SA Golf Trader - May/June 2011

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Good for you Charl!

It was an absolute pleasure to stay up late and watch arguably the best finish ever to a Major! Winning is great, but to win in the style with which Charl Schwartzel did it is nothing less than awesome!

Congratulations Charl, for winning the Masters and for showing the world the talent that South African Golf possesses! I believe that many a golf commentator (especially in Australia) were left speechless after Charl played the last four holes at Augusta flawlessly and flew past the field like a Ferrari overtaking a Putco bus!

Congratulations also to our talented business administrators who have secured a World Golf Championship event to be played in South Africa.

Who wouldn’t want to watch the 70 best golfers in the world? What a treat for us golf hungry South Africans.

Tournament preparation Winter golf breaks – Knysna and the KZN South coast Celebrity golfer profile – Oscar Chalupsky Business performance of golf facilities in 2010 Hou die lemme skerp Product review RESULTS & RANKINGS EVENTS CALENDAR

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R E G U L AR S HEALTH & LIFESTYLE News from the PGA Letters to the Editor Golfing Gals Trivia quiz GOLFING DESTINATIONS AMATEUR NEWS TUITION & INSTRUCTION Golf tips Kuier saam met Cruse Know your rules KIDS STUFF CARTS & TROLLEYS GREENKEEPING EQUIPMENT FOR SALE Classifieds SA Golf Trader directory Laugh out loud

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SPECIAL FEATURE

Part 2 of 3 in our new series on how the golf course superintendents get the courses ready for tournament play. Brought to you by Sue de Zwart who was golf course superintendent at Leopard Creek Country Club from 1997 to 2005. Sue has worked at four U.S. Masters and two U.S. Opens.

As the event draws closer you need to continually tick items off the checklist you have drawn up.

3 months prior to the event is a critical time as there is a lot to happen in the next 2 months. The last month is purely for the finer detail.

Tournament Check List 3 months prior to an event: •

Send out an invitation to potential volunteer staff. It is great to give previous volunteers who worked well the 1st option.

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Ensure that you have sufficient equipment for your tournament schedule plan to be way ahead of play – ideally all maintenance should be completed or no more than 6 holes left by the time the golfers tee off. This will allow you a cushion in case of any unforeseen issues – e.g. animal damage on a green, equipment break down. One additional staff member in the workshop is really helpful.

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Do a final hole by hole check on the irrigation system. Ensure that the information in the field matches the information on the central control – if the number of sprinklers doesn’t correlate or % adjustment is too high or too low this will affect the end product.

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Check all the pumps – clean the leaf trap & the filter.

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The irrigation system is the heart of the golf course – the turf quality is largely dependent on meeting the water needs of the plant.

Mowing patterns This should be started 6 weeks prior to an event provided you are able to alternate the direction of cut.

Don’t mow clean up passes unnecessarily to cause unnecessary compaction in these areas.

Remember to check all your lines from the green to the tee (as the TV cameras are set up), in order to do any necessary tweaking of lines. Mowing patterns are personal – different clubs have different tastes however there are a few key goals one would like to achieve.

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Define the hole as best one can

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Keep lines in line with the direction of play where possible i.e. if you opt for a straight line on the fairway – let it guide the golfer as to where the line of play is.

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Mow straight lines – it is critical to have a well trained eye on mowers for an event

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Strive for perfection

Greens: This is a good time to ensure that the leaf blade is standing upright to ensure a true roll. A light verticutting & regular brooming is critical from 3 months prior to the event. Don’t take any drastic measures – slowly but surely stand the turf up. Ensure that you have a healthy surface going into an event. Allow a collar to grow up to 6mm which you can slowly take down 6 weeks prior to the event. If you would like a collar on the green for the week of the tournament it needs to be clearly visible – this can be tough with regular mowing & the occasional rolling. My experience has been best to have no collar to avoid ruling issues.

Bunkers: All capping of bunkers must be completed 2 months prior to a tournament. This is a good time to ensure your bunker sand levels are all 100 to 150 mm. All edging of bunkers should be completed to ensure that the bunkers are as close to the original shape as possible. It works well to have a 100 mm wide & 2mm thick rigid plastic liner around the bunkers which one continuously edges back to.

The picture below is of a group of us mowing at the very 1st major tournament I ever worked in the USA. We all filled up our machines with diesel & set out to mow. The volunteer ahead of me had forgotten to replace his diesel cap & as a result there was diesel splashing everywhere which would clearly kill areas once we reached the course. As our machines were all the same speed & equally noisy it was very difficult to catch his attention. After this we were all given tennis balls to throw at another operator in the event of a hydraulic leak or similar issue! It works like a bomb for all groups of ride on equipment.

The more organised you are prior to a tournament the better the end result, the less stressful it is & you can actually enjoy a wonderful week!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Send us your letters, giving us your views, opinions or articles of interest (max 500 words). If your letter is published you will win a fantastic PGA voucher worth R500 to be redeemed with any registered PGA Pro, for equipment or golf lessons Send your letters to: The Editor SA Golf Trader, PO Box 948, Edenvale 1610 Email info@sagolftrader.co.za or fax them to 086 694 2185

WINNING LETTER Dear Neville I am myself nowhere near being a Pro player and have mostly been playing off a middle of the pack handicap. Now as an amateur and someone who is constantly trying to find ways and means of improving what I do on the golf course over weekends it has become almost natural for me to tinker and change my golf swing to try and better my game. This, in my life and game, is not a major thing as it is normally little changes that mostly occur by themselves. This brings me to my point.

Why would a professional golfer undergo a swing change? If this is something that they do for a living and they have been doing successfully for a number of years, why would they want to make a change that could potentially cost them quite a lot of money as it were? I understand being in a job where you are not happy with your position or circumstance, but here I am referring more to

changing something that seemingly was not broken to start off with.

I am referring specifically to Tiger Woods now.

He has made 2 swing changes during his career, the latest one still giving him problems on the course. Why would he make these changes to his swing when what he was doing before was obviously working if you consider how much he has won and how successful he has been through the years? He was winning regularly and swinging confidently and then he decides to make the latest swing change and now he is struggling a lot with consistency and finding that same dominance he used to have.

Please enlighten an uneducated mind as to why one would make such as dramatic change that has such a big impact on what you do for a living, and used to do really well without the change as well.

Dear Johan This is something on many people’s minds as Tiger Woods is now in fact in the middle of his third major swing overhaul as a professional. He first changed his technique after the 1997 Masters, which he won by a record 12 strokes. Woods felt that he got lucky and that he needed sound mechanics rather than relying on good timing alone. So his first pro coach, Butch Harmon worked on slowing down his torso movement on the downswing. These initial tweaks produced the greatest run in modern golf history. Between the 1999 PGA Championship and the 2002 U.S. Open, Woods won seven out of 11 majors, including four in a row (2000 and 2001). But after his victory in the 2002 U.S. Open, Woods wanted another overhaul, which Harmon didn’t believe he needed and they parted ways that year. His next coach, Hank Haney said that when he and Woods first teamed up in 2003, Woods sought changes that would ease the pressure on his left knee; however Hankey believes that Woods' knee was not the sole reason for the changes.

So now Woods is rebuilding yet again, with his new coach Sean Foley getting him to tighten his grip on the club and keeping his arms closer to his body, this should improve his efficiency and keep Woods straighter. But as you say golf swings are sometimes perhaps best left alone. Even for someone like Woods you have to wonder how many changes he can handle before self doubt starts creeping in.

Regards

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NEWS CLIP

Charl Schwartzel. . . The Masters During that run of 10 pars, Schwartzel had been a little iffy off the tees, but there was nothing of that on 17 and 18, and his approaches were as secure as they ever have been, leaving himself with makeable – but not short – birdie putts.

That he drained both of them to first draw one clear and then two clear of Scott – and to keep off the charge by Day who closed with two birdies of his own on 17 and 18 – spoke volumes of his character.

Tiger Woods made a thrilling charge when turned in 31, igniting the roars around the course which make the final day so exciting, but when he bogeyed the par-three 12th in the heart of Amen Corner, his iding a run of four successive birdies over push for victory came unravelled. the final four holes of Augusta National, Charl Schwartzel pulled off an extraor- There were no such problems for Schwartzel, who dinary victory in one of the most surfed the excitement and the noise home for a fabulous victory. “It was such an exciting day,” he said. thrilling Masters ever.

“The atmosphere was incredible. There were so many In becoming the third South African after Gary roars.”

Player and Trevor Immelman to don the green jacket, he managed to do it 50 years to the day after Player And, in the end, the roar for his birdie putt on 18 became the first non-American to win the tourna- was as incredible as anything else he experienced all day. ment.

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His closing six-under-par 66 shut out by two strokes the attempts by the Australian duo of Adam Scott and Jason Day to become the first player from Down Under to win the Masters.

And it took extraordinary patience by Schwartzel as he endured a run of 10 consecutive pars as the lead ebbed and flowed about him before he was able to launch his final assault on the summit.

“I was getting tight coming down 15,” he admitted.

“Adam was in front and Jason was making a move, and I needed to do something,” he said.

He hit a six-iron in to the par-five 15th, setting up the first of his closing four birdies there, and then, with almost uncanny calmness, he managed to put his tee shot on the par-three 16th close enough for the next one.

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Another fantastic day for South African Golf !

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GOLFING GALS

Vote for your favourite Golfing Gal and she could win R25 000 worth of exciting prizes.

If you would like to see Marike win then SMS: SAGT MAYJUNE to 34780. SMS cost R2 and FREE SMS’s do not apply. Terms and conditions of use can be read on www.sagolftrader.co.za 1. Name: Marike Reyneke 2. Handicap: 4 3. Have you been playing golf for long?

I started playing golf when I was 12 years old.

4. Who is your favourite golfer?

Lee Westwood 5. Apart from golf, how do you keep fit?

I gym at least 3 to 4 times a week at the HPC (High Performance Centre) and try to do road running as often as I can.

6. Which is your favourite golf course?

Johannesburg Golf Club - Woodmead 7.Have you ever done anything naughty on the golf course?

If I did I wouldn’t tell.

8. Where are you a member?

Wingate Park Country Club

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9. If money were no object, what would be your top 3 purchases?

A). An old classic Ford Mustang would be my first choice, b) Buy a house in British Colombia Canada, c) So many other stuff would be my 3rd choice.

10. What music do you like? I really love music from The Rolling Stones to anything else.

11. What is your definition of success?

To achieve my goals and enjoy every minute of it.

12. What superstitions do you have?

None really, I just always play with my lucky clover marker on Sundays. Is that superstition?

13. What do you hope to achieve in golf in the next few years?

I am currently a student at University of Pretoria and part of the HPC Golf Academy and hopefully by the time I complete my degree in 3 years time, my golf would be good enough to turn professional. So, by 2014 I want to be a full-time golf professional.

Season Three If you would like to be considered as a SA Golf Trader “Golfing Gal” please submit three colour photo’s of yourself on the golf course and one photo of your choice to neville@sagolftrader.co.za.

One girl per edition will be chosen by us (the editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into).

The winner will be the girl who receives the most sms’s. The competition will be over six editions and closes on 31/08/2011. If you are selected by us you will have to answer the questions that SA Golf Trader puts to you.

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TRIVIA QUIZ

Win and choose to have either a 2 day weekend d/room at Lake Clarens Guest House with a meal for two at Street Caffe or a 3 night midweek break d/room at Lake Clarens Guest House with a meal for two at Street Caffe.

Congratulations to Neil Pieterse our winner of the Trivia Quiz Mar/Apr edition.

1. a) b) c)

Charl Schwartzel was born in?

Johannesburg Pretoria Bloemfontein

2. How many South African’s have won the Masters? a) Two b) Three c) Four 3. Legendary American amateur golfer Bobby Jones was what by profession? a) Chartered accountant b) Medical doctor c) Lawyer

b) Palm Beach c) Palm Sugar 6. Who opposed the US in the Ryder Cup between 1973 and 1977? a) Great Britain & Ireland b) Europe c) Great Britain 7. In August 1996 who made his surprising debut as a pro in the Czech Open? a) Ivan Lendl b) George Best c) Alberto Tomba

8. Rock star Alice Cooper reputedly plays off a handicap of? a) 24 4. Who said “It’s good sportsmanship not to b) 18 pick up lost balls while they are still rolling” c) 2 a) Harry Vardon b) Mark Twain 9. Bubba Watson is right handed: c) Bob Hope a) True 5. What is the name of the resort in Southern b) False California that is generally recognised as the American Golf capital, due to the high number of golf courses and year round sunshine? a) Palm Springs

10. Jason Day’s mother is? a) Australian b) Japanese c) Filipino

1. The first correct entry drawn will be declared the winner. The draw will take place on 31 May 2011.

2. The Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence either in terms of the questions, answers or winner will be entered into.

