Exciting young talent from Rondebosch
Christan Booysen had a very successful tournament at the WP Golf Women's Amateur Championship played at Clovelly Country Club last week.
Qualifying fourth for the MatchPlay, she had a tough first round match against Luzelle Booyens managing to win on the 19th hole - she then beat Bellville's Anita Chen 4/3 and then despatched Durbanville's Jemma Louw 2/1 to win the Cecile Shaw Trophy.
(Interesting history: Our ladies’ captain, Deborah Martin, won this title in the late 80’s)
Springbok Rugby legends joined us this week
Week that was
Happy Birthday!
Happy birthday to the following members for this week:
13 April
Tim Le Mesurier
Bryan Leach
Alan Whitfield
Gregory Williams
16 April
Ronald Fahrenfort
Peter Inglis
Prilli Stevens
17 April
Patrick Ross
Robert Ross | 18 April
Leon Jedeikin
19 April
Fay De Andrade
Kemsley Hall
Lezon Small
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My favourite major, and tournament, of the year is undoubtedly The Masters. Needless to say then that I am more than a little excited about watching golf this weekend. Tradition, serenity, nature and the final 9 excitement all add up to a memorable week. As usual, I will be hoping for a South African victory but may have to settle for a Justin Rose win, not a bad second choice...
Watching them practice on the range has been more interesting than I thought it would be. They almost all use flightscopes it seems - but that doesn't necessarily mean that you should. Something you should copy though, in my opinion, is how they all mixed up their practice. A few drives, then some wedges, maybe a few 6 irons, possibly followed by some chip shots.
Then, the chip shots were made up of some low, some high, some checking, some releasing. I practice my short game in a similar way between lessons down on the range and have always done so. Sometimes the guys positioned the ball quite well back in their stance for the low, checking chip, but their head was still behind the ball at address - crucial.
I hope you enjoy the Masters as much as I will and get inspiration to play some more golf yourself.
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I need 3 members to accompany me in this ProAm in Bulgaria where we get to play the famous Thracian Cliffs course... Who’s in?
13 April – Individual Stableford / Sanlam Cansa Challenge + Masters Delight
17 April – Betterball Stableford Bonus / Toyota Athlone Meat Day
20 April – Alliance 2 to count / Easter Alliance Cup
John Deere Par 3 Challenge | April event
In 2020, you and your golfing partner could be flying to the US as guests of John Deere to enjoy their hospitality at the John Deere Classic, or: you could hit a hole-in-one at a monthly event and win R100 000 in cash; or you could hit a hole-in-one at the national final and win R500 000 in cash; or you could win one of the cash prizes at the monthly events… Or you could just enter the challenge and, for only R300, enjoy a relaxing couple of hours of golf with mates - with a Stella Artois and a delicious Prego Roll - a “jol” guaranteed!
Bring your kids, bring your corporates, and bring your buddies for what is going to be an exciting year ahead of short-hole golf! To book your Fourball contact James at 084 252 6373 or via email.
Masters Weekend Specials
Valid until Wednesday
6 April
Monthly Medal AM - Click here for the results.
Monthly Medal PM - Click here for the results.
10 April
Aggregate Stableford - Click here for the results.
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