Haven’t seen fairways as good as this in years – Brandon Stone
BRANDON Stone, here at Randpark for the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg, has paid the greenkeeping staff the highest possible compliment by saying the fairways are the best he’s seen anywhere in the last few years. “They’re so perfect that you even feel guilty about taking a divot,” the 26-year-old said with a chuckle in a pre-tournament interview …
Talented Ritchie says Firethorn a brilliant SA Open test
For the casual follower of golf in South Africa the name JC Ritchie may not roll off the tongue as easy as, say, a Charl Schwartzel, a Branden Grace or a Louis Oosthuizen who will defend his title in the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg right here at Randpark next week. But Ritchie, a talented and powerful golfer who plays out of the Els Club, Copperleaf, could well be a serious contender in the tournament, co-sanctioned with the European Tour and with its R17,5-million purse …
Louis for SA Open
DEFENDING champion Louis Oosthuizen’s name is among the over 500 entries for the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg here at Randpark from January 9-12. Because both Firethorn and Bushwillow are being used for the R17 500 000 tournament which is co-sanctioned by the European Tour, the starting field is 240 players – bigger than the normal 156 …
Lots of rain now, lots of birdies in the SA Open – Innes
AS of midday on Tuesday of this week 120ml of rain had fallen at Randpark inside five days, causing both the Firethorn and Bushwillow courses to be closed for play. “But,” said Head Greenkeeper Roger Innes on Tuesday, “we’ve actually got off relatively lightly compared to some other Gauteng clubs ….
GolfRSA Proteas does SA proud in the USA
The GolfRSA Proteas continued South Africa’s success story on the international golfing stage with a superb performance in the highly-rated Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship in Texas. Martin Vorster from Southern Cape, Western Province’s Sam Simpson and Gauteng pair Zethu Myeki and Symone Henriques combined …
Mixed fortunes for GolfRSA Proteas in Texas
The GolfRSA Proteas combined for five-under-par 139 to tie for 13th in the Combined International Competition of The Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship at Whispering Pines Golf Club in Texas on Thursday.
The 19 nations contesting the 54-hole, four-ball stroke-play competition teed off in pouring rain and it was the French …
Boks inspire SA Golfers
VICTORY by Siya Kolisi’s fabulous Springboks in the Rugby World Cup final over England has now given the country’s golfers competing on the European Tour a new-found “winning mentality” …
South Africa’s much-loved Big Easy hits the big Five-0
Life begins at 40 is a saying we are all familiar with, but for Ernie Els it’s all about to begin (again) at 50. Yes, South Africa’s much-loved Big Easy hits the big Five-0 on Thursday this week, after an illustrious career that had us golf-lovers – over the years – glued to our television sets into the early hours of a Monday morning as our man won yet another tournament in America …
WGSA Invites come up trumps in SA Women’s IPT
The WGSA Invitational Team claimed a huge victory for golf development with their triumph in the promotion battle at the 59th South African Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship …
Els and Randpark’s Rurik Raving about Wonderkid Wilco
St Andrews: Ernie Els couldn’t say enough about his 19-year-old compatriot Wilco Nienaber, who was in the same fourball as him, Randpark’s Rurik Gobel and tournament host Johann Rupert in round three of the $5-million Alfred Dunhill Links Championship over the Old Course here this past Saturday, even though Nienaber …
Cheap Golf at St Andrews
A ROUND of golf on the iconic Old Course at St Andrews costs 190 pounds in high season which translates to about R3 500, which is a hefty green fee. On top of this a caddie will set you back 50 quid, while a tip of a further 20 pounds is recommended. And, add in a few beers after the round at the Jigger Inn right next to the notorious Road Hole 17th …
Alfred Dunhill Links Championship in Scotland
Sign up with South African golf coach Grant Veenstra to help you with your golf game and – it’s almost guaranteed – fame and fortune will follow. Well, it certainly seems that way because the little 36-year-old, himself a former touring professional, is making a huge difference to the careers of his South African clients with his life-changing teaching techniques …
The Randpark SAGES Sanlam CANSA Fund-Raising Golf Day
THE Randpark SAGES held their annual Sanlam CANSA fund-raising day on Bushwillow on Tuesday of this week with 74 players generously putting their hands in their pockets to the tune of R105 each which equated to R7 770 raised …
Myeki and Henriques Heading to Whispering Pines
Zethu Myeki wants to keep her recent winning run of form going for the upcoming Spirit International, where she will be flying the flag for South Africa with Symone Henriques, Martin Vorster and Sam Simpson …
One of our Randpark Stalwarts – Carol Evans
THIS being Women’s Month, we have up until now celebrated three young female Randpark golfers who are making great strides in the game at national level. This week we turn our attention to a considerably older member, 83-year-old Carol Evans, to honour her for the many years of service on various committees she has rendered not only to the club but to Ladies Golf Gauteng …