3. The answers to the questions and the name of the winner will be published on the quiz page in the following issue.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – WINTER GOLF BREAKS

WINTER GOLF BREAKS KNYSNA AND THE KZN SOUTH COAST

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t’s winter time and you want to get away for a golfing vacation but travelling overseas has become prohibitively expensive; what are your options? Well, we look at two local destinations that both offer world class golf courses, superb accommodation and friendly winter climates. Knysna in the Western Cape and the South Coast of KZN have it all!

First up – the Pearl of the Garden Route Lying 34 degrees South of the equator, 72 kilometers East of George and 25 kilometers West of Plettenberg Bay. Built on the Northern shore of a large warm water estuary which opens to the ocean after passing between two large headlands. Home to artists, restaurateurs, and even a fabled forest elephant, the town of Knysna is a special place and if you have not (particularly as a South African) been there before then you are lacking!

Boasting three very different golf courses each offering their own unique attractions, a golfer is spoilt for choice and with so many other activities available, the family will be well entertained!

Pezula Golf Course Knysna Golf Club

(044) 302 5300 www.pezula.co. za

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Simola Golf Estate (044) 302 9677 www.simolaestate.co.za

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Knysna Golf Club

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nysna Golf Club was founded in 1909 and only moved to its present location in 1953. It started as a 9-hole course and was made an 18-hole course in 1960.

The course originally had bayview greens and very few bunkers until, in 1994, an extensive upgrade program was launched and 19 new Crenshaw bent grass greens were built.

Over the years, new tidal pools and channels have been introduced and real attention paid to the bunkering throughout the layout. That this has been successfully implemented can be seen from the clubhouse, for the eighteenth hole now has a superb bent grass surface covering a large undulating area.

Together with an attractive and potentially hazardous water feature as a backdrop, shapely and well manicured bunkers protecting the green add to what is now a substantial finishing challenge.

The Knysna golf course nevertheless remains an enjoyable and gentle stroll through tree-lined fairways and you will not experience the fatigue you might on the more testing courses in the region. The surrounding hills and mountains provide scenic backdrops and there is a great variety of trees, flowers and bird-life to watch out for.

The newly rebuilt clubhouse comprises a luxurious bar and lounge with 4 widescreen satellite television screens. A large deck with braai facilities overlooks the 9th green and provides a good view of this wonderful golf course's signature hole. The Halfway House serves light meals, snacks and drinks at affordable prices. The Knysna Golf Club is able to cater for large groups and frequently hosts business and social functions.

The course measures 5,924 meters off the men's tees and 5,168 meters off the ladies' tees. It plays to a par of 73 with a South African Golf Union rating of 71.

Pezula Golf Course Pezula is a stunningly beautiful golf course and is a sweeping spectacle of fairways and greens rolling through the pristine Southern Cape landscape.

The breathtaking, award-winning 18-hole golf course, designed by David Dale and Ronald Fream of GolfPlan USA, offers visitors an unsurpassed golf experience, and rates amongst the best and the most scenic golf courses in the world. In 2001, just a few months after it opened, the course was awarded Best New Golf Course in South Africa.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – WINTER GOLF BREAKS – KNYSNA

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Continued from p17 In February 2005 Compleat Golfer rated it a Five Star Golf Experience. The Pezula Golf Club offers Clubhouse facilities that are in keeping with the overall five-star experience, and includes a terrace with spectacular views, restaurant, bar, golf shop, short game practice area and putting green. The Shareholders' Lounge houses a library, private lounge, dining area and bar. Golf carts are obligatory and the resort's carts are fully equipped with GPS systems and computerised scoring.

Covering 254 hectares on the Knysna cliff-tops, the course has views of both the Knysna Lagoon and the Indian Ocean. Par for the course is 72. It is designed to include a full range of shots, making it a challenging, rewarding and complete golf experience for players of all levels. Signature holes have been earmarked as the 13th and 14th.

the Garden Route) reflects his philosophy of attuning the layout and design to the natural lie of the land. The course offers challenging and rewarding golf amidst spectacular scenery. Set below the high ridges, it’s free of the wind that so often plagues coastal courses. Fairways flow with the natural undulating contours of the terrain and the unusual configuration of five par-5’s and five par-3’s adds a new dimension to the game.

It is clear to see why Simola takes its place as one of South Africa’s premier golfing destinations.

The average round takes 4 hours 50 minutes, including a half-way break. Rental sets of golf clubs are available for guests who do not bring their own clubs.

Simola Golf Estate Situated high up in the hills above Knysna, Simola Golf & Country Estate is a world apart.

Fairways merge seamlessly with lush indigenous vegetation and forests creating an evocative vista of undulating green hills and dales gently descending down to the Knysna River.

From its vantage point, the 325 hectare Estate looks out at a spectacular panorama encompassing the full expanse of the Knysna Lagoon, all the way to the Heads and beyond to the sea.

Simola (the first Jack Nicklaus Signature course on May/June 2011

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The Knysna Oyster Festival – 1st to the 10th of July The best 10 days of your winter!

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elebrating sport and the good life, the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival has established itself over the last 27 years as one of the most popular annual events in the Western Cape.

The first Oyster Festival took place in 1983 and was the brainchild of the late Dick Ginsberg, a local businessman. He and Rose Smith from the then Knysna Publicity Office organised the Knysna Winter Festival, which featured a marathon, rugby, golf, squash, and bowls. The purpose of the festival was to attract people to Knysna during the quiet winter period. The Navy was involved almost from the outset and in 1984 the Chief of the Navy, Vice Admiral A P Putter visited Knysna together with a navy minesweeper and a number of crew. In 1988 the Freedom of Entry into the Municipality of Knysna was conferred on the Navy.

In 1985 the cycling races added more sporting events to the program. Today it is every runner's dream to complete the famous Pick n Pay Cape Times Forest

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Marathon or Half Marathon, while the Pick n Pay Weekend Argus Rotary Knysna Cycle Tour has grown to be a twoday cycling festival of mountain and road bike events, the biggest of its kind in South Africa. Oysters are, of course, a huge component of the festival and every year about 200 000 of them are consumed over the 10 days by visitors.

Other traditional favourites of the festival include the Pick n Pay Oyster & Wine Mardi Gras (previously the Oyster Cooking Competition), the Oyster Eating Competition, the Waitron Race and the Bowls Tournament. The festival has grown to include a huge charity component and the involvement of the local community, to ensure that everyone in Knysna benefits from the huge boost to the economy that the festival brings every year.

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The story behind the fabled Knysna forest elephants

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n the deep-green depths of the Knysna forest lives the last, tiny remnant of the once great herds of Cape bush elephant. Of the original group just one female remains, though three elephants where recently brought in from the Kruger National park.

Elephants are the largest land mammals, second to the great whales as the largest living creature. A big male can stand up to four meters tall and weigh six or seven tons. The Knysna Elephants are the last of the most southern elephants on the African continent. They represent a remnant of large populations, which occupied the Cape in the 17th century. The elephants were confined to an area of roughly 150 square km in the forest of Diepwalle, Gouna and Buffelsnek. In 1876 it was estimated that between 400 and 500 giants roamed the forests of Knysna. The numbers declined partly due to poaching and ivory smuggling. In 1908 when the elephants were declared royal game only 20 were counted. An elephant's tusks or ivory can extend to three meters each and weigh as much as 100 kilograms. This is a very popular item to smugglers. An elephant's tusks are its only two front teeth, which continue to grow throughout life. Tusks never grow again when they are lost. Males carry longer and heavier tusks than females. It can reach such a length that they touch the ground when the animal stands at rest. Apart from fighting, sparring and jousting, an elephant uses its tusks almost continuously while feeding. Using them in conjunction with its trunk to break branches, peeling bark, stripping off thorns and digging for roots. Elephants are usually left or right handed and will use one tusk almost exclusively. According to forestry records 12 elephants survived by 1920 and in 1962 only 10 were counted. After having remained static for 50 years, the Knysna elephant population decreased rapidly and in 1983 only four were recorded. This population crash was merely the dying out of the old animals.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – CELEBRITY GOLFER PROFILE

Few paddlers hold a record comparable to that of Surfski Coach Oscar Chalupsky. Beginning his canoeing career during his school years, his list of accomplishments includes eleven-time World (paddle) Surf Ski Champion, multiple winner of international surfskiing races all around the world and Olympic South African Team Captain, participating in kayaking in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.

1. Where were you born and where did you do your schooling? I was born and bread in Durban and went to Westville Boys High.

2. Family? I was as one of 4 children 2 brothers and a sister I was the oldest.

3. Did you come from a sporting background?

My father was a German immigrant and top German and South African paddler. We also paddled from Cape Town to Durban.

4. Are you still competing on a regular basis?

Yes still racing, in the top 10 of the world surf ski paddlers.

5. What are your goals for the next year?

I want to win the world champs in Hawaii in 2012. And win a few races along the way.

6. What was it like to captain the South African Olympic Team to Barcelona in 1992? It was daunting as it was our 1st year back and we had all the riots but very satisfying that I was voted in.

7. Were the Iron Man events you won Paddling or swimming events? They were swimming paddling and knee boarding and runs all about 500m each.

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8. Any close encounters while at sea?

Not really, seen many big sharks.

9. Have you ever fished of a Surf Ski? Yes I was one of the starters of the sport back in 1979.

10. What was your toughest race ever? I always have to say where the oppositions in the toughest and that would be in Hawaii, also the one Port Elizabeth to East London against Tony Scott and then my brother.

11. A lot of things going on in life saving in SA, what is your opinion on the state of life saving in SA? Interesting question as I have just competed in the SA Champs in Camps Bay last week. This is probably the 1st time in 17 years. So much smaller than when I was doing it and we didn’t have women and only one junior age. I made all the finals at 48 ?????

12. What are you currently doing from a business point of view? I am involved in a few businesses. I work with Herman in Chalupsky Properties, Coach Chalupsky, coaching around the world, Epic Kayaks which manufactures all the paddles and boats I use. Spice Telecom doing LCR.

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13. What has been the highlight of your career so far? Good question? Winning my 1st world champs in Hawaii then winning my 10th, Winning my 1st SA Iron man as a junior, Winning the Sella Descent in Spain which my dad won 20 years earlier.

14. Favourite food? Spicy foods.

15. Favourite drink? I would have to say beers, then wine, then wiskey!!!!

16. Any other hobbies besides Golf? I would say surfing is a hobbie.

GETTING ON TO GOLF 1. When did you start to play golf? I started playing golf when they banned me from racing in Hawaii because of the whole apartheid thing. Then I took it up in about 1991.

2. What is your current handicap? 6, not playing to it though.

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Where are you currently a member at?

Athlone in Durban.

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4. Do you get a lot of time to play? I am a fanatic but just don’t have enough hours in the day.

5. Who is your favourite golfer? I would have to say Ernie Els as I know him very well.

6. Which is your ultimate golfing destination?

Millvale a private golf course in South Africa and Augusta .

7. Who would be in your ideal fourball?

Richard Branson, Steve Jobs, Kelly Slater and Ernie Els. 8. Who is the “toughest” golfing opponent that you have ever played against? Because I not the best golfer by any means the only competitions I play are friendlies but beating Shaun Pollock is tough.

9. What is your most feared club in the bag?

That can change every week but I would say 4 iron.

10. Favourite Golf course in South Africa?

Between Millvale, Leopard Creek and The Links.

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Next up – the Golf Coast

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tretching for some 120 kilometers, running along the inviting Indian Ocean and expansive golden Beaches. The winter weather here is beautiful with endless still, sunny days that are ideal for golf. With no less than ten 18-hole golf courses and one 9-hole course, it is little wonder that this is known as the Golf Coast, from Amanzimtoti to Wild Coast this is the KZN south coast.

Amanzimtoti Country Club (031) 902 9860 www.totigolfclub.co.za Umkomaas Golf Club (039) 973 1042 www.umkomaasgolf.co.za Scottburgh Golf Club (039) 976 0041 www.scottburghgolf.co.za Umdoni Park (039) 975 1615

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Selborne Golf Estate (039) 688 1800 www.selborne.com Port Shepstone Country Club (039) 695 0140 www.pscc.co.za Margate Country Club (039) 312 0571 www.margatecountryclub.co.za Southbroom Golf Club (039) 316 6026 www.southbroomgolfclub.co.za San Lameer Golf Estate (039) 313 5141 www.sanlameer.co.za Port Edward Country Club (9-hole) (039) 311 2589 Wild Coast Sun Country Club (039) 305 2799 www.suninternational.com

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Pumula Beach Hotel, with its stunning views of the Indian Ocean, has the best seaside location on the Kwa-Zulu Natal South Coast. Situated 100kms South of Durban and surrounded by indigenous coastal vegetation, it makes an ideal venue for relaxing, stress free holidays. Charming and intimate, the highest levels of personal service and excellent cuisine are provided. In addition to this a selection of comfortable accommodation is available, which includes both family and double/twin rooms with sea or garden views.

