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On the coverA three page review of thenew Wilson Staff FG TourM3 range, an excellentnew series on how to im-prove your game throughbetter vision and how doesa good player become atour player. These aresome of the articles in thisour year-end-edition.Have a blessed Christmas– catch you in 2014!

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Product Review – Wilson Staff 10 launches new FGTour Clubs FamilyBetter vision = better golf 18Celebrity golfer profile 38 – Johan van der WathGreenkeeping -Tournament 54 preparationHow do good players 60 become tour players?Keeping track of golf ’s 73 global expansion

REGULARS

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE 2News from the PGA 2Trivia quiz 4Letter to the Editor 6Golfing Gals 8

TUITION & INSTRUCTION 15Advanced players series 16Golf tips 20Know your rules 22

AFFORDABLE GOLF 24

RESULTS & RANKINGS 46EVENTS CALENDAR 48

AMATEUR NEWS 71KIDS STUFF 78CARTS & TROLLEYS 84GREENKEEPING 85ON TOUR WITH TANDI 88EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 92Classifieds 92SA Golf Trader directory 94Laugh out loud 96

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The PGA of SA’s social responsibility project is the Special Olympic Golf Eventfor athletes with special needs. Each year, in conjunction with stakeholders RoyalJohannesburg & Kensington Golf Club and The Golf School of Excellence 10weeks of training and a competition day are held.

Special Olympics is founded on the belief that people with intellectual disabilities can, with proper in-struction and encouragement, learn, enjoy and benefit from participation in individual and team sports.

This year 120 athletes from 16 schools and homes assisted by 30 coaches participated in the variousskills and unified golf event. This was the culmination of 10 weeks of preparatory coaching and divi-sioning into 17 different groups based on skills levels.

Athletes perform the 6 golf skills in the level 1: the short putt, long putt, chip, pitch, iron and woodshots. Each skill has different scores according to the distance from the target the ball finishes. Athleteswho have reached higher levels play 9 or 18 holes with a “unified partner” and the pinnacle of 18 holesof golf on his own.

Working with the athletes isboth very humbling and re-warding. One realizes howblessed we are to be able tocope with life. Says TraceyMarais, PGA SA’s event co-ordinator who puts the daytogether, “I’m always movedand inspired by the SpecialOlympics athletes’ positiveattitude and perseverance.”

Head coach, Martin Briede,summed it up from thecoach’s point of view:

“Instruction is kept very simple and basic which is very effective. It is a good reminder that golf in-struction in general needs to be kept simple. The athletes get a lot of pleasure out of hitting good shotsand are not too concerned with the bad which is another lesson that all golfers should take to heart. Itis inspiring to see the athletes participate in this game we love.”

Martin has recently been appointed Assistant Technical Delegate for Special Olympics International.This means that he is responsible for assisting in running the golf event in the Special Olympics 2015World Summer games which will be held in Los Angeles.

Special Olympics are Special

PGA Master ProfessionalDale Hayes demonstrates

to the athletes

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

1. Charl Schwartzel won the Nanshan ChinaMasters in October, what was his closinground?

a) 6 under 66

b) 5 under 67

c) 4 under 68

2. Adam Scott is an avid what?

a) Surfer

b) Triathlete

c) Cyclist

3. Rocco Mediate’s father was a?

a) Barber

b) Mechanic

c) Landscaper

4. Duffy Waldorf ’s first name is actually?

a) David

b) Duane

c) James

5. The Walker Cup is named in honour ofGeorge Herbert Walker, the great-grandfatherof?

a) George W. Bush

b) George Clooney

c) George Harrison

6. Despite the club's name, Royal Liverpoolhas its clubhouse located in which small town?

a) West Kirby

b) Hoylake

c) Grange

7. Peter Senior was born where?

a) Australia

b) India

c) Singapore

8. Who finished 11 times in the top-10 atmajor championships, including third placefinishes at the 1959 and 1960 U.S. Opens?

a) Andy North

b) Bill Mayfair

c) Michael Souchak

9. Who made a cameo appearance playinghimself in the 1996 movie Tin Cup starringKevin Costner?

a) Tom Lehman

b) Corey Pavin

c) Craig Stadler

10. Gerry Lester "Bubba" Watson, Jr. wasnicknamed by his father after Bubba Smith,who was a professional?

a) Gridiron player

b) Basketball player

c) Baseball player

1. The first correct entry drawn will be declared the winner. The draw will take place on the 9th of December 2013.2. The Editor’s decision is final and no correspondence either in terms of the questions, answers or winner will be entered into.3. The answers to the questions and the name of the winner will be published on the quiz page in the following issue.4. Results and answers will be published in the next edition of SA Golf Trader.Instructions:1. Choose one of the answers for each question.2. Send the 10 letters of your chosen answers in sequence via email to [email protected] Or Fax your chosen answer letters to

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Congratulations to Norman Fields our winner of the Trivia Quiz Sep/Oct edition.

ANSWERS TO THE SEPT/OCT EDITION 1.A 2.A 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.A



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W I N N I N G L E T T E R

Dear Andrew

Well said, I think it is attention seeking and it detracts from the golf. However as we battleto attract crowds to tournaments in SA we have to remember that the spectators must beable to interact with the players in a way that makes them feel special. The odd chirp hereand there is not a problem but when the spectator makes a spectacle of himself then he

should be told to “get in the hole”.

Regards

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Dear Ed

I am sick and tired of watching American golf onTV these days and having to listen to all the inanecomments that get shouted at the players after theymake a shot. As a relatively young 35-year-old guyI feel that I might sound like a grouch but I am surethat I’m not the only one that this annoys.

Thanks to an unfortunate increase in the number ofannoying shouts at US golf events, I find myselfshaking my head at the TV like a grumpy old man.For too long now, these ill-mannered American fanshave spoiled golf events for ‘normal’ fans around theworld. It’s not a problem in SA or elsewhere in theworld. It doesn’t happen. We’re above that kind of‘behaviour’.

They are morons! Only an idiot would shout “get inthe hole” after someone’s hit a shot, followed by“yee-ha! Maybe it was funny the first time – but ithas worn very thin.

Not even on golf tours where there are loads of guyswho have been drinking do you hear stuff of this na-ture which shows you it boils down to simply beingan idiot. It’s become custom to shout something thatrelates to the tour player. It’s their way of saying “weknow who you are” and we’re supporting you. Clap-ping is no longer a show of support, according tothese buffoons.

It’s no wonder that tour players have, in recentmonths, walked up to supporters and told them tostop it. It’s beyond a joke now.

Regards

Andrew Shield



1. Name: Nicole Pagel

2. What is your handicap? 35

3. How long have you been playing Golf? Ap-proximately 10 years

4. Who got you into playing Golf? Shortlyafter completing my articles at StegmannsInc. where I am now a director, I realised thatplaying golf in the legal profession is prettymuch an occupational hazed. I realised thatgolf was the best way to network and enter-tain clients but also that it is the best way toraise money for our charity. We havearranged 8 successful charity golf days todate.

5. Who is your favourite golfer? Lee West-wood

6. Where are you currently a member at?Greenside Colliery Golf Club

7. Which is your favourite golf course?Pecanwood

8. What has been your most embarrass-ing moment on the golf course? Alwaysthe first tee. As long as you have a gooddrive off the first tee when everyone iswatching this 35 handicapper, then therest of the round will be good.

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9. What is your definition of success? When you aredoing what you love to do because you want to notbecause you have to.

10. What do you hope to achieve in the comingyears? To continue to grow Stegmanns Incorporatedinto the firm that the legends of law that came beforeus envisage the firm to be. The firm is now 123 yearsold and we plan to be around for another 100 years.

11. Any superstitions? No

12. Favourite Movie: Love Actually

13. Three things I can’t live without: My family,my make-up, my bed

14. My guilty pleasure: shortbread biscuits

15. My favourite food: Macaroni and Cheese

16. Happiness is: Spending time with my husband and my boys at the beach

17. Get me a plane ticket to: Santorini (one ofthe Greek Islands)

18. Someone I look up to: My Mother

19. I’m not embarrassed to say: I wear make-up to the beach

20. Favourite quote: “what doesn’t kill youmakes you stronger”

Season Six

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One girl per edition will be chosen by us (the editors decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into).

The winner will be the girl who receives themost emails. The competition will be over sixeditions and closes on 31/08/2014. If you are selected by us you will have to answer the questions that SA Golf Traderputs to you.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – PRODUCT REVIEW

WILSON STAFF LAUNCHES NEWFG TOUR CLUBS FAMILY- Classy Tour range includes adjustable woods to suit more golfers -

Wilson Golf, the brand withmore Major wins with itsirons (61) than any other golfclub manufacturer, is intro-ducing a new family of FG

Tour clubs that offer a wider range of players withgreater-feeling irons and the chance to personalisetheir woods.

The new Wilson Staff FG Tour M3 range ofirons, driver, fairway woods and hybrids has beendesigned with the input of Wilson Staff Tour pro-fessionals such as Padraig Harrington and PaulLawrie, but the innovative adjustability on themetal woods also gives club players the opportu-nity to customise the clubs to suit their individualgame.

A Multi Fit SystemTM enables both loft and weightto be adjusted on all FG Tour M3 metal woods tofit the to the individual players swing characteris-tics. Each wood has six adjustable hosel settingsand three interchangeable sole weights that can beapplied to maximise ball speeds, while obtainingthe right launch angle and spin rate for enhanceddistances.

The innovative system offers the option of usinga 3, 7 or 11-gram weight in each wood to max-imise club head speed. The 3-gram weight, madefrom aluminium, is for those golfers who wouldbenefit from ‘SuperLight’ weighting to maximiseclub head speed with the same effort. The 7-gramweight – made of steel – comes installed in all FGTour M3 woods and is designed for the majorityof golfers using the The Right Light technology,for the perfect balance of feel and increased dis-tance. While the 11-gram weight, made of steel,offers ‘Traditional’ weighting for players preferringa heavier swing weight.

A Multi Fit SystemTM pouch is included with everydriver, fairway wood and hybrid. Each pouch con-tains an adjustability wrench, three weights andan instructional booklet.

“Through personalised custom-fit options, the FGTour M3 range provides a wider spectrum ofgolfers with Tour-standard clubs that can taketheir game onto the next level by optimising theirtrajectory and maximising their ball speed,” saidGlobal Director of R&D Michael Vrska.




“As more Tour player switchto lighter equipment, WilsonStaff R&D has shown thatvirtually all players, includ-ing low handicappers andTour staff, will increase bothdistance and control byusing ‘The Right Light’ Tech-nology. Applied in the FGTour M3 range, this technol-ogy optimises head, shaftand grip weight to improveperformance,” he added.

FG Tour M3 Driver

Wilson Staff ’s first adjustable driver features sixseparate loft settings and three performance-en-hancing sole weight options:

The loft and sole weight options help create op-timised trajectory and increased club headspeeds;

A variable thickness face maximizes CT acrossthe face and increases ball speeds;

The lighter chemically-etched crown helps cre-ate a more pleasing sound and ideal mass re-distribution;

The deep face, smaller footprint and Tour-pre-ferred pear shape make the 460cc head appearmore compact at address;

“Iced” matte painted crown and black PVDfinish provides an understated yet perform-ance-inspiring look.

The driver head comes set at an initial loft of 9.5°,but based on the player’s preferred ball flight, loftscan be adjusted from 8.5° to 11.5° in half degreeincrements.

FG Tour M3 Fairway Woods

Also featuring six loft settings and three perform-ance-enhancing sole weight options, the FG TourM3 fairway wood is ideal for ‘Feel’ players off thetee and from the fairway or rough:

The loft and sole weight options make thesefairway woods customisable for ideal trajectoryand increased club head speeds;


Variable thickness face and crown elementsallow mass to be moved to optimize centre ofgravity and increase ball speeds;

The three head options come standard at initiallofts of 13.5°, 15.0° and 17.0°. Based on theplayer’s preferred ball flight, lofts can be ad-justed from 12.5° to 19.0° in half degree incre-ments, depending on the respective head.

FG Tour M3 Hybrids

Wilson Staff created the FG Tour M3 hybrids toperfectly compliment the FG Tour M3 irons andserve as a long iron replacement option:

The Multi Fit SystemTM in the hybrids offersthree loft settings and the same three lofts at 2°upright lie angles, along with sole weight op-tions, for optimized trajectory and increasedclub head speeds;

Loft changes allow ‘Feel’ players to optimizedistance and trajectory;

Lie changes allow ‘Feel’ players to improve con-trol and turf interaction.

The four head options come standard at initiallofts of 17.0°, 19.0°, 21.0° and 23.0°.

FG Tour M3 Irons

Forged forgiveness headlines the classy FG TourM3 irons. Constructed with extensive input fromWilson Staff Tour professionals, the FG Tour M3iron has the look, feel and workability of a forgedplayers’ iron, while delivering high levels of for-giveness:

Forged from 8620 carbon steel with a matteblack PVD finish;

Progressive cavity design with optimizedweight placement within each head wherebymass is placed only where it will benefit thegolfer;

Near the topline: thin on all irons for a lowercentre of gravity and great feel;

Near the impact area: thinner in the long ironsfor increased ball speeds and distance, transi-tioning to thicker in the short irons for preci-sion and workability;

In the heel and toe area: as much mass as pos-sible moved to the heel and toe in the longirons for an increased MOI and more forgive-ness, transitioning to a more uniform thicknessin the short irons for consistency.

For more information on the Wilson Staff FGTour M3 range, go to www.wilsonstaff.com.





TUITION & INSTRUCTION

“I am positive our course at DLF Golf and Coun-try Club will prove to be an extraordinary addi-tion to golf in India,” said Gary Player. “There isa bright future for Indian golf, and I am happythat Gary Player Design and DLF have made anoteworthy contribution. We are committed toaiding the growth of golf around the world, andIndia ranks as one of our most important oppor-tunities.”

The second nine is currently under construction,and when opened late next Summer, will com-

plete the 18 hole Gary Player Signature course atDLF Golf and Country Club. The Black Knighttoured the construction site with the DLF teamto provide important design direction.

Player’s visit to India will be just one of many asGary Player Design continues to expand theirpresence in India and across the region. The de-sign firm currently has 26 ongoing projects acrossAsia.

Gary Player Unveils New Courseat DLF Golf & Country Club, India

Gary Player Design continues to expand upon its ever-growing international portfolio as the

renowned design firm opened the first nine holes of its first Gary Player Signature course in India

at DLF Golf and Country Club on 26 October. The newest design in Player’s portfolio of over

300 courses is poised to set the benchmark for golf on the Indian subcontinent moving forward.

