When Branden Grace won the South African Open at Randpark in January his aggregate was 21-under-par 263 with both Bushwillow and Firethorn used for the tournament and both reduced from par-72s to par-71 …
Amazing Grace. There are no other words to describe Branden Grace’s remarkable come-from-behind victory in the South African Open hosted by the City of Joburg at Randpark Sunday …
Not since Ernie Els in 1989 has an amateur finished in the top six of the world’s second oldest championship, but 18-year-old Jayden Schaper did just that on Sunday in the South African Open, hosted by the City of Joburg, at Randpark Golf Club …
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 …
CALL IT what you will: It could be “The mysterious case of the missing golf clubs”, or, “How Preston nearly lost his beloved putter,” or then again, “Another exciting episode of Firethorn drama!” …
Randpark Golf Club this week hosts the tri-sanctioned Joburg Open but back in 1995 at the club another big event – the South African Open …
