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On behalf of the SA GolfTrader team, I would like to wishall our readers a happy New Year! May 2012 bring youplenty of golf and lower handicaps. Whether your Goal forthis year is to break 100, 90, 80 or 70 or perhaps to spendmore time on the driving range improving your swing oreven just to spend more time with your mates out in thefresh air - I hope that your goals are achieved but more im-portantly that you have a lot of fun!

I am personally looking forward to Tigers comeback andmy prediction of Charl getting to No1 in the world. Bringon the Majors!

At SA GolfTrader we will continue to strive to bring youthe latest news, articles, tips, products etc that we hope willadd to your golfing achievements and enjoyment during2012.

As for me, I’m off to the driving range to turn those NewYear Resolutions into reality.

See you out there!

New Year Resolutions!

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SPECIAL FEATURESGolf in the wild 16

Celebrity golfer profile 32

– Michael Rhodes

Exclusive interview with Ernie Els 40

Gholfbane: Groen oasis of 54

groen woestyn?

IGT Tour 70

REGULARS

RESULTS & RANKINGS 46EVENTS CALENDAR 48

HEALTH & LIFESTYLE 6News from the PGA 6

Letters to the Editor 7

Golfing gals 8

Trivia quiz 12

GOLFING DESTINATIONS 34AMATEUR NEWS 66TUITION & INSTRUCTION 73Golf tips 74

Kuier saam met Cruse 76

Know your rules 78

KIDS STUFF 79CARTS & TROLLEYS 85GREENKEEPING 88EQUIPMENT FOR SALE 89Classifieds 90

SA Golf Trader directory 94

Laugh out loud 96

A new year is upon us and with it a whole new in-take of apprentices and students start the PGAprogramme.

As an apprentice you need to play to a 5 handicapor better, work under a qualified PGA member,study a distance learning programme and passplaying and practical exams. Doing it this waymeans that you join the PGA and forfeit your am-ateur status.

Or you can join one of the PGA’s approved edu-cation providers and study the academic pro-gramme full time as an amateur and then shouldyou wish to join the PGA, you do practical timeas an apprentice.

The course includes subjects such as Golf Coach-ing, Business Finance and Retailing, Sports Science and Equipment Technology.

If you fit the bill and see yourself making a careerout of being a golf professional contact Andrew Gunn or Janine Muller at the PGA on011 485 1370.

PGA of SA was represented at the 2011 PGAs of Europe Conferenceby Education and Training Manager Andrew Gunn (pictured right).

Presentations during the week included a fascinating question andanswer session with Michael Bannon, Rory McIlroy’s coach, a syn-opsis of the state of golf in the USA and the PGA of America’s 2.0programme to address this, Golf at the Olympics, The developmentrole of the R+A, the pro as the club’s Rainmaker, The Education ofthe pro, The role of the PGA, Leveraging off Golf Tournaments,The European Tour Performance Institute, Environmentally sus-tainable Golf and many more.

The annual awards dinner reflected PGAs E’s status as custodian of the heritage of European Profes-sional Golf. Michael Bannon won the John Jacobs award as coach of the year, George O Grady for hisrole as CEO of the European Tour in furthering the Tour and a very emotional posthumous award toSeve Ballesteros for his contribution to golf.

For more info on the week see the archive section of the PGAs of Europe websitehttp://www.pgae.com/pages/view/archive-news.

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PGA NEWS

Right: PGA graduate Jarrod Cole-Edwards withCEO of the PGA Ivano Ficalbi and Titleist’s BeauBarnard who sponsored the academic achievementaward.

2012 PGA Programme begins

SA represented at PGAs of Europe Conference

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

Dear Editor

I want to know if I am the only one but I say letsstart a pressure group to ask those concerned withgolf to consider the following; Golf is a noun, nota verb. One plays golf -- one does not golf. Oneplays golf on a golf course, not a track. Runnersand race cars do what they do on a track. Andplease, scribes and commentators, it is LeopardCreek – not Leopard, Pinnacle Point – not Pinna-cle just like it is Pebble Beach -- not Pebble. WellI feel better now!!

On another note I would like to know if you thinkTiger Woods “is back”. As I write this, Mr. Woodshas just won the Chevron World Challenge and

the press seems to be going bananas! I am not sosure that this victory means that Tiger Woods willgo marching back to his number one in the worldposition. I feel that he still has a long way to go. Iam sure the press is hoping like mad that he is backas when he is playing well their ratings are so muchbetter.

Thank you for an entertaining magazine that Iread religiously.

