titians

Favourite music / artists – I like a bit of every-thing; at moment I like Rihanna

Favourite actors / actresses – Denzel Washington& Meryl Streep

Favourite golfers to watch – Ben Hogan with hisperfection and great swing; Tiger Woods for hisaggression; Seve Ballesteros for his creativity; An-nika Sorenstam for her rhythm and strong mind

Favourite tournaments to watch – All the Majors

Five favourite golf courses in the world – RoyalCounty down, Royal Birkdale, Royal Lytham & StAnne’s, St Andrews and Gary Player Sun City

Greatest fears – Definitely spiders and heights!!

Actress to play you in a movie about your life -I think Charlize Theron, because she looks likefun. She is sporty and I see maybe a bit of her(chuckle)!!

Fantasy Fourball – three people I look up to: BenHogan, Denzel Washington and Seve Ballesteros

Date of Birth: 07/10/1986

Country of Birth: South Africa

Residence: Johannesburg

Golf Club: Johannesburg Country Club

BUCKETLISTStay at the four-season hotel in Bora Bora

Do a two month visit to South America with

NO golf clubs

Own a Harley Davidson with all the leather

kit and take Sunday bike trips

Have my own charity

Own a vintage Bugatti

Learn to fly a plane

Really show off my great cooking skills on

Master Chef. Anyone for toast with peanut

butter?

Date Channing Tatum (a girl can dream!)

Stacy-Lee Bregman Fact File


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SPECIAL REPORTSPECIAL FEATURES P E C I A L R E P O R T

Brought to us by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice

How golf uses technologyto grow the excitementand appeal of the gamewas one of the hot topicsat this year’s KPMG GolfBusiness Forum staged inSt Andrews, Scotland,June 3-5.

Hosted at The Fairmont St An-drews Hotel and supported byVisit Scotland, Scottish Devel-opment International and FifeCouncil, with the assistance ofGolf Tourism Scotland, the GolfBusiness Forum brought to-gether over 250 delegates in-cluding leading brands,developers and world-class golfand leisure operators from morethan 30 countries.

Among the many subjects cov-ered, delegates heard how tech-nology is helping other sports toengage more deeply with audi-ences and how golf, driven bythe professional game, has anopportunity to grow by embrac-ing new technologies.

Talking in the first session, ‘TheBoardroom’, Marc Player, CEO

of Black Knight International,said: “The pace of change is notfast enough in golf. Technologyallows us to communicate in-stantly with audiences aroundthe world and this gives the pro-fessional game an opportunityto become more entertaining,fun and sexy – that is what weneed in golf. We have to em-brace technology, and bring abigger fan base to the game.”

Also taking part in the session,Andrea Sartori, Head ofKPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice,added: “Using the professionalgame as an example, I see noreason why you could not inter-view players during the round,or even get some on-course in-sights from the caddies? Golfneeds to become entertaining to

watch, and can learn a lot fromsports like professional footballwhere players are now inter-viewed at half time. Golf has areal opportunity to enhance itsviewing experience.”

Panel member, GeorgeO’Grady, Chief Executive ofThe European Tour, com-mented: “We are constantlylooking at ways of enhancingthe experience of watching pro-fessional golf and have testedvarious things in recent years.We have to be very careful aboutintroducing different elementsduring the intensity of compet-itive play but are always open toideas that make the propositionricher, as long as it maintains theintegrity of the game.”

In one of the other key sessions,‘Technology: the future is notwhat it used to be’, delegatesheard from Chris Burton, Headof Global Sponsorship for SAP,an organization that has createdtechnology partnerships with ahost of sports, including NBAbasketball and NFL AmericanFootball.

Golf needs to embrace technologyor get left behind’ – say influential industry leaders attending KPMG

Golf Business Forum


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Chris said: “As a company we’ve not invested in golf because there hasnot been a credible route to connect all the dots, beyond direct spon-sorship. But imagine how technology – sensors in golf clubs or even achip inside the golf ball – could transform how people watch and interactwith the professional game.

“I think golf has a long way to go. Everyone understands there is an issuebut there doesn’t seem to be a willingness to act. We all accept it, but wedon’t seem to move the needle. If we can work together we can makeone little step to make golf a bit better. You have to put your toe in thewater. I love golf and I love the traditions, we have to respect that, buttechnology can help the golf fan have the best day of their life.”

Also discussed at this year’s Golf Business Forum:

Scotland in Focus

During a compelling session that started with the launch of KPMG’s ‘Value of Golf to Scotland’s Econ-omy’ report, commissioned by the Scottish Golf Union in conjunction with VisitScotland and ScottishEnterprise, it brought together key figures in Scottish golf to debate current opportunities for its £1billion golf industry.

Stewart Walker, Director of Golf Tourism Scotland, said: “The report highlights the importance of golfas an industry in Scotland, and yet we have been complacent in identifying golf as our unique sellingpoint. We’ve got to use the ‘Home of Golf ’ as our consistent message.”