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How you have got to where you are and the re-sults you have achieved for this season are a col-laboration of what you have worked ontechnically and how positively it has effectedyour results, the physical condition you havebeen in and how it has aided your mental stam-ina or helped prevent injury and finally howyour circumstantial situation in and around yourlife has effected your conscience, kept distrac-tions at bay and given you the drive to performat your optimum.

Every individual exists primarily on three basiclevels, one on a physical level, two on the mentalplane and three as a Spiritual Being. We mustsatisfy and find balance in all three to be com-petent in a successful journey ahead. After all,

your golf reflects your life and your life reflectsyour golf. For this reason it is incredibly impor-tant to look holistically at things going into anew or important phase.

Create AWARENESS of areas in your game andlife that need repair and start implementing in-spirational goals that will propel you towardsyour ultimate destination. Your input will =your output. How you structure a periodizationplan for a season, a phase or an important eventis based similarly to a shot routine.

ASSESS where you are at present and see whatneeds repair. Look at what events you will, mayand won't be playing in. Get a good idea of whatlies ahead for you. This will most likely take aweek of planning. Hopefully you have quality


Paul Cuningham, PGA Qualified Teaching Professional at Eagle Canyon

Periodizing your new season - Player Management 2014

As 2013 starts winding down, some players are fighting for exemption on Tour, the prospectsof a better card and playing privileges for 2014. Some players are transitioning from hopefullya successful Amateur career or Satellite Tour and will be campaigning in Q-schools locally orabroad to engage in a prosperous Professional career.

Golf Assessment Program forany player aspiring to progress

up a level in the game.



statistical information from a previous phase tovalidate your process of physical and technical im-provement. Set simple, realistic and achievablegoals in these areas and start training. You will bea bit technical in this phase, work hard in the gymand deconstruct weakness in your short game.

In the next phase or week ahead, continuationand refinement of game principles will take place,however a constructive mental approach needs tobe looked at, gearing you towards positivity andtension management. This is the unseen workthat champions do in the background. This isknown as the REPARATION phase. They willfind positive affirmations to work on and drillthem into their minds, visualize success, work ontheir breathing to calm their state under pressureand refine their routines to incorporate their newgame principles.

Once this phase is complete its time to get outonto the course, even if just socially, be dedicatedto cementing the principles you have worked on.Maybe create a competitive environment betweenyour friends or enter a satellite event to start sharpening things up. Routine refinementmust be made and valuable feedback will begleaned to polish things off. This is known as the PROGRAMING phase.

Your strength, fitness and mobility should be atan optimum by now with your body having sta-bilized itself with the training that took place overthe previous two weeks. You would continuetraining but ease back on over exertion physically,lessening fatigue and amplifying your energy lev-els. Technical input will also start being reducedto a swing feeling and your general miss shot un-derstood to fit into your corridors.

The next phase in peaking yourself into your zoneof optimum performance is the EXECUTIONphase. Here you definitely have to compete in anevent of relative importance and really test your

routines of perfection, your disciplines, the use ofyour miss shot and your energy conservation. Thisphase is also a point of SURRENDER as there isnothing more you can do in preparation, so justgive in the need to control, be patient and justallow the outcome to reveal itself. I know you willbe pleasantly surprised.

Either way, you would have learnt something ofserious value through putting yourself throughthis commitment, gained some invaluable FEED-BACK progressing towards the next event, hope-fully your "Biggie" and the one that will progressyou up a level. For the next two events you willbe operating at your optimum and as long as yourdrive factor is still high and a relative amount ofsuccess has been achieved you could just carry oncompeting. In any event or phase, CLOSUREmust be made and DOWNTIME must be en-forced to refresh body, mind and spirit before en-gaging into another phase of events. This helpsrevive your reason for self motivation. So, workhard, play hard and get away from it. You shouldnever play in more than four events in a row.

Are you fully prepared for the 2014 Q-school andthe season ahead? Do you take time out or grindit out through the festive season for a quick startin the New Year? Do you have a success basedsupport structure around you?

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SPECIAL FEATURE


Golfers all have one thing in common: they want to strike the ball more precisely, improve

their handicap and get more enjoyment from the game. In my life I've been involved in

various sports that require high definition vision and extreme precision to excel: combat

shooting, polo, helicopter flying, show jumping and motor racing. Now as a leisure golfer

I have also found that the crisper, clearer and better your vision, the better your game.

A new series brought to you by Sir Nic Rose (Dip-Optom(SA)FOA(SA)Wits 1976)

Problem no 1: Glare

As golf is an outdoor sport, golfers often find thatglare from the sun impairs their game. Even fornon-prescription wearers the correct choice of sun-glasses is of primary importance

Most off-the-shelf sunglasses are not available withchoices of lens colour. Sunglass lens colour is oftena matter of aesthetics with no consideration for thepracticallity of changing light conditions and whatthe different lens colours actually do for your vision.

People may see what frame they think suits thembest and then go with the lenses that are already fit-ted into that frame, not knowing that there are a lotof things to consider when choosing a set of lenses.After all you are buying the sunglasses for the lensto protect your eyes and to allow you to see prop-erly.

Lens colour and purpose of use should be priorityconsiderations:

When do you want to wear your sunglasses? Arethey just for golf? For motoring and golf? Or justfor social?

Lens colours determine how you see and governcontrast. Neutral density colours such as grey onlymake things darker but don't enhance contrast.

Other colours are specific to particular sports. Golfspecific lenses generally highlight greens and bluesmaking a white ball stand out against green grassand a blue sky. It goes without saying that you alsoneed to make sure that the lenses provide adequateUV Protection as the cumulative effect of UV willcause a chemical reaction with the crystalline lensin your eye causing it to loose transparency and thusclarity.

Problem no 2: Precision

Technology has now reached the point where lensescan be specifically engineered for specific activitiesand environments. Golf specific lenses are intendedto make you see more.....more detail, more contrast,more depth. Golf requires acute visual abilities notonly to follow a long ball but also to analyse the di-rection of the growth of grass when analysing a put.These together with fluctuating light conditionsmake the demands on visual ability quite specific.Inferior lenses can cause "prism shift" or magnifi-cation, making a hole appear shifted from its trueposition.

Whether it's a flat fairway or a tabletop near a hole,those seemingly featureless areas can challenge youreyes as much as the closely mown areas.

Better vision = better golf


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Enhanced visual definition will let you analyse thefairway with a glance and spot each cut of therough. It will improve your depth perception andhelp prevent the ball from disappearing against thesky, reading greens better, letting you spot subtlevariations in contour and grain.

Improvements in depth perception help you judgedistances better and assess the slope of the greens.

Over a period of 6 articles we will go on a journeyevaluating the specific optical challenges to variousgroups of golfers and how vision relates to differentareas of the course.

• We will also review products that are available‘off-the-shelf ’ as well a customizable prescrip-tion products to give you the edge.

• We will talk about High Definition Filter lensesthat can be made in your specific optical pre-scription using HD digitally manufactured dis-

tortion free prescription lenses in straight dis-tance or special distortion free multifocal de-signs for the over 40s

• We will discuss contact lens solutions for golfersand combinations of sunglass technology withcontact lenses.

My golf Coach is Steven Chapman who is the Offi-cial Coach of the North Gauteng ladies Golf Team.

Stephen wears High Definition Dynamically Stabi-lized Astigmatic Soft Lenses that provide consis-tently stable vision in all postures including the fullgolf swing where other lenses lose their focus.

He also wears high contrast golf specific sunglasses

We will speak to him and share his views on en-hancing vision and improving your game.



By Roger Wessels and Jan Fourie


Consistency in the golf game is an element eachand every golfer would like, irrespective ofwhether our handicap is a high or a low one. Sincethe average male handicap in South Africa is 16consistency needs to be relative to ability levels.How often have you heard an 18 handicapper saythat all they want is to play to their handicap moreoften than not – a comment perhaps expectedfrom a scratch golfer?

Scratch golfers undoubtedly put moretime and effort into their game andthey will have more consistent bodymovements and timing than is thecase with the higher handicapper.But that does not mean to say a

player cannot achieve selected positions whichwill make their swings more efficient.

A poor hand and shaft position at the top of thebackswing forces a player into compensationsduring the downswing in order to get the club-face square at impact.

From a physical point of view, keeping the handsunder the club will help to create effective se-quencing. This means there is a flow of musclecontraction from core to extremity, and power istransferred effectively into the external object(golf club). This can only happen with properalignment and mechanics of the body, and if thegolf club is properly aligned with the body. De-viation from this can lead to the power beingmis-directed resulting in poor contact of the clubface with the ball, or even overload on muscletendons and joints leading to injury.

Roger Wessels – Golf Director

KeNako Golf & Sports Academy

The Shot willcomefromthe Slot





Find the position to play for position....and keep it on the short stuff! Enjoy your game.

I recently had the good fortune to be ableto talk technique with South Africa’s great-est golfer and he passed on a tip given tohim by the legendary Ben Hogan – arguablythe greatest ball striker the game has seen.Mr Hogan believed that you should getyour hands under the shaft at the top of thebackswing irrespective of whether yourswing is flat or upright to produce an effi-cient repetitive swing.


A correct hip height arm/shaft position will help you achieve the desiredposition at the top of the backswing. A poor position at hip height willoften lead to a shaft that is either laid off or across the line which willproduce inconsistent shot patterns.



AFFORDABLE GOLF – GAUTENG


About the Chase to the Investec Cup

Events on the Sunshine Tour counting towards the Chase to the Investec Cup are weighted accordingto field size/strength and prize-money. So, regular ‘winter tour’ events with a cut to 40 players andties have 130 points for the winner, with the allocated points decreasing to 40th position and thosebelow who make the cut. Regular ‘summer’ events of R2-million and below carry 250 points for thewinner, and tournaments of R2-million and more carry 330 points. The Dimension Data Pro-Amhas 450 points for the winner, the Telkom PGA Championship 580, European Tour co-sanctionedevents 900, the Nedbank Golf Challenge (due to its limited-field status) 400, and the Investec Cuptournament 1,500.

The winner of the 2014 Chase to the In-vestec Cup will win R3.5 million, withthe second-placed finisher winningR950,000, and third R700,000, whilst30th spot in the bonus pool pay-out willtake home R50,000.

The Chase to the Investec Cup got un-derway at the Golden Pilsener Zim-babwe Open in April of this year. Ulrichvan den Berg is currently leading theChase, 15 tournaments in, with 640points. This is just under 20 clear ofTitch Moore. With 900 points availableto winners of the European Tour co-sanctioned events on the Sunshine Toursummer calendar, there can still be dra-matic changes to the top 30 as the Investec Cup in March 2014 loomscloser and closer.

“It’s fantastic to be able to build on the success of last year’s Chase to the Investec Cup and we are verygrateful to Investec for their huge commitment,” said Sunshine Tour executive director Selwyn Nathan.“It’s an amazing opportunity for our players to build towards a big payday and, with the bonus pooldoubling, I am sure we will see many of the foreign players who play on the Sunshine Tour staying on– especially since they can theoretically qualify for the final even with only a single points-earning eventto their credit.”

Investec’s Sam Hackner commented, “Judging from the feedback we have received from our local players,and with the added incentive Investec has committed, we are confident that the Chase to the InvestecCup is fast becoming equal in stature to the Race to Dubai and the Fedex Cup.

“It is also a great bonus that we have received the status of an approved European tour event, which willensure the support of the European players,” added Sam.

Winner of 2014 Chase to the Investec Cupto receive R3.5 million

After the resounding success of the inaugural Chase to the Investec Cup series which ended in the

four-day Investec Cup tournament in March 2013, the 2013-14 series will now feature a lucrative

bonus pool of R10-million, double that of 2013.

NEWS CLIP

Sunshine Tour executive director Selwyn Nathan and

Investec’s Sam Hackner




AFFORDABLE GOLF – WESTERN CAPE

Cape golfers go a (fairway) to aidstruggling community projects

The Cadiz Steenberg Classic, from October 27 toNovember 2, draws around 1000 golfers annuallyto the unique, week-long tournament at the premierSteenberg Golf Estate in Cape Town -- voted byCondé Nast as the number one golf resort in SAand number two in the world. The event has raisedover R3.2million through auctions and donationsover the past 12 years and aims to raise anotherR600 000 this year to help six other beneficiaries.

The SA Riding for the Disabled Association(SARDA), which supports disabled childrenthrough therapeutic and recreational horse riding,said that without the golfers’ support they wouldprobably shut down.

“The funds from the Cadiz Steenberg Classic keepus going. Every cent we get is ploughed into the up-keep of our horses,” said SARDA’s Andrea Boettger.

Another cash-strapped beneficiary, The Emma An-imal Rescue Society (TEARS), described the im-pending donation as a “life saver” to be invested ina structure to quarantine rescued puppies. TEARSCEO Colleen Curtis said the organisation rescueslost, abandoned, abused and neglected animals andprovides animal health services in disadvantagedcommunities.

Dave Barnes, General Manager of the WestlakeUnited Church Trust, which owns and runs theWestlake Community Centre for the benefit of localresidents, said the funds were a “Godsend” whichhad “transformed” the centre over the last threeyears through the construction of a playground,classrooms, a staffroom, a new roof and a solar heat-ing system.

Another beneficiary, the Haemophilia Foundation,said this year’s donation would go toward educatingthe public on the hereditary disorder (which impairsthe body’s ability to control blood clotting), and tosupport disadvantaged haemophiliacs. The remain-ing beneficiaries are the Steenberg Caddy Pro-gramme, which supports caddies by providinguniforms and life-skills training and during thequiet winter months provide food parcels, and theSteenberg Clinic, which provides a complete (ser-vice) clinic service to Steenberg Golf Estate staff, se-curity, caddies, course staff and homeowners’domestic staff.

The tournament is sponsored by Cadiz Asset Man-agement, an independent, award-winning assetmanagement company, focused on enriching livesthrough sustainable investment excellence.

CEO, Frank Cadiz, said the event was aimed at giv-ing back to local communities: “These beneficiariesplay a critical role in supporting disadvantagedcommunities. We pay tribute to them for the workthey do and to the golfers for their efforts in helpingkeep these community organisations going.”

The Steenberg Golf Course boasts a host of illustri-ous members, including rugby heroes FrancoisPienaar, Morné du Plessis, Lance Sherrell, RobertBrink, Christian Stewart, Dave Stewart and HO deVilliers. They are due to play during the week-longtournament.

Steenberg’s Director of Golf, Ian Kennedy, said theevent was one of the biggest fund-raising tourna-ments of its kind in SA and offered participants oneof the best golfing experiences in the world.

Cape golfers at one of the world’s top golf estates are set to play in a week-long fund-raising tourna-ment this month to keep a centre which assists disabled children (afloat) and to help fund severalother community organisations.




