Jun 4, 2024 | Featured, Features, Sunshine Tour
One of South Africa’s toughest and most well-known courses plays host to this week’s SunBet Challenge hosted by Sun City. When the country’s legendary golfer designed the course with Ron Kirby, the aim was to create a modern layout that would become a stern challenge...
Jun 4, 2024 | Featured, South Africans abroad
Dean Burmester was the only South African to emerge from golf’s ‘longest day’ on Monday as he qualified for the US Open Championship at the Bear’s Club in Jupiter, Florida. He was also one of only three LIV players out of 17 who tried to qualify to make it into the...
Jun 4, 2024 | Featured, Features, Rankings
Jayden Schaper was headed closer to being inside the world’s top 300 with a 26-place rise in the latest list issued by the Official World Golf Ranking after his share of 13th in last week’s DP World Tour tournament. Although he stumbled to a closing two-over-par...
Jun 3, 2024 | Featured, South Africans abroad
Ernie Els won the Principal Charity Classic on Sunday for his fourth career PGA Tour Champions victory, closing with a seven-under 65 at Wakonda Club to beat defending champion Stephen Ames by two strokes. Tied with Rod Pampling for the second-round lead, Els eagled...
Jun 3, 2024 | Featured, South Africans abroad
Ashleigh Buhai and Casandra Alexander had matching closing five-over-par 75s on Sunday to round off their campaigns in the US Women’s Open Championship at Lancaster Country Club in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. On a day on which the set-up showed true US Open...
Jun 3, 2024 | Featured, South Africans abroad
Erik van Rooyen held on to his spot in next week’s PGA Tour Signature Event by the skin of his teeth on Sunday as he finished the RBC Canadian Open in a share of 42nd with a closing two-over-par 72. It was a frustrating day for Van Rooyen after he had opened the...