Besides the obvious attractions of never-ending golden beaches, protected bathing, rock pools, excellent fishing opportunities, the annual sardine run and dolphin & whale viewing; there is a sea-facing salt water swimming and paddling pool (heated during the Winter months), beach sand volleyball court, 9 hole adventure golf course, table tennis, trampolines, a ladies bar, original pub and a TV and games room. Nearby amenities include a selection of ten well-known golf courses, tennis courts, deep-sea fishing charters, ocean safaris, hiking trails and much more.

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Umthunzi is an exciting new beachfront boutique hotel centrally situated for golfers on this lush golfer’s paradise. Port Shepstone Golf Club is the closest, only a 5 minute drive away.

Opened in early 2010 guests are already returning to this owner built, stylish hotel. Excellence at great prices is hard to find!

Each of the 19 en-suite rooms have stunning panoramic sea views from individual balconies with 100% percale linen, king beds, gorgeous solid wood furniture, a safe, air-conditioning, DSTV and a coffee and tea station. Romantic sumptuous 4 poster beds are in 2 of the rooms. Conferences, weddings and groups are welcomed too.

Umthunzi will give you upmarket, contemporary accommodation situated in tranquil surrounds perfecting an ambience of stylish serenity. A perfect choice!

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The Margate Sardine Festival – 23rd June to the 12th of July

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ardines, or more correctly the pilchard Sardinops sagax, are a small and primitive fish that do not as a rule find the Zulu Kingdom's warm stretch of Indian Ocean to their liking. Incalculable, vast shoals prefer to enact their short, yet virulent life cycles near the surface of the Cape Province's cold to icy cold waters. Each year around June or July, however, when the Hibiscus Coast sea temperature drops by a mere four or five Degrees Celsius from its average midsummer high of 21 Degrees, sardines off the Eastern Cape mistakenly sense a potential expansion of habitat to their north. This is the widely accepted theory in scientific circles. Earlier postulations of instinctive spawning or feeding-migrations have been ruled out on account of KwaZulu-Natal's relative lack of plankton and tiny crustaceans - the staple diet of young and juvenile sardines. A narrow continental shelf thereafter ensures that the shoal proceeds close to shore - and in mortal danger throughout its journey.

The sardines' running of the gauntlet begins in this narrow underwater strait, an 'exodus' with only one possible outcome, and dubbed with the now familiar moniker the 'Sardine Run'.

By the time these hapless sardines reach Port Edward, they've already garnered a mass of unwanted attention and are in a state of utter frenzy. This agitation increases as more and more waiting predators join the freefor-all. The view from any Hibiscus Coast beach - Port Edward to Hibberdene - is of an exploding, silverpurple hued ocean surface being attacked from the air by thousands-strong squadrons of Cape gannets and cormorants, and from all remaining sides by a massed variety of denizens of the deep.

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The Margate Challenge 2011

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ver the past year Margate Country Club has played host to many fund raising events. The response from our members to the efforts made by various organizations has, and always will be fantastically overwhelming.

It is with this effort in mind that we are now appealing to you to bring your group or individuals to support OUR once a year fundraiser.

This Is a fund raising Golf Competition to be held over the period 16, 17, 18th June 2011. Funds from this event will be channeled to our much needed ‘self-help’ cause, namely, irrigation of our grounds.

As Henry Ford so smartly said “50% of all advertising is useless, but which 50%, I do not know.” This year we have various options open, and we are urging you to give consideration to helping us make this a successful event. Let’s make it a win, win situation.

• Sponsorship of a team [betterball pairing] R 1500.00 or R750.00pp for individuals.

• Sponsorship of 2 or more teams R1500.00 per team, allows for advertising of your business on designated holes. This could be used for team building for your staff or just a thank you to your valued clients.

• Hole and tee box sponsorship R500.00 ea. [R1000.00 for both] • Donations of vouchers, prizes and discounts will be greatly appreciated.

Please note that a VAT invoice will accompany all payments.

Fees cover all 3 days play and include a player’s Goodie bag, halfway house refreshments, snack baskets at daily prize giving, entry into LUCKY DRAW prizes, Should you have any queries and would like to book a hole or give a prize or donation please contact Dereck Hirson at 0393120571 or 0832269568 May/June 2011

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he South Coast enjoys a temperate, sub-tropical climate with warm to hot and humid summers and mild winters along the coast. Midday temperatures generally hover around 20 to 25 degrees centigrade. Inland temperatures are generally mild but cooler at night.

The temperatures around Harding can drop significantly at night with occasional winter snowfalls on the Ngele mountains. The South Coast is a summer rainfall area with prolonged spells of light rain from November through to March. However rain clouds never obscure the sun for too long and the sun shines all year round.

Sea temperatures hover around the low 20s and seldom drop below 19 degrees centigrade.

Distances from Durban Town Distance Umkomaas 45km Scottburgh 55km Hibberdene 67km Port Shepstone 117km Southbroom 131km Port Edward 172km

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San Lameer Country Club offers top professional service, impeccable facilities and a relaxing atmosphere.

If you are looking for a good value for money round of golf or a leisurely meal, the friendly staff will ensure that every visit is memorable and enjoyable.

The Pro Shop is very attractive and well laid out, offering an excellent range of the latest golf fashions.

The Halfway House Restaurant’s menu has something for all palates. Meals can be enjoyed in the dining area, in the bar or on the veranda which overlooks the signature 9th hole.

Enjoy the breathtaking views of the 9th and 18th holes from the Bar lounge area and terrace, a perfect spot to relax with a drink after a round of golf.

For reservations or enquiries contact the Pro Shop on 039 313 5141 or email proshop.office@sanlameer.co.za. Visit their website www.sanlameer.co.za

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RESULTS & RANKINGS

SUNSHINE TOUR

PGA TOUR The Honda Classic, 3 – 6 March 2011 PGA National Champion Course

MTC Namibia PGA Championship, Windhoek CC 17 – 20 March 2011 1 2 3 4 5 T6

JG Claassen Christiaan Basson Josh Cunliffe Ryan Tipping Justin Walters Alex Haindl Branden Grace Trevor Fisher Jnr Jake Roos Bradford Vaughan

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

69-67-67-65 65-70-66-68 70-68-66-67 67-67-70-69 65-70-70-69 71-72-65-67 68-69-70-68 68-70-68-69 67-72-66-70 69-70-66-70

268 (-16) 269 (-15) 271 (-13) 273 (-11) 274 (-10) 275 (-9) 275 (-9) 275 (-9) 275 (-9) 275 (-9)

R 190,200.00 R 138,000.00 R 83,040.00 R 58,920.00 R 49,560.00 R 31,368.00 R 31,368.00 R 31,368.00 R 31,368.00 R 31,368.00

1 2 3 4 5

Rory Sabbatini Y.E. Yang Jerry Kelly Ricky Barnes Tommy Gainey

Other Southern Africans T14 Charl Schwartzel T55 Nick Price T70 Ernie Els T73 Trevor Immelman

RSA KOR USA USA USA

71-64-66-70 68-71-67-66 71-67-68-67 70-68-71-67 71-67-71-68

271 (-17) 272 (-16) 273 (-16) 276 (-16) 277 (-16)

$ 1,026,000.00 $ 615,600.00 $ 387,600.00 $ 273,600.00 $ 228,000.00

RSA ZIM RSA RSA

68-69-74-69 70-74-73-72 75-71-78-72 74-71-77-76

280 (-8) 289 (+1) 296 (+8) 298 (+10)

$ 102,600.00 $ 12,996.00 $ 11,286.00 $ 11,001.00

SUNSHINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 1 FEBRUARY 2011

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Charl Schwartzel Garth Mulroy Louis Oosthuizen George Coetzee Thomas Aiken James Kingston Branden Grace Hennie Otto Neil Schietekat Jaco Van Zyl Tjaart van der Walt Allan Versfeld Oliver Bekker Robert Dinwiddie Jbe' Kruger Keith Horne Bradford Vaughan Divan van den Heever Theunis Spangenberg Warren Abery

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA ENG RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

2,182,253.00 1,540,687.00 1,394,800.00 994,926.00 979,908.00 717,936.00 709,890.00 673,191.00 590,191.00 498,613.00 335,561.00 320,466.00 306,035.00 298,038.00 285,221.00 276,990.00 276,018.00 271,035.90 270,361.00 254,667.35

2 3 1 4 4 4 6 3 6 4 4 6 6 2 5 3 6 6 6 6

IGT Golf Tour

1 2 T3

CMR GC, 7 – 10 March 2011 1 2 3 4 5

Mark van As Danie van Tonder Ockie Strydom Mark Williams Alex Chopard

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

67-65-68-67 72-63-65-68 68-66-65-72 67-66-70-70 72-67-67-72

267 (-21) 268 (-20) 271 (-17) 273 (-15) 278 (-10)

R R R R R

10,000.00 5,000.00 3,000.00 2,500.00 2,000.00

75-68-70-67 70-72-69-70 74-67-71-69 72-72-70-69 71-67-75-72 73-72-69-71

280 (-8) 281 (-7) 281 (-7) 283 (-5) 285 (-3) 285 (-3)

R R R R R R

10,000.00 4,000.00 4,000.00 2,500.00 1,750.00 1,750.00

270 (-18) 271 (-17) 281 (-7) 284 (-4) 289 (+1)

R R R R R

10,000.00 5,000.00 2,600.00 2,300.00 1,700.00

Irene CC, 21 – 24 March 2011 1 T2 4 T5

Donovan Pearse Danie van Tonder Aubrey Barnard Juan Langeveld Morgana Robbertze Jaco Mouton

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

Waterkloof GC, 3 – 7 April 2011 1 2 3 4 5* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

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Tyrone Ryan Danie van Tonder Jacques Blaauw Jaco Ahlers Wayne Stroebel

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

71-69-63-67 66-68-66-71 73-72-68-68 67-77-70-71 73-68-76-72

IGT Golf Tour Order of Merit as of 11 April 2011

Danie van Tonder Tyrone Ryan Donovan Pearse Mark van As Marius Beukes Wynand Dingle Mark Williams Hertzog Landman Gary Baynham Aubrey Barnard

Congratulations Rory on winning the Honda Classic.