Destination Resorts and Hotels (DRH), a strate-gic owner and developer of world class resort des-tinations is proud to present the first Els Club inAsia at the world’s leading event for the travel in-dustry; World Travel Market (WTM) in ExCelLondon from 4 – 7 November 2013. The ElsClub Malaysia will be the third Els Club in theworld, following The Els Club Copperleaf SouthAfrica and The Els Club Dubai.

DRH has been entrusted by the investment armof the Malaysian government to enrich Malaysia’stourism landscape by developing sustainable re-sort destinations that will attract internationaltravellers from around the world. DRH’s currentportfolio includes the award winning luxury re-sort The Datai Langkawi, internationally recog-nized for its unsurpassed service excellence andDesaru Coast, the region’s first luxury integrateddestination in Johor, Malaysia. At WTM 2013,DRH is pleased to announce yet another signifi-cant achievement for the country; the birth of theEls Club Malaysia that will represent a newbenchmark of excellence for golf tourism in theregion. Created by one of the greatest minds ingolf business landscape design, an establishedprofessional hall of fame golfer and founder ofEls Design; Ernie Els partnered with DRH tostrategically design and build three championship

golf courses in Malaysia. “We are determined toensure golfers will enjoy premier service andworld-class playing conditions here at the ElsClub Malaysia. It is more than just golf; the ElsClub is an ideal place for the whole family torelax and unwind while enjoying world-class golfclub facilities and impeccable personalized serv-ice,” said Darrell Metzger, Director of DRH.

Members will be able to enjoy premier clubhousefacilities including dining at the famous Big EasyWine Bar & Grill restaurant. The restaurantplaces the utmost importance on serving exqui-site food using the finest and freshest ingredientsto produce world-class cuisine and enjoy fantasticwine in a relaxed setting, all inspired by thelifestyle and spirit of Ernie Els.

Located in three stunning destinations in Penin-sular Malaysia, the Els Club Malaysia will com-prise three championship golf courses that willbe delivered in style and authenticity personallydesigned by Ernie himself. All golfers are prom-ised a supreme golfing experience reflectingErnie’s own personal tastes and inspired by someof the greatest destinations he has visited aroundthe world as a well-known champion golfer.

Els Teluk Datai Course, an 18-hole champi-onship golf course which will be opened by

The first Els Club in Asia to be launchedin Malaysia

DRH joins hands with Ernie Els to elevate Malaysia’s golf tourism landscape

NEWS CLIP


February 2014 is set in a beautiful island in thenorthern state of Peninsular Malaysia inLangkawi. Marked as one of the most incrediblecourses within the Els collection, Els Teluk DataiCourse is nestled within a centuries-old rainforestwith towering lush tropical foliage, offering thefinest golfing experience to avid golfers. It is alsolocated adjacent to the award winning resort, TheDatai Langkawi that promises subtle elegancewith best-in-class services and amenities that willbe a perfect accommodation for golfers to un-wind and relax.

Another two championship golf courses of theEls Club Malaysia will be located in DesaruCoast, the region’s first luxury integrated desti-nation in southern state of Peninsular Malaysia.Desaru Coast presents seamless integration offour luxury resorts, hotels and golf residences,complemented with differentiated leisure and en-tertainment offerings to include a lifestyle retailvillage, two water theme parks, a convention cen-

tre and a hospitality institution within the sameintegrated vicinity. Offering 54 holes in total, ElsCoast Course is a 27-hole championship golfcourse designed by Ernie Els while Els ValleyCourse is a 18-hole course designed by VijaySingh. Both courses jointly developed with ElsDesign, offers differentiated experience and chal-lenges that will be uniquely integrated with thenatural surroundings. In addition to the golfcourses, Desaru Coast will also be home to theEls Residences, exclusive villas resembling ErnieEls’ lifestyle with views overlooking the greens,which are ideal for golf-holidaymakers as theyoffer convenient accessibility to the club facilitiesfor a complete premium golf experience. The en-tire golf facilities will be managed by Troon Golf,the global leader in upscale golf course manage-ment, development and marketing.

Opening in 2016, both championship golfcourses will be the key attractions for both busi-ness and leisure travellers at Desaru Coast.

NEWS CLIP






Of the 28.5% of golfers who travelled to Spain toplay golf, 12.7% went to the Costa del Sol, 3.9%went to the Costa Brava region, 3.2% visited theCanary Islands and 8.7% went to other areas.

The research also revealed the popularity of otherdestinations with 17% visiting Portugal, 16.1%travelling to Great Britain & Ireland, 7.5% book-ing trips to Turkey, 7.1% visiting France and 6.9%booking long-haul golf trips to the USA.

The Spanish study also revealed that a golfer’s na-

tionality impacts on their choice of region they arelikely to visit, with British and Scandinaviangolfers preferring the Costa del Sol; French golfersmore likely to visit Costa Brava; and Germangolfers travelling to all regions, including the Ca-nary Islands.

Some of the key contributing factors that putSpain ahead of its rivals was the standard and rangeof the country’s golf courses, consistent levels ofhigh quality accommodation and the favourableyear-round climate.

New Survey: Spain still Europe’sNo.1 golf destination

A new study of European golfers reveals that

Spain remains the No.1 travel destination for

visitors from the UK, France, Germany and

Scandinavia, with more than 28% of respon-

dents playing golf in the country over the past

12 months.

NEWS CLIP


SPECIAL FEATURE – CELEBRITY GOLFER PROFILE


1. Where were you born and which schools didyou attend?

I was born in Newcastle and went to Ermelo HighSchool.

2. Did you come from a sporting background?

No.

3. At what age did you start playing cricket?

I started when I was About 8 years Old.

4. When did you realise that cricket would beyour career?

I had to choose between Rugby and Cricket. WhenI got picked for SA schools in 1996 I made thatcall.

5. Do you have a nickname?

I have... BOOM...it’s a long story!! Ha ha.

6. How special was your knock of 35 off 18balls in the legendary 438 game at the Wanderers?

It was one of the most special days in my Cricket-ing career. No one gave us a chance, so to be ableto make a contribution was awesome.

7. You had a stint in the ICL and more recentlythe IPL, how was that?

It was a great experience. I have been to India allot and had some great times there. On the fieldand off it. They do things in their own way andthat’s a great experience.

8. What are your goals for the future?

Well, I’m almost done with Cricket but would loveto go to the Champions league.

9. Who do you rate as the best ever batsmanand who would be your best ever bowler?

Brian Lara ...Shane Warne.

10. What are South Africa’s chances at the nextWorld Cup in Australia in 2015?

Conditions should suit us, so if the right team ispicked, pretty good I think.

11. Do we have the right systems in place to produce good players on a regular basis?

I hope so.

12. What has been the highlight of your career?

Getting the call from CSA to fly to Australia to goplay for my country and receiving my green andgold Jacket.

13. Favourite music?

All types, it depends what mood I’m in.



SPECIAL FEATURE – CELEBRITY GOLFER PROFILE


14. Favourite food? Indian Curry and Braai.

15. Favourite drink? Castle Light.

16. How did you get away from cricket, anyother hobbies besides golf?

I love to enjoy some time in the bush with myfriends. Hunting! And some good family time.

17. Do you have a favourite saying or quote?

Nope, take things as they come.

GETTING ON TO GOLF1. For how long have you been playing golf?

20 years or so. At school I played some golf....Orshould I say Hacking.

2. What is your current handicap?

I’m a 2. Normally a scratch but have been strug-gling a bit lately.

3. Where are you currently a member at?

Bloemfontein Golf Club.

4. You are in the business of golf can you let usknow a bit more about what you do?

I have some shares in the Golfers Club in Bloem.

5. Who is your favourite golfer?

Hendrik Stenson.

6. Where would your ultimate golfing destina-tion be?

To travel SA for a month or so and play all ourgreat courses here.

7. Who would be in your ideal fourball?

Myself, Hendrik Stenson, John Daly and CindyCrawford.

8. Any memorable moments on the golf course?

Plenty..But hole in ones always up there. I have 3.

9. What is your favourite club in the bag?

2 iron.

10. Favourite Golf Course in South Africa?

Leopard Creek.


Cindy Crawford - the rose amongst the thornsin Johan’s ideal fourball


As with all new property developments, thefounders of Pinnacle Point Beach and GolfResort were required to commission an en-

vironmental impact assessment (EIA) as part of theapplication process for permission to build. Butwho could possibly have imagined that the archae-ological survey that Jonathan Kaplan and PeterNilssen made as part of this EIA would change theway the whole world thinks about the beginningsof modern human behaviour – and put the Cavesunder the Pinnacle Point Golf Course as the verybirthplace of both culture and technology?

As soon as he had an inkling of what they’d found,Dr. Nilssen called in Professor Curtis Marean ofthe School of Human Evolution and SocialChange at the Institute of Human Origins at Ari-zona State University - and the Mossel Bay Archae-ology Project was born.

But it wasn’t just the archaeology that was signifi-cant here: the Caves also contain information onancient climates and environments, and by 2005,the SACP4 project had been created to studythem.It would go on to become the biggest scien-tific project of its kind in the world – and its workcontinues to this day.

What the archaeologists have found was that(amongst many other things) this is where peoplefirst began systematically harvesting shellfish fromthe sea; where we first began using ochre – the firstingredient of the ancient painter’s palette; andwhere we first used fire to heat stone, and so annealit to create a more workable material that producesa more consistent product when you’re manufac-turing stone tools. And that much of this hap-pened around 164,000 years ago.

The first results of the scientists’ work were pub-lished in 2007, but it wasn’t until this year that thePinnacle Point Caves became accessible to thepublic via the ‘Point of Human Origins Experi-ence.’

These tours – presented by Dr. Nilssen in collabo-ration with the Pinnacle Point Homeowners As-sociation, the Oystercatcher Trail, and Prof.Marean - are usually limited to just twelve guestsbecause of the sensitive nature of the material thatstill lies untouched in the Caves.

And here’s the good news: if you take part in oneof these tours, a full 20% of your ticket price goesto a fund which Prof. Marean and the Homeown-ers Association use for the conservation and main-tenance of the Caves, the access walkways, and theenvironment around them.

“Peter begins every Point of Human Origins Ex-perience with a presentation on the significance ofthe archaeology, and he also focuses on the impor-tance of our relationship with the environment ofMossel Bay which allowed our species to survive anear-extinction event between about 150,000 and200,000 years ago,” said Fred Orban, who man-ages the tours through his award-winning Oyster-catcher Trail.

“And as an appreciation to guests who visit theCaves, we always record their names on a roll ofhonour on our web site -www.humanorigin.co.za.”

For more information – and to see some fasci-nating videos – please go to www.visitmossel-bay.co.za/archaeology. For golf at PinnaclePoint, please visitwww.pinnaclepointestate.co.za.

Scotland might think it invented golf - but at a stretch you could argue

that a golf course in Mossel Bay invented culture.

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AFFORDABLE GOLF – GARDEN ROUTE

164,000 years

of golf in

Mossel Bay?


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Golf GameBook andIMG create worldwide

partnership

NEWS CLIP

IMG, the world’s leading sports, fashion andmedia company, for worldwide managementand marketing representation have an-nounced a partnership with Golf GameBook,an innovative free social live scoring platformthat is at the heart of the fastest-growing golfcommunity.

IMG will support Golf GameBook to provide anew form of digital and mobile sponsorship acti-vation for existing and future clients. It will alsolook to enhance the golfing experience for playersacross all levels of the game - from amateur golfdays to fan engagement with Tour Professionalsthrough the app. Golf GameBook was foundedby PGA professionals with the goal of makinggolf more relevant, fun and welcoming to thewhole golf community using modern technology,




while at the same time respecting the traditions ofthe game.

The Golf GameBook app and online services pro-vides all golfers, golf clubs and golf tournamentswith a live scoring platform as well as offering a‘tournament manager’ feature and instant socialmedia interaction designed specifically for golfers.

The app is free to download on Apple’s App Store,Samsung Apps, Google Play and BlackBerryWorld, and has already achieved considerable suc-cess with over 600,000 worldwide downloads from115 countries, with thousands of users recordingtheir scores on a daily basis.

Commenting on the partnership, Mikko Ranta-nen, CEO of GameBook Inc said, “Benefittingfrom IMG’s global knowledge and expertise of theindustry will enable us to move forward with aproduct that we believe can change the face of so-cial media interaction in golf. Golf GameBook hasenjoyed some early success and we are looking for-ward to working with IMG to find new ways togrow around the world.”


