Jan 21, 2024 | Features, Player Profile
First published in Compleat Golfer January 2024 edition He was there. And, slowly, steadily, he was there less and less. Eventually, he wasn’t there anymore. For a couple of years, Haydn Porteous looked like one more of the next big thing kind of players who was...
Dec 21, 2023 | Features, Player Profile
First published in Compleat Golfer December 2023 edition While his closing 76 left a little to be desired, Matthew Spacey knew things were on track for what could become his best-ever season on the Sunshine Tour after that final round of the FNB Eswatini Challenge...
Sep 22, 2018 | Features, Player Profile
It’s almost a pity really. A great golfing nickname like ‘The Boom’ should belong to someone who gets raucous fans shouting uninhibitedly as he tees off. But it belongs instead to a much gentler soul. Vaughn Groenewald will forgive us all for saying he is not really...
Aug 21, 2018 | Featured, Features, Player Profile
Sit down for half-an-hour with Jake Roos, and it’s apparent that you’re dealing with an enquiring mind. And that’s not necessarily the case with your average professional sportsman. And while he might not have all the answers when questioned about the issues facing...
Jul 25, 2018 | Featured, Features, Player Profile
There is a perceived way onto the international circuit for South African golfers in this 21st century: Get your European Tour playing privileges and that will open up the doors of the world to you. Tyrone Ryan wants to try another way. The 29-year-old Sunshine Tour...
Jun 10, 2018 | Featured, Features, Player Profile
Justin Walters had to go back to Qualifying School for the European Tour last year. That’s never ideal for a good player – heck, it’s not ideal for any player – but with his typical doggedness, he regained his playing privileges. His opening 75 was a poor start, but...
