May 9, 2023 | Featured, Features
Beloved South African professional golfer John Bland, who won 36 titles in a celebrated career, passed away shortly after 6am on Tuesday 9 May 2023. Bland (77) passed away in a hospital in George after a battle with cancer, with his family and his bulldog Handsome by...
May 9, 2023 | Featured, Rankings
DP World Tour Race to Dubai Leader: Rory McIlroy (NIR) South Africa’s top 5 Ockie Strydom 8 (down 2) Zander Lombard 21 (down 2) Thriston Lawrence 33 (down 4) Daniel van Tonder 48 (up 44) Jayden Schaper 61 (down 6) Full list:...
May 8, 2023 | Featured, Rankings
While the Official World Golf Ranking continues to be ‘official’, it’s worth acknowledging noteworthy South African performances on that list: Daniel van Tonder’s 40-place climb this week was noteworthy. Van Tonder finished in a share of fifth in the DP World Tour’s...
May 7, 2023 | Featured, Sunshine Tour
From Sunshine Tour Neil Schietekat won the FBC Zimbabwe Open by four strokes at Royal Harare Golf Club on Sunday, his successful foray to South Africa’s northern neighbour bringing him his first Sunshine Tour title since 2018 and an ideal start to his season before he...
May 7, 2023 | Featured, South Africans abroad
In the end, he wasn’t able to hang on to the coattails of the winner on Sunday, but Daniel van Tonder had his best finish on the DP World Tour for six months with his share of fifth in the DS Automobiles Italian Open at Marco Simone Golf Club in Rome. Van Tonder, who...
May 7, 2023 | Featured, South Africans abroad
Jaco Prinsloo closed with a level-par 72 on Sunday to finish in a share of ninth in the Challenge Tour’s UAE Challenge at Saadiyat Beach Golf Club in Abu Dhabi. He made three birdies and three bogeys in his final round to move to eight-under-par for the tournament....