RESULTS & RANKINGS

PGA TOUR

Frys.com Open, 10 – 13 Oct 2013, CordeValle GC1 Jimmy Walker USA 70-69-62-66 267 (-17) $ 900,000.002 Vijay Singh FIJ 69-67-65-68 269 (-15) $ 540,000.00T3 Scott Brown USA 68-67-71-64 270 (-14) $ 240,000.00

Brooks Koepka USA 67-64-67-72 270 (-14) $ 240,000.00Hideki Matsuyama JPN 70-66-68-66 270 (-14) $ 240,000.00Kevin Na USA 75-67-64-64 270 (-14) $ 240,000.00

Other South AfricansT21 Trevor Immelman RSA 70-69-68-68 275 (-9) $ 52,000.00T40 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 69-72-68-69 278 (-6) $ 19,000.00T72 Tim Clark RSA 73-67-73 213 (0) $ 9,600.00

Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, 17 - 20 Oct 2013TPC Summerlin 1 Webb Simpson USA 64-63-67-66 260 (-24) $ 1,080,000.00T2 Jason Bohn USA 67-64-69-66 266 (-18) $ 528,000.00

Ryo Ishikawa JPN 67-66-68-65 266 (-18) $ 528,000.004 Charley Hoffman USA 66-70-67-64 267 (-17) $ 288,000.00T5 Luke Guthrie USA 69-64-71-64 268 (-16) $ 210,750.00

Chesson Hadley USA 65-66-67-70 268 (-16) $ 210,750.00Charles Howell III USA 67-69-67-65 268 (-16) $ 210,750.00Troy Matteson USA 67-69-68-64 268 (-16) $ 210,750.00

Other Southern AfricansT65 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 70-69-71-72 282 (-2) $ 12,540.00

CIMB Classic, 24 - 27 Oct 2013, Kuala Lumpur Golf & CC1 Ryan Moore USA 63-72-69-70 274 (-14) $ 1,260,000.002 Gary Woodland USA 68-70-67-69 274 (-14) $ 756,000.00T3 Kiradech Aphibarnrat THA 67-69-69-70 275 (-13) $ 406,000.00

Chris Stroud USA 67-69-68-71 275 (-13) $ 406,000.00Aaron Baddeley AUS 73-67-70-66 276 (-14) $ 280,000.00

Other Southern AfricansT31 Tim Clark RSA 72-69-70-74 285 (-3) $ 44,450.00T47 Ernie Els RSA 76-71-69-74 290 (+2) $ 18,223.34

Retief Goosen RSA 72-74-69-75 290(+2) $ 18,223.34T53 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 72-71-73-75 291 (+3) $ 15,907.50

Rory Sabbatini RSA 67-74-75-75 291 (+3) $ 15,907.50

SUNSHINE TOUR


Vodacom Origins of Golf Final, St Francis Links9th - 11th October 20131 JJ Senekal RSA 70-70-72 212 (-4) R 95,100.002 Titch Moore RSA 72-68-72 212 (-4) R 69,000.003 Lyle Rowe RSA 72-69-73 214 (-2) R 48,000.00T4 Charl Coetzee RSA 76-67-72 215 (-1) R 29,000.00

Jean Hugo RSA 73-69-73 215 (-1) R 29,000.00Riekus Nortje RSA 71-68-76 215 (-1) R 29,000.00

T7 Drikus Bruyns RSA 69-77-70 216 (0) R 16,000.00Heinrich Bruiners RSA 70-76-70 216 (0) R 16,000.00Oliver Bekker RSA 73-70-73 216 (0) R 16,000.00

T10 Ulrich van den Berg RSA 75-71-71 217 (+1) R 12,375.00CJ du Plessis RSA 71-72-74 217 (+1) R 12,375.00Merrick Bremner RSA 72-69-76 217 (+1) R 12,375.00Jake Roos RSA 69-71-77 217 (+1) R 12,375.00

BMG Classic Back to Schedule, Glendower GC18th - 20th October 20131 Ulrich van den Berg RSA 65-69-67 201 (-15) R 95,100.00T2 Titch Moore RSA 69-67-70 206 (-10) R 58,500.00

Hennie Otto RSA 65-68-73 206 (-10) R 58,500.00T4 Colin Nel RSA 68-70-70 208 (-8) R 33,000.00

Merrick Bremner RSA 68-68-72 208 (-8) R 33,000.006 Warren Abery RSA 67-70-72 209 (-7) R 22,800.007 CJ du Plessis RSA 67-69-74 210 (-6) R 18,900.00T8 Andrew Curlewis RSA 71-70-70 211 (-5) R 13,860.00

Jean-Paul Strydom RSA 72-69-70 211 (-5) R 13,860.00Jbe' Kruger RSA 70-70-71 211 (-5) R 13,860.00Johan du Buisson RSA 66-73-72 211 (-5) R 13,860.00Anton Haig RSA 69-74-68 211 (-5) R 13,860.00

PGA TOUR 2014 ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 20131 Ryan Moore USA 2 $ 1,422,000.002 Jimmy Walker USA 3 $ 1,278,000.003 Webb Simpson USA 1 $ 1,080,000.004 Gary Woodland USA 2 $ 756,000.005 Vijay Singh FIJ 2 $ 593,400.006 Ryo Ishikawa JPN 2 $ 580,000.007 Jason Bohn USA 2 $ 547,000.008 Charles Howell III USA 3 $ 454,774.009 Chris Stroud USA 2 $ 406,000.0010 Jeff Overton USA 3 $ 349,000.00

OTHER SOUTHERN AFRICANS67 Tim Clark RSA 3 $ 54,050.0069 Trevor Immelman RSA 2 $ 52,000.0084 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 2 $ 31,540.00105 Ernie Els RSA 1 $ 18,223.00105 Retief Goosen RSA 2 $ 18,223.00110 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 2 $ 15,908.00110 Rory Sabbatini RSA 3 $ 15,908.00

2013 SUNSHINE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 DARREN FICHARDT RSA R 4,330,295.00 72 DAWIE VAN DER WALT RSA R 2,825,397.50 53 JACO VAN ZYL RSA R 2,548,479.66 64 RICHARD STERNE RSA R 2,517,955.00 35 CHARL SCHWARTZEL RSA R 1,808,950.00 16 LOUIS DE JAGER RSA R 1,359,418.37 97 GARTH MULROY RSA R 1,181,064.00 58 PETER UIHLEIN USA R 1,039,454.00 39 DESVONDE BOTES RSA R 894,373.75 1510 JAKE ROOS RSA R 895,444.21 1911 TREVOR FISHER JNR RSA R 895,065.08 1412 CHARL COETZEE RSA R 884,830.25 2013 ADILSON DA SILVA BRA R 869,027.50 914 JAMES KINGSTON RSA R 853,665.75 1015 GEORGE COETZEE RSA R 836,836.00 116 MERRICK BREMNER RSA R 818,071.25 2117 HENNIE OTTO RSA R 777,533.37 718 ANDREW CURLEWIS RSA R 750,299.92 1919 KEITH HORNE RSA R 738,126.66 820 JEAN HUGO RSA R 724,129.21 22



CHAMPIONS TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

WEB.COM TOUR FINALS ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 John Peterson USA $ 230,000.00 42 Chesson Hadley USA $ 229,433.33 43 Seung-Yul Noh KOR $ 210,125.00 34 Andrew Svoboda USA $ 192,066.67 45 Trevor Immelman RSA $ 180,000.00 46 Will MacKenzie USA $ 129,200.00 47 Scott Gardiner USA $ 127,533.34 48 Edward Loar USA $ 119,200.00 39 Ben Martin USA $ 108,563.34 410 Patrick Cantlay USA $ 108,000.00 1OTHER SOUTH AFRICANS24 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA $ 44,383.33 4

WEB.COM TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 Bernhard Langer GER 23 $ 2,234,095.002 Kenny Perry USA 19 $ 2,127,438.003 David Frost RSA 24 $ 1,758,234.004 Michael Allen USA 23 $ 1,420,841.005 Russ Cochran RSA 22 $ 1,406,583.006 Tom Pernice Jr. USA 24 $ 1,392,527.007 Kirk Triplett USA 21 $ 1,363,559.008 Duffy Waldorf USA 23 $ 1,301,940.009 John Cook USA 22 $ 1,290,144.0010 Fred Couples USA 14 $ 1,266,812.00

Other Southern Africans112Nick Price ZIM 9 $ 31,292.00


SAS Championship, 11 – 13 Oct 2013, Prestonwood CC1 Russ Cochran RSA 66-66-67 199 (-17) $ 315,000.002 David Frost RSA 67-67-66 200 (-16) $ 184,800.003 Kirk Triplett USA 67-67-68 202 (-14) $ 151,200.00

Gary Hallberg USA 68-69-66 203 (-13) $ 124,950.00T5 Michael Allen USA 67-68-70 205 (-11) $ 91,875.00

Anders Forsbrand DEN 69-67-69 205 (-11) $ 91,875.00

No other South Africans

Greater Hickory Kia Classic at Rock Barn, 18 – 20 Oct 2013Rock Barn G&CC

1 Michael Allen USA 67-65-65 197 (-13) $ 240,000.002 Olin Browne USA 65-68-64 197 (-13) $ 140,800.003 Bernhard Langer GER 64-66-69 199 (-11) $ 115,200.004 Brad Bryant USA 66-66-69 201 (-9) $ 95,200.005 John Riegger USA 65-67-70 202 (-8) $ 76,000.00

Other Southern AfricansT20 David Frost RSA 67-69-70 206 (-4) $ 18,266.67T33 Nick Price ZIM 71-66-72 209 (-1) $ 9,480.00

AT&T Championship, 25 – 27 Oct 2013, TPC San Antonio1 Kenny Perry USA 65-71-67 203 (-13) $ 285,000.002 Bernhard Langer GER 67-69-67 203 (-13) $ 167,200.00T3 Fred Funk USA 69-69-67 205 (-11) $ 113,366.67

Kirk Triplett USA 70-67-68 205 (-11) $ 113,366.67Colin Montgomerie SCO 68-68-69 205 (-11) $ 113,366.66

Other South AfricansT22 David Frost RSA 77-69-66 212 (-4 ) $ 18,691.25


EUROPEAN TOURPortugal Masters, Oceânico Victoria Golf Course, 10 - 13 October 20131 LYNN David ENG 65-65-73-63 266 (-18) € 333,3302 WALTERS Justin RSA 69-63-69-66 267 (-17) € 222,220T3 GALLACHER Stephen SCO 70-67-65-66 268 (-16) € 103,333

WARRING Paul ENG 67-63-67-71 268 (-16) € 103,333WIESBERGER Bernd AUT 66-65-70-67 268 (-16) € 103,333

Other South AfricansT6 OTTO Hennie RSA 66-64-69-70 269 (-15) € 65,000.00T38 AIKEN Thomas RSA 71-69-70-66 276 (-8) € 12,400.00T46 MULROY Garth RSA 70-69-68-70 277 (-7) € 9,800.00T51 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 69-67-74-68 278 (-6) € 7,600.00

ISPS HANDA Perth International, Lake Karrinyup CC17 - 20 October 20131 JEONG Jin KOR 68-7-269-69 278 (-10) € 245,438.002 FISHER RossE NG 72-67-71-68 278 (-10) € 163,626.00T3 NINYETTE Brody AUS 72-69-67-72 280 (-8) € 76,087.00

PAPADATOS Dimitrios AUS 69-71-72-68 280 (-8) € 76,087.00WILLETT Danny ENG 72-71-68-69 280 (-8) € 76,087.00

Other South AfricansT18 WALTERS Justin RSA 76-69-73-67 285 (-3) € 16,523.00

BMW Masters presented by SRE Group, Lake Malaren GC24 - 27 October 20131 FDEZ-CASTAÑO Gonzalo ESP 71-71-67-68 277 (-11) € 851,346.00T2 JAIDEE Thongchai THA 70-70-72-66 278 (-10) € 445,158.00

MOLINARI Francesco ITA 72-71-71-64 278 (-10) € 445,158.004 GUTHRIE Luke USA 65-71-72-71 279 (-9) € 255,491.00T5 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 73-72-69-66 280 (-8) € 183,269.00

LARRAZABAL Pablo ESP 70-73-69-68 280 (-8) € 183,269.00UIHLEIN Peter USA 69-75-69-67 280 (-8) € 183,269.00

Other South AfricansT17 MULROY Garth RSA 74-72-71-68 285 (-3) € 63,250.00T24 FICHARDT Darren RSA 74-75-72-65 286 (-2) € 54,076.00T31 STERNE Richard RSA 74-72-71-72 289 (+1) € 42,399.00T57 COETZEE George RSA 78-74-74-69 295 (+7) € 14,121.00T59 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 74-77-70-75 296 (+8) € 12,698.00T61 AIKEN Thomas RSA 80-70-75-74 299 (+11) € 9,943.00

GRACE Branden RSA 79-69-75-76 299 (+11) € 9,943.00



SUNSHINE TOUR

Event VenueDate

Boland Golf Union (021) 873 6828 Border Golf Union (043) 740 3899Central Gauteng Golf Union (011) 485 4251 Eastern Gauteng Golf Union (011) 425 5316

Freestate and Northern Cape Golf Union (057) 899 1724 Gauteng North Golf Union (012) 667 1087 Karoo Golf Union (054) 332 3323 Sunshine Tour (021) 850 6500

CONTACT DETAILS

AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN

NOVEMBER 20132 – 3 Eastern Province Open Port Elizabeth GC

9 – 10 Ekurhuleni Seniors Open ERPM GC

14 – 17 S A Open Glendower GC

15 – 17 Central Gauteng Open TBA

16 – 17 Otway Hayes Classic Zwartkops CC

NOVEMBER 20135 – 7 Nedbank Affinity Cup Lost City GC R 700,000

21 – 24 South African Open Championship Glendower GC € 1,100,000

Nov 28 – Dec 1 Alfred Dunhill Championship Leopard Creek CC € 1,500,000

DECEMBER 20135 – 8 Nedbank Golf Challenge Gary Player CC $ 6,500,000

12 – 15 Nelson Mandela Championship Mount Edgecombe CC € 1,000,000

JANUARY 20145 – 7 Nedbank Affinity Cup Lost City GC R 700,000

21 – 24 South African Open Championship Glendower GC € 1,100,000

Nov 28 – Dec 1 Alfred Dunhill Championship Leopard Creek CC € 1,500,000




AMATEUR EVENTS – WOMEN

VenueDate Event

KZN Golf Union (031) 202 7636Mpumalanga Golf Union (013) 692 3002 Limpopo Golf Union (015) 295 4118North-West Province Golf Union (044) 533 3507

Southern Cape Golf Union (044) 873 5823Eastern Cape Golf Union (043) 735 4443 Western Province Golf Union (021) 686 1668Sunshine Tour (Joanne) (021) 850 6500

CONTACT DETAILS

NOVEMBER 20134 – 6 SA Mid Amateur Championship Graceland

16 – 17 Mpumalanga Championship TBA

29 – 30 KZN Junior Championship TBA

DECEMBER 2013No Tournaments

DECEMBER 20139 Junior Inter Provincial Tournament Bellville GC

8 Limpopo Mid Amateur Elements Private Golf Reserve

19 – 21 Harry Oppenheimer Trophy Maccauvlei GC

23 – 24 International Teams Championship Maccauvlei GC

23 – 24 Limpopo Seniors Open Koro Creek GE

AMATEUR EVENTS - MEN, Continued



EUROPEAN RACE TO DUBAI AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 STENSON Henrik SWE 14 € 2,154,099.002 MCDOWELL Graeme NIR 12 € 1,710,374.003 ROSE Justin ENG 10 € 1,661,271.004 FDEZ-CASTAÑO Gonzalo ESP 20 € 1,517,530.005 STERNE Richard RSA 19 € 1,356,957.006 JAIDEE Thongchai THA 22 € 1,279,235.007 MANASSERO Matteo ITA 23 € 1,270,028.008 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 23 € 1,247,282.009 UIHLEIN Peter USA 21 € 1,241,079.0010 RUMFORD Brett AUS 23 € 1,191,144.00

Other South Africans12 GRACE Branden RSA 22 € 1,097,298.0013 ELS Ernie RSA 15 € 1,082,366.0020 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 12 € 964,246.0037 AIKEN Thomas RSA 24 € 647,860.0045 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 12 € 603,505.0049 FICHARDT Darren RSA 22 € 554,036.0059 COETZEE George RSA 14 € 506,765.0060 MULROY Garth RSA 21 € 498,291.0069 WALTERS Justin RSA 30 € 413,737.0088 OTTO Hennie RSA 20 € 323,563.0099 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 20 € 271,680.00105 VAN DER WALT Dawie RSA 10 € 249,550.00111 KINGSTON James RSA 15 € 225,150.00