World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship, 10 – 13 March 2011, TPC Blue Monster at Doral

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

R 34,000.00 R 14,200.00 R 11,250.00 R 10,000.00 R 7,025.00 R 6,375.00 R 5,400.00 R 5,050.00 R 5,020.00 R 5,000.00

Nick Watney Dustin Johnson Anders Hansen Francesco Molinari Matt Kuchar

USA USA SWE ITA USA

67-70-68-67 69-69-65-71 71-69-68-67 68-68-70-69 68-69-68-71

272 (-16) 274 (-14) 275 (-13) 275 (-13) 276 (-12)

$ 1,400,000.00 $ 850,000.00 $ 465,000.00 $ 465,000.00 $ 350,000.00

Other Southern Africans T15 Ernie Els T18 Louis Oosthuizen T24 Charl Schwartzel T28 Rory Sabbatini T31 Retief Goosen T35 Thomas Aiken

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

69-70-73-69 71-73-67-71 71-71-75-67 74-74-67-70 69-76-68-73 68-75-74-70

281 (-7) 282 (-6) 284 (-4) 285 (-3) 286 (-2) 287 (-1)

$ 100,000.00 $ 89,000.00 $ 77,250.00 $ 73,000.00 $ 69,500.00 $ 65,500.00

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Transitions Championship, 17 – 20 March 2011 Innisbrook, A Salamander Golf and Spa Resort 1 2 3 4 T5

Gary Woodland Webb Simpson Scott Stallings Brandt Snedeker Chris Couch Brendon de Jonge

USA USA USA USA USA ZIM

67-68-67-67 67-67-67-69 66-70-66-70 72-64-67-70 69-64-70-71 69-66-66-73

269 (-19) 270 (-18) 272 (-16) 273 (-15) 274 (-14) 274 (-14)

$ $ $ $ $ $

990,000.00 594,000.00 374,000.00 264,000.00 180,125.00 180,125.00

Other Southern Africans T15 Rory Sabbatini RSA T28 Retief Goosen RSA Trevor Immelman RSA

67-72-67-71 72-69-68-70 72-66-68-73

277 (-11) $ 279 (-9) $ 279 (-9) $

88,000.00 34,283.33 34,283.33

Arnold Palmer Invitational, 24 – 27 March 2011 Bay Hill Club and Lodge 1 2 T3

Martin Laird Steve Marino Marc Leishman Justin Rose David Toms

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70-65-70-75 71-67-71-72 73-72-66-71 72-72-70-68 73-67-69-72

280 (-12) 281 (-11) 282 (-10) 282 (-10) 282 (-10)

$ 1,080,000.00 $ 648,000.00 $ 312,000.00 $ 312,000.00 $ 312,000.00

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RESULTS & RANKINGS Other Southern Africans T12 Trevor Immelman T38 Brendon de Jonge T47 Charl Schwartzel T70 Ernie Els

RSA ZIM RSA RSA

72-71-68-75 71-71-70-77 76-72-70-72 75-72-73-78

286 (-6) 289 (-3) 290 (-2) 298 (+6)

$ $ $ $

94,800.00 23,400.00 15,411.43 11,940.00

Other Southern Africans 23 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 99 Garth Mulroy RSA

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T4

Phil Mickelson Chris Kirk Scott Verplank Aaron Baddeley Steve Stricker

Other Southern Africans T16 Louis Oosthuizen T30 Charl Schwartzel T51 Ernie Els T60 Retief Goosen

USA USA USA AUS USA

70-70-63-65 66-69-69-67 73-65-65-68 73-65-66-71 67-72-67-69

268 (-20) 271 (-17) 271 (-17) 275 (-13) 275 (-13)

$ 1,062,000.00 $ 519,200.00 $ 519,200.00 $ 259,600.00 $ 259,600.00

RSA RSA RSA RSA

72-69-70-68 74-67-71-70 71-72-69-74 70-74-71-73

279 (-9) 282 (-6) 286 (-2) 288 (0)

$ $ $ $

20,590.00 2,350.00

Brenden Pappas winner of the Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open.

Shell Houston Open, 31 March – 3 April 2011 Redstone Golf Club Tournament Course 1 T2

$ $

94,400.00 35,842.50 13,884.66 12,685.00

PGA TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 11 APRIL 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Mark Wilson Nick Watney Phil Mickelson Luke Donald Gary Woodland Martin Laird Aaron Baddeley Matt Kuchar Charl Schwartzel Bubba Watson

Other Southern Africans 11 Rory Sabbatini 50 Tim Clark 62 Brendon de Jonge 76 Ernie Els 85 Trevor Immelman 92 Retief Goosen 100 Louis Oosthuizen

USA USA USA ENG USA SCO AUS USA RSA USA

10 7 9 5 10 9 10 9 6 9

$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $

2,430,825.00 2,304,400.00 2,161,531.00 2,138,467.00 2,034,530.00 1,984,963.00 1,887,116.00 1,836,173.00 1,766,104.00 1,752,817.00

RSA RSA ZIM RSA RSA RSA RSA

11 3 10 8 7 6 6

$ $ $ $ $ $ $

1,573,194.00 571,000.00 458,323.00 362,911.00 322,013.00 274,135.00 242,245

CHAMPIONS TOUR Toshiba Classic, 11 – 13 March 2011, Newport Beach CC 1 2 T3

ZIM USA USA JPN USA USA

60-68-68 65-65-67 69-64-66 68-64-67 65-70-65 66-67-67

196 (-17) 197 (-16) 199 (-14) 199 (-14) 200 (-13) 200 (-13)

$ $ $ $ $ $

255,000.00 149,600.00 112,200.00 112,200.00 70,266.67 70,266.67

Other Southern Africans T12 David Frost RSA T44 Mark McNulty IRE

67-69-66 72-72-66

202 (-12) $ 210 (-3) $

34,566.67 6,630.00

T5

Nick Price Mark Wiebe Michael Allen Joe Ozaki Brad Bryant Fred Couples

Nick Price winner of the Toshiba Classic on the Champions Tour.

NATIONWIDE TOUR Pacific Rubiales Bogota Open, 3 – 6 March 2011 The Country Club of Bogota 1 2 T3

Brenden Pappas Matt Every Scott Brown Julian Etulain David Vanegas

RSA USA USA ARG COL

67-66 67-67 69-66 67-68 66-69

133 (-9) 134 (-8) 135 (-7) 135 (-7) 135 (-7)

$ 108,000.00 $ 64,800.00 $ 27,060.00 $ 27,060.00 $ 27,060.00

Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic, 1 – 3 April 2011, Fallen Oak CC

Other Southern Africans T8 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 67-69

136 (-6)

$

17,400.00

1 T2

Chitimacha Louisiana Open, 24 – 27 March 2011 Le Triomphe CC 1 2 3 T4

Brett Wetterich Andres Echavarria Bubba Dickerson Rich Barcelo John Kimbell Carl Paulson

T5

USA USA USA USA USA USA

67-65-70-69 69-66-70-67 69-68-67-69 65-71-68-70 71-71-71-61 66-72-69-67

271 (-13) 272 (-12) 273 (-10) 274 (-10) 274 (-10) 274 (-10)

$ $ $ $ $

90,000.00 Amateur 54,000.00 26,000.00 26,000.00 26,000.00

Other Southern Africans T25 Brenden Pappas RSA T40 Garth Mulroy RSA

69-72-74-64 69-68-72-72

279 (-5) 281 (-3)

$ $

3,937.50 2,350.00

NATIONWIDE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 11 APRIL 1 2 3 4 5

Brenden Pappas Mathew Goggin Brett Wetterich Bubba Dickerson Darron Stiles

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RSA AUS USA USA USA

3 3 1 3 3

$ $ $ $ $

114,523.00 101,350.00 90,000.00 80,475.00 75,014.00

Tom Lehman Nick Price David Frost Jeff Sluman Olin Browne Jay Haas

USA ZIM RSA USA USA USA

Other Southern Africans T42 Mark McNulty IRE

67-64-69 68-69-67 68-67-69 66-66-72 70-68-67 69-68-68

200 (-16) 204 (-12) 204 (-12) 204 (-12) 205 (-11) 205 (-11)

$ $ $ $ $ $

240,000.00 117,333.34 117,333.33 117,333.33 70,400.00 70,400.00

76-69-70

215 (-1)

$

7,200.00

CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 11 APRIL 2011 1 2 3 4 5

Tom Lehman Nick Price Jeff Sluman Russ Cochran John Cook

Other Southern Africans 8 David Frost 30 Mark McNulty 85 Denis Watson 88 Trevor Dodds 113 Gary Player

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4 5 5 5 4

$ $ $ $ $

718,038.00 515,233.00 422,003.00 374,167.00 357,087.00

RSA IRE ZIM NAM RSA

5 5 1 1 1

$ $ $ $ $

271,713.00 83,570.00 10,250.00 7,560.00 736.00

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SUNSHINE TOUR

Contact details: Joanne (021) 850 6500

MAY 2011

4–7 12 – 14 25 – 27

Investec Royal Swazi Open Nashua Golf Challenge Vodacom Business Origins of Golf Tour

JUNE 2011

3–5 8 – 10

Lombard Insurance Classic Vodacom Origins of Golf

Royal Swazi Sun CC Gary Player CC Western Cape

R R R

750 000 500 000 540 000

Royal Swazi Sun CC Arabella GC

R R

850 000 540 000

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First Prize First Prize

R R

10 000 10 000

First Prize First Prize

R R

10 000 10 000

First Prize First Prize

R R

10 000 10 000

JULY 2011

18 – 20

27 – 29

Klipdrift Gold Sun Gary Player CC International Touring Pro-Am Vodacom Origins of Golf Simola GE

IGT GOLF TOUR MAY 2011

9 – 11 May Services GC 23 – 25 May Kempton Park GC

JUNE 2011

6 - 8 Jun 23 – 25 Jun

Ebotse GCC Observatory GC

JULY 2011

11 – 13 Jul 28 – 30 Jul

Irene CC Pretoria GC

AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN MAY 2011

2-4 8

Boland Open Stroke Play Highveld Open

Arabella GC Middelburg GC CONTACT DETAILS

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(021) 873 6828 (043) 740 3899 (011) 485 4251

Eastern Gauteng Golf Union Freestate and Northern Cape Golf Union Gauteng North Golf Union

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(011) 425 5316 (057) 899 1724 (012) 346 2638

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Event

Venue

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9 – 13 14 – 15 17 – 20 22 23 - 27 29

S.A. Country Districts Vaal Senior Open S.A. Mid Amateur Stroke Play Championship Central Gauteng Seniors Team Open Kwazulu Natal Amateur Beachwood CC Border Stroke Play East London GC

JUNE 2011

5 Jun 19 Jun

Lowveld Open Mpumalanga Open Foursomes

JULY 2011

3 Jul 7 – 10 Jul 16 - 17 Jul

North West Province Open Foursomes Limpopo Open Stroke Play Scratch League Finals (Northern Provinces)

Devonvale GE Maccauvlei GC East London GC Modderfontein GC

White River GC Tweefontein GC Orkney GC TBA Mpumalanga venue

AMATEUR EVENTS – LADIES MAY 2011

30 Apr - 1 May Free State and Northern Cape Championships 9 - 11 May Gauteng Championships Rand Park GC 22 - 25 May WGSA 72 Hole Teams Championship

JUNE 2011

25 - 29 Jun 18 - 19 Jun

JULY 2011

3 – 6 Jul 18 - 19 Jul

Oppenheimer Park GC Langebaan CC

Nomads SA Girls' Championship Limpopo Championships

Orkney GC Ledgends GC

Gauteng North Championships Nomads Gauteng Stroke Play Championship

Centurion CC Bryanston CC

CONTACT DETAILS

Karoo Golf Union KZN Golf Union Mpumalanga Golf Union Limpopo Golf Union March/April 2011

(054) 332 3323 (031) 202 7636 (013) 692 3002 (015) 295 4118

North-West Province Golf Union Southern Cape Golf Union Eastern Cape Golf Union Western Province Golf Union

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RESULTS & RANKINGS Abierto International Copa Antioquia, Club Campestre 10 - 13 Mar 2011

EUROPEAN TOUR Sicilian Open, Donnafugata Golf Resort & SPA, 17 - 20 March 2011 1 2 T3

JACQUELIN RaphaëlFRA WALL Anthony ENG LARA José Manuel ESP SJÖHOLM Joel SWE COLSAERTS Nicolas BEL DYSON Simon ENG

66-69-69-68 66-67-72-68 65-75-68-69 70-68-70-69 71-71-69-68 71-70-67-71

272 (-12) 273 (-11) 277 (-7) 277 (-7) 279 (-5) 279 (-5)

€ 166,660.00 € 111,110.00 € 56,300.00 € 56,300.00 € 26,300.00 € 26,300.00

Other Southern Africans T13 COETZEE George RSA

70-72-72-66

280 (-4)

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1 2 3 T4

ESTEVEZ Joaquin RUSSO Charles-Edouard VANEGAS Diego MEITINGER Nicolas WILCOX Will

ARG FRA COL GER USA

68-69-70-67 71-66-68-69 68-68-72-67 72-66-67-71 66-65-72-73

274 (-10) 274 (-10) 275 (-9) 276 (-8) 276 (-8)

€ 26,274.00 € 18,064.00 € 11,495.00 € 9,032.00 € 9,032.00

No other South Africans

14,143.00

Open de Andalucía de Golf, Parador de Málaga Golf 24 - 27 Mar 2011 1 2 3 T4

LAWRIE Paul SCO EDFORS Johan SWE AGUILAR Felipe CHI FOSTER Mark ENG JACQUELIN RaphaëlFRA

66-67-65-70 65-71-65-68 67-69-66-68 67-67-65-72 68-69-65-69

268 (-12) 269 (-11) 270 (-10) 271 (- 0) 271 (- 9)

€ 166,660.00 € 111,110.00 € 62,600.00 € 42,467.00 € 42,467.00

Other Southern Africans T8 OTTO Hennie RSA T40 COETZEE George RSA

68-68-67-70 69-68-67-75

273 (-7) 279 (-1)

€ €

22,467.00 6,100.00

Trophée Hassan II, Golf du Palais Royal and Golf de L’Océan 31 Mar - 3 Apr 2011 1 T2

ENG WAL RSA RSA SWE GONNET Jean-Baptiste FRA

67-71-67-69 67-70-68-69 68-73-65-68 67-71-69-69 67-74-68-68 71-68-71-67

274 (-13) 274 (-13) 274 (-13) 276 (-11) 277 (-10) 277 (-10)

