Posts Tagged ‘GolfRSA’
Premlall claims first Nomads event of the year
Ekurhuleni junior Yurav Premlall picked up right where he left off last year and collected his fourth trophy in as many months when he won the season-opening Nomads National Order of Merit Coastal on Friday. The 15-year-old Glendower golfer won by three shots on one-under-par 212 after posting rounds of 77, 67 and 68 at…
Read MoreAre you ready for the Rules Changes of 2019?
By now, most Nomads will know that there are some interesting and, in many cases, long overdue rules changes coming in 2019. But are you familiar with what is going to change? How will it affect you? Well for starters, here’s a quick summary of what to expect – for the best understanding we suggest…
Read MoreMacnab and Lessingh are Ultimate Champions
Ekurhuleni’s Caitlyn Macnab fired a second-round of 68 to successfully defend her Ladies A-Division title, while Mpumalanga’s Ru-Jean Lessingh matched her score to take the Men’s A Division title in the GolfRSA Champion of Champions event at Glendower Golf Club. The tournament pitted the country’s top club champions from three different divisions against each other…
Read MoreSA’s Woo-Ju Son Claims Top 10
South Africa’s Woo-Ju Son claimed a battling top-10 finish in the Duke of York Young Champions tournament at Castle Stuart in Scotland. Son, who qualified via her victory in the Nomads SA Girls Championship earlier this year, battled her way through very difficult conditions on the Inverness, Scotland course, as high winds and rain made…
Read MoreNew Handicap System: what you need to know
GolfRSA launches the new handicap system on Monday 3 September – which fundamentally changes the way that golfers will acquire a Course Handicap. As of Monday, club golfers in South Africa will no longer make use of the traditional Handicap that they have used for years. Instead, before they tee it up, they will need…
Read MoreNomads winner set for Italian Job
Newly-crowned Nomads SA Boys U17 champion Casey Jarvis has been rewarded for his fine play by being selected to represent South Africa in the Italian Boys U16 Championship in September. Jarvis, who has won the Nomads SA Boys U13, U15 and U17 titles, will be joined by defending champion and fellow GolfRSA National Squad member…
Read MoreBurke gets first Nomads win
Christiaan Burke came out tops in the final Nomads National Order of Merit event when he beat GolfRSA National Squad member Martin Vorster with a brilliant birdie on the first playoff hole at Bryanston Country Club to claim his first title on the top tier. Both players had ended regulation play on 9 under par.…
Read MoreMessage from GolfRSA CEO Grant Hepburn
GolfRSA CEO Grant Hepburn recently addressed the golfing industry in an email, thanking them all for their role in helping develop our young champion golfers. In the letter, Hepburn singled out Nomads for “providing both financial and administrative support to GolfRSA, investing in our boys and girls and providing wonderful opportunities for them to develop…
Read MoreSon Doubles Up In Nomads SA Girls
Woo-Ju Son held her nerve brilliantly down the stretch to go wire-to-wire for a second successive time in the Nomads SA Girls Championship at Orkney Golf Club. Son closed with a one-under 71 to triumph on five-under-par 71 at Orkney Golf Club, two shots clear of Caitlyn Macnab, while Symone Henriques vaulted to third on 216,…
Read MoreSouthern Cape’s Shadrock Donson is the Imperial Auto/MFC champion
Southern Cape’s Shadrack Donson edged out Northerns’ Andre Nienaber and Easterns’ Mike Fick to claim the Imperial Auto/MFC Final Challenge. The event saw the 12 Gold Cup club winners hosted at Champagne Sport resort for a wonderful weekend of fun, festivities and competitive golf. Donson, who plays out of George Golf Club, shot rounds of…
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