Yours truly

Murray Jones

Dear Murray

You make a good point as this so often happens; my pet hate is when a cricketer says “he really steppedup to the plate”. To my knowledge stepping up to the plate applies to baseball! There are many instances

of this and I think that sportsmen should be made aware of this, so YES we will join your movement.Send me the forms!

Is Tiger back? Well, he went back to number 21 in the world but just how much does a win atthe Chevron really mean? This was an end of season event with a limited field; Woods on the

other hand was well rested and really keen to snatch a win which he did by one shot againstZach Johnson. Luke Donald, Lee Westwood, Martin Kaymer, Rory Mcllroy were not there.

Let’s see him win in Abu Dhabi at the end of January and then start counting our chickens!

Regards

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1. Name: Nondumiso Mathenjwa

2. Handicap: 36

3. How long have you been playing golf andwhere is your home course? For one year andit is Middelburg Country Club

4. Who are your favourite golfers, male andfemale? Charl Schwartzel and MorganaRobbertze

5. Do you participate in any other sports?I Gym and love aqua aerobics

6. Which is your favourite golf course andwhy? I really enjoyed playing in Clarens

7. Have you ever been naughty on the golfcourse? Nope

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January/February 2012

8. If money were no object, what would your topthree purchases be?

• travelling all over the world playing golf (spendingmore time on it)

• to own a holiday beach house mmm......not forget-ting to mention a house with a mashie course.

• Shares in Shanduka coal company

9. What music are you currently listening to?Prime Circle

10. Where did you learn to play golf? My first les-son was at Bankenveld Golf Course with a Pro golftutor Maurice. Then a few others due to relocat-ing

11. Do you have any superstitions? Yeah, amongthe few.....if your hand itches you are going to re-ceive some money

12. What do you hope to achieve in golf in thefuture? To reduce my handicap to a singledigit.......to get to play more golf with the ladiesplus happy golfing forever!

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Ruan de Smidt finished first, but all 36 players

who received Sunshine Tour cards at the close of

Qualifying School last month felt like winners.

“I was hitting it well the whole week, and winning

Tour School is really something for me – it means

I can compete with the top guys,” said De Smidt.

Bloemfontein Golf Club hosted the 68-man finale

of a 90-hole endeavour, undertaken by 252 players

looking to make their mark in 2012, but only 36

went on to claim Tour cards.

De Smidt was a cool customer and carded 67 to

close the tournament at 16-under-par, four strokes

clear of runners-up Danie van Tonder and Wesley

Worster. On the final day De Smidt took the game

to his competitors, making an eagle at the 15th and

carding four birdies during his five-under-par final

round. “That eagle was really the moment of my

round. I hit driver and then eight-iron to 10 foot

and when I sank that putt it was amazing,” he said.

The front stretch was calm for the 22-year-old – he

made birdies at the first and fifth, slowly building

up his rhythm before turning at one-under for the

day. The last nine of 90 holes of golf would see the

Krugersdorp Golf Club professional close in style

– he penciled in no drops on the back stretch and

calmly pulled away from the field.

Kyle Scott, Chris Erasmus, Drikus van der Walt,Daniel Hammond, Graham van der Merwe, Fran-cois Coetzee, Thomas Lovett, Juan Langeveld andFrancois Haughton respectively made up the re-mainder of the top 10, all of whom took a cut ofthe R70,000 prize fund.

But prize money was not the objective – earning aTour card was – Riekus Nortje, Steve Surry, Andrevan Zyl, Jacque Etienne van Tonder, Gary Birch,Lean Boezaart, Beyers Smith, Johann Mostert,Willie Steyn, Brendan de Lange, Kevin Stinson,Wendell Bossenger, Pieter Moolman, Michael Hol-lick, Steven van Heerden, David Ryan, Greg Petzer,Aron Zemmer, Coenie Bester, Teboho Sefatsa,Francois van Vuuren, Nathan Waghorn, Jared Har-vey and Martin Du Toit all earned the right to com-pete next year by finishing within the top 30 andties. Amateur Jared Harvey managed to squeezeinto the 2012 Tour - he carded 69 on the final day,closed at level-par and snatched his card. “Thenerves and the confidence took a knock when I shot77 for round one, but I managed to finish birdie,birdie today and sneak in. I have my sights on progolf and my confidence would have been shatteredhad it not been my week,” he said.

For De Smidt it was a long road, but after a gruelingtrial he proved his mettle and will surely look forRookie of the Year glory in 2012.