RESULTS & RANKINGS

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 Andrea PAVAN ITA 22 € 132,081.002 Brooks KOEPKA USA 10 € 119,423.003 Johan CARLSSON SWE 16 € 103,111.004 Daan HUIZING NED 11 € 102,610.005 Adrian OTAEGUI ESP 18 € 102,441.006 Roope KAKKO FIN 16 € 97,213.007 José-Filipe LIMA POR 19 € 94,272.008 Sihwan KIM KOR 21 € 92,881.009 Victor RIU FRA 22 € 85,152.0010 Robert DINWIDDIE ENG 18 € 84,229.00

Other South Africans31 Dylan FRITTELLI RSA 19 € 50,470.0081 Brandon STONE RSA 4 € 16,601.00

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR


EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 Steen TINNING DEN 12 € 198,893.002 Paul WESSELINGH ENG 14 € 188,961.003 Peter FOWLER AUS 14 € 168,285.004 Simon P BROWN ENG 11 € 153,507.005 Miguel Angel MARTIN ESP 12 € 145,755.006 Andrew OLDCORN SCO 12 € 142,620.007 Philip GOLDING ENG 13 € 141,697.008 Santiago LUNA ESP 11 € 133,311.009 David J RUSSELL ENG 11 € 121,603.0010 Angel FRANCO PAR 12 € 117,729.00

Other Southern Africans53 Hendrik BUHRMANN RSA 9 € 28,154.0056 Steve VAN VUUREN RSA 11 € 23,367.0066 Tony JOHNSTONE ZIM 7 € 16,340.00102 Bobby LINCOLN RSA 2 € 1,112.00

National Bank of Oman Golf ClassicAlmouj Golf, 24 - 27 October 20131 KAKKO Roope FIN 70-69-66-69 274 (-14) € 35,029.002 BJERREGAARD Lucas DEN 76-68-65-67 276 (-12) € 24,082.00

3IM Daniel USA 69-69-68-72 278 (-10) € 15,325.00T4 FORD Matt ENG 72-74-68-67 281 (-7) € 12,041.00

Other South AfricansSTONE BrandonRSA-771687468 281 (-7) € 12,041.00

English Senior Open’ Rockliffe Hall4 - 6 October 20131 TINNING Steen DEN 69-63-67 199 (-17) € 35,898.002 LUNA Santiago ESP 67-67-66 200 (-16) € 23,932.003 EALES Paul ENG 70-67-66 203 (-13) € 16,752.004 MARTIN Miguel Angel ESP 70-66-70 206 (-10) € 13,163.00T5 MANSON Gordon AUT 70-67-70 207 (-9) € 9,166.00

OLDCORNAndrew SCO 70-68-69 207 (-9) € 9,166.00

Other Southern AfricansT9 WILLIAMS Chris RSA 69-70-70 209 (-7) € 6,462.00T25 BUHRMANN Hendrik RSA 66-78-71 215 (-1) € 2,282.00T40 VAN VUUREN Steve RSA 70-73-76 219 (+3) € 1,101.00T64 LINCOLN Bobby RSA 77-72-76 225 (+9) € 317.00



LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

ASIAN TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS AS OF 26 AUGUST 2013

1 Tiger Woods USA 12.56 412 Adam Scott AUS 8.94 403 Phil Mickelson USA 8.06 494 Henrik Stenson SWE 8.02 525 Justin Rose ENG 7.32 516 Rory McIlroy NIR 6.81 487 Steve Stricke USA 6.47 408 Matt Kuchar USA 6.40 509 Brandt Snedeker USA 6.15 4910 Jason Dufner, USA 5.71 52

OTHER SOUTHERN AFRICANS

18 Charl Schwartzel RSA 4.47 52

24 Ernie Els RSA 4.04 52

30 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 3.51 52

45 Richard Sterne RSA 2.60 46

69 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 1.99 52

77 Tim Clark RSA 1.85 44

96 George Coetzee RSA 1.67 50


LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 20131 Suzann PETTERSEN NOR 3 € 518,448.812 Lee-Anne PACE RSA 19 € 241,940.753 Lexi THOMPSON USA 3 € 228,794.054 Gwladys NOCERA FRA 19 € 150,894.385 Beatriz RECARI ESP 4 € 114,936.366 Holly CLYBURN ENG 14 € 109,180.957 Carlota CIGANDA ESP 11 € 97,728.968 Catriona MATTHEW SCO 4 € 96,903.509 Charley HULL ENG 12 € 96,321.1810 Shanshan FENG CHN 3 € 88,266.13

Other South Africans13 Ashleigh SIMON RSA 9 € 75,592.4958 Stacy Lee BREGMAN RSA 14 € 30,421.1189 Connie CHEN RSA 16 € 15,593.47

ASIAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 28 OCTOBER 2013

1 Kiradech APHIBARNRAT THA 6 $ 664,620.992 Gaganjeet BHULLAR IND 6 $ 269,066.433 Scott HEND AUS 9 $ 246,868.834 LIANG Wen-chong CHN 3 $ 185,383.295 BAEK Seuk-hyun KOR 10 $ 171,198.546 Thongchai JAIDEE THA 6 $ 160,172.537 Wade ORMSBY AUS 8 $ 145,317.278 Anirban LAHIRI IND 9 $ 139,380.509 KIM Gi-whan KOR 11 $ 115,108.9410 Prayad MARKSAENG THA 4 $ 113,864.15

Other South Africans15 Bryce EASTON RSA 4 $ 86,159.0525 Jbe KRUGER RSA 4 $ 63,969.69

Sanya Ladies Open, Yalong Bay GC25 - 27 October 20131 Lee-Anne PACE RSA 67-66-70 203 (-13) € 45,000.002 Yu Yang ZHANG CHI 69-69-65 203 (-13) € 30,450.003 Ye Na CHUNG KOR 64-68-72 204 (-12) € 21,000.00T4 Linda WESSBERG SWE 67-68-70 205 (-11) € 16,200.00

Yu Ting SHI CHI 67-67-71 205 (-11) Amateur

Other South AfricansT56 Ashleigh SIMON RSA 71-74-73 218 (+2) € 1,038.00T62 Connie CHEN RSA 70-75-74 219 (+3) € 915.00




AFFORDABLE GOLF – EASTERN CAPE

The new tools include a series of six videos . “TheUSGA is making significant progress on address-ing pace-of-play issues in the game, pursuing realsolutions that consider all of the factors that con-tribute to longer playing times,” said USGA Exec-utive Director Mike Davis. “These videos bring thekey challenges to light in an engaging and creativemanner that will help meet our goal of educatingand mobilizing the entire golf community to un-derstand the causes of slow play and to be part ofthe solution.”

One of the narrators is 2004 U.S. Senior Openchampion Peter Jacobsen. “Pace of play is an issue,no doubt about it,” said Jacobsen. “From the progame that I’ve been part of for many years rightdown to the friendly match at a local course, no-

body likes a five-hour round. These videos do agreat job in helping viewers understand that it’snot just about us golfers – it’s a problem with a lotof moving parts. I believe that collectively we cansolve this and that’s why I decided to help out.”

The videos build on the USGA’s “While We’reYoung” campaign, which has created greaterawareness of pace of play within the golf commu-nity. In addition to viewing the new educationalvideos, visitors to www.usga.org/whilewereyoungwill be able to join the thousands of fellow golferswho have signed a pledge to take personal meas-ures to improve pace of play. Once they haveviewed all six videos, pledge signees will receive acertificate recognizing them as a USGA pace-of-play ambassador.

USGA Deploys New Education Tools To Improve Pace Of Play

As part of its initiative to address pace-of-play issues in the game of golf, the United States Golf

Association (USGA) has introduced a series of educational tools designed to educate the golf

community on the factors that influence the time it takes to play the game.

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Tournament preparations(behind the scenes)

This month I will be talking about tournament preparations and the people behind the scenes thatmake a good event a great event.

When it comes to big tournaments onyour local course there are always greatbenefits that go along with good tele-

vision coverage and good revenue for the club dur-ing and after the event. But most of all I will betalking about the behind the scenes work that hap-pens to ensure a successful event on the course.

We have had the privilege to be the host of the Vo-dacom Origins of golf Final 2013 at St FrancisLinks, and what a great event this was. We had fan-tastic weather and a golf course to be proud of. Thework on the course started 4months before the ac-tual event, work that included a larger drivingrange tee, more walk paths for the Pro’s, bunkermaintenance, building new tee boxes, servicingand sharpening of all mowers, different shifts forour staff to ensure that everyone knew what to doand many more projects.

On a golf estate it is made more difficult to planall the work with the least amount of disturbanceto the residence, this is easier said than done whenyour day starts at 4am to get the work done beforethe first tee off time at 06h30. The whole idea during a tournament of this caliber is to get thegolfers on the golf course without even noticing

any maintenance equipment or maintenance staff;it must look like the course got into tournamentcondition by magic. We succeeded with this bystarting all mowing and bunker raking from thefront and the back nine. The first maintenancegroup finished the 18th and the 10th holes andthen worked through holes 11 to 17 and the sec-ond group started at the 9th hole and then finishedholes 1-8 to move under the radar and move offthe course without even being detected. Our roughwas also cut every day with holes 1 and 9 being cut


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first for the good first and last impression, and wealso did the rough on the 10th and 18th first eachday for the same reason, and then moved off thecourse when the golfers got close and during theafternoon shift we finished the rest of the roughbehind the field to ensure that we get all the workdone in time to start the next shift at 4 am againthe next morning. During big tournaments wetake special care of the greens and the bunkers see-ing that this is where matches can be won or lost.We made use of headlamps for each staff memberto ensure that they rake each bunker to the correctstandard throughout the course even when it isdark. The procedures were followed every day toensure that everyone knew what was expected fromthem. We also had test runs prior to the tourna-ment to ensure that we get rid of all the glitches inour procedures before the tournament started. If Imay give some advice to golf courses looking athosting bigger events, it will be to allocate certaintasks to certain people ahead of the tournamentand not to deviate from this plan during the event,if every person knows what is expected from themthen it makes supervision and standard control somuch easier!

For big tournaments we look at the course with anew perspective, seeing that we need to thinkabout television coverage and spectators viewingthe golf. Your course should be the showpiece thatpeople would want to come and play after seeingit for the first time, I think we succeeded with thatand we hope to see many new golfers coming tovisit us soon.

Now I end my Article with the famous words ofJeff Clause that always says “play one shot at a timeand keep smiling”, what a great country we have

with so much great golf courses and players! I hopeyou get a small insight into the world of a GolfCourse Superintendent and tournament prepara-tions that goes along with big events, this was justthe tip of the iceberg, but I hope you found it in-teresting.

Keep it down the fairways and always rememberthat a bad day on the course is always better thana good day at the office.

Article brought to you by

Charl BlaauwGolf Course Superintendent “SUP”

St Francis Links



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AFFORDABLE GOLF – KZN

Just seven days ago, Pace was nominated for the 2013 Sportswomanof the Year award. On the same day, the WPGA launched the SunshineLadies Tour, and then South Africa’s first lady of professional golf madethe week even more spectacular when she came from behind to winher third title this season with a play-off victory at Yalong Bay GC.

The 32-year-old Mossel Bay pro lagged one stroke behind overnightleader Ye Na Chung of Korea going into the final round, but in purePace style, rallied with a final round two-under-par 70 to tie rookieYu Yang Zhang at 13-under-par 203 at the end of regulation play. Paceshowed her grit and determination with a perfectly timed 20-foot puttfor birdie to beat the Zhang at the first play-off hole.

“I love it here and it’s a really nice feeling to come back and win here again,” said Pace.

“I started to get really pumped up towards the end and all the feelings came back from 2010 when I won here and I made a birdie on 16 in 2010 so I was really pumped up to go.”

In a sense, it was poetic justice for Pace after she slipped and fell in her hotel room last year, injuringher elbow on broken pieces of mirror.

Pace wins the Sanya Ladies Open in ChinaLee-Anne Pace put the seal on a fantastic week in South African professional women’s golf with

victory at Sanya Ladies Open in China last month.

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Where good players becometour players !

Players like Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy struck it big and fast at a young age, but extra-ordinarysuccess is limited to a select few in professional golf. The rest have to start at the bottom, graduatefrom feeder Tours, slog it out and pay their dues and hope experience will carry them to the highestechelons in the sport.

For many decades, the PGA and EuropeanTours have been fed by a vast network ofmini-tours that provide start-up profession-als and aspirant amateurs with a competi-

tive platform across the two continents. In fact, theEuropean’s Challenge Tour and Web.com Tour inAmerica both started life as mini-tours and today,are the primary feeders for the world’s two mostprominent playing circuits. For as many years, SouthAfrican players have really one had only two options:while the cream from the amateur ranks receivedgolf scholarships to American colleges and universi-ties and graduated to mini-tours, the rest had tomake the leap to the pro ranks without a bridge orsafety net. But, as the Sunshine Tour has grown instature and size over the last decade, too many tal-ented amateurs started falling through the cracksdue to their inability to cope with the “big picture”– the pressure of qualifiers, travel, expenses and thestandard of competition. The numbers dictated thenecessity for a second tier feeder Tour and the scenestarted changing with the launch of the IGT Chal-lenge Pro Tour in 2008. Billed as the Tour Wheregood players become Tour Players, the IGT Tour ini-tially provided a competitive base for amateurs onlyto test and hone their skills and fit neatly in the gapbetween the amateur ranks and paid circuit. Soon,however, the IGT Tour expanded to give profession-als who failed to make the grade, a second pass atsuccess.

“We are a developmental Tour that caters for bothmale and female amateurs and professionals and westrive provide a competitive platform for the playersto develop, to improve, to acclimatise to the pro en-vironment and to make an educated decision abouttheir future,” explains commissioner Cois du Plooy.

“We cater to primarily to amateurs looking to turnprofessional, professionals who lost their cards, andthose who just missed - the often forgotten ones.

“While some of our regulars have gone back to theamateur circuit, while a lot of players have tastedsuccess on the Sunshine Tour. Our biggest successstory was top SA amateur Danie van Tonder, whocut his teeth on the IGT Tour in 2011, got his cardand won the 2012 Sunshine Tour’s Rookie of theYear Race. But there are many others who have suc-ceeded to stay on Tour.”

In the last two years, 44 IGT Tour players have se-cured their Sunshine Tour cards. Du Plooy believesthis is a direct result of the Race to Q-School series,which launched in 2010.

