Aug 6, 2024 | Featured, Features, Rankings
Barend Botha might not be a familiar name to South African golf fans, but his second win in as many starts on the PGA Tour Americas last week secured him a spectacular 334-place rise on the latest Official World Golf Ranking list. Botha made his debut at the Bromont...
Jul 31, 2024 | Featured, Features, Sunshine Tour
The Sunshine Tour travels across the border this week for the FNB Eswatini Challenge at Nkonyeni. The world-class Nkonyeni Bushveld Course was designed by Phil Jacobs – previously associated with the Gary Player Group – who has been responsible for 40 golf courses in...
Jul 30, 2024 | Featured, Features, Rankings
Robin Williams reached a career-high ranking of 309th this week on the latest list released by the Official World Golf Ranking thanks to last week’s top-five finish in the Challenge Tour tournament in Northern Ireland. It was a 21-place climb for Williams, the...
Jul 23, 2024 | Featured, Features, Rankings
Thriston Lawrence had the biggest week of his career to date with his share of fourth place in the Open Championship at Royal Troon giving him a haul of 30 points on the latest list issued by the Official World Golf Ranking. That saw the 2022 South African Open...
Jul 22, 2024 | Featured, Features, South Africans abroad
Thriston Lawrence has been an elite player in world terms for a long time, but he announced his arrival in no uncertain terms on Sunday as he finished fourth in the Open Championship at Royal Troon. His bogey-free front nine of four-under-par 32 put him in the lead at...
Jul 17, 2024 | Featured, Features, South Africans abroad
Major championship 18-21 July The Open Championship, Royal Troon, Troon, Scotland Christiaan Bezuidenhout Dean Burmester Ernie Els Darren Fichardt Thriston Lawrence Louis Oosthuizen Altin van der Merwe (a) Ryan van Velzen Challenge Tour 18-21 July Euram Bank Open,...