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Peter Lederer, Chairman of Gleneagles Hotels, echoed Stewart’s thoughts, adding: “We must not takeScotland and its golf for granted. Great brands are always very consistent, and Scotland has to be lookingto improve and always offer a great experience. On the whole we get that right, the customer enjoysScotland, but there are 180 other countries involved in tourism, desperate for the same market, so wecannot stand still. We must keep momentum up and keep polishing our brand.”

Hamish Grey, Chief Executive of the Scottish Golf Union, said: “The key to growing golf in Scotlandis getting the businesses, the clubs, right first and then we are more likely to get the visitor experienceright, and get customers having fun and then coming back for more. The pressures in the wider economyhave forced golf to look at the business from a customer’s perspective and we are now seeing positiveevidence of change in the Scottish golf industry.”

Global Trends Affecting Golf Development – travel and tourism

Delegates were shown statistics that illustrate a predicted global growth in middle class society over thenext 30 years and how this would create a travel and tourism opportunity for golf. “A growing middleclass will create consumer curiosity towards developing areas of the world, and as these areas becomesafer and more accessible, they will create viable travel and tourism destinations, and a real opportunityfor golf development,” commented KPMG’s Nick Oakley, who moderated the session.

Panellist, David DeSmith, Director of Marketing at Southworth Development, commented: “In a suc-cessful, emerging development of the future you will be selling memories. Having a great hotel, goodfood and excellent service will be a given. What will make new tourist destinations work will be the in-teractions visitors have while they are there.

“For future golf developments to succeed they need to move from an old one-way transactional rela-tionship to one that is friendship based and emotional. Golf development owners have to make visitsmore personally nourishing – the emotional response from customers is the one that will trigger peopleto return.”

The subject of sustainability also figured highly in many dis-cussions at the Golf Business Forum, with the Golf Environ-ment Organization’s Director of Programmes, Kelli Jerome,participating in the ‘Global Trends’ debate.

She added: “Golf has a major opportunity to show that it canconstruct courses for much less money, have them workingefficiently with what is naturally on the site, and then operatethem efficiently too. Golf has to ask itself how do you createa more sustainable development and how does it enhance so-ciety? A lot of the issues faced by the industry are perceptionproblems, but if we are going to come under pressure fromthe rising cost of resources, we need to address the issues.”

Game Changers: Shaping the Future of Golf

The final session of the Golf Business Forum welcomed industry heavyweights to the stage to debatecurrent issues influencing the game, the growth of the Asian golf market, how golf needs to change,and its inclusion in the 2016 Olympics in Rio.



On the Asian market….

David Withers, President of Jacobsen Textron: “Golf ’s centre of gravity is shifting. America has alwaysdominated and is still the dominant force in world golf, but we are witnessing growth in the Asian mar-ket. The issue for the West is that we need to grow the game, but in China it is very different, they areat the beginning. Where middle classes develop, we will see more and more golf courses for the massesin China.”

On golf in The Olympic Games…

Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of The R&A: “It was made clear to us at the bidding stage that golf inthe Olympics had to be an event for the game’s top professionals. It was very important that the toplayers of the game supported the bid, which they did, and the players all made it clear that a 72-holeStrokeplay format was right. That is what has been proposed and accepted. Technically, this is still anopen point until the end of the year.”

On sponsorship in golf…

Giles Morgan, HSBC’s Global Head of Sponsorship and Events: “I don’t think golf has a reputationalproblem, but it does have to monitor its reputation all the time. We choose to sponsor events in golfrather than players, as we see individuals as too much of a risk.”

Ernie Els teeing off on the 18th at Sheshan Golf Club



Introducing ‘Silver Surfers’ to golf…

Peter Dawson, Chief Executive of TheR&A: “There is just as much poten-tial to bring older people in, or back,to golf to boost numbers as there is tointroduce young people to the sport.I don’t regard it as a bad thing to getolder people playing golf. I can’t pre-tend I have a formula to do it, butclubs are under pressure to get mem-bers, and thinking differently in areassuch as this is an option.”

Golf ’s next big star…

Guy Kinnings, IMG Global Head of Golf: “What a star player can do to bring a country of potentialnew golfers to the game is incredible. If we take the Asia region as an example, TV revenues from golfhave been growing rapidly and if this interest brings hundreds of millions of new ‘eye balls’ to the gamethat can only be good. I am also convinced the next huge golf superstar will almost certainly come fromAsia.”

The Golf Business Forum also recognised twogreat leaders in the professional game, awardingboth George O’Grady CBE, Chief Executive ofThe European Tour, and Tim Finchem, PGATOUR Commissioner, with Lifetime Achieve-ment Awards for their services to golf.

Receiving his award, George O’Grady, said:“To be recognised here in Scotland is very spe-cial. I’m very humbled - it is hard to believe Ihave been in the game for 40 years.”