NEWS CLIP

De Smidt wins Q-School, 36 SunshineTour Cards received

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1. Who won last years Alfred Dunhill Champi-onship?

a) Garth Mulroy

b) George Murray

c) George Coetzee

2. Leopard Creek Golf Course is in which town?

a) Komatipoort

b) Nelspruit

c) Malelane

3. James Kamte’s nickname is?

a) Viper

b) Cobra

c) Mamba

4. Who was the first player in 101 years to winthe Ladies South African Open title threetimes?

a) Lee-Anne Pace

b) Morgana Robbertze

c) Ashleigh Simon

5. Webb Simpson was born in which year?

a) 1980

b) 1983

c) 1985

6. Who nearly made a spectacular comeback toform at The Open Championship in 2001,when he finished third despite suffering atwo-stroke penalty for starting the final

round with 15 clubs in his bag instead of theallowable maximum of 14?

a) Ian Woosnam

b) Barry Lane

c) Tony Johnstone

7. Ben Crane is currently one of four golfers inthe PGA exclusive boy band "Golf Boys".(The other three golfers are Rickie Fowler,Bubba Watson &?)

a) Luke Donald

b) Hunter Mahan

c) Justin Leonard

8. Jbe’ Kruger was born in?

a) Kimberley

b) Bloemfontein

c) Kroonstad

9. Who has the most victories in the SA Open?

a) Ernie Els

b) Sid Brews

c) Gary Player

10. It was at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club thatShiv Chowrasia picked up golf at the age of 10,his father worked there as what?

a) Barman

b) Greenskeeper

c) Club manager

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Pace's total of 11 under par 277 with a closinground of 69 was enough for sole possession of sec-ond place, four strokes behind American teenager,Alexis Thompson, in the final event of the season.

Fellow South African Stacy Lee Bregman was a fur-ther two shots behind in a share of fourth on nineunder for the week.

It brings to an end another solid season for Pace asshe managed nine top 10s, and heading into theDubai event was sixth on the order of merit.

Speaking at the Gary Player Invitational in No-vember, Pace said she was satisfied with her con-sistent season despite not notching up any furtherwins to add to her five from last season.

"I'm hitting the ball better than last year. I'm hittingsix percent more greens and seven percent morefairways plus I've gained 10 metres on my drives,"said Pace. I've done everything I've wanted to dogolfing wise, the putts just haven't dropped enoughand literally sometimes one shot has been how closeI've been to winning."

With a number of close finishes Pace said the Opende Espana where she finished second was one eventshe would have liked to win the most.

"I should've won that one, but the greens were kindof funky, some were fast some were slow," she said.

"Unfortunately I three putted the last hole but Ishould've won it earlier in the day.

"But maybe just a bit of luck and things would bedifferent, but that's golf."

With her earnings at the final event, Pace mightmove inside the top five on the moneylist which was one of her goals heading towards the end of theseason.

"My goal for the moneylist is top five, a top ten ortop five in Dubai should get me a top five and thatgets me into the US Open next year."

Looking ahead to next year, Pace said she will con-tinue working at her game with little time off. "I'mworking quite hard, and also in the off season I'llbe working quite hard," Pace said.

"I'll probably only take about two weeks off overChristmas and spend some time with my family.The first Australian event [next year] is now a com-bined LPGA event which is I think is a $1,2 millionevent."

Lee-Anne Pace followed up her breakthrough order of merit winning season on the

Ladies European tour in 2010, with another impressive year with a second place finish

in the Dubai Ladies Masters at the Emirates Golf Club last month.

NEWS CLIP

Pace cements place amongelite in Europe

A top five wouldget Pace into theLadies US Open in 2012

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Stone posted a final round of 73 to finish theweek on three under par. Jared Harvey, the onlyother amateur to make the halfway cut, finishedat two over par with a final round of 77.

“This has capped a fantastic year for me,” said 18-year-old Stone. “I’ve won five times this year andplayed internationally. My grandfather and myparents walked with me during the final round.The support I’ve had this week has been unbeliev-able.”

Stone only finished writing his matric exams theday before the first round, leaving him little timeto prepare for the South African Open.

“I knew it was going to be difficult. I wrote mylast Afrikaans exam on the Wednesday morningbefore the tournament started and went straightto Serengeti in the afternoon to practice. And Ijust made up my mind to go out there and enjoyit this week.”

A tricky final round played in a stiff breeze andwith the Serengeti greens firming up also testedhis resolve.

“It was unbelievable out there today. The greenswere getting so firm with this wind. I knew todaywas going to be tough. But you don’t win titles likethis easy. I just took a couple of breaths and saidto myself, ‘You’ve got to get through this becauseyou can’t just give it to Jared. You’ve got to fightfor it’. But my 73 felt like a 65.”

Stone will be focusing on his golf for the next ninemonths before he takes up a golf scholarship at theUniversity of Texas.

