Posts Tagged ‘junior’
Crosbie grabs big win
Centurion Country Club’s Keagan Crosbie held on for an impressive win in the Nomads Inland Order of Merit 2 event at Modderfontein Golf Club. Having started the day a shot off the lead of Ruimsig’s Chris van der Merwe, the diminutive Crosie went backwards in a hurry with three bogeys in his first seven holes.…
Read MoreVerster sneaks by for first Nomads win
While all eyes were on the battle between overnight leaders and fellow GolfRSA National squad players Amilkar Bhana and Jordan Wessels, Pinnacle Point’s Ivan Verster came from six shots back to claim his first national title in the Nomads coastal National Order of Merit event at St Francis Links. Verster looked to be out of…
Read MorePotgieter at the double in SA U19
Just days after Aldrich Potgieter rewrote the record books with a stunning 20-shot victory in the Nomads South African Boys Under-19 Stroke Play Championship, the rising star from Southern Cape made more history with his Match Play triumph at Royal Cape Golf Club. On yet another testing day in the Mother City, the 17-year-old Pinnacle…
Read MoreBarbaglia claims Nomads SA Rose Bowl title
Bryanston’s Stephanie Barbaglia claimed her maiden national title, the Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl presented by Sun International, edging SA No 1-ranked junior Samantha Whateley by a stroke in a tightly-contested final round at the Lost City Golf Course. Barbaglia, a member of the GolfRSA National Squad, opened with a solid round of level par…
Read MoreMaas defends Nomads Inland NOOM title
GolfRSA National Squad member Christiaan Maas continued the stunning form he showed at the end of 2020 to successfully defend his Nomads National Order of Merit Inland title at ERPM Golf Club. Maas opened with an impressive four-under 68 to take a share of the lead with Christopher Bagnall , but blitzed the course in the second round,…
Read MoreFirst title for Cubitt as Nomads tournaments return
KwaZulu-Natal’s Jack Cubitt combined a solid short game with home course advantage to claim the Nomads National Order of Merit Coastal at Selborne Golf Club. Played under strict Covid-19 Risk Mitigation protocols, this was the first GolfRSA tournament of the year and the first Nomads event since the Nomads SA Juniors International in March last year. “I…
Read MoreKistensamy claims Nomads North & South Junior
KwaZulu-Natal junior Kyle Kistensamy celebrated his first national success when he scored a runaway victory in the Nomads North and South Junior Championship at Pecanwood Golf and Country Club on Friday. The 17-year-old Prince’s Grant golfer had set himself the target of winning on the national circuit this season, and he duly delivered on the…
Read MoreVan Wyk tames St Francis Links for Nomads win
Ben van Wyk got instant redemption with a two-shot triumph in the Nomads National Order of Merit Coastal at St Francis Links just days after faltering down the stretch while in contention in the Dimension Data Junior Open. The reigning Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play champion posted the lowest junior score in the club’s…
Read MoreSchaper reaches No 1
Jayden Schaper, winner of no fewer than eight Nomads tournaments, including the ‘Grand Slam’ of all four national age group titles, has reached No 1 in the men’s amateur ranking. The 18-year-old reigning SA Stroke Play champion reached top spot after a stunning run of performances that has seen him finish outside of the top…
Read MoreVan Wyk edges Simpson in Nomads U19 thriller
George teenager Ben van Wyk ended Sam Simpson’s dream of the winning the elusive Nomads SA Boys Under-19 Championship double when he fired four superb shots at the first extra hole to capture the Match Play title. The pair were all square after a thrilling 36-hole skirmish at Humewood Golf Club and had to return…
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