Tim Finchem added: “My award is recognitionfor our team, our players, our sponsors and ourtournaments on the PGA TOUR. If you standback and look at pro golf today, it is as healthyas it has ever been, the globe is getting smallerand we are all working together for the good ofthe game.”

The Golf Business Forum also heard from somegreats, including five-time Open Champion,Peter Thomson, former Secretary of the R&A,Sir Michael Bonallack, and one of Europe’sfinest golfers Colin Montgomerie, who joinedthe panel session discussing golf in Scotland.

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• Born in Atlanta, U.S.A. on September 7th 1923 our mystery golfer is a retired American profes-sional golfer, one of the founders of the LPGA Tour and thus modern ladies' golf.

• She had a very successful amateur career, beginning as a teenager when she won the Georgia StateAmateur in 1940 at age 16. She finished her amateur career representing the U.S. on the 1948Curtis Cup Team.

• She turned professional in 1948 and went on to win 55 professional tournaments, including 11majors. Her skill on the golf course is reflected in the fact that from 1950 to 1960 she was onlyonce out of the top 3 in the season-ending money list.

• One of the co-founders of the LPGA in 1950, which included her two great rivals of the time,Patty Berg and Babe Zaharias, she served as the organization's president from 1955 to 1957.

• She was an inaugural inductee into the LPGA Tour Hall of Fame, established in 1967, and wasinducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1979.

• The Rolex Rookie of the Year Award, given annually to the most accomplished first-year playeron the LPGA Tour, is named in her honour.

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The rule-making Royal & Ancient and the USGA had already im-posed a ban from 2016 while the PGA Tour had been opposed tothe move.

"The PGA Tour policy board today acknowledged that the USGA'sban on anchored strokes ... will apply to PGA Tour competitionsbeginning on January 1, 2016," the Tour said in a statement.

PGA Tour competitions are conducted in accordance with theUSGA rules of golf however, the Tour's policy board reserved theright to make modifications for PGA Tour competitions if it deemsit appropriate.

"The Board also was of the opinion that having a single set of ruleson acceptable strokes applicable to all professional competitionsworldwide was desirable and would avoid confusion."

The PGA Tour, however, did urge the two rules-making bodies toextend the time period that amateur players would be allowed touse anchored putters beyond the January 1, 2016 cut-off date.

US PGA Tour to ban anchored puttingThe U.S. PGA Tour avoided a potentially damaging split over golf's rules by falling in line withthe Royal & Ancient and United States Golf Association (USGA) agreeing to a ban on anchoredputting.

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The Centre has been a long term ambition forJudy Murray to deliver sporting excellence at theheart of the community. She said, “The centre willmake both sports more accessible and affordablefor families, but especially for youngsters. My aimis to create a real community hub that links withlocal clubs and schools to grow both tennis andgolf in the Stirling area and can deliver a pathwayto excellence for the most promising players andcoaches.”

Colin Montgomerie, winner of over 40 interna-tional tournament titles, also lives locally to Parkof Keir. He commented, “I think this is a fantasticproject that will help nurture the next generationof Scottish golf and tennis stars. I am very excitedto be part of the Park of Keir Centre and to workwith Judy Murray going forward to make thisCentre a success.

“Scotland has a long rich history in producinggolfers and now Andy Murray has single-handedlyprovided inspiration for a raft of future tennisstars. I think that creating a single venue in thiscentral location where Scotland’s best golfers and

tennis players can train together side by side, shar-ing know how in a bespoke environment can onlybenefit aspiring young Scottish sports stars and Ilook forward to seeing what we can achieve.”

The centre will provide six indoor and six outdoortennis courts, a nine-hole golf course with practicerange, mini golf, multisport artificial grass courtsalong with changing facilities, coaching suites, andcafé restaurant. A hotel is also planned to reflectStirling’s growing importance in tourism andsport.

The centre at Park of Keir will be a destination forfamilies to play together and will provide otherleisure facilities such as children’s adventure park,woodland walks and mountain bike trails, allgeared to encouraging people to enjoy active sport.Park of Keir has the benefit of excellent road net-work access, just off the M9, less than hour fromGlasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee and a ninety-minute’ drive from Aberdeen and Inverness.

Subject to further planning approval, work wouldstart during 2014.

Judy Murray (mother of Andy Murray) and Colin Montgomerie have announced plans to locate

Scotland’s first purpose-built Tennis and Golf Centre of its kind at Stirling, Scotland’s City of Sport.

The new centre, to be built at Park Of Keir between Dunblane and Bride of Allan, will become a

key element of the Stirling Sports Campus which embraces the University of Stirling (Scotland’s

University for Sporting Excellence) and the Forthbank sports complex to the east.