Other Southern Africans T37 HORNE Keith RSA 78 NORRIS Shaun RSA

69-74-71-70 70-74-82-80

284 (-3) € 306 (+19) €

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HORSEY David DAVIES Rhys VAN ZYL Jaco COETZEE George FLOREN Oscar

€ 250,000.00 € 130,280.00 € 130,280.00 € 75,000.00 € 58,050.00 € 58,050.00 9,750.00 2,229.00

1 BOTHMA Michiel 2 FERREIRA Tyrone T3 BOSSERT André GRACE Branden WALKER Sam

RSA RSA SUI RSA ENG

66-67-69-68 73-66-66-67 70-64-70-71 68-71-66-70 68-69-72-66

270 (-14) 272 (-12) 275 (-9) 275 (-9) 275 (-9)

€ € € € €

30,400.00 20,900.00 11,400.00 11,400.00 11,400.00

Other South Africans T26 CUNLIFFE Josh T49 MORDT Tyrone ROOS Jake T58 GREENE Daniel

RSA RSA RSA RSA

68-70-73-70 64-73-72-77 69-74-71-72 72-70-73-74

281 (-3) 286 (+2) 286 (+2) 289 (+5)

€ € € €

1,634.00 798.00 798.00 608.00

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 11 APRIL 2011

RACE TO DUBAI AS OF 11 APRIL 2011 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Barclays Kenya Open, Muthaiga GC, 31 Mar - 3 Apr 2011

SCHWARTZEL Charl DONALD Luke KAYMER Martin QUIROS Alvaro HANSEN Anders MCILROY Rory CASEY Paul JIMÉNEZ Miguel Angel BJÖRN Thomas MOLINARI Francesco

RSA ENG GER ESP DEN NIR ENG ESP DEN ITA

8 3 6 8 7 5 6 8 7 5

€ € € € € € € € € €

1,556,524.00 1,453,725.00 1,049,513.00 662,174.00 577,311.00 506,177.00 466,637.00 462,156.00 454,696.00 436,778.00

Other South Africans 11 OOSTHUIZEN Louis 12 GOOSEN Retief 14 AIKEN Thomas 15 ELS Ernie 22 KINGSTON James 36 VAN ZYL Jaco 50 COETZEE George 70 IMMELMAN Trevor 78 KRUGER Jbe 87 HORNE Keith 97 OTTO Hennie 111 VAN DER WALT Tjaart 116 GRACE Branden 131 STERNE Richard 138 HAINDL Alex

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

8 7 9 4 8 6 6 1 6 10 8 3 3 6 4

€ € € € € € € € € € € € € € €

343,859.00 337,714.00 333,518.00 316,511.00 270,271.00 181,513.00 126,175.00 89,928.00 78,092.00 68,092.00 60,685.00 53,332.00 49,190.00 42,080.00 36,786.00

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1 2 3 4 5

Other Southern Africans 7 Branden GRACE 63 Josh CUNLIFFE T89 Jake ROOS Tyrone MORDT

RSA RSA RSA RSA

1 2 3 2 3

€ € € € €

30,400.00 28,839.00 22,484.00 21,294.00 17,091.00

1 1 1 1

€ € € €

11,400.00 1,634.00 798.00 798.00

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters The Empire Hotel & CC. 4 - 6 March 2011 1 2 3 4 5

WILLIAMS Chris CHOI Sang-ho HARWOOD Mike CHITPRASONG Jamnian CHUNG Chun-hsin

Other South Africans T11 LINCOLN Bobby T44 VAN VUUREN Steve T58 JOHNSTONE Tony SMIT Bertus

RSA KOR AUS THA TPE

68-69-64 67-68-67 67-68-69 67-65-73 68-73-65

201 (-12) 202 (-11) 204 (-9) 205 (-8) 206 (-7)

€ € € € €

34,690.00 23,126.00 16,188.00 12,720.00 9,343.00

RSA RSA ZIM RSA

70-70-68 74-72-71 76-77-69 71-76-75

208 (-5) 217 (+4) 222 (+9) 222 (-9)

€ € € €

4,914.00 879.00 439.00 439.00

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Michiel BOTHMA RSA Joaquin ESTEVEZ ARG Matt FORD ENG Charles-Edouard RUSSO FRA Matthew BALDWIN ENG

LYLE Sandy FOWLER Peter

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204 (-12) € 37,484.00 207 (-9) € 24,989.00

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PAR 69-69-71 ENG 71-74-66 RSA 74-68-69

209 (-7) 211 (-5) 211 (-5)

€ 17,493.00 € 11,008.00 € 11,008.00

Other South Africans T10 JOHNSTONE Tony T26 VAN VUUREN Steve T54 SMIT Bertus T57 WILLIAMS Chris

ZIM RSA RSA RSA

213 (-3) 217 (+1) 224 (+8) 225 (+9)

€ € € €

75-64-74 73-71-73 74-75-75 79-75-71

6,247.00 2,034.00 575.00 500.00

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 11 APRIL 2011 1 2 3 4 5

Sandy LYLE Boonchu RUANGKIT Peter SENIOR Chris WILLIAMS Mike HARWOOD

SCO THA AUS RSA AUS

4 4 1 5 4

€ € € € €

106,886.00 55,104.00 54,499.00 54,150.00 52,987.00

Other Southern Africans 11 David FROST 22 Bobby LINCOLN 31 Bertus SMIT 41 Steve VAN VUUREN 48 Tony JOHNSTONE

RSA RSA RSA RSA ZIM

1 4 3 3 2

€ € € € €

42,000.00 17,154.00 13,670.00 8,512.00 6,687.00

T5 Jyoti RANDHAWA Ali SHER Other South Africans 9 Tjaart VAN DER WALT T19 Jbe KRUGER

IND IND

73-66-68-71 278 (-10) $ 11,235.00 73-71-69-65 278 (-10) $ 11,235.00

RSA 72-68-71-69 280 (-8) RSA 72-73-71-70 286 (-2)

S.S.P. CHOWRASIA Sujjan SINGH Kiradech APHIBARNRAT Chinnarat PHADUNGSIL Anirban LAHIRI

Other Southern Africans 16 Jbe KRUGER 47 Tjaart VAN DER WALT 56 Peter KARMIS

IND IND THA THA IND

$ $ $ $ $

410,077.50 97,326.13 72,833.23 72,269.70 57,720.00

2 3 2 2 3

RSA RSA RSA

$ $ $

34,239.60 6,600.00 3,877.50

2 2 2

Congratulations Chris Williams with your maiden European Seniors Tour victory at The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters.

ASIAN TOUR Kiradech APHIBARNRAT SIDDIKUR Ajeetesh SANDHU Manav JAINI Akinori TANI

Other South Africans T16 Peter KARMIS 65 Jaco AHLERS

THA BAN IND IND JPN

68-67-69-68 68-67-67-71 69-67-68-70 68-73-64-70 68-67-70-71

272 (-16) 273 (-15) 274 (-14) 275 (-13) 276 (-12)

$ $ $ $ $

47,550.00 32,550.00 18,300.00 14,790.00 12,300.00

RSA 71-71-69-72 283 (-5) $ RSA 74-72-79-75 300 (+12) $

3,877.50 795.00

Panasonic Open (India) , 6 – 9 April 2011, Delhi GC 1 Anirban LAHIRI T2 Mardan MAMAT Manav JAINI 4 Prom MEESAWAT

IND SIN IND THA

65-71-68-71 67-65-69-74 71-67-67-70 74-70-66-67

275 (-13) 275 (-13) 275 (-13) 277 (-11)

$ $ $ $

47,550.00 25,425.00 25,425.00 14,790.00

6,600.00 3,243.33

ASIAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 11 APRIL 2011 1 2 3 4 5

SAIL Open, 22 – 25 March 2011, Delhi GC 1 2 3 4 5

$ $

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR 1 2 3 4 5

HENDERSON MONEY LIST AS OF 11 APRIL 2011

Melissa Reid Zuzana Kamasova Kristie Smith Caroline Masson Jiyai Shin

ENG SVK AUS GER KOR

€ € € € €

Other Southern Africans 10 Lee-Anne Pace 12 Ashleigh Simon 58 Tandi Cuningham 60 Stacy Lee Bregman 79 Morgana Robbertze

RSA RSA RSA RSA RSA

€ € € € €

52,522.57 48,750.00 41,823.78 36,821.06 36,500.00

3 1 4 4 1

18,225.00 15,278.33 3,315.00 3,312.03 1,755.00

2 3 4 3 1

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS 11 APRIL 2011 1 Lee Westwood 2 Martin Kaymer 3 Luke Donald 4 Phil Mickelson 5 Tiger Woods 6 Graeme McDowell 7 Paul Casey 8 Steve Stricker 9 Rory McIlroy 10 Matt Kuchar Other Southern Africans 11 Charl Schwartzel

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ENG SWE ENG USA USA NIR ENG USA NIR USA

7.53 7.80 6.97 6.73 6.07 6.02 5.64 6.60 5.52 5.21

47 49 52 45 40 55 45 42 5 54

RSA

5,16

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14 22 28 31 53 93 94 99 122 180 186 187 194

Ernie Els Retief Goosen Louis Oosthuizen Tim Clark Rory Sabbatini James Kingston Brendon de Jonge Thomas Aiken Jbe' Kruger Trevor Immelman George Coetzee Jaco Van Zyl Hennie Otto

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4.61 4.02 3.60 3.54 2.36 1.58 1.57 1.53 1.25 0.95 0.92 0.92 0.86

56 56 53 48 56 53 56 56 45 40 53 40 55

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GOLFING DESTINATIONS - GAUTENG NEWS CLIP

Bothma crowned the king of Kenya Eleven years after his compatriot Trevor Immelman won the event, South African Michiel Bothma triumphed at the Barclays Kenya Open to capture his first Challenge Tour title. His victory by two shots from fellow South African Tyrone Ferreira was sweet relief for Bothma, who had won previously on his native Sunshine Tour but never in five seasons on the Challenge Tour. The man from Pretoria, who played in the final group with his cousin Branden Grace and room-mate André Bossert, got his round off to the best possible start with a birdie on the first hole at Muthaiga Golf Club in Nairobi on route to a superb round of 68.

Bothma received the trophy from Kenya’s President Mwai Kibaki and a winner’s cheque for €30,400 which moved him to the top of the Challenge Tour Rankings, and gave him every chance of claiming a European Tour card for the first time.

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NEWS CLIP

World Golf Championship for South Africa

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ollowing extensive meetings in Augusta, Georgia with the US PGA Tour and the International Federation of PGA Tours (of which the Sunshine Tour is a founder member), Commissioner of the Sunshine Tour Gareth Tindall announced last month that the Sunshine Tour will host and stage a World Golf Championships event in South Africa from 2012.

While the exact dates and venue are still to be confirmed, the event, which will feature the top 70 players on the Official World Golf Ranking, will be closely linked to building awareness of poverty and the HIV/Aids pandemic in Africa and will be known as the Tournament of Hope.

“This is, without doubt, the most significant milestone in the history of professional golf in South Africa,” said an elated Tindall on his return from Augusta. “It is something that we as the Sunshine Tour have been working on for a long time and the unanimous support that we have received from the other professional Tours around the world confirms the major standing of our players and the Sunshine Tour in world golf.

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“What is even more significant is that we have the commitment that we will host this World Golf Championships event for a period of five years.

That has enormously positive implications for the game and for our country as a whole.” Also coming out of the meetings was the fact that the dates of the South African Open Championship and the Alfred Dunhill Championship will swap so that the SA Open will no longer clash with The Presidents Cup, which will be held in Australia from 16 to 21 November.

This will clear the way for defending champion Ernie Els, new Masters champion Charl Schwartzel and other South Africans to play in both events.

“The International team in this year’s Presidents Cup is likely to feature at least five South Africans,” said Tindall, “and we wanted to ensure that they have the opportunity to play in both events. We are delighted that we were able to reach this agreement and must pay tribute to our long-time sponsor Alfred Dunhill for agreeing to the compromise.”

In closing, Tindall added, “We now find ourselves at the beginning of one of the most exciting chapters in South African sport and we have plenty of work to do.

We look forward to being able to make further announcements about the WGC event in due course.”

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Take that, Feherty!

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have no problem with David Feherty – or anyone else – changing nationality and becoming patriotic in his adopted country. But Feherty’s Tigerpumping (like the word?