“I wanted to get into that American system. Yousee players like Luke Donald, Matt Kuchar, RickieFowler – all of them came through that. It putthem at that extra level. I want that level of com-petitiveness where you are pushed to improve.”

Stone is also in no hurry to turn professional justyet.

“It depends on how it goes in the States. It depends on how I develop and improve whileat College.”

Pretoria amateur Brandon Stone ended a remarkable year by winning the Freddie Tait

trophy for finishing as the leading amateur in the South African Open at the Serengeti

Golf and Wildlife Estate last month.

NEWS CLIP

Stone wins Freddie Tait trophy

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NEWS CLIP

Anton van Wouw crowned Primary School

ChampionsAnton van Wouw Primary School won the in-augural Ernie Els South African PrimarySchools Championship at The Els Club Cop-perleaf late November.

The Pretoria school topped the leaderboard on ateam total of 469, winning a tournament they ledfrom the start.

Richards Bay Primary School finished second ona total of 480, while St Stithians Primary Schooltook third place on 490.

The individual competition was won by Umh-langa Primary School’s Luke Mayo on a total of147 following rounds of 73 and 74.

He won by a single stroke over the trio of St Stithi-ans’ Emilo Pera, Anton van Wouw’s Dawid Op-perman and Garsfontein Primary School’s WernerDeyzel, who all shared second place.

A total of 14 teams took part in the Champi-onship, which followed regional qualifiers held bygolf unions throughout South Africa.

SPECIAL FEATURE – GOLF IN THE WILD


Play at:

Kombaku Golf Club 9 Holes 082 888 0188

Leopard Creek Country Club 18 Holes 013 791 2000

Malelane Golf Club 9 Holes 013 790 0283

Skukuza Golf Course 9 Holes 013 735 5543

Here’s the deal! I can offer you Tiger fishing, the best game viewing in theworld, superb golf (including South Africa’s number one course) and if youbring your passport you can venture into Mozambique and 100km awaylies Maputo with its golden beaches and legendary seafood.INTERESTED?

Then load up the clubs and the fishing gear and head out to the small village of Komatipoort which issituated 450km east of Johannesburg on the border of Mozambique. Komatipoort gives you easy access to the Kruger National Park, Tiger fishing in the Komati River andthe opportunity to play golf at four nearby courses all of which have game roaming the fairways.



Whilst in Komatipoort for two weeks we stayed at Komati River Chalets. Nestled on the confluence of

the Komati and Crocodile Rivers, this resort combines comfortable accommodation with wild landscapes.

Chalets are set on the floodplain, less than 50 meters from the water’s edge. The riverfront is beautifully

kept and guests are able to enjoy relaxing walks along the river and through the riverbank forests.

I can highly recommend staying here; particularly if you are going to do some Tiger fishing as you can

stroll down to the river from your bungalow and throw a line in. They also have access to some other

good spots. Also found in the river are various Tilapia species, the Sharp tooth catfish, Carp, Yellow fish

and Mudfish.

Accommodation at Komati River Chalets features private entrances with seating areas and kitchens. Each

unit is air conditioned, includes en suite bathrooms and opens out onto patios among tropical gardens.



Komatipoort golf course is unique in every way. First in how it came to be?? A group of ded-icated farmers came together as a community and begun clearing the site in 1997. Coursedesigner Douw van der Merwe added his expertise to the layout and slowly this beautifulcourse set at the confluence of the Komati and Crocodile Rivers took shape. It was literally

a case of your bull dozer today, my tractor tomorrow; anyone got cement, sand or perhaps you can lenda hand on the weekend? You can understand how and why this course is a success with such a greatcommunity effort with pride and love for the game of golf. It didn’t happen overnight and the grass wasplanted in 2001, shortly thereafter the course opened for play.

The Golf course "Kambaku" named after the great tusker from the adjacent Kruger National Park. Theword KAMBAKU translated from Shangaan means "Exceptionally Big Elephant Bull". Kambaku wasone of the magnificent seven great tuskers of the Kruger National Park. He was an imposing animalfully deserving of the title bestowed upon him. The length, the curve and the weight of his ivory wereimpressive. His left tusk 259,5cm, weighing 63 kg his right tusk 265cm weighing 64kg. Kambaku hadunique features and his tusks where almost identical, he had no "paint –brush" on the tip of his tail, hehad three horizontal creases or folds at the base of his trunk and a perfectly round hole in his left ear.These features made Kambaku recognisable from a distance. During the dry season Kambaku spentmost of his time along the banks of the Crocodile River which today forms part of the Kambaku golfcourse border.