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ON TOUR WITH TANDI

Tandi on TourIn this edition of Tandi on Tour I will be discussing in detail about Game Statistics and the impor-

tance of knowing how to take your own game statistics, what the stats mean and then how to improve

your golf based on what the numbers reflect. One thing to note is that game statistics do not exclu-

sively apply to professional golfers and can in fact improve your golf game irrespective of your skill

level or handicap. By doing just ONE set of game statistics for a round, you can gain enough infor-

mation and insight from them to reduce your next round by at least 2 shots.

First things first, what are Game Statistics andwhat is all the fuss about? A great exampleof the importance of Game Stats can be

found in a fairly well known and current moviecalled: MoneyBall. The basic story line behind themovie focuses on the selection criteria of key play-ers for a baseball team based not on their pedigree,background, education or potential, but rather onwhat the numbers or statistics say about their per-formance. These numbers give crucial informationabout how and where to position these players sothat they can perform their best, even if it meansthat they play in position that they are not specif-ically trained for yet excel in. In the movie, theteam selected were not of the top pedigree or mosttalented but rather those most effective in each po-sition and this produced the longest winningstreak ever achieved in American Baseball historyby that team. Now, how this pert urns to golf isquite similar in that players, of any skill level,might spend all their practice time and energytraining an area of their game that, if fact, does notneed to be trained as it is a strength, and then neg-lect a key area that would drastically change theirscores and therefore their handicap.

Here is a basic format and explanation for keepingstatistics: (bearing in mind, you can make it as indepth or simple as you choose using any or all ofthe below categories)

Fairways in regulation (FIR): Get a total out of14 and then a percentage

Greens in regulation (GIR): Get a total out of 18and then a percentage

Putts per round (PPR): Get a total for the num-ber of putts made for the round. You can also notethe distance of putts made eg. 80% from 3 foot

Scrambling: (Sand saves, Up and Downs fromaround the green and pitch shots converted from100 meters and in) Mark off each time you play ascrambling shot and then get your percentage ofsaves.

Mental errors: This can be an interesting statisticand sometimes give you a better indication ofwhere your weaknesses are. Make a note each time


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your routine is different from your usual ritual, ifyou have tension or anxiety while playing a shot,concentration errors etc.

Management errors: these refer to wrong club,shot selection or choice of strategy.

You can simply mark these on your score cardwhile you are playing your round using the

columns provided and then get your totals at theend. Once you have your totals for each area of thegame, your strengths and weaknesses will be ap-parent. The last two game stats, namely: Mentaland Management Errors are a more personal sta-tistic that you, the player will need to decide foryourself whether to mark them down and when.As mentioned earlier, these two areas can some-times be more telling about your golf score thanthe main statistics as they are predominantly men-tal faculties. The more disciplined you are in yourmental game and strategy, the lower these stats willbe and therefore so will your golf scores.

Below is an average in each department of theTop 10 players on the US PGA Tour:

FIR: 69.84 %

GIR: 69.62 %

PPR: 28.02

SCRAMBLING: 64.99%

The closer you can get your statistics to matchthese above, with minimal Mental and Manage-ment Errors, will then transform your golf gameand lower your handicap.

Upcoming events:Open De Espana (Club de Campo Villa de Madrid) 18 - 21 July

ISPS Handa Ladies European Masters ( Buckinghamshire Golf Club, Denham, England) 26 – 28 July

Ricoh Woman’s British Open (St. Andrews Old Course, Scotland) 1 -4 August

Pilsen Golf Masters (Golf Park Pilsen, Prague) 9 – 11 August

Solheim Cup (Europe vs USA) (Colorado Golf Club, USA) 16 – 18 August

Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies Scottish Open (Archerfield Links, Scotland) 30 August – 1 September

Results for the South AfricanLady Professionals for the lastfew events:

Deloitte Ladies Dutch Openat Amsterdam InternationalGolf Club:

Tandi Cuningham and Lee AnnPace tied 35th on +5

Ashley Simon Tied 47th on +7

Stacy Bregman tied 58th on +9

Laurette Maritz 66th on +13

Players missing the cut: ConnieChen, Bonita Bredenhann

Unicredit Ladies German Openat Golf Park Gut Hausern Mu-nich:

Lee Ann Pace tied 9th on -2

Tandi Cuningham tied 22nd on -1

Laurette Maritz tied 59th on +2

Players missing the cut: AshleySimon, Stacy Bregman, BonitaBredenhann and Connie Chen

Allianz Ladies Slovak Open atGrey Bear Golf Club Tali:

Lee Ann Pace 2nd on -5

Stacy Bregman tied 22nd on +4

Connie Chen tied 38th on +8

Players missing the cut: Morgana Robbertze

AMATEUR NEWS


Burger bags Volvo EP Mid-Am titleUitenhage golfer Attie Burger held of reigning Volvo SA Mid-Ama-teur Stroke Play champion Greg Sheard to claim a two shot victoryin the Volvo Eastern Province Mid-Amateur at Humewood GC inPort Elizabeth last month.