I thought of it myself, and considered the implications of using it, too) during the final round of the Masters yesterday was little short of nauseating. I was too intoxicated with the excitement, and Woods was certainly part of the unfolding story – a big part of it.

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birdie as he reeled off 10 pars in a row after he dropped his only shot of the day on the fourth.

And, as Woods went on the characteristic charge which got the American patrons back to full voice around Augusta National, the implications of his being able to hold things together were certainly threatening to the scenario Charl fans were hoping for. But for Feherty to drool over his every move – good and bad – on an international broadcast was in extraordinarily bad taste.

week’s Global Golf Post, “At his best, Woods would never have played the stretch from 12 through 15 in even par from where he had the ball. He would have two-putted 12, birdied 13, birdied 14 and eagled 15. Take that, rest of the field.” And while he wasn’t doing that, Feherty was going hoarse with the prospect of a Tiger win that was receding with every stroke – and all but ignoring Schwartzel.

The reality was (and is, I suspect about this version of Tiger), as Mike Purkey puts it in this

And the others who have already rated him as a one-major wonder. – By Mike Green

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Cue four birdies in a row from Charl.

Take that Feherty.

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HOU DIE LEMME SKERP

HOU DIE LEMME SKERP Die winter lê voor en die opsigters wat na die “bent gras” bane in ons land omsien slaak ‘n sug van verligitng. Die res van ons wat met warm seisoen grasse werk moet tevrede wees met vaal gras en baie min groei. n die warm maande met ‘n warm seisoen gras, kan mens amper nie voorbly met snywerk nie, daar is bitter min tyd vir enige iets anders. Goeie reënval, gereëlde bemesting en warm weer is die ideale toestande vir meeste grassoorte. Die tydperk se groot lekker, vanuit die baanoposigter se oogpunt gesien, is natuurlik die gras se vermoë om vining te herstel na enige skade, bv. kunsmis

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der en groei verminder drasties. Die voordeel is dat soos die grassny verminder, meer tyd spandeer kan word aan die nie-natuurlike elements soos karpaadjies en baanmeubels. Dit is ook ‘n goeie tyd van die jaar om vir die baanpersoneel verlof toe te staan. Wat ons in gedagte moet hou is dat die gras se reaksie op kunsmis laag sal wees en besproeiing kan heelwat afgeskaal word omdat die gras minder benodig en daar veel minder verdamping is.

Soos die winter nader kruip en temperature saans en sogggens verlaag, begin die gras om in ‘n “dormante” fase in te beweeg. Dit is hulle natuurlike “rusperiode”. Dit beteken dat die kleur mag veran-

Op ons baan, die pragtige Prince’s Grant aan die ooskus van SA, is daar egter ‘n paar spesifieke probleme wat die winter periode in ‘n nagmerrie kan laat verander. Twee wat ek wil beklemtoon is

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die insek “Ground Pearl” en die natturlike gedrag van paspalum gras wat vinnig uitdun in die winter maande. Lekker om op te set maar as dit te erg raak ‘n kopseer vir baanopsigters.

“Ground Pearl” is ‘n insek wat veral in die winter hier op die Noordkus van Natal groot skade kan berokken. Hierdie insek word beskerm met ‘n “dop” of “skulp” en lewe op verskeie warmseisoen wortel stelsels. (Onder andere “Paspalum Vaginatum”). Hierdie klein insekte wat tot 2-3 mm in grootte is, het naaldagtige monddele wat dit moontlik maak om sappe uit die gras wortels te suig. Volwasse wyfies lê hulle eiers in die grond en die jong papies heg hulle self aan die wortels waar hulle dan ‘n beskermende waslaag om hulle vorm wat die naam “grond perel” aandui. Geaffekteerde gras vertoon bleek, dan bruin en kort

voor lank, is alle gras weg. Insekdoders is grootliks oneffektief in die beheer van hierdie insek.

Sterk en gesonde gras is uiters belangrik om ‘n aanslag van hierdie insekte te oorleef. Hierdie insek is hoofsaaklik gevaarlik in die winter omdat re nval beperk is en die Paspalam gras natuurlik uitdun. Alle bane waar die gras onder stress kom gedurende winter of tydens droogte toestande word beinvloed deur sekondêre plae, waarvan “ground pearl” een is.

Daarom is dit so belangrik om die baangras, veral setperke, gereeld met insekdoder te behandel, op ‘n voorkomende basis en genoeg voeding beskikbaar te stel vir die gras. Dit is altyd wys om die sny hoogte bietjie te lig aan die einde van Maart of begin April sodat die plant kan versterk en digter kan groei om die winter toestande beter te kan hanteer.

Die lekker van ‘n golfbaan is dat dit ‘n lewende wese is wat deurgaans verander. Somer maande, wanneer gras lekker groei, is totaal anders as die winter maande wanneer ons baan hier by Prince’s Grant sy unieke “links” gevoel het met skoonvelde wat baie balrol bied (en soms in jou guns kan tel) en vinniger ferm setperke. Watter seisoen ook al, baanopsigters word voortdurend met unieke uitdagings gekonfronteer. Vir die golfspeler is dit ‘n kopskuif van ‘n groen baan met sagter setperke tot ‘n vaal baan met harde setperke, hoe dit ook al sy, dit bly ‘n voorreg.

Tot volgende keer, hou die lemme skerp.

Danie KoK Hoof baanopsigter, Prince’s Grant Golf Club.

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NEW ‘MIRACLE’ GOLF BALL ON THE WAY TO IMPROVE SA GOLFERS’ ROUNDS Last month leading science-based and services company, DuPont, has partnered with Nike Golf for a transformational golf ball core that adds distance, straightens shots and improves control, according to Nike test results. The revolutionary new Nike 20XI golf balls showcase a breakthrough design which increases distance, speed and control. The Nike 20XI ball features a lightweight core composed of highly engineered, thermoplastic resin formulated using DuPont™ HPF ionomer technology.

“DuPont has been the ideal partner for us on the 20XI ball.

They are the world leader when it comes to materials, science and innovation,” said Rock Ishii, product development director – Nike Golf. “This collaboration between DuPont scientists and Nike golf ball engineers has resulted in the next revolution of golf ball development.” Four years in the making, the new Nike 20XI ball design replaces rubber cores with a highly-engineered, DuPont thermoplastic resin developed specifically for use in golf balls. This advanced core technology makes the new 20XI ball faster, and Nike’s new design makes it possible to achieve both greater distance and greater control.

“Collaboration is the catalyst needed to ensure DuPont science delivers a big impact to customers,” said Bill Harvey, president – DuPont Packaging & Industrial Polymers. “Nike brought us their challenge, and together we were able to develop this new material. Golfers will be well served.”

“By working directly with golf ball design engineers, we can better understand how to transform their ball performance targets into property and performance targets for our materials,” said Jim de Garavilla, P&IP global technology lead for golf. “Having an intimate knowledge of customer needs, along with an intimate knowledge of our advanced ionomer technology platform, enables us to bridge the gap between customer needs and our DuPont material technology.

“It's exciting to work with a partner like Nike that is as committed to innovation as DuPont,” Jim said. “Over the last four years, Nike has been relentless in their effort and commitment to bring DuPont's higher performance, advanced thermoplastic ionomer resin technology into golf ball core applications.”

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Mossel Bay’s Pinnacle Point Open To All Mossel Bay’s Pinnacle Point Beach and Golf Resort - which Americanbased Links magazine recently rated the 8th most spectacular course in the world - has been open to all golfers for almost 18 months.

“You no longer need to stay to play, and the word is spreading, with a lot more locals coming to enjoy the course,” said the Resort’s general manager of golf operations, Jason Totos. Mr. Totos is deeply passionate about Pinnacle Point because, he said, it’s easy to explain why it’s so unique.

“The setting makes the experience.

“We’ve got seven holes on the cliff-side, and where many clubs blow you away with the condition of the course or the wow-factor of the club house, we prefer to let the course do the talking.

“It really does take your breath away. Players go from one hole to the next thinking it just can’t get better - and it does! Watching whales and dolphins at play, those incredible cliff-top shots...

“For me, this course is about being spectacular: it’s like playing golf IMAX style.

“You certainly won’t find anything like it in Africa - and, in fact, it was the only African course in Links magazine’s top ten.”

So - is it very expensive to play, then?

“Definitely not,” said Mr. Totos. “We’re going into our winter period now, and from the 1st of May it’ll cost you just R495.00 a round - and that includes your golf cart. We also host a meat competition on the third Wednesday of each month which costs only R250.00.”

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He said that accommodation is available on the course in a selection of luxurious private villas and lodges.

“The accommodation is managed by Leisure Rentals, which is a subsidiary of the Resort’s Homeowner’s Association.

“It makes our rates very competitive and affordable.”He said that the course is in very good condition despite the drought that’s gripped the Mossel Bay area for the last two years.

“Even the rough is looking good; it’s all fynbos, and we’ve made the removal of invasive alien vegetation a priority so that the natural plant community is able to thrive.”

Mossel Bay Tourism’s Marcia Holm said that Pinnacle Point is an important part of the town’s tourism offering. “And it’s great that it’s open and available to all,” she said.

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Course made longer for British Open

SANDWICH, England -- The Royal St. George's course will be 100 yards longer for this year's British Open, with par being reduced from 71 to 70. Organizers say the famous fourth hole -- with a huge bunker staring players in the face as they tee off -- is being changed from a 497-yard par 5 to a 495-yard par 4. The third hole will be increased by 30 yards to 240 yards, while the long seventh goes from 532 to 564 yards and the ninth from 388 to 412 yards. In the main alteration on the back nine, the 15th will be stretched from 475 yards to a 496-yard par 4.

Eight years ago, American winner Ben Curtis was the

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only player to break par at the course, and only by one shot. The previous time, in 1983, Greg Norman set a championship record of 13-under 267.

In another change, the fairway on the first hole has been widened by about 12 yards. In 2003, Tiger Woods lost a ball with his first shot at Royal St. George's and took a triple-bogey 7. Less than 30 percent of all drives finished on the fairway in 2003.

"Tiger's lost ball was not an influence -- it was the overall statistic of 27-28 percent," Royal & Ancient Club chief executive Peter Dawson said.

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CRONJE WINS PLAYOFF TO TAKE SA UNDER 19 STROKE PLAY TITLE Stefan Cronje beat Dylan Raubenheimer on the first hole of a sudden death playoff to win the Nomads South African Under 19 Stroke Play Championships last month.

Both players finished on a two under par 72 hole aggregate of 286 played over the par 72 Maccauvlei Golf Club layout in Central Gauteng.

Seventeen year old Cronje, from Delmas Golf Club in Ekurhuleni, beat his opponent in the playoff with a regulation par four on the 10th hole. Dylan Raubenheimer, two years younger than Cronje, hit his drive into a fairway bunker. From here on the Western Province golfer had his back to the wall eventually recording a bogey.

Final Results 286 – Stefan Cronje (72,73,69,72) – won after 2nd playoff hole, Dylan Raubenheimer (76,69,72,69) 290 – Zander Lombard (72,72,72,74) 292 – Zander Gous (76,73,73,70) 293 – Victor Lange (73,76,71,73), Oswin Schlenkrich (75,74,73,71)

VICTOR IS SA BOYS U19 AMATEUR CHAMPION Victor Lange beat Ian Snyman in the final of the Nomads South African Under 19 Match Play Championship 5 and 4 to be crowned the 2011 SA U19 Amateur Champion.

Playing the Maccauvlei Country Club, the Royal Johannesburg and Country Club golfer turned two up and never looked back in the eighteen hole contest.

The playoff for third and fourth, between Theodore Oosthuizen and Dylan Raubenheimer never materialised as the match was conceded by the latter.

Match Play Results Quarter Finals Theodor Oosthuizen beat Gideon van der Vyver 2 and 1 Oswin Schlenkrich lost to Victor Lange 4 and 3 Jason Viljoen lost to Ian Snyman 3 and 1 Angus Ellis-Cole lost to Dylan Raubenheimer 27th hole 68

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Semi-Finals

Finals:

Theodor Oosthuizen lost to Victor Lange 1 down

Victor Lange beat Ian Snyman 5 and 4

Ian Snyman beat Dylan Raubenheimer 20th hole

Schwartzel inspires Williams’ win at Sanlam Women’s SA Amateur12 Apr 2011 Kim Williams lauded 2011 Masters Champion Charl Schwartzel for inspiring her successful title defence at the Sanlam Women’s SA Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Rustenburg GC last month.

The country’s number one ranked amateur trailed by three going into the final round. Williams said she took a page out of Schwartzel’s book to rise above two disappointing rounds.

“The night before the final round I was thinking about the way Charl came from behind to win,” explained Williams.