With its dramatic river frontage Kambaku golf course is the ideal golfing destination. To all those avidgolfers and non-golfers alike, you must play Kambaku. Elephant, buffalo and hippopotamus are oftenseen in the river during the course of play. If you keen on birds bring the binoculars with, birdlife isprolific and the resident woodlands kingfisher, fish eagle, white fronted bee-eaters to mention a fewmake bird watching wonderful.



DID YOU KNOW

The Kruger National Park is about the samesize as Israel, a little smaller than Belgiumand about a third of the size of Ireland. Thepark is approximately 360 kilometers long,has an average width of 65 kilometers and, atits widest point, it is 90 kilometers from eastto west.



DID YOU KNOW

The Kruger National Park is home to 336tree, 49 fish, 34 amphibian, 114 reptile,507 bird and 147 mammal species.Kruger National Park is said to hold over48 tons of ivory in storage and there aresome 12 000 elephants in the park.

Many South Africans (and atChristmas and Easter it is many,many) think of Komatipoort aslittle more than a gateway toMozambique. However, it of-

fers much more than transit to sun, sand, surf andseafood.

An historic railway settlement since the 1890’s, thetown is called after the Komati River: a siSwatiname that with great economy of words indicatesriver of cows or hippopotami. Nestled in the cornerwhere the Komati and Crocodile rivers meet isKambaku Golf Club. Tuskers and lesser Lowveldfauna can frequently be admired whilst playing atKambaku, as the Crocodile River, the course’snortherly boundary, is the southern border of theKruger National Park. The clubhouse, bar andrestaurant, overlooking the river, is excellent for anhour or three’s liquid assisted contemplation ofwhat would constitute a decent handicap for anellie… Should you wish to ask one, an 8km hopout of town takes you to the park’s CrocodileBridge Gate. The recently raised bridge is openthrough all weathers and accesses officially the bestgame viewing in the KNP.

A short drive to the south of Komatipoort is the Mananga border with Swaziland. Too often ignoredby South Africans as a potential holiday spot, the mountainous kingdom is well on the agenda. It makesKomatipoort a town where three countries and a great national park meet. Near Mananga border isthe eerily moving memorial to Samora Machel, whose aeroplane crashed there in 1986. An affectingsite, the memorial and visitors’ centre essentially proclaim that past differences between nations can bereconciled.

Given the vacation and trade possibilities of its location, there is little surprise that this little Lowveldtown is blessed with numerous fine guest houses and some decent eateries. Local cuisine follows a clearPortuguese influence with prawns a speciality. Whilst the centre of town won’t win beauty competitionsmost visitor accommodation is nestled amongst the pleasing, tree-lined backstreets or with views overthe Crocodile or Komati rivers. The latter river is justly famous for the fighting qualities of its tigerfish. Given notice, most local lodges can organise a day out with rod and reel and lend a credulous earto tales of monsters caught and released.

Apart from game viewing, golf, access to Mozambican beaches and Swazi mountains, tiger fishing andPortuguese cuisine, other local attractions include micro-light flights along the Crocodile River, bookablefrom the local airfield and elephant back safaris from a local game lodge. Four and a half hours fromthe bustle of Gauteng, Komatipoort is not just a different World, but many worlds in one.





TIGERFISHTigerfish can be considered Africa's equivalent ofthe South American piranha, though they belongto a completely different family, as they are famousfor their ferocity when hunting. They have razor-sharp teeth that are interlocking, along withstreamlined, muscular bodies built for speed.Tigerfish are aggressive predators. A tigerfish hasa gas-filled sac in its body that it uses as a soundreceiver. This transmits vibrations from thewater, enabling it to detect any animals nearbyand respond accordingly. A school of juvenilescan tackle animals of almost any size, includingany land animals that stray too close to thewater's edge. Adults tend to travel in smallergroups of four or five, but they are no less dan-gerous. Even an individual can take down preyas large as itself. When food is scarce or thecompetition for food is too great, tigerfish mayresort to cannibalism. This is particularly com-mon in the dry season. Tigerfish have also beenknown to attack humans, these attacks can bedevastating owing to their sharp teeth and ag-gressive hunting tactics.



THANK YOUTo Lionel Eva who took us fishing on his boatalong with his mate Mark Hassenkamp and hisfamily. What lovely people and what a greatday! Lionel is an expert on the river and fishingin general. The fact that Mark’s young sons out-fished us was a sore point but we will be back!



Malelane Golf Course is a nine-hole golfcourse that is located close to the MalelaneGate entry to the Kruger National Park and of-fers double tees on each hole. The golf courseis normally in outstanding condition through-out the year.