“We play 35-40 tournaments a year on the regularTour and all our events are 54-hole or 72-hole tour-naments, just like they would experience on the Sun-shine Tour,” he explained. “The Race to Q-School isan additional series of 12 events at the end of the sea-son, specifically geared to prepare the players forgolf ’s most gruelling test. “We set up the courses totest them, tucking pins into tough spots and movingtees back. It has proven extremely popular, especiallyamong the amateurs looking to turn pro.”

In addition to paying the Q-School entry fees forthe top IGT Tour players after the Race to Q-School, Du Plooy is also offering the leading IGTplayer at the 2014 Sunshine Tour Q-School a hugeincentive.

“We secured a R100,000 sponsorship that will bepaid out over 10 months to the leading player. Wefelt that the top player deserved to be acknowledged,and assisted. The rookie year is tough, because in ad-dition to the pressure to perform, there is a lot oftravelling involved and the financial pressure ishuge.”

The Orange Crab Race to Asia series in 2013 wasanother new addition. The series ran over seventournaments and the top five top players received afully paid spot to play in four top events in Asia.


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“This allowed players to compete under circum-stances completely different to South Africa, and outof there comfort zone,” Du Plooy explains. “It was agreat initiative and something we definitely want torepeat.”

BUT WHAT DO THE PLAYERS THINK?

ZANDER LOMBARD: SA number tworanked amateur; winner of IGT Race toQ-School Silver Lakes

“I love competing on the IGT Tour, be-cause it raises my focus and the level of

my game. We all know each other on theamateur circuit and we play the same guys every

week, but there is a huge element of uncertaintywhen you tee it up in an IGT event. You know youneed to score low to be in contention and that reallyraises the standard of your game. A bunch of us aregoing to the Sunshine Tour Qualifying School nextyear, so this is a great way to get ‘match fit’ for Q-School.”

ANTON HAIG: Former European Tourwinner; won on the Big Easy Tour in2013

“It’s nice to be winning again, even ifit is on small scale. When I won in Asia,

I was very isolated and I lacked a supportstructure. Now I have so many people in my corner.The IGT Tour is great for guys like me with no statusbut still needing to stay competitive. I’m able to keepmy hand in it and work on the small things that stillneed sorting out. And it’s kind of fun to play againstthe amateurs to see what we are going to be upagainst in the near future.”

ILISKE VERWEY: Former Sanlam SAAmateur champion

“The LET Q-School is absolutely gru-elling and I was totally unprepared lastyear. I’ve been playing the IGT Tour

this year and the Race to Q-School is thefinal step to getting mentally fit and really

competitive ahead of Tour School. Playing againstthe men really gets my competitive juices going. Ikeep my focus better and, even when my game isnot in top form, I push myself to score. Mentalpreparation is so important. That’s what you willneed to cope at Tour School. I think the biggest les-son the IGT Tour has taught me to fight back, no

matter how I’m playing, and to eliminate the mis-takes.”

CALLUM MOWAT: SA number sixranked amateur; two time winner in2013 and Swaziland Amateur win-ner

“I’m not out here playing for moneyor titles. I am playing the Race to Q-

School to achieve a level of consistency because thathas been a huge problem with my game. “I’m tryingto finish in the top five every time I tee it up, purelybecause that’s what I’m going to need if I hope toearn a card at the Sunshine Tour Q-School. You haveto be able to trust that you can produce consistentresults before you even consider turning pro. So far,so good, though.”

ROBBIE LUPINI: Former SunshineTour professional; three time IGTTour winner in 2013

“I competed on the Sunshine Tourfor three years from 2008, but I lost

my card and it has been a constantstruggle since to get back. I battled with a recurringknee injury and eventually had to have surgery lastyear. This season has been all about getting back tocompetitive form, so I can have a real shot at Q-School next year. I’ve been able to compete almostevery week on the IGT Tour and I’m extremely ex-cited after this win. Plus, the IGT Tour player whofinishes at the top at Q-School gets a R100,000sponsorship and that’s a massive carrot to keep yougoing. Breaking through for a win means so muchto me and I just want to keep building on this andput myself in line for that R100K.”

BRENDAN DE LANGE: Former SunshineTour professional; first time IGT Tour

winner in 2013

“To win was fantastic. If my failedseason on the Sunshine Tour

taught me anything, it is that youhave to be mentally tough under is

gun and your game has to stand up underpressure. That’s exactly why I am playing the IGTTour; to learn how to handle the pressure and I gota big dose of ‘how-to’ to win this one. I didn’t doanything heroic, just got myself out of trouble andproved that I have what it takes to win.”

Photo Credits: CJ du Plooy



AFFORDABLE GOLF – LIMPOPO

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Two former Springbok coaches were seenplaying golf during the Cadiz SteenbergClassic at Steenberg Golf Estate lastmonth.

Scrum down at SteenbergGolf Estate

New Sharks Director of Rugby Jake White who issurely happy with the way his new team dispatchedof WP in the Currie Cup final and Nick Mallettenjoyed a round together. Besides being golfingbuddies and former Springbok coaches, the pairhave a few more things in common...

Both were passed over for international duty in thepast couple of years, with Mallett losing out on theEngland coaching job to Stuart Lancaster andWhite being given the thumbs down by the Wal-labies in favour of Ewen McKenzie.

Both coaches are also not shy to speak their minds,something that may have gotten them both dis-missed from the Springbok coaching job!




Winner of 9 Majors, 9 Senior Majors, 165 tournaments worldwide,and a Grand Slam champion at the age of 29, Player will celebrate hisbirthday by adding to his over 25 million kilometers traveled and fly-ing to China where he will help to raise money for AIDS orphansthrough the Gary Player Invitational presented by Coca-Cola inShanghai.

“I’ve always said that I felt my talent was on loan to me from God andthat I must do the best with what I had been given,” said Player. “Sim-ilarly, we are loaned only so much time in our lives and it is up to usto use this time as best we can. I can think of no better way to do thisthan in service to my fellow man.”

The Black Knight, who continues to demonstrate that age is just anumber, regularly breaks his age on the golf course. Owner of a pro-fessional career that ranks as one of the finest in the history of golf,Player fondly recalls the journey he has taken over the past 60 years.

Gary turns 78 AND STILL GOING STRONGThe 1st of November will be a double birthday celebration for

South African golf icon Gary Player as he not only turns 78, but

also celebrates his 60th anniversary as a professional golfer in 2013

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GOLF Channel analyst Brandel Cham-

blee said he "went too far" in accusing

Tiger Woods of bending the rules.

Did Tiger cheat?

In a column written for the Golf.com website,Chamblee pointed to several rules gaffes involvingWoods this season. In an interview on Golf Chan-nel's "Golf Central" program - his first televisedcomments on the matter - Chamblee said it waswrong to insinuate Woods cheated.

"Cheating involves intent," Chamblee said."There's no way that I could know with 100 per-cent certainty what Tiger's intent was in any ofthose situations. That was my mistake." In the ar-ticle, Chamblee gave Woods an 'F' grade for his2013 campaign. While Woods won five times in2013, Chamblee said he was "a little cavalier withthe rules".



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Simon Dyson could face a three-month suspen-sion from the European Tour after being chargedon Thursday with a serious breach of the rulesand summoned to appear before a disciplinarycommittee.

David Garland, director of tour operations, de-cided that extra investigation was necessary afterthe Yorkshireman was disqualified last week fortapping down a spike mark with his ball in thethird round of the BMW Masters in Shanghai.

After an initial report that claimed he had “norecollection” of the incident, officials are under-stood to have collected evidence on other viola-tions of which Dyson, a six-time winner on tour,has been accused this season.

The three-man committee deciding the 35-year-old’s sanction will comprise a lawyer, a formerplayer and an administrator, and are likely tomeet soon after next month’s season-endingWorld Tour Championship in Dubai.

Simon Dyson facing prospect of European Tour banfollowing his disqualification from the BMW Masters

European Tour may ban Simon Dyson after his disqualification for signing for an incorrect

score in the second round of the BMW Open

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29 Year winning

drought ended The 2013 SA IPT ended in utter elationand delight for our Gauteng North team,who ended a 29 year winning droughtwith an outstanding performance at the2013 South African Inter-Provincial atRustenburg GC

The 2013 champions ended their campaign in terrificstyle by handing KwaZulu-Natal a decisive 9.5 – 2.5drubbing in the final round to put the seal on an un-beaten record in the week-long premier team champi-onship.

“I said I needed everything they have and the guys de-livered,” said the delighted skipper. “From the firstmatch to the last, the guys played for the team. We camehere as a unit, played as unit and we’ve won as a unit.We had a lot to prove, and I’m really proud of the factthat we didn’t lose a single match. Our record speaks vol-umes about the character, strength and commitment ofthe players on this team.”

Gauteng North president, who also did duty as managerthis week, was equally proud.

“The last time Gauteng North lifted this trophy, we werestill called Northern Transvaal, so there was a lot of pres-sure on these boys to deliver,” said Few.

“We were the underdogs coming into this week, but ourplayers stood their ground. I applaud each and everyplayer on their commitment, their support for their fel-low players and their fighting spirit.”

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Clutch puttseals Ekurhu-leni Open for BeckleyNorth West amateur Aubrey Beckley held hisnerve over an eight-foot clutch putt at the closinghole to thwart a brave bid by Pretoria duo ZanderLombard and Jason and seal his maiden provincialvictory at the Ekurhuleni Open last month.

The victory also boosted Beckley from 41st to27th in the South African Golf Association’s rank-ings, more good news for the Potch player.

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The R&A and the National Golf Foundation(NGF) were concerned that the answer to thisquestion was “no” – that golf lacked a method ofaccurately tracking the global growth of the game.After much deliberation on how this could be ac-complished, the R&A and NGF agreed that track-ing worldwide golf course supply would provide areasonable and acceptable proxy for golf partici-pation and the growth of the game itself. Thus,the International Golf Facility Database projectwas conceived.

In late 2010, with the support of the R&A and 15of golf ’s leading companies, NGF undertook theambitious task of developing a definitive world-wide database of golf facilities. It has proved to be

an arduous and painstaking process to identify,through multiple sources and methodologies, allexisting golf facilities and new projects. However,the effort was ultimately very productive and re-warding, as the information gathered has beenstandardized into a single, accurate and compre-hensive database of the world’s golf courses.Though the project is ongoing and will requirecontinuous tracking of information on existingand new golf facilities being planned or con-structed, golf now has a tool that can be used tomeasure the game’s overall size and growth.

How Big is Golf?Through September 2013, more than 18,350 golffacilities* in 200 countries outside the UnitedStates have been identified. While the vast major-ity of the world’s golf courses have been identifiedand entered into the database, new courses con-tinue to be found.

The project has confirmed that golf is widely dis-persed, but highly concentrated. The U.S. con-tains about 47% of the world’s golf facilities, andNorth America about 54%.

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Since the announcement that golf would make its return to the Olympic Games

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support given the sport, will we be able to measure and track this growth? (this

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Other interesting findings include:

• Outside the U.S., 70% of courses are locatedin just 10 countries

• 20 countries hold 85% of supply

• After the top 20 countries, the average numberof facilities per country is only 15

• Only 8 countries have more than 500 golf facilities

How and where is Golf Growing?We’ve seen where golf exists today. Let’s take a lookat where golf is growing, and how this growth ismanifesting itself outside the United States. Re-search has uncovered approximately 270 projectsthat are currently under construction and another405 golf facilities that are in advanced planning.Additionally, another 328 or so are in preliminaryplanning phases or on hold. These new projectscomprise the development “pipeline” and repre-sent roughly four to five years of growth.

To put this new growth in perspective, considerthe following:

• Overall, there are 100 to 150 new courses open-ing per year worldwide.

• Net growth, excluding the U.S., represents about1% annual increase in supply.

• If all 675+ projects in planning and under con-struction were completed, they would increase theinternational supply by about 2.5%.

As with existing golf course supply, new course de-velopment is widely dispersed, though not to thesame degree. The top 20 countries account forroughly half of all new development activity. Re-member that those same countries represent 85%of existing supply. Thus, golf is spreading dispro-portionately away from the developed golfingcountries.

Where is Golf Contracting?The game is contracting primarily in countrieswhere golf is already highly developed, and whererecent growth in golf course supply outpacedgrowth in the number of golfers. In these coun-tries, such as Japan, Canada, Australia, UK, andthe U.S., golf is undergoing a correction betweengolf course supply and demand.

The U.S. represents the most obvious example ofthis kind of correction. Over the 20-year periodfrom 1986 to 2005, the U.S. saw more than 4,500



golf courses open. However, there subsequentlyhas been a net reduction of about 500 18-holeequivalent golf courses, equating to a decline ofabout 3.3% from the peak supply year of 2005.

What Does this Mean for GolfAcross the Globe?Taking into account the corrections being experi-enced in some of the most developed golf coun-tries, we estimate that the net change in the annualgrowth of golf globally is negligible at this time.However, though international course openingsare generally being offset by course closures inother places, golf is growing.

Rather than focus on the marginal overall growthof golf, it is important to understand that golf isspreading across the globe. However, some ques-tion whether international growth is happening ina way that will be most beneficial to the game inthe long run. For instance, roughly two-thirds ofnew golf construction is tourism related. Andwhile new resort golf may be great for the overalleconomies of places such as Hainan Island inChina, the Caribbean, Central America and Mex-ico, this type of development may not be the im-petus for meaningful growth of the game among

the residents of those countries. (China, as an ex-ample, might be better served by more affordablegolf facilities, rather than new high-end resortcourses, to foster golf demand among its rapidlygrowing middle class). The NGF will explore theseissues in an upcoming edition of the ‘Dashboard’.

*Because many countries have unique classifica-tion systems for golf facilities, it was necessary tostandardize the definitions of golf facilities andgolf courses so that the international database isconsistent across countries. In summary, golf fa-cilities can comprise multiple golf courses (thinkBethpage State Park, Torrey Pines, etc.).

Golf courses must become more aware of whotheir customers are and the importance of takinga customer-centric approach to their operations.

Golf course design and conditions are extremelyimportant to golfers, and players’ wants and needswill help shape golf courses in the future.

Design mattersAccording to research, golf course design is themost important factor in attracting golfers to visita new course. However, it is the condition of theplaying surfaces that can give them the greatestsatisfaction when they are there.

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A most recent survey interviewed a variety ofgolfers, lapsed golfers and non-golfers of bothsexes and a variety of ages. The research found golfcourse design tended to more important to menthan women, although women tended to putgreater importance on environmental issues. De-sign is also a more important factor amongyounger golfers. Interestingly, on a regional basiswithin the UK, course design is most importantto golfers in Scotland.

For low handicap players, it was evident that de-sign of the golf course was of greater importance,even above the cost of play. When asked ‘Whatfactors most attract visiting players?’, overall thedesign of the course came out top. In contrast,clubhouse factors, including ambience, food anddrink service, shop merchandise and buggy avail-ability, all fell in the lowest six ratings.