Williams fought her way to a masterful fourunder-par 68 to seal her second successive stroke play title with an emphatic four stroke victory.

Monique Smit slipped into third on two over 218 with a closing 74 while joint overnight leaders Iliska Verwey and Nobuhle Dlamini signed for 78s to tie for fourth on one over. Williams knew going into the final round that she needed a good start and back-to-back birdies on the opening holes set her on the right track.

Williams was also thrilled to learn that she joined just a handful of players with back-toback victories at the Sanlam Women’s SA Stroke Play championship. Alison Sheard won the championship in 1974 and 1975, and again in 1978 and 1979. Tanica van As triumphed in 2002 and 2003 and Ashleigh Simon dominated the tournament from 2004 to 2007.

“It’s quite an honour; it’s a great group of ladies to be amongst.”

FINAL SCORES: 212 Kim Williams 70-74-68 216 Bertine Strauss 70-73-73 218 Monique Smit 70-74-74 219 Nobuhle Dlamini SWZ 73-68-78; Iliska Verwey 67-74-78

Verwey claims Sanlam Women’s SA Amateur Iliska Verwey underlined her growing potential when she won an enthralling 34-hole marathon against Swaziland’s Nobuhle Dlamini to claim the Sanlam Women’s SA Amateur Match Play Championship title at Rustenburg GC last month. The WGSA number two was delighted to lift the Match Play trophy just days after letting the Stroke Play championship slip. The 22-year-old Eastern Cape golfer had led the first two rounds of the stroke play championship but couldn’t maintain the focus to challenge Kim Williams, who successfully defended her title. On the final day Verwey found a way to push the envelope all the way to the winner’s circle. The match was an incredible tussle. She never let up and every time I got my nose in front, she lifted her game.

“It all changed for me going down the last 11 holes. I knew I had to dig deep because only birdies would do it and I was able to deliver.

“Winning on this stage has been my dream ever since I started playing. To come back after such a disappointing season last year and turn things around like this, is incredible.”

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PRODUCT REVIEW

P R O D U C T R E V I E W RANGEHOLDER VISIT THE DRIVING RANGE IN STYLE!

Every now and then we at SA Golf Trader come across a new product that really impresses; the Rangeholder is one such product.

The Rangeholder is a fantastic new innovation that makes your visit to the Driving Range an absolute pleasure. The Rangeholder is a small, very handy product that substitutes your golf bag. It holds 5 clubs which makes it ideal for the Driving Range and even a quick nine Holes.

Whilst down the KZN South Coast recently I played nine holes at Margate CC and used the Rangeholder. I took along a Driver, 6iron, 9iron, sand wedge and my putter, and found that I could carry all that I needed with ease including my glove, extra balls, tee’s, wallet, cellphone etc.

I showed the Rangeholder to the guys at the Tuks Golf Academy in Pretoria and they were really impressed with the lightweight construction and the brilliant way that the clubs are balanced whilst carrying them.

The Rangeholder would make an ideal gift and I think here of the corporate market in particular, as it can easily be branded. With a recommended retail price of R380 including VAT, it offers good value for money.

The Rangeholder is a very handy, practical product and if you are playing any form of golf that requires only five clubs then it is a must have!

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MANASSERO, the man in Malaysia Matteo Manassero earned himself a €288,465 birthday present with his second European Tour win at the Maybank Malaysian Open last month. The Italian, who turned 18 the Tuesday after the tournament started the celebrations early as a closing 68 helped him finish 16 under and see off challenges from Grégory Bourdy and Rory McIlroy.

“I couldn’t imagine anything better – going back home to celebrate my 18th birthday and my second victory on The European Tour,” he said, after climbing to 33rd on the Official World Golf Ranking.

He had a big dinner to celebrate both.

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Create more power and “zip” by turning your shoulders properly When I ask most Amateurs and Professionals alike, what is the single part of their game they would like to see improve, the answer is always- “I want to hit it further” The easiest way to create more power and width in your golf swing is, quite simply, to turn the shoulders correctly.

Using my aiming sticks by placing them across my chest is probably the easiest way to check your amount of turn (you can also use a golf club)

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In the pictures below I have not made a full turn as my shoulders have not rotated 90 degrees and my back is not facing the target. This has caused me to tilt and get steep on the backswing.

I now have to use my hands and small muscles to create power instead of my legs, chest and shoulders!

In the following pictures you can see that by turning 90 degrees and having my back facing the target I have more space, width and coil.

This ‘windup’ of the shoulders will allow me to unwind my bigger muscles thereby creating a lot more club head speed and giving me a much more solid impact position!

Ensure that your shoulders turn 90 degrees, either in a mirror or by using a club or aiming sticks.

If you cannot rotate 90 degrees you will be limited in terms of your power.

To find out if you do have a full range of shoulder rotation, please consult with your local PGA Professional and start hitting the ball much further!

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KUIER SAAM MET CRUSE

Die naam Nomads ! Wie weet wat hulle doen? Dit is ’n organisasie wat natuurlik mal is oor gholf en die mans en vrouens staan van hulle tyd af in hulle besige lewens om te help by gholf toernooie. Die Sonskyn Toer betaal hulle n fooi vir die werk, en meeste van daardie fooi gaan vir ’n baie goeie doel. Hulle sal byvoorbeeld ’n welsyns organisasie kies en die geld aan hulle skenk namens Nomads.

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it is so n klomp “nice” mense, meeste baie suksesvol in hul besigheid, maar sien nog steeds kans om die Sonskyn Toer en andere te help as hulle dit nodig het. Hulle het tot 80 mense soms nodig by sekere toernooie. Nomads mense moet al daar wees voor die eerste spelers afslaan 6:20 om al die papierwerk en kaarte vir hulle te gee. Dan staan hy daar tot die laaste spelers afslaan 13:25 (lang dag nê). Dan op elke putjie is daar ’n Nomad wat elke speler se telling moet neem. Al hierdie tellings van al die 3-balle op die baan word dan per radio deur gegee na die telling kamer waar dit dan op die tel bord en internet gesit word.

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Nomads doen weereens al daardie werk in die telling kamer. Al die Nomads moet kos en koeldrank kry, en wie reël al daardie dinge. . .

Ja, die Nomads. Een persoon laai al die kos en koeldrank op en vat dit na al die mense op putjies 1 – 18. Hy lyk soos “Mr Delivery” Daar is n klomp mense wat rond hardloop om die verskillende telborde op die baan op hoogte te hou van wat op die baan aangaan.

Dan is daar ou grapgat Colin wat ons telkaarte in neem na 18 putjies en dit optel en seker maak als is reg. Ek is seker hy kan n paar stories skryf van wat daar binne aangaan, hoe die spelers se “mood” is en wie wat doen.

Natuurlik hang dit af hoe sekere spelers speel of hulle gaan vriendelik wees of nie. Ek sal graag Colin se boek wil lees as hy een gaan skryf, want ek dink dit sal n “Best Seller” wees.

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Na elke dag, het die Nomads ’n ou plekkie waarheen hulle kan gaan om ’n paar “koeldrankies” te geniet. ’n Paar van die spelers kuier gereeld saam met Dennis Hutchinson en Dale Hayes wat die Nomads baie geniet. Ons bly partykeer ’n bietjie langer as wat ons moet maar die arme Nomads moet maar vasbyt vir wat kom want, 06:30 moet hulle alles weer doen! Ek wil net namens myself en al my mede spelers die Nomads grootliks bedank vir die wonderlike werk wat hulle vir gholf in hierdie land doen. Ek weet dit voel en lyk partykeer of van die mense dit nie waardeer nie, of nie weet wat julle regtig doen nie, maar meeste waardeer julle tyd en alles May/June 2011

wat julle doen. Meeste van alles waardeer ons julle “support” en aanmoediging en die vriendelike manier waarop julle dit mee doen.

Baie, baie dankie Nomads, ons like julle kwaai !

NS: As julle graag wil he die Nomads moet julle kom help met n groot “gholf event”, skenk so paar rand na hulle en ek is seker hulle sal kom help. Skakel Henry de Greef op 021 850 0057.

Groete

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Ball Position & Stance

In this month’s tip we will be covering Ball Position and Stance.

One of the most common mistakes that we see young golfers’, in fact golfers’ of all ages make is incorrect Ball Position. The fact of the matter is that the Ball Position should always remain in the same place and only your stance changes!

Confused?! Let me explain...

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The Ball Position should always be just inside your left heel (if you are a right-handed golfer).

To quote the game’s greatest, Jack Nicklaus, “The standard ball position is expressed as ball off the left heel. Just remember, the width of your stance determines how far back or forward the ball actually is.”

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If you are hitting a chip shot, your Stance will be very narrow. In fact, your feet will be touching each other. Because your Stance is narrow, the Ball Position appears to be on your back foots big toe but it is actually still just inside the left heel!

If you are hitting an iron shot, your Stance will be slightly wider. Your feet will be about shoulder width apart. Because your Stance is wider, the Ball Position appears to be further forward but it is actually still just inside the left heel!

If you are hitting a shot with your driver, your Stance will be wide. Your feet will be even more than shoulder width apart. To quote Tiger Woods, “your shoulders should be able to fit in between your heels.” Because your Stance is very wide, the Ball Position appears to be far forward when in fact it is still just inside the left heel!

So, remember, your Ball Position never changes but your Stance width does! Good luck practising this very important fundamental and we’ll be back with another tip in the next issue. Play well!

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>>> CHRISTIAAN BASSON

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He was born on the 28 February 1931 in Berlin while his father was employed as a club professional there.

In his 27 years of playing, he won three British PGA Championships, was semi-finalist in the British PGA Matchplay Championship, played on eight Ryder Cup teams, and played on ten teams representing England in the World Cup. He had five top-ten finishes in the Open Championship, coming closest in 1954 at Royal Birkdale when he finished just four shots behind Peter Thomson.

His father Percy and he were the first father and son to both participate in the Ryder Cup. He gave Sean Connery golf tips before he filmed Goldfinger.

He was the Captain of the PGA twice.

He has written numerous books, one of which is titled “Golf – The Cure for a Grumpy Old Man”.

He retired from the professional golf circuit in 1969 and made his broadcasting debut in 1961, as part of the BBC team covering the Open Championship at Birkdale which was won by Arnold Palmer.

Today he continues to commentate and can perhaps be described as "the greatest golf commentator ever".

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NEWS CLIP

R&A exec calls for public reprimands Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson believes the PGA and European tours should start going public with their discipline of players.

The U.S. tour does not disclose when a player is fined, and the European Tour typically keeps such matters quiet. It made an exception when Tiger Woods was shown on TV spitting on the green in Dubai because of the enormous publicity. Woods later apologized on Twitter.

"I would not want to give the impression in any way that the standards of behavior in golf are poor," Dawson told the Press Association on Tuesday at Royal May/June 2011

St. George's. "I think they are very high, and golf is still held up as a model for many other sports. These particular incidents that we see do get a great deal of publicity and rightly so.

"There are many good reasons for keeping it quiet, but I think it's possibly something that the tours who do that should look at changing, because I think putting these things in the public domain has a lot of benefits -especially now that golf is an Olympic sport."

"As regards what the tours' disciplinary policy should be in terms of whether it should be made public, I think if you look at the wider world of sport, that has become the norm," he said. www.sagolftrader.co.za

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Sunshine Tour Announces Major Development Initiative The Sunshine Tour announced the launch of the Sunshine Big Easy Tour presented by Stonehage, a mini-tour dedicated to giving a wider cross section of professionals to play in competitive professional events. Sunshine Tour commissioner Gareth Tindall said, “As the Sunshine Tour continues to grow, we need to make sure we give more opportunities to develop skills in the professional game to a wider range of players, especially those who perhaps haven’t had many opportunities to excel in amateur golf ranks. The Big Easy Tour provides exactly that.” The Tour is named after three-time Major winner Ernie Els in recognition of his continued commitment to the development of the May/June 2011

game in South Africa. “I commend the Sunshine Tour on this initiative to provide competitive playing opportunities for our up-and-coming professionals and I am very honoured that the Tour has asked me to put my name to the new mini Tour,” said Els from his US home in Florida.

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2011 Qualifying School played in Bloemfontein last year, and the top 30 at the Vusi Ngubeni Strokeplay played in Johannesburg in January are eligible to play on the Tour, as are those who finished from 71st to 150th on the 2010 Sunshine Tour Order of Merit. Each tournament will be played over two rounds, and, to begin with, all events will be in the Gauteng area, where the majority of golfers at whom the series is aimed live. That way, travel and accommodation costs will be alleviated for those players.