The course is literally a chip & a putt from theKruger National Park and has a variety of beau-tiful indigenous trees. A water stream winds itsway through the course and there is a wide varietyof bird life to be seen. Vervet monkeys are a com-mon sight; always busy foraging at the fruits andflowers.

It is an easy walking course but it does get hot inthis region during summer, so take plenty of re-freshments with you when you play. While not achampionship golf course, it is a fun holiday ex-perience to play Malelane and a welcome breakfrom the Game Viewing.

The world renowned and South Africa’s numberone golf course Leopard Creek which hosts theAlfred Dunhill Championship is across the road.

SPECIAL FEATURE – CELEBRITY GOLFER PROFILE


Where were you born and which schools didyou attend? I was born in Durban on the 19th ofDecember, 1987. I attended Riverview and Up-lands Prep and I went to high school at Michael-house in the KZN Midlands.

Did you play for SA schools? No, I didn't playfor SA schools.

Who did you first play provincial rugby for? Ifirst played provincial rugby for Natal U16 Cravenweek, where I was captain.

What made you move to Gauteng? The move tothe Lions was a hard decision to make. I hadmoved up the ranks in the Sharks system andplayed 19 games for them in Currie cups 2009,2010 when we won the Currie cup. The Sharkshad bought in and already had quality loose for-wards in the senior structure and I found myselfnot getting as much game time as I would haveliked. My move was purely based on what wouldbe better for my career.

In your opinion what was the magic that en-abled the Lions to win the Currie Cup againafter such a barren patch? I think we really grewas a team throughout the Super Rugby campaignand endured some tough times which made us astronger group. We also really put in the hours onthe field with the coaches and conditioning staff,which resulted in us being a really fit side. Thisshowed in a number of games where we beat teamsin the last quarter of the match and allowed us toplay a wide, running game.

Just how hard did the boys party after the win?We had a good celebration after the final, and itwas good to spend it with the team and family.Let's just say the boys looked a little tired on Mon-day when we met up again. Sunday fun day!!!!

Who were your most difficult opponents thisseason? There is no such thing as an easy game inthe modern day competition, but if I had to pick

one it would probably be our super 14 gameagainst the Highlanders.

How are the guys feeling about the Super 15?We have grown a lot as a team, with our win inthe Currie cup giving us belief and confidence totake into next years Super 15. It is the world’stoughest competition and will never be easy, butwe are looking forward to the challenges ahead.

Who do you rate as the best flanker that thegame has ever seen? There are so many amazingflankers in the world that have had a different in-fluence on the game. I personally feel that JuanSmith is the best blind sider in the modern gameeven though he has had a few injuries in the pastfew seasons. Richie Macaw and David Pocock arealso exceptional players that I look up to.

In three words what would you say about theSpringboks loss to Australia in the RWC quar-

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terfinals? I was absolutely shocked at the ref inthat game!!! I was furious because we were and areso much better than the Aussies, but what can youdo when you have to play against the ref as well as15 other men. David Pocock got away with mur-der and if he had been dealt with the way thatCraig Joubert dealt with him in the semi-final, SAwould have gone through to the final.

I believe that you are into vintage cars, whichones in particular? I am mostly into 1960s Amer-ican muscle cars but also love old e- type Jags andAston Martins. Cars seemed to be a lot more emo-tional back then when the only goal was to lookamazing. I can't wait to get my 65 fastback Mus-tang in a few months time.

Where do you like to go to relax and get awayfrom it all? I love to go back to our farm outsideNelspruit where my folks live. It is one of the mostbeautiful and relaxing places to be. I like to do alittle shooting, ride my motor bikes and have around of golf at Leopard Creek.

What are your goals for the coming years? Mygoals for 2012 are for the Lions to be a real threatin the Super Rugby competition and personally toput my hand up by playing great rugby every timeI step onto the field. I would just like to add valueto my team’s efforts in becoming successful. Ifthrough all this I could gain selection for theBokke, it would be a dream come true!!!

GETTING ON TO GOLF

When did you start to play golf? I didn't startplaying golf from a particularly early age, whichyou would guess from my handicap. I only startedto play frequently after high school in Durban,when we had time off from rugby.

What is you current handicap? Ha ha ha!! Mycurrent handicap is probably a 20, but to be hon-est I don't play enough to improve my game at anyreasonable pace. I'm more of a social golfer!!

Where do you play out of? I’m currently a mem-ber at Royal Johannesburg and Kensington, RandPark Country Club and Johannesburg CountryClub. I mostly play out of Royal though.

Which is your favourite golf course? My favoritecourse is Leopard Creek where I fortunately get to

play quite frequently as our farm is 5min away. It'sa very beautiful course with some amazing holes.

Your preferred club is? Royal Johannesburg andKensington.