Arguably South Africa’s top links course, the 48-year-old EasternProvince player comfortably navigated the wide and undulating fair-ways, thick coastal bush and fast greens in rounds of 73 and 70 towin on one-under-par 143.

143 Attie Burger 73 70

145 Greg Sheard 75 70

147 Mzuyanda Zingela 77 70; Ryno Ferreira 73 74

148 Stephen Johnson 75 73; Graeme Watson 76 72

149 Christian Pienaar 77 72; Neil Homann 78 71

151 Brett Langston 75 76; Hendrik Burger 71 80

King Edward VII School (KES) overtook first round

leaders Southdowns College to claim a decisive victory

in this year’s Retief Goosen SA High School Champi-

onship in June

The Central Gauteng secondary school was one of18 teams from across South Africa that qualified forthe third edition of this prestigious annual SA HighSchools Championship at the Fish River Sun CC

Neville Mitchell (72), Carrie Park (72*) and KeanuFerreira (79) from Southdowns combined for teamtotal of 223 in the first round to take a two shot leadover KES into the final round of the 36-hole tour-nament.

Scoring was markedly better on day two, as the jun-ior golfers came to grips with the challenging GaryPlayer designed layout near Port Alfred.

Rupert Kaminski (70), Kyle McClatchie (75) andMatthew Kiewitz (80) combined for the opening225, but while Kaminski returned a final round 74,Robert Raad carded a 78 and McClatchie produceda two-under-par 70 to help the KES side to a secondround 222.

The KES team claimed a four shot victory overSouthdowns on a winning total of 447.

Reddam House Constantia finished six shots backon 453, with defending champions Waterkloof High

School and Punt High School sharing fourth placeon 458..

“We are just thrilled with the victory,” said KESmanager and coach, Eugene Marx. “The guys appre-ciated the opportunity to compete in this prestigiousevent and they delivered a fantastic performance.They played for each other and I am really proud ofthe whole team.”

447 King Edward VII School 225, 222

451 Southdowns College 223, 228

453 Reddam House (Constantia) 227, 226

458 Ho�rskool Waterkloof 229, 229

458 Ho�rskool Punt 232, 226

KES WINS RETIEF GOOSEN SA HIGH SCHOOLS CHAMPS

July/August 2013

AMATEUR NEWS


SA JUNIORS CLAIM FIFTH PLACE AT JUNIOR GOLF WORLD CUP

Paul Boshoff captured theLowveld Amateur Open titleat White River GC with a fourstroke victory.

The youngster finally pushed theloss aside, put his Italian experi-ence into practice and walked offthe White River Golf Clubcourse the Lowveld AmateurOpen champion.

Boshoff carded an opening 69 atthe par-71 layout and propelledhimself to his first provincialpodium finish with a flawless 65in the second round.

The Serengeti Golf & WildlifeEstate golfer finished four shotsclear of Stephan Potgieter andseven ahead of Justice Mashegoon a winning total of eight-under-par 134.

After seven birdies offset by fivebogeys in the first round, hisbogey-free ride in the secondround was courtesy of his week inItaly, where he finally understooda lesson his dad, Louis, had beentrying to teach him for years..

“My dad is always telling me toplay the course, not the player,but nine times out of 10 someonelike Haydn Porteous or ZanderLombard would be in the field,”Boshoff explained.

“Haydn and Zander are the toptwo amateurs in the country. Youreally want to beat them, so youforget about the course and youstart playing the player.

“I didn’t know anyone in Italy, ex-cept my friend and practice part-ner, Tristen Strydom. I didn’t

think about the other players. Iplayed the course and that’s whyI finished in the top 20 and madethe match play at an internationaltournament. I did the same atWhite River and it paid off.”

South Africa put in a great final round effort toclaim fifth at the 21st TOYOTA Junior GolfWorld Cup 2013, supported by JAL, whileVenezuela denied Australia the chance to makeit two-in-row at Tokyo’s Chukyo CC in Japan lastmonth.

After the team scored a disappointing five-over-par218 in the third round, the South Africans cameback strong with two under 211 to climb to fifth onseven-under-par 845.

Mpumalanga’s Thriston Lawrence, who once againanchored the team with a two under 69, was sup-ported by a 70 from Ekurhuleni’s Jason Fronemanand a 72 from Gauteng North’s James du Preez. Al-though Triston Strydom from Gauteng Northcarded the non-counting score, he neverthelesssigned for a 74, his best round of the championship.

Meanwhile Australia, who trailed by just one shotat the start of the final round, also combined for a

final round two-under-par 211. However, the

overnight leaders came home with the same tally and

managed to sneak a one stroke victory on 16-under-

par 836.

This was the first time Venezuela lifted the Junior

World Cup trophy and only the second time a

South American country tasted victory, with Ar-

gentina winning in 2009.