The implication is that if you have a capital sumto invest, redesigning holes, upgrading bunkersand investing in tools to improve turf quality isgoing to assist in attracting more players, and de-liver a better return than spending money on im-proving clubhouse facilities.

Both surveys were consistent in spelling out theimportance of a golf course’s greens and the qual-ity of the putting surfaces. In the most recent sur-vey, smooth rolling greens was the number one‘on-course’ demand of golfers (followed by coursedesign and visual appeal), and is the definitive

measure by which golfers judge a golf course.

Naturally, other factors come into play, includingthe cost of membership or play, but the importantmessage is that the golf course is top priority, bothin terms of design to attract golfers and the qualityof the greens to create an enjoyable experience.

Environmental attractionWhile the quality of the golf course is of para-mount importance, the environment in whichgolfers play is a key element of their enjoymentand overall experience. Around three-quarters ofplayers say viewing birds and wildlife on thecourse during their round is of high importance.In addition, nearly 70 per cent of players indicatedtheir desire to see more environmental initiativesinstigated by golf courses.

Detail from the survey has reinforced the impor-tance of environmental features, alongside theprovision of great golf. The research found thatwomen and older golfers place the highest levelsof importance on environmental factors. It is alsoof significant interest to non-golfers, who may beattracted by a greener, more natural perception ofgolf and a sport that offers more to the wider com-munity through the environment. While it mightbe assumed low-handicap golfers focus on theirplay, the research shows that they, too, are inter-ested in their surroundings and the environment.


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It is apparent that as well as good golf, players pre-fer courses that incorporate environmental featuresand support ecological initiatives.

Picture perfectSurveys have also looked at the channels that in-fluence where golfers play. For the top courses, tel-evision and tournament coverage are the mostinfluential factors, while reputation and history arealso vital for the significant top tier. However, theinternet – including golf course websites andgolfers’ forums – is having an increasing role in in-fluencing where golfers play.

The studies indicate the many nomadic golfers,who are not members of a club and regularly playdifferent courses, may spend more than 40 min-utes online selecting their next round – reinforcingthe need for an effective web presence. The re-search also reveals that golfers themselves are im-portant advocates of golf courses. Nearlythree-quarters (73 per cent) of golfers becomeaware of new courses through word of mouth,while 68 per cent of golfers recommend theircourse to others.

Rough outline While the rough on a golf course defines the shapeand playing lines of holes, and adds to the visualappeal of a course, research shows that golfers areclear about what they want on-course – to findtheir golf balls in the rough in a reasonable timeand avoid slow play.

The survey revealed more than 70 per cent of play-ers rated being able to easily find balls in the roughof high importance. Asked if they thought the in-play rough on their golf course was too thick, 56per cent said it was.

The research showed clearly that slow play is afrustration for many players, with rounds of morethan three-and-half-hours triggering discontent.Interestingly, the results reveal slow play is also anissue for younger players and new entrants to thesport, as well as low handicap players.

For club managers, slow play has a fundamentalfinancial cost, when the number of roundsplayable in a day is compromised.

On many courses where rough has become domi-nated by tangled thick course grasses, the responseis often to hack back vegetation several timesthrough the season, impacting on original coursedesign and appearance. This practice carries a sig-nificant financial cost and can create risk of eco-logical damage.



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• A former American professional golfer he was born on December 28, 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama.

• Our mystery golfer was a consistent winner through much of the 1970’s.

• He is among the top 38 all-time PGA Tour winners with 19 victories during his 26 years on thePGA Tour.

• He won two major championships: the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship

• He won the 1977 U.S. Open despite playing the last round under the cloud of a death threat thathad been made against him. A caller to the FBI claimed he would be shot on the 15th green.

• He played with an completely non-technical approach to golf and an unusual swing, and with sternseriousness on the golf course.

• In April 2007, he was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame in the Veteran's category; he was in-ducted in November 2007.

• He is very active in golf course design.

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SA makes it seven in arow at AAGTC

South Africa extended the country’s domi-nance at the African Amateur Golf TeamsChampionship by putting the finishingtouches to an impressive week in Swazilandlast month.

A South African team has won every edition ofthe prestigious biennial event since the first eventin 2001.

Callum Mowat, Zander Lombard, NJ Arnoldiand Gerlou combined to claim South Africa’sseventh successive triumph at the Royal SwaziSun CC with a total score of 34-under-par 830,finishing 26 strokes clear of Zimbabwe.

Although the Zimbabweans took the first roundlead, South Africa matched their opening 12-under-par 204 in the second round to wipe outa four shot deficit. The local heroes carried a 13shot lead into the final round after a superb thirdround 202 and rallied for victory with a finalround 216.

FINAL TEAMS LEADERBOARD

830 South Africa 208-204-202-216

856 Zimbabwe 204-215-208-229

877 Swaziland 215-223-219-220

892 Kenya 217-227-219-229

895 Reunion 219-226-216-236

897 Mauritius 215-222-225-235

901 Zambia 228-220-220-233

905 Uganda 226-213-232-234

928 Namibia 234-223-232-239

958 Botswana 239-242-232-245



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Province hold off KZNfor SA Mid-Amateur

IPT title

Just days after she was denied the BolandChampionship title in a play-off, GautengNorth’s Carrie Park exacted her revengewith a runaway victory in the 33rd Acker-man Championship last month.

The 16-year-old from Pretoria was still smartingfrom her defeat when she teed it up at Ronde-bosch GC but rounds of 74 and 72 saw her toa two-stroke lead at the 36-hole mark and thistime Park was determined to finally go the fullcourse. While the rest of the field struggled inwinds gusting up to 50km per hour, Parkbravely romped to a nine stroke victory with afinal round 75.

Her winning total of five-over-par 215 saw Parkfinish well clear of Vanessa Smith and Cara Gor-lei from the Western Province.

LEADERBOARD

221 Carrie Park 74-72-75

230 Vanessa Smith 79-77-74; Cara Gorlei 75-75-80; Mae Cornforth 76-73-81

231 Magda Kruger 73-81-77; Lara Weinstein 78-72-81; Nicole Garcia 73-75-83

233 Kelly Erasmus 80-76-77; Kaleigh Telfer 78-84-81

234 Ji Sun Kang 79-76-79

The weather proved the ultimate decision maker inthe final round of the South African Mid-AmateurInter-Provincial last month as Western Provinceheld off KwaZulu-Natal to claim the A-Section titleand Eastern Province edged out Southern Cape forB-Section promotion at Durban CC.

“We last won the title in 2007 and we’ve collected thebridesmaid tag for the last four years, so to finally get thevictory is fantastic. The guys prepared well for this weekand they left it all out there. They gave everything andin the end, it was enough to see us through.”

A-SECTION LOG

(Position-Union-Played-Won-Draw-Loss-Points-Games)

1 Western Province (5, 4, 0, 1, 8, 36.5)

2 KwaZulu-Natal (5, 4, 0, 1, 8, 35.5)

3 Ekurhuleni (5, 3, 0, 2, 6, 33.5)

4 Central Gauteng (5, 3, 0, 2, 6, 30.5)

5 North West (5, 1, 0, 4, 2, 21.5)

6 Boland (5, 0, 0, 5, 0, 22.5)

B-SECTION LOG

(Position-Union-Played-Won-Draw-Loss-Points-Games)

1 Eastern Province (6, 5, 0, 1, 10, 47)

2 Southern Cape (6, 4, 2, 0, 10, 45)

3 Free State & Northern Cape (6, 3, 2, 1, 8, 40.5)

4 Border (6, 3, 1, 2, 7, 37.5)

5 Gauteng North (6, 2, 1, 3, 5, 36)

6 Mpumalanga (6, 1, 0, 5, 2, 30.5)

7 Limpopo (6, 0, 0, 6, 0, 15.5)

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Cornforth bests Kruger atBoland ChampsBirdie machine Mae Cornforth defeated top SA junior Magda Kruger to lift the BolandChampionship Match Play title in a testing battle at Somerset West GC last month.

The Potchefstroom teenager wielded a hot putter as shenavigated her way past Elzanne Kent, Carrie Park andNicole Garcia to book her berth in the final against Kruger.Conrforth beat Free State’s Kent 2&1, defeated Park fromGauteng North 1-up and reeled in five birdies againstEkurhuleni’s Garcia in the semi-final to win 2-up. Mean-while Gauteng North’s Kruger downed local hope MaggieMinnie 3&2, handed Gauteng’s Shawnelle de Lange an8&7 drubbing and thrashed Maggie du Toit from SouthernCape 6&5 to reach the final.

Kruger birdied the first hole to take early control in thefinal and extended her lead with a second birdie at the sixth.Cornforth birdied the eighth hole, but lost the ninth toturn 2-down.

However, the 18-year-old North West star rallied over theback nine to clinch victory.

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Van Aswegen claims IndweSA Senior Amateur OpenGavin van Aswegen thought life could not get any better after hisson Tyrone secured his card for the 2014 PGA Tour in September,but barely a month later, the Royal Johannesburg and Kensingtongolfer celebrated an emotional victory in the Indwe Risk ServicesSA Senior Amateur Open Championship at Fancourt.

Van Aswegen followed an opening 71 at the Montaguwith a 74 in the second round at the Outeniqua for aone-over-par 145 total, and took one shot lead overdefending champion Mellette Hendrikse, leading SAsenior Francois le Roux and Thys Marais into the finalround at the Montagu.

But, in a season where the elements have so oftenshaped the outcome of events, Mother Nature onceagain ruled the roost.

With play barely underway, lighting, thunder and tor-rential rain rendered the course unplayable and even-tually forced the cancellation of the final round.

This wiped out the chance of back-to-back titles forHendrikse or a first Indwe SA Senior Amateur Opentitle for Le Roux, but for 59-year-year old Van Aswe-

gen, it erased a decade of close calls when he lifted themost prized title on the senior amateur circuit. ForVan Aswegen, it signalled the ultimate reward in agolfing career spanning 25 years.

TOP 10 LEADERBOARD

145 - Gavin Van Aswegen (71, 74)

146 - Mellette Hendrikse (73, 73), Thys Marais (72, 74), Francois le Roux (71, 75)

147 - Adrian Kriel (73, 74), Lawrence Franklin(72, 75), David Konzani (72, 75), Leon Scheepers (70, 77)

148 - Christo Reyneke (76, 72)

149 - Wilhelm De Kock (78, 71), Schalk Naude (74, 75)

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Unfortunately the Ladies Euro-pean Tour suffered the loss of 6events on the schedule as wellas many prize fund purses being

reduced. This however was no problem orissue for the likes of Lee Ann Pace and Ash-ley Simon who have both had splendid sea-sons and produced marvellous resultsdespite this fact. A great achievement girls!

The main downside of losing events andthen subsequently having prize funds re-duced means the players, like myself, haveto play less events and pick and choosewhich tournaments to play in order to savecosts. The schedule and events are toospread out therefore meaning more longhaul return flights to and from SouthAfrica. It becomes too expensive to stay inEurope for the gaps between events whichare sometimes 3 weeks!

These are all part and parcel of the difficul-ties on tour and being a professional golferthat sometimes get overlooked when onelooks at the glitz and glamour of being aTour Professional. An average week playingin Europe will cost between R12000 andR16000 and that is without a caddy! A Tourcaddy will cost an additional +- R8000 be-fore percentage breakdown and then a local

Yet another season on the Ladies European Tour almost draws to a close with only 4 events remain-ing on the schedule, one is inclined to look back at the tournament season and review or reflect.

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caddy will cost roughly R2000 for the week.So for the most part, players who don’t have asponsor, which is 80% of the girls on tour, willnot use caddies and always try stay in the mostaffordable accommodation to cut down oncosts. The Rand – Euro exchange rates alsomake a huge difference when you are bothearning and spending in Europe. In thesmaller prize fund events, if a player makes thecut but does not finish top 30, you won’tbreak even for what it costs to get there.

This might seem all verypessimistic but at the endof the day having a spon-sor who covers tourna-ment costs does alleviatemental stress and perform-ance anxiety. For the sametoken, as long as the playeris finishing inside the top25 each week, they earn aliving even though tour ex-penses are high. The pur-pose of this article is not toportray a negative pictureof life on tour but ratheran honest and realistic onefor anyone who is consid-ering professional golf as acareer.

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Aberdeen Asset Management Ladies ScottishOpen:

Stacy Bregman was tied 6th on +4, Ashley Simonand Lee Ann Pace were tied 21 on +7, ConnieChen tied 46th on +12.

Helsingborg Open:

Lee Ann Pace was 4th on -3, Stacy Bregman wastied 13th on +2, Ashley Simon was tied 19th on+3 and Connie Chen was 65th on + 16

Evian Masters:

Lee Ann Pace finished tied 57th on +6

Lacoste Ladies Open de France:

Lee Ann Pace finished tied 5th on -10, StacyBregman was tied 20th on -1, Connie Chen wastied 24th on even par.

Results for the South African Players:


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WPGA breaks new groundwith Sunshine Ladies Tour

The Women’s PGA of South Africa (WPGA) has entered a new era in women’s professional golf in South

Africa with the launch of the Sunshine Ladies Tour. The Sunshine Ladies Tour will kick off in February

2014 with a series of six qualifying tournaments, sponsored by Investec, Sun International, SuperSport

and Dimension Data, and culminate in the inaugural Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies.

The leading 10 professionals at the end of the serieswill qualify for the prestigious finale, which will beplayed concurrently with the Sunshine Tour’s Chaseto the Investec Cup from 20-23 March. WPGAchairman Margie Whitehouse, who has been thedriving force behind the Sunshine Ladies Tour,hailed it as a giant step for women’s professional golfin South Africa.

“Women’s professional golf in South Africa was ina wasteland since 2009, but the return of the SouthAfrican Women’s Open as a Ladies European Tourco-sanctioned event in April 2012, sparked a revivalin the sport,” Whitehouse explained. “When thenew WPGA board was incorporated in October2012, we acknowledged that our members and as-pirant professionals were being forced to seek a competitive platform abroad. “We set about imme-diately to create a local competitive platform for ourplayers and amateurs and we are absolutely de-lighted to have forged a strong alliance with theSunshine Tour and to have Investec, Sun Interna-tional, SuperSport and Dimension Data supportingthe new Sunshine Ladies Tour.” Dimension Data,Sun International and SuperSport will sponsor onequalifying event each, while Investec will sponsorthe remaining three tournaments and the presti-gious Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies. “Thesix qualifying events will be 36-holetournamentsand carry a prize fund of R100,000 each. We willrun an Order of Merit to determine the leading 10professionals that will qualify for the Chase to theInvestec Cup for Ladies, where the pros will com-pete with 10 invited Investec clients in a 54-holestroke play tournament,” Whitehouse said. “TheChase to the Investec Cup for Ladies carries a purseof R300 000, as well as a R100 000 donation to theamateur winner’s charity of choice.”