Do you walk or take a cart? It sounds a little lazybut I always take a cart. We only get to play on ourdays off from training and our legs are normallypretty tired after the weeks work. It also helps tospeed our game up when you hitting as many shotsas I am ha ha!!

Your favourite golfer is? I enjoy watching RoryMcElroy, Graeme McDowell and Martin Kaymer.All very young, exciting players.

Have you ever had a hole-in-one? No, I havenever hit a hole in one before, but I did hit a holein three at Beachwood in Durban. First tee shot,short into the water then second one bounce andinto the hole. Best par I ever made, and I cele-brated like it was a hole in one.

Do many of the Lions players play golf? We dohave a good number of golfers at the Lions butonly a hand full of whom can really play compet-itively. Won't mention any names....

Your ideal fourball would be? My ideal fourballwould be Ernie Els, actor Russell Brand andMiguel Angel Jimenez. Think that would be an in-teresting round of golf and a very interesting 19thhole!!!

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NEWS CLIP

European Tour sets up new Race toDubai deal

The European Tour has ended speculation overthe future of its season-ending Race to Dubaiby reaching a new multi-faceted, three-yeardeal with the event’s organisers.

There had been media speculation about the fu-ture of the event that was launched in 2009amidst much publicity, but the new announce-ment means it will remain on the European Tourschedule. The Race to Dubai will now runthrough to the end of 2014 with a new name andtitle sponsor for the event, which will now beknown as the DP World Tour Championship,Dubai. The next three editions of the DP WorldTour Championship, Dubai, will return toJumeirah Golf Estates, host venue since the inau-gural Race to Dubai in 2009, with the prize fundincreasing by US$500,000 to a total of $8 mil-lion, and the winner’s cheque rising from $1.25million to $1.33 million.



Alliss – selected via the Lifetime Achievement Category – and Lyle –elected through the International Ballot – will be honoured along withfellow 2012 inductees Phil Mickelson, Hollis Stacy and Dan Jenkinsat the Hall of Fame’s Induction Ceremony on May 7, 2012 at theWorld Golf Village in St. Augustine, Florida.

Both men were on hand when the official announcement was madeby European Tour Chief Executive and World Golf FoundationChairman George O’Grady and World Golf Hall of Fame Chief Op-erating Officer Jack Peter during The European Tour’s Race to DubaiGolfer of the Year Luncheon in London. European Ryder Cup captainJosé María Olazábal, himself a member of the World Golf Hall ofFame, was also in attendance.

“This is a special day for The European Tour,” said George O’Grady.“Peter Alliss and Sandy Lyle are both very worthy candidates for theWorld Golf Hall of Fame.

NEWS CLIP

Peter Alliss and Sandy Lyle honouredby The World Golf Hall of Fame

Peter Alliss and Sandy Lyle, two of Britain’s most celebrated golfing figures, will be honoured fortheir contribution to the game this year when they are inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Peter Alliss

Sandy Lyle


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What inspired you to start your golf course de-sign business?

Just after I’d won my second US Open in 1997 atCongressional the developers of Whiskey Creek inMaryland approached me to co-design its coursein partnership with architect J. Michael Poellet.From that moment onwards, I knew I wanted todesign more golf courses.

Initially I joined forces with the Jack Nicklaus De-sign Group. It was a good move from a profes-sional standpoint and I was grateful for theopportunity. Our business quickly blossomed,though, and we evolved from that initial joint ven-ture into a standalone, full service design company.I’ve got a great team of people and I’m very proudof what we’ve been able to achieve in a relativelyshort period of time. I think most professionalgolfers love the idea of being able to design greatgolf courses. For me, it’s not just a business. It’s be-come a passion.

Ernie Els Design has a history of designing greatcourses on islands – e.g. Hawaii, Mauritius, TheBahamas. Has this become a ‘signature’ for thebusiness?

That’s true; we’ve been fortunate to create golfcourses in some wonderful locations. As a designerit’s obviously exciting to be able to make the mostof what the landscape offers you and incorporatethose features into your design. But no, it’s cer-tainly not a signature for the business. We justhave plenty of experience now with the challengesand nuances of building on islands!

One of the Middle East’s iconic developments isthe Els Club in Dubai that opened in 2008. Whatwere the key design and construction challengesthat you had to overcome to bring this project tofruition?

I made at least six or seven site visits during theconstruction phase of the Els Club Dubai and fun-

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Ernie Els talks about golf course design, from where it all began, current

projects around the globe and looking towards the future.

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nily enough, one of the main advantages also rep-resents one of the biggest challenges. Sand is easyto move around and for that reason it’s easy to‘shape’ the golf course. Trouble is, this is the desertand you can put the sand in a place one day…andovernight the wind shifts it to another place! You’rebasically fighting against Mother Nature.