“We had some rain again and the wet conditions un-

derfoot made scoring tough, but our team did really

well to finish the tournament in fifth place.” said SA

coach Llewellyn van Leeuwen.

836 Venezuela 207-210-208-211

837 Australia 209-205-212-211

842 Mexico 208-206-214-214

844 Japan 212-210-211-211

845 South Africa 211-205-218-211

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July/August 2013


AMATEUR NEWS

FOCUSSED KLEYNHANS WINS SOUTHERN CAPE SENIOR AMATEUR

Tshwane golfer Ben Kleynhansis still stunned by his firstprovincial victory this season afull week after he lifted theSouthern Cape Senior Amateurtitle by one stroke at George GC

“I just couldn’t believe that Ipulled it off, considering howmany times I tried to throw itaway,” the 52-year-old golfer fromAkasia CC.

Kleynhans has been in threaten-ing form since the start of the sea-son and the breakthrough victoryfollowed three top 20 finishes, atie for seventh at the Boland Sen-ior Open in February and a shareof fifth at the KwaZulu-Natal

Senior Amateur Open a monthlater.

While the Tshwane senior wasthrilled to finally hit the target, helamented the fact that he won’t beable to carry his winning forminto Border Open, the next event

on the senior amateur calendarscheduled for the end of June atEast London GC

“Unfortunately I just can’t affordto take the time away from mytransport company at the mo-ment, so it looks like I will haveto skip the three events in theEastern Province in July.

“My next event will probably bethe Mpumalanga Senior Open inAugust and then I have my titledefence at the Lowveld Open inSeptember. You never know,though, I might just be able to or-ganise things so I can make onetrip to the Eastern Cape.”

George teenager Jovan Rebula gave the celebrated Els family more cause to celebrate at the end of June.Just four days after he collected the silverware at theBMW International Championship, Ernie Els’ 15-year-old nephew staved off a spirited final roundchallenge from Limpopo’s Hennie du Plessis toclaim a wire-to-wire victory in the Nomads SA BoysUnder-17 Championship at Mount EdgecombeCountry Club on Thursday.

The victory follows just 11 months after Rebula de-feated Kyle McClatchie by three shots for the No-mads SA Boys U-15 Championship title.

Rebula fired a final round three-under-par 68 for awinning score of six-under-par 278 and a one strokevictory over Du Plessis, who fired a closing 66.

Although he never surrendered the lead in the final round, the Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation playerdescribed the final round tussle with the Polokwane player “one of the best battles of my career”.

278 - Jovan Rebula 68 68 74 68

279 - Hendrik Du Plessis 74 68 71 66

284 - Kyle Mcclatchie 72 70 71 71

286 - Tristen Strydom 72 73 72 69

290 - David Meyers 74 75 69 72; David Mcintyre 73 74 73 70

Wire-to-wire celebrations for Rebula

AMATEUR NEWS


Gauteng North celebrated an unprecedenteddouble victory at the 72 Hole Teams Champi-onship after lifting both the Swiss Teams Trophyand Challenge Trophy at Maccauvlei GC at theend of May.

The defending champions did not only retain theirA-Division title, but their B-team finished secondwhile their C-team held off a spirited challenge fromLimpopo to capture the B-Division title.

This marks the first time that one province has wonboth the coveted Swiss Teams Trophy and the Chal-lenge Trophy since the B-Division was introducedin 2008.

Kim Williams, Nobuhle Dlamini and MagdaKruger were as imperious as last year, successfullycombining again to lift the Swiss Teams Trophy andseal Gauteng North’s fourth A-Division victory in arow in this prestigious annual national team com-petition.

As expected, Gauteng North A took early control ofthe championship with an opening 145. The triopiled on the pressure with a second round 146 and142 in the third and extended their advantage totake a 16 shot lead going into the final round.

While Kruger signed for a non-counting 79,Williams eagled the par-five 15th on her way to aclosing one-under-par 72 and Dlamini birdied the18th for a 74.

The defending champions closed with an even-par146 and claimed the title on a winning score of five-

under-par 579, 17 shots ahead of team mates Gaut-eng North B.

An elated Dot van Ryneveld, president of the Gaut-eng North Golf Union said, “ This was our goal –to win both divisions of both national team cham-pionships. I’m really proud that we also managedtop three individual spots, and having three teamsin the A Division next year will only serve to makethe girls work harder.”

Meanwhile Dlamini extended her dream run whenshe edged out defending champion Kim Williamsto win the Governor’s Trophy for the best individualperformance in the championship.

The Swazi golfer, already an eight-time winner thisseason, carded rounds of 69-74-72-74 to finish onthree-under-par 289, one shot ahead of Williams,the only other player to finish below par with roundsof 76-72-70-72.

Double delight for Gauteng North at 72 Hole Teams Champs

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Cleaveland Hi bore, 8.5 degree,stiff flex, good condition R 550-00.Contact 082 375 7757.

