JOVAN REBULA is the first South African to win the Amateur Championship in 52 years! 20-year-old from George GC and nephew of Ernie Els beat Irelandβs Robin Dawson 3/2 at Royal Aberdeen β qualifies for The Open at Carnoustie, Masters at Augusta National & US Open.π₯πΏπ¦π
The 2021 Top 100 Courses Ranking in South Africa is counting down this week, with the Top 20 being announced on Friday, January 29.
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Follow here: @SATop100Courses
The Top 100 lives on! Former Golf Digest SA editor Stuart McLean has kept South Africaβs definitive course rankings alive β now with a modified scoring method and public participation β @SATop100Courses πΏπ¦β³οΈ
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Expect to see RORY SABBATINI at 2020 Olympics in Tokyo β but not under a South African flag. Durban-born 42-y/o became a Slovakian citizen last week! 6-time PGA Tour champ also won 2003 World Cup of Golf for SA (with Trevor Immelman) is married to Slovakian Martina Stofanikova.
THEY DID IT!
270 holes in 5 days (54 holes per day β 15 rounds over 15 different Cape Town courses). Congrats Werner Theart, Brent Lyall, Carl Potgieter & Rob Larsen β all for the Childhood Cancer Foundation of SA. β³οΈπͺπΌπΏπ¦
NOT DONE YET!
In the same week that he earned a https://t.co/QqoASjBmgk Tour card, @olliebekkergolf leads at Leopard Creek after an opening 66 in the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
CHANGING ITS SPOTS
Leopard Creek has undergone a variety of attractive changes in terms of turf, bunkering & design β awaiting professionals and a worldwide TV audience for the Alfred Dunhill Championship. [Full story in our December issue] πΈ@Cannonball63
15-on-15 in 5!
From tomorrow four crazy Capetonians are playing 54 holes a day for 5 straight days over 15 different courses! Werner Theart, Carl Potgieter, Rob Larsen & Brent Lyall aim to raise R500k for the Childhood Cancer Foundation of SA. Donate here: https://t.co/lfpFgq3uwY
WHAT A YEAR!
Take a bow @JovanRebula β
β’ Amateur Champion at Royal Aberdeen.
β’ Freddie Tait Cup (leading amateur at SA Open / Randpark).
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LOUIS OOSTHUIZEN π
β’ First victory in 33 months.
β’ 8 years since he played SA Open.
β’ 18-under to win by 6. (R2.8m).
β’ First national title in South Africa at any level.
β’ Only the sixth player to win both The Open & SA Open (B Locke, G Player, B Charles, E Els, H Stenson).