Each event will have R100,000 in prize money, with the Big Easy Tour Championship having a purse of R250,000.

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NEWS CLIP

Williams breaks his duck in Brunei Chris Williams claimed his maiden European Senior Tour title in spectacular fashion with a seven under par final round 64 to win The Aberdeen Brunei Senior Masters presented by The Stapleford Forum. Williams finished second to Boonchu Ruagnkit on the2010 Senior Tour Order of Merit after a series of near misses but he succeeds Ruangkit as champion in Brunei following a dramatic final day comeback at The Empire Hotel and Country Club. After finishing runner up three times in two seasons on the Senior Tour, and recording 12 top ten finishes last year – the most of any player – Williams admitted it was a huge relief to finally get his hands on a trophy. “The first one is always the hardest,” he said.

“I’ve been runner up three times and close on a number of other occasions so people do start to talk about it. It’s nice to get that monkey off your back.

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EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

BAGS Reebok carry bag. 14 way divider.

5 pockets. Dual shoulder carry straps and attached stand. Good condition. R 550.00. Contact Bob 082 568 1183.

Taylor Made R7 Stand Bag. Like New. R1000-00. Contact 082 920 5575.

CARTS & TROLLEYS Tolem electric cart. 2 yrs old, purchased from Pro Shop (I still have the slip), but requires a battery and charger. I am emigrating. R700.00.

Contact 072 532 9042.

COMBO’S Adams Idea Pro Gold Irons 3 – PW. RIFLE Project X 6.0 shafts. Titleist Vokey 56 degree wedge. Adams Speedline 8.5 degree 9032 LS Driver with an Aldila Voodoo 60 gram X flex shaft. Adams Stand Bag and a Srixon Tour Umbrella. All for R6500. Contact 082 322 4606.

ACCOMMODATION Caribbean Beach Club Hartbeespoort. Stunning furnished 2 bedroom flat overlooking 1st and 2nd holes, swimming pool. Hartbeespoortdam and less than 100 meters from clubhouse. For sale @ 60% value of property. Contact 082 776 3895 or 082 929 5386.

Luxury Pinnacle Point accommodation, 4 bed (e/s), stunning views. www.pinnaclepointgolf.com Contact 082 339 9736.

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Mizuno MX 950 Irons. 3,4 Hybrids, 5 – PW & LW. Graphite shafts Senior Flex. Hardly used, excellent condition. Cost R 5000.00. Asking R 2000.00.

Contact 021 847 1602.

Taylormde bag, Burner Driver 10.5, T/M 3wood, T/M 5wood, T/M 7wood.

Full Maxfli iron set + putter. R 5000.00.

Contact 071 109 7713.

DRIVERS

Callaway FT 3 Driver. 10 deg. Neutral. Aldila NVS 55 Shaft. Reg. R 750.00 Contact Bob 082 568 1183.

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Taylor Made Burner driver Rx SF50,10.5 / Rh R, R 900.00. Burner XD irons 4 -SW, Stiff steel shafts.

R 3000.00. Cleveland halo 4 hybrid 25 deg, stiff shaft R 500.00.

Contact Clint 082 922 1218.

FAIRWAY WOODS Taylor Made 3 Wood R9 15 deg.

Very Good condition with interchangeable shaft. Contact 082 990 7173.

IRONS Ben Hogan Irons Apex Edge C.F.T Frequency matched. 3 – SW. Excellent condition R1500.00.

Contact 082 920 5575.

Cleveland CG 4 irons. Mint condition. R 1600.00. Contact 078 505 9701 / 011 945 6380.

Cleveland CG7 Black Pearl for sale. Waterkloof GC R 5500.00 Brand new. Call Proshop at 012 460 9359.

Mizuno MP-53 irons. 3 - PW with rifle 6.0 HL Project X ( High Launch) shafts. Mint condition. Asking R 5000.00. Contact 082 990 7173.

Mizuno Mp 67 blades. Good condition R 1800.00 Call Ryan 083 663 3352.

Nike CCI irons 4 - SW regular graphite shaft R 2500.00 Contact Stuart 083 787 0598.

Power Bilt irons. 3 – SW. Graphite 3/4 hybrid, new grips. Very Good Condition. R 1000.00 Contact John 073 254 2029.

Taylor Made L C G Taylite irons. 3 – SW. Excellent condition. R1500.00 Contact 082 920 5575.

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MEMORABILIA Benny Putter - Hand Forged In Scotland REG.No 437145 - Ben Sayers – North Berwick – Rustless – Gruvsol-REG.No 718960. Contact Wessel 011 975 4000.

Taylor Made Bag British Open Edition. Like new. Year 2009.

R1500.00. Contact Cecil 082 920 5575.

MISCELLANEOUS Lazer Eye Range finder. R 2350.00.

Know how far you hit each club, don't waste time pacing out, aim and hit. Know how far to lay up.

Etc. Contact 082 469 7548.

WANTED Wanted “ 49 ball golf ball display cabinet with glass panel “ Contact Don Ismay 072 592 8549.

Wanted Nicklaus Airbear Ti-Cu2 irons. Ozone compression molded graphite 250 cpm / 80-94 mph shafts. Contact Gavin 082 973 5151.

Wanted Mizuno MX 23 irons graphite reg flex shafts. Durban area. Contact 073 441 6862.

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GAUTENG Golf Clubs Akasia GC Avion Park GC Benoni CC Bronkhorstspruit GC Bryanston CC Centurion CC CMR GC Dainfern GC Eagle Canyon GC Ebotse GC ERPM GC Gardener Ross GC Germiston GC Glendower GC Glenvista GC Hillside GC Houghton GC Irene CC Johannesburg CC Kempton Park CC Killarney GC Krugersdorp GC Kyalami GC Leeuwkop GC Maccauvlei GC Meyerton GC Modderfontein GC Observatory GC Parkview GC Pebble Rock GC Pollak Park GC Pretoria CC Pretoria GC Randpark GC Randfontein GC Reading GC Riviera on Vaal CC Roodepoort CC Royal Jhb & Kensington GC Royal Oak CC Sandonia GC Services GC Silver Lakes CC Southdowns CC Springs GC State Mines CC

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Wanderers GC Waterkloof GC Wingate CC Woodhill CC Zwartkops CC

(011) 447-3311 (012) 460-2542 (012) 997-1298 (012) 998-0011 (012) 654-2111

(012) 342-3882 (082) 777- 8912 (011) 828-9555 (011) 662-1603 (012) 997-2240 (011) 487-3898 (012) 661-0533 (078) 272-8220 (012) 809-0430 (082) 371 7323 (011) 717-9416 (012) 654-4830

Golf Shops Second Chance The Golfers Club Centurion The Golfers Club Edenvale The Golfers Club Fourways The Golfers Club West Rand The Pro Shop Woodmead

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FREESTATE Golf Clubs

Bethlehem GC Bloemfontein GC Clarens GC Clocolan GC Ficksburg GC Kimberly GC Kroonstad GC Ladybrand GC Oppenheimer Park Schoeman Park GC Tempe GC

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Golf Shops The Pro Shop Bloemfontein

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WESTERN CAPE

Driving Ranges Colbyn D/R Grasslands D/R Greenhills D/R Jim and Jerrys’ D/R Kimiad D/R & Mashie Course Observatory D/R Panorama D/R Sandy Bunker D/R Six Fountains D/R Verwey D/R Wits D/R Zwartkops D/R

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Golf Clubs

Arabella GC Atlantic Beach GC Bellville GC Clovelly CC Devonvale GE Durbanville GC Erinvale GC King David GC Langebaan GC Milnerton GC Mowbray GC Paarl GC Parow GC Pearl Valley GC Rondebosch GC Royal Cape GC Shelley point CC Simonstown CC Somerset West GC Steenberg GC Stellenbosch GC Strand GC Westlake GC

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Driving Ranges Ratanga Golf Centre (021) 551-2582 Riverclub (021) 447-3757

Golf Shops (058) 303-0940 (051) 447-0906 (058) 256-1171 (051) 943-1933 (051) 933-3711 (053) 841-0179 (056) 212-5169 (051) 924-3146 (057) 353-2130 (051) 408-3811 (051) 402-1489

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THE GARDEN ROUTE Golf Clubs

Fancourt - Montagu /Outeniqua Fancourt - The Links Fynbos GCE George GC

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SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY Goose Valley GE Kingswood GE Knysna GC Mossel Bay GC Oubaai GE Pezula GC Plettenburg Bay CC Simola GE St Francis Bay GC St Francis Links

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Golf Shops The Pro Shop Bells Academy

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Maritzburg GC Mt. Edgecombe CC Port Shepstone GC Prince’s Grant GC Royal Durban GC Sakabula GC San Lameer GC Scottburgh GC Southbroom GC St Cathryns GC Umdoni Park GC Umhlali CC Umkomaas GC Victoria CC Wild Coast CC Windsor park GC

(033) 396-5755 (031) 539-5330 (039) 695-0141 (032) 482-0041 (031) 309-2581 (033) 330-6751 (039) 313-5141 (039) 976-0041 (039) 316-6051 (033) 444-1945 (039) 975-1320 (032) 947-1181 (039) 973-1330 (033) 347-1394 (039) 305-2799 (031) 303-1728

Driving Ranges

Golf Clubs Bushman Sands GC Fish River Sun GC Hankey GC Humewood Links GC Jeffreys Bay GC Port Elizabeth GC Royal Port Alfred GC Shark River GC Uitenhage GC Walmer Park GC Walmer CC Zwartenbosch GC

(042) 231-8000 (040) 676-1101 (042) 284-0335 (041) 583-2137 (042) 293-2532 (041) 374-3140 (046) 624-0796 (041) 581-6188 (041) 966-1868 (074) 259-1788 (041) 581-4211 (042) 291-0569

(084) 622-7259 (041) 360-8707 (082) 372-8252

Golf Shops The Pro Shop - PE

(041) 363-0470

KZN Golf Clubs Amorello Game Lodge(035) 562-3182 Beachwood CC (031) 564-4257 Bluff National GC (031) 467-7448 Boschoek GC (033) 234-4232 Cathedral Peak GC (036) 488-1888 Cotswold Downs GC (031) 716-8184 Durban CC (031) 313-1777 Glengarry GC (033) 701-1355 Greytown CC (033) 417-2441 Kloof GC (031) 764-0555 Ladysmith CC (036) 637-3521 Margate CC (039) 317-2340

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(039) 975-1502 (031) 502-3480 (031) 261-8062 (031) 265-0148

Golf Shops The Golfers Club Umhlanga The Pro Shop Durban

(031) 566-5292 (031) 263 0034

LIMPOPO Golf Clubs

Driving Ranges Harbour View D/R Londt Park D/R Walmer Woods D/R

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What is a rider ?

A foursome of ladies came back after a round of golf. At the 19th hole in the Clubhouse, the Pro asked them "How did your game go?"

The first said she had a good round with 25 riders. The second said she did OK with 16 riders. The third said not too bad since I had 10 riders. The fourth was disappointed and said that she played badly with only two riders.

The Pro was confounded by this term "rider" but not wanting to show his ignorance just smiled and wish them better golf the next time. He then approach ed Jerry the bartender and asked "Jerry, can you tell me what does this term 'riders' mean?" Jerry smiled and explained that a "rider" is when you have hit a shot long enough to take a ride on a golf cart.

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Answers: 1.E, 2.C, 3.A, 4.B, 5.D - Peter Alliss

Four guys who worked together always golfed as a group at 7 a.m.

Sunday. But one of them got transferred, and they were talking about trying to fill out the foursome.

A woman standing near the tee said, "Hey, I like to golf, can I join the group?"

They were hesitant but said she could come once to try it. She said "Good, I'll be there at 6:30 or quarter to seven."

She showed up right at 6:30, and wound up setting a course record with a 7-under-par round. The guys went nuts and everyone in the clubhouse congratulated her.

Meanwhile, she was fun and pleasant the entire round. The guys happily invited her back the next week and she said "Sure, I'll be here at 6:30 or quarter to 7."

Again, she showed up at 6:30 Sunday morning. Only this time, she played left-handed, and matched her 7-under par score of the previous week. By now the guys were totally amazed, and they asked her to join the group for keeps.

They had a beer after their round, and one of the guys asked her, "how do you know if you're going to golf right-handed or lefthanded?"

She said "That's easy. Before I leave for the golf course, I pull the covers off my husband, who sleeps in the nude. If his member is pointing to the right, I golf right-handed; if it's pointed to the left, I golf left-handed."

A guy asked "what if it's pointed straight up?"

She said "Then I'll be here at nine o'clock."