Five separate events
Friday through to Monday generated some 450 rounds of golf and a high energy
feel at the KGC for the long weekend.
Top billing went to
the very first NCGU Senior Open, a stroke play tournament over 36 holes that
attracted a remarkable response from many of the top ranked Senior golfers
throughout the RSA who were no doubt also encouraged by the fact that the
results counted towards the national rankings. Taking the honours was Duncan
Neill from Germiston Golf Club. He posted two successive 70s to finish on a
four under par gross 140, eight shots clear of the field. Gorden Wessels from
Wingate Golf Club was second on 148. Three players followed on 150 this
included two players from the NCGU – Frans Smith from Kimberley Golf Club and AP
Botes from Hartswater Golf Club – as well as Ramon Rahme of Glendower Golf
Club. The overall success of the tournament was underlined by the many
favourable comments as well as the commitments to return received from the
visiting golfers.
The weekend commenced
Friday evening with the Sun Flamingo Niner in which Flexx Rantoa posted the
winning score, 22 points. Fred Wyngaardt was the runner up on 21 points with
Adrian McLaren third on 19 points. Cedric van der Ross was fourth on 18 points
in a count out from Donald Whitebooi.
The Saturday morning
IPS saw JP van Rooyen first on 39 points. Dries Mostert was second on 38 points
with Yusuf Kana third on 37 points.
Sunday had the return
match between the Free Sate and the NC Senior Societies for the Blacklaws Cup.
And it was a rear occasion for the home side in which they never lost a match,
drawing two and winning seven, thus claiming the cup 8 and 1.
On Monday, Woman’s
Day, the KGC Ladies Section hosted the day. Fritz van Dyk posted the winning
score an outstanding 43 individual stableford points. Andre Williams was second
and on 41 points in a count out from third placed Joanie Herselman. Dickie
Thomas was fourth, alone on 38. Luchmen Poonawassy was fifth on 37 points. Four
prize winners followed on 36 points – Neil Langley, Adrian McLaren, Ivan
Coetzee and Susan Alexander.
Earlier in the week
Neville Alexander enjoyed a convincing win in the KWV PowerPlay Niner Thursday.
A powerplay six pointer at the second coupled with a a personal best 39 gross
on the nine saw him return the the highest KWV Niner score to date – 26 points.
Dave Benade was second on 22 points in a count out that included an eight
pointer on the par four 13th. Dave Wilson, who lost that count out,
was third.
Gavin van Zyl
returned the top score, 39 points, to win the Leon’s House of Liquor monthly
IPS on Wednesday. Three players returned 36 points. The count out deemed Kevin
Collings second, Johan Herselman third and Dries Du Plessis first reserve.
Flex Rantoa set a new
Tuesday Super Six record when he posted 16 points, two short of a full house,
for a narrow win over Peter Salo who was just one back on 15 points. Jehaan
Richards was third on 14 points in a count out.
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