CONTENTS PAGE
On the Cover:
Our magnificent cover picture is of the Fairmont Zimbali Resort on the KZN North coast. We have a feature on the Lost City Golf Course at Sun City, Kurt Darren chats to us, Henk Buitendach has written an insightful piece on golf course maintenance & we delve into how golf is followed on social media.
SA Golf Trader published bi-monthly by SA Golf Trader cc. Reg. No. 2004/063586/23 66 Hoylake Drive, Durban North, 4051 For all enquiries please contact: Office 086 101 9005 Louis Naude 083 293 0220 Neville Bellairs 082 705 8764 Fax 086 694 2185 Email info@sagt.co.za
SP E C IA L F E AT U R E S Golf course and club management
20
Celebrity golfer profile – Kurt Darren
32
Sun City – The Lost City Golf Course
60
Media consumption Social: integral to the media mix
74
REGULARS HEALTH & LIFESTYLE
4
Letter to the Editor
4
Golfing Gals
6
Trivia quiz
8
News from the PGA
9
TUITION & INSTRUCTION
12
Balderstone on golf
12
Know your rules
14
AFFORDABLE GOLF
15
RESULTS & RANKINGS
39
EVENTS CALENDAR
40
• The PGA of South Africa
AMATEUR NEWS
56
• The Golf School of Excellence
GREENKEEPING
69
• David Doubell
KIDS STUFF
70
• Henk Buitendach
EQUIPMENT FOR SALE
76
We wish to thank the following for their invaluable contributions;
• HSBC
SA’s Leading FREE Golf Products & Services Magazine
2
Classifieds
76
SA Golf Trader directory
78
Laugh out loud
80
www.sagolftrader.co.za
July | August 2017