Ping Rapture, 9 deg. Diamana Xflex, 72 gram shaft, R 1 000-00.Contact 082 375 7757.

Cleaveland Hi bore, 8.5 degree,stiff flex , good condition R 550-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

Ping Rapture, 9 deg. Diamana Xflex, 72 gram shaft , R 1 000-00.Contact 082 375 7757.

Taylor Made R11. S driver & 3 wood. Stiff shaft , as new R 4 000-00. Contact 082 830 8880.

TaylorMade R9, 8.5 degree ad-justable driver, tour deep TPhead, R 1 200-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

TaylorMade R9 driver with ad-justable screw driver. It is secondhand, but good as new. Contact076 916 2756.

Titleist 910 D2 , 10.5 degree driver,brand new, reg and stiff flexavailable. (blue diamana shaft).Original Cover and toolkit included. R 1800-00 per unit.

FAIRWAY WOODS &HYBRIDSTitleist 585H 19 degree, shaft -Aldila NV rescue Hybrid 85 flexstiff. R 600. Contact 082 644 9041.

TaylorMade R7 TP. Mwt. 3 wood,blue grafalloy, stiff shaft, verygood condition. R 700-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

Titleist 910, FD. 15 degree. Fairway metal, blue stiff shaftand red regular shaft available.Brand new still in the wrapping.With original cover, R 1 400-00 perunit. Contact 082 375 7757.

Titleist 910. 17 degree, brandnew, project X, 82 gram stiff shaftbrand new, never been hit R 1700-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

Titleist 910. F19 degree, reg flex,brand new with cover. R 1 400.00-00. Contact 082 375 7757.

IRONSTitleist 735CM irons. Shafts S300.R 4 000-00. Contact 082 644 9041.

Mizuno JPX 800 irons, 4 - SW.Brandnew, still in the box, 12 new

Pro V's included. R 5 800-00.Contact 082 777 9783.

Titleist 710mb irons. 6.0 rifle shafts.3 – PW. Good condition. R4000.00Call Gareth 072 383 6537.

PUTTERSTitleist scotty cameron newport2.5. R1 500-00. Contact 082 6449041.

Never Compromise, forged, lim-ited special edition Money putter,slanted neck. R1 400-00.Contact 082 375 7757.

Scotty Cameron, stainless silverputter, R 500-00. Red cord grip.Contact 082 375 7757.

Taylor Made Ghost Spider bellyputter, like new with cover. R 1 250-00. Contact 082 7702857.

WEDGESMizuno gap wedge MPT series 51-6. R 300-00. Contact 082 644 9041.

Titleist Vokey SW BV 56.14 spinmilled. R 300-00. Contact 082 6449041.

Cleveland CG lob wedge. 15 zipgrooves. R 300-00. Contact 082644 9041.

SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

GAUTENG

Golf ClubsAkasia GC (012) 542-1309Avion Park GC (011) 970-7000Benoni CC (011) 849-5211Bronkhorstspruit GC (013) 932-3940Bryanston CC (011) 706-1361Centurion CC (012) 665-0279CMR 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) 546-1764Houghton GC (011) 728-7337Irene 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) 430-1380Roodepoort CC (011) 958-1205Royal Jhb & (011) 640-3021Kensington GC Royal Oak CC (011) 740-0016Services GC (012) 651-4411Silver Lakes CC (012) 809-2110 Southdowns CC (011) 943-4448Springs CC (011) 362-5031

State Mines CC (011) 740-9962Wanderers GC (011) 447-3311Waterkloof 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) 828-9555 Jim and Jerrys’ D/R (011) 662-1603Kimiad D/R & (012) 997-2240 Mashie Course Observatory 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 (012) 665-5221Centurion The Golfers Club (011) 453-6352EdenvaleThe Golfers Club (011) 465-9985Fourways The Golfers Club (011) 475-7519West RandThe Pro Shop (011) 602-8888Woodmead

FREESTATE

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 (057) 353-2130Parys GE (056) 818-1567Schoeman Park GC (051) 408-3811Tempe GC (051) 402-1489Vaal de Grace (056) 811-2013

Golf ShopsThe Pro ShopBloemfontein (051) 430-7313

WESTERN CAPE

Golf ClubsArabella GC (028) 284-0000Atlantic Beach GC (021) 553-2223Bellville GC (021) 913-3100Citrusdal GC (022) 921-2150Clovelly CC (021) 784-2111Devonvale GE (021) 865-2080Durbanville GC (021) 976-8121Erinvale GC (021) 847-1144King David GC (021) 934-3056Kleinmond GC (028) 271-3525Langebaan GC (022) 772-2112Milnerton GC (021) 552-1047Mowbray 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 Club Century City (021) 555-3540

THE GARDEN ROUTE

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) 384-1150Mossel Bay GC (044) 691-2379Oubaai GE (044) 851-1234


SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

Pezula GC (044) 302-5300Pinnacle Point GR (044) 693-3438Plettenburg Bay GC (044) 533-2132Simola GE (044) 302-9677

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

EASTERN CAPE

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

KZN

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) 695-0141Prince’s Grant GC (032) 482-0041Royal Durban GC (031) 309-2581Sakabula GC (033) 330-6751

San 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

L IMPOPO

Golf ClubsElements (014) 736 6910Private Golf ReserveEuphoria GC (014) 743-5000Hans Merensky GC (015) 781-3931Kameeldoring CC (015) 491-5563Koro Creek GC (014) 717-1181Naboomspruit GC (014) 743-1963Polokwane GC (015) 295-4118Swartklip GC (014) 786-0186Univ. of Limpopo GC (015) 268-2183Zebula GC (014) 734-7700

NORTH WEST

Golf ClubsBrits GC (012) 250-2522Klerksdorp 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) 244-3000

Driving RangesJim & Jerrys (012) 205-1485

MPUMALANGA

Golf ClubsBarberton CC (013) 712-2923Belfast GC (013) 253-0981Bethal GC (017) 647-3265

Delmas 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

LESOTHO

Maseru GC (00266) 223-21164

NAMIBIA

Windhoek CC (002646) 125-8498

GOLFING ASSOCIATIONS

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

To be listed in the

SA Golf Trader directory,

please contact

Neville on 082 705 8764 or

Louis on 083 293 0220 or

the office on 086 101 9005 or

Email: [email protected]


LAUGH OUT LOUD

Answers: Ball 1, Louise Suggs


Can you stop this golfer ?

One night a man returns home

well after dark after having sup-

posedly left at 6:30 that morning

to play golf. His wife is furious

and demands to know where he's

been.

“Well, I got up this morning at

6:30, went to the car and it

wouldn't start. So I called Frank

to drive and it was 7:15 until he

could pick me up. On our way to

the course, Frank gets a flat tire so

we have to walk 8 miles to the

nearest station to get someone to

help us. By the time we finally get

going again it's 10:30. When we

get to the course, there is a seniors

group going off so we have to

wait two hours before we can tee

off.”

“Yeah, but that was still almost

eleven hours ago!” His wife

nagged.

“Well, we were playing along

when on the fifth hole a golf ball

comes whizzing by and strikes

Frank in the head, killing him. So

for the next thirteen holes, its hit

the ball, drag Frank, hit the ball,

drag Frank, hit the ball...”

A Golfer's nightmare

One day Steve and his wife, Sor-

rell were out playing golf. Every-

thing was going fairly well for

Steve until the 7th hole. He sliced

his tee shot a mile to the right so

he and his wife had to go looking

for the ball. Eventually they came

across a shed with the door

slightly ajar, and surprisingly

enough the golf ball was slap

bang in the centre of the floor.

And so, not wanting to drop a

shot, Steve decided to play on in-

stead of taking a penalty by drop-

ping the ball. Sorrell, noticing

that if Steve played a good shot

he could get his ball on the green,

offered to hold the door open

while her husband played the

shot. After a lengthy period of siz-

ing up his shot, Steve hit the ball,

but struck his wife in the temple

with it. She slumped down dead,

instantly.

Another 5 years later, Steve found

himself on the same golf course,

on the same hole, this time with

his friend, Jim. So, coincidently,

Steve's tee shot took the exact

same path as it did 5 years ago,

and the ball found itself, again,

slap bang in the centre of the

shed. As Steve thought seriously

what to do with his shot, Jim of-

fered to hold the door of the shed

open so he could take his shot.

But with a look of shock on his

face, Steve replied instantly,

“Hell No!!! The last time I tried

that it took me 7 shots to get on

the green.”

Handicap

Two men were out playing a

game of golf. One of them was

teeing off at the third hole, when

a gourgeous naked lady ran past.

Naturally this distracted him

somewhat, but the true wannabe

pro that he was, he bent back to

themuch more important task at

hand. As he was about to hit the

shot again, two men in white

coats ran past. This was of course

less of a distraction, so it was only

a few seconds before he was ready

again. Surprise surprise, he was

again distracted by a third man,

running by in a white coat, but

this man was carrying two buck-

ets of sand.

Eventually, he was ready again,

and took his shot. As he was

walking down the fairway, he

asked his companion what he

thought had been going on. His

companion knew and told him:

“Well that lady, once a week,

manages to escape from the loony

bin beside the course, tears off her

clothes and runs across the fair-

ways. The three guys you saw

were the nurses. They have a race

to see which can catch her first,

and the winner gets to carry her

back.”

“What about the bucket of

sand?”

“Well, that guy won last week,

the buckets of sand are his hand-

icap.”

Great Trade?

Two golfers are at the first tee:

Golfer one: “Hey, guess what! I

got a set of golf clubs for my

wife!”

Golfer two: “that was a fantastic

trade!!!!”

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