The WPGA board will be making a further an-nouncement regarding the dates and venues shortly,said Whitehouse. In the meantime, they are alsohard at work securing more events, especially

around the SA Women’s Open. “The Ladies Euro-pean Tour players have supported the SA Women’sOpen very well in the last two years and we areproud to confirm that the 2014 edition will be 72-hole, internationally televised event at San LameerGolf Estate from 16-19 October. “We hope to se-cure sponsorship to offer one or two more events,because this would not only to make the trip toSouth Africa an even more attractive option for theworld’s top players, but would create a fantastic op-portunity for our local players to gain invaluable ex-perience against international players. “It will alsoexcite and encourage our young golfers and culti-vate a whole new focus for women’s golf in SouthAfrica. With strong support from the corporate sec-tor, we believe this can be achieved and we can buildthe Sunshine Ladies Tour into a strong, interna-tional Tour over the years.”

Sunshine Tour executive director, Selwyn Nathan,welcomed the launch of the Sunshine Ladies Tour.

“We are delighted with the increased number oftournaments and added support from Investec, SunInternational and SuperSport for our valued andtalented ladies golfers,” Nathan said. Investec’s JanetLarsen commented on the great need to supportwomen’s golf in South Africa. “The South AfricanWomen’s Open is the only professional tournamenton the calendar, leaving potential professional ladieshaving to qualify to play on the professional circuitoutside of South Africa on the Ladies EuropeanTour, the LPGA in the USA or the Asian circuit,”Larsen said. “We made the decision to supportwomen’s golf by incorporating a ladies element intothe Investec Cup 2014, to indicate support for thecommitment, enthusiasm, skill and personal devel-opment that is required to succeed in this sportingcode. “Women’s sport is an uncluttered marketcommercially, and we look forward to showcasingsome of South Africa’s top female golfers as athletesand individuals.”


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GAUTENG

Golf ClubsAkasia GC (012) 542-1309Avion Park GC (011) 970-7000Benoni CC (011) 849-5211Bronkhorstspruit GC (013) 932-3940Bryanston CC (011) 706-1361Centurion CC (012) 665-0279CMR GC (011) 472-8060Copper Leaf GE (012) 668-8900Dainfern GC (011) 875-0400Eagle Canyon GC (011) 801-6611Ebotse GC (011) 749-1638ERPM GC (011) 826-2466Germiston GC (011) 827-7818Glendower GC (011) 453-1013Glenvista GC (011) 432-3150Hillside GC (012) 546-1764Irene CC (012) 667-1081Jackal Creek GE (011) 251-6721Johannesburg CC (011) 202-1620Kempton Park CC (011) 970-1075Killarney GC (011) 442-3880Krugersdorp GC (011) 660-4365Kyalami GC (010) 594-0034Leeuwkop GC (011) 466-2888Maccauvlei GC (016) 422-1263Meyerton GC (016) 362-0809Modderfontein GC (011) 608-2033Observatory GC (011) 648-9574Parkview GC (011) 646-5400Pebble Rock GC (012) 808-0883Pollak Park GC (011) 362-6757Pretoria CC (012) 460-3372Pretoria GC (012) 386-6836Randpark GC (011) 215-8600Randfontein GC (011) 693-5414Reading GC (011) 907-8906Riviera on Vaal CC (016) 430-1380Roodepoort CC (011) 958-1205Royal Jhb & (011) 640-3021Kensington GC Royal Oak CC (011) 740-0016Services GC (012) 651-4411Silver Lakes CC (012) 809-2110 Southdowns CC (011) 943-4448Springs CC (011) 362-5031State Mines CC (011) 740-9962

Wanderers GC (011) 447-3311Waterkloof GC (012) 460-2542Wingate CC (012) 997-1298Woodhill CC (012) 998-0011Zwartkops CC (012) 654-2111

Driving RangesColbyn D/R (012) 342-3882Grasslands D/R (082) 777- 8912Greenhills D/R (011) 828-9555 Jim and Jerrys’ D/R (011) 662-1603Kimiad D/R & (012) 997-2240 Mashie Course Observatory D/R (011) 487-3898Panorama D/R (012) 661-0533Sandy Bunker D/R (073) 109-4239Six Fountains D/R (012) 809-0430Verwey D/R (082) 371 7323Wits D/R (011) 717-9416Zwartkops D/R (012) 654-4830

Golf ShopsSecond Chance (011) 440-0558The Golfers Club (012) 665-5221Centurion The Golfers Club (011) 453-6352EdenvaleThe Golfers Club (011) 465-9985Fourways The Golfers Club (011) 475-7519West RandThe Pro Shop (011) 602-8888Woodmead

FREESTATE

Golf ClubsBethlehem GC (058) 303-0940Bloemfontein GC (051) 447-0906Clarens GE (058) 256-1270Clocolan GC (051) 943-1933Ficksburg GC (051) 933-3711Kimberly GC (053) 841-0179Kroonstad GC (056) 212-5169Ladybrand GC (051) 924-3146Oppenheimer Park (057) 353-2130Parys GE (056) 818-1567Schoeman Park GC (051) 408-3811Tempe GC (051) 402-1489Vaal de Grace (056) 811-2013Golf Shops

The Pro ShopBloemfontein (051) 430-7313

WESTERN CAPE

Golf ClubsArabella GC (028) 284-0000Atlantic Beach GC (021) 553-2223Bellville GC (021) 913-3100Citrusdal GC (022) 921-2150Clovelly CC (021) 784-2111Devonvale GE (021) 865-2080Erinvale GC (021) 847-1144King David GC (021) 934-3056Kleinmond GC (028) 271-3525Langebaan GC (022) 772-2112Milnerton GC (021) 552-1047Mowbray GC (021) 685-3018Paarl GC (021) 863-1140Parow GC (021) 930-2160Pearl Valley GC (021) 867-8000Rondebosch GC (021) 689-4176Royal Cape GC (021) 761-6551Shelley point CC (022) 742-1394Simonstown CC (021) 786-1233Somerset West GC (021) 852-2925Steenberg GC (021) 715-0227Stellenbosch GC (021) 880-0103Strand GC (021) 853-6268Westlake GC (021) 788-2020

Driving RangesRiverclub (021) 447-3757

Golf ShopsThe Golfers Club Century City (021) 555-3540

THE GARDEN ROUTE

Golf ClubsFancourt - Montagu (044) 804-0183/OuteniquaFancourt - The Links (044) 804-0785Fynbos GCE (042) 285-0321George GC (044) 873-6116Goose Valley GE (044) 533-5082Kingswood GE (0861) 727-170Knysna GC (044) 384-1150Mossel Bay GC (044) 691-2379Oubaai GE (044) 851-1234Pezula GC (044) 302-5300Pinnacle Point GR (044) 693-3438



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Plettenburg Bay GC (044) 533-2132Simola GE (044) 302-9677

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop (044) 871-0620Bells Academy

EASTERN CAPE

Golf ClubsBushman Sands GC (042) 231-8000East London GC (043) 735-1356Fish River Sun GC (040) 676-1101Gonubie GC (043) 740-5645Hankey GC (042) 284-0335Humewood Links GC (041) 583-2137Jeffreys Bay GC (042) 293-2532Katberg GC (040) 864-1010Port Elizabeth GC (041) 374-3140Royal Port Alfred GC (046) 624-4796Shark River GC (041) 581-6188St Francis Bay GC (042) 294-0467St Francis Links (042) 200-4500Uitenhage GC (041) 966-1868Walmer Park GC (074) 259-1788Walmer CC (041) 581-1877West Bank GC (043) 731-1523Zwartenbosch GC (042) 291-0569

Driving RangesHarbour View D/R (084) 622-7259Londt Park D/R (041) 360-8707Walmer Woods D/R (082) 372-8252

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop - PE (041) 363-0470

KZN

Golf ClubsAmorello Game Lodge(035) 562-3182Beachwood CC (031) 564-4257Bluff National GC (031) 467-7448Boschoek GC (033) 234-4232Cathedral Peak GC (036) 488-1888Cotswold Downs GC (031) 714-4432Durban CC (031) 313-1777Glengarry GC (033) 701-1355Greytown CC (033) 417-2441Kloof CC (031) 764-0555Ladysmith CC (036) 637-3521Margate CC (039) 317-2340Maritzburg GC (033) 396-5755Mt. Edgecombe CC (031) 539-5330Port Shepstone GC (039) 695-0141Prince’s Grant GC (032) 482-0041Royal Durban GC (031) 309-2581Sakabula GC (033) 330-6751San Lameer GC (039) 313-5141Scottburgh GC (039) 976-0041

Southbroom GC (039) 316-6051St Cathryns GC (033) 444-1945Umdoni Park GC (039) 975-1320Umhlali CC (032) 947-1181Umkomaas GC (039) 973-1330Victoria CC (033) 347-1394Wild Coast CC (039) 305-2799Windsor park GC (031) 303-1728

Driving RangesLynton Hall (039) 975-1502Golf AcademyMt Edgecombe D/R (031) 502-3480University Dbn D/R (031) 261-8062Westville D/R (031) 265-0148

Golf ShopsThe Golfers Club (031) 566-5292UmhlangaThe Pro Shop (031) 263 0034Durban

L IMPOPO

Golf ClubsElements (014) 736 6910Private Golf ReserveEuphoria GC (014) 743-5000Hans Merensky GC (015) 781-3931Kameeldoring CC (015) 491-5563Koro Creek GC (014) 717-1181Naboomspruit GC (014) 743-1963Polokwane GC (015) 295-4118Swartklip GC (014) 786-0186Univ. of Limpopo GC (015) 268-2183Zebula GC (014) 734-7700

NORTH WEST

Golf ClubsBrits GC (012) 250-2522Klerksdorp GC (018) 462-6696Leopard Park GC (018) 386-3086Magaliespark GC (012) 207-9102Mooinooi GC (014) 574-4111Orkney GC (018) 473-2899Pecanwood CC (012) 244-8000Potchefstroom GC (018) 293-0210Rustenburg GC (014) 597-1814Sandy Lane GC (012) 244-3000

Driving RangesJim & Jerrys (012) 205-1485

MPUMALANGA

Golf ClubsBarberton CC (013) 712-2923Belfast GC (013) 253-0981Bethal GC (017) 647-3265Delmas GC (013) 665-5077

Drakenzicht (083) 708-1994Mountain LinksGraceland GC (017) 620-1188Kinross GC (017) 687-0122Komatipoort GC (082) 888-0188Kriel GC (017) 617-1145Kruger Park Lodge (013) 737-5000Leopard Creek GC (013) 791-2406Lydenburg GC (013) 235-3391Nelspruit GC (013) 744-0958Middelburg CC (013) 282-6176Morgenzon GC (017) 793-3074Sabie Country Club (013) 764-2282Sabi River Sun GC (013) 737-7311Standerton GC (017) 719-1123Tweefontein GC (013) 686-9660Walker Park GC (074) 259-1788Whiteriver GC (013) 751-3781Witbank CC (013) 656-3109

Driving RangesBroham D/R (013) 755-6156Riverside Golf Park (013) 757-0960

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop (013) 757-1264Nelspruit

LESOTHO

Maseru GC (00266) 223-21164

NAMIBIA

Windhoek CC (002646) 125-8498

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LAUGH OUT LOUD


125,000 golf balls a year are hit into the water at thefamous 17th hole of the Stadium Course at Sawgrass.

The longest golf cart measures 6.68 m (21 ft 11 in)from bumper to bumper and was created by HSBCChampions. It was measured in Hong Kong, China,on 8 October 2008.

The longest putt ever is a monstrous 375 feet.

Nick Faldo parred every hole in the final round of the1987 Open Championship at Muirfield.

The chances of making two holes-in-one in a roundof golf are one in 67 million.

Balls travel significantly further on hot days. A golferswinging a club at around 100 mph will carry thedriver up to eight yards longer for each increase in airtemperature of 25°F.

The longest golf course in the world is the par 77 In-ternational Golf Club in Massachusetts which meas-ures a fearsome 8325 yards

The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu GolfClub in Morococha, Peru, which sits 14,335 feetabove sea level at its lowest point.

The longest golf hole in the world is the 7th hole (par7) of the Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club inJapan. It measures an incredible 909 yards.

The largest bunker in the world is Hell's Half Acre onthe 585-yard 7th hole of the Pine Valley Course inNew Jersey.

The largest golfing green is that of the 695-yard, 5thhole, a par 6 at the International Golf Club in Massa-chusetts, with an area in excess of 28,000 square feet.

The driver swing speed of an average lady golfer is62mph; 96mph for an average LPGA professional;84mph for an average male golfer; 108mph for an av-erage PGA Tour player; 130mph for Tiger Woods;148-152mph for a national long drive champion.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

The term birdie comes from an American named AbSmith. While playing 1899, he played what he de-scribed as a "bird of a shot", which became "birdie"over time.

The word golf does not mean "Gentleman Only,Ladies Forbidden"...this is an internet myth! It is be-lieved to originate from the medieval dutch word"kolf" or "kolve", which meant "club". This in turnwas, over time, changed by the Scots to "golve,""gowl" or "gouf."...by the 16th Century, the word"golf" had emerged.

Don't feel bad about your high handicap, 80% of allgolfers will never achieve a handicap of less than 18 .

The most golf balls held in one hand for 10 seconds is24 by Guillaume Doyon (Canada) at Collège Saint-Alexandre in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, on 30 No-vember 2009.

The most golf balls to be hit into a specified area in12 hours was 7,721. Nigel Mangan achieved thisrecord in Orlando, Florida on 29 January 2010.

John Hudson, a 25 year old professional, achieved anear miracle when he holed two consecutive holes-in-one at the 11th and 12th holes (195 yards and 311yards respectively) in the 1971 Martini Tournamentat Norwich, England.

In the 1973 Open Championship at Troon, twoholes-in-one were recorded, both at the "PostageStamp" hole, the 8th hole, in the first round. Theywere achieved by Gene Sarazen and amateur DavidRussell, who were by coincidence respectively the old-est and youngest competitors.

In March, 1961, Lou Kretlow got the longest hole-in-one at the 427 yards 16th hole at Lake Hefner course,Oklahoma City, USA.

In January 1985 Otto Bucher from Switzerland wasthe oldest man to get a hole-in-one at the age of 99on La Manga's 130-yard 12th hole.

AMAZING GOLF FACTS

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