So we tried to embrace the uniqueness of this en-vironment and incorporate the natural dunes andnative plant material into our design, as opposedto creating an artificial feeling oasis in the middleof the desert. I guess you could say we got MotherNature on board and worked with her, not againsther. And actually it helped give the golf course oneof its unique qualities, one of its strengths I think.There is a genuine sense that you are playing golfin the desert.

The remodeling of the West course at Went-worth received some criticism when it was un-veiled for competitive play at last year’s BMWPGA Championship. Why do you think thiswas?

Well, let me start by saying how much I love thatgolf course. It’s one of my favourites and I have alot of fond memories from the tournaments I’veplayed there, so being given the chance to bring itinto the 21st century was a real privilege and inmany ways a labour of love. But it hasn’t beenstraightforward and, as you say, not everyone im-mediately embraced the changes that we made.

I was disappointed by some of the comments fromplayers, but the fact is the greens were old and ex-tremely inefficient in terms of drainage, whichcaused problems with surface quality and consis-tency, and many of the original Harry Colt shotvalues had been lost due to the advances in golfequipment technology. The Club’s owner RichardCaring provided an opportunity to address bothof those issues and you have to give him a lot ofcredit for that.

We feel we’ve done a great job renovating andmodernizing this Harry Colt classic. It has takena couple of bites at the cherry to get some aspectsof it, such as the 18th green, just as we would wantit. But there’s no question in my mind this is a bet-ter, more challenging golf course now. It’s atougher test for the game’s best players, as it shouldbe, and it is also a great members’ course.

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You now have many associated companies thatsit alongside the golf course design business.Do you actively try and marry these into newprojects and are there examples where this hasbeen a success?

Many of our business activities have grown natu-rally over the last decade and I think one of ourstrengths now is that we’re able to create oppor-tunities that help bring more value to our clients.For example, in the golf design business it becameclear that developers were looking to us for morethan just golf course design services. We now havestrong and dynamic offering with the Els Clubconcept, the Els Performance Academy, Els Resi-dence programs and Big Easy Restaurant. Extend-ing our involvement across various areas in thedevelopment has been very well received and Igive a lot of credit to my team. I feel fortunate tohave on board some of the best talent in the busi-ness.

Of course, Ernie Els Wines is making a huge markright now internationally and we’ve expanded theportfolio to include both award winning whiteand reds. And it goes without saying that ourFoundation work both in South Africa and Els forAutism is something that means a lot to my familyand team.

Of the 11 courses now open for play around theworld, is there one you are particularly proudof, and for what reasons?

You’d expect me to say every one of our golfcourses is special in its own way and that’s gen-uinely how I feel. But I guess I’ll always have aparticular soft spot for Oubaai, which was our firstever design project in South Africa. We’re soproud of that golf course. And Els Club Copper-leaf, too. That golf course was built on a piece ofland where my grandfather lived, so that makes itextra special for the whole of our family.

What are your key projects currently inprogress around the world?

It’s a good time for Ernie Els Design. In the past12 months we had the official opening of Albanyin the Bahamas, which is a beautiful golf course

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in a stunning exclusive private community, backedby the Tavistock Group. We currently have 54holes under construction in Malaysia, which is anexciting deal for us.

Greg and I have also just completed our first sitevisits and finalized the hole routings on a new golfcourse in Namibia called Desert Star.

This is very interesting and actually a totallyunique concept, because the company is establish-ing resorts that not only combine sport, golf andluxury living but also incorporate spectacular on-site film sets to support the Namibian motion pic-ture industry. It’s an exciting project to be a partof.

As I say, business is going well and the way thingsare shaping up it looks like a very healthy situationfor us in the next five, 10 years and beyond.

How active are you in the design process? Doyou have a particular ethos or design style?

Right from the start we’ve tried to manage thegrowth of Ernie Els Design in such a way that al-lows me to be very much hands-on with all of theprojects – by that, I mean have personal input inevery stage of the design and planning process andthen make regular site visits. It’s the way I alwayslike to do business and I think it’s absolutely theright way to do this business.

I think my career as a player and the experiencesI’ve gained playing great golf courses all over theworld contribute to my vision as a golf course de-signer. At the end of the day every golf course thatwe create is special and unique. It’s not just a caseof creating a design template and applying it todifferent locations. And you have to be able to seethe bigger picture. In my view you shouldn’t de-sign a golf course for just one type of player. Partof the art of good design is making a courseplayable for all types of golfer and there are waysyou can do that, such as the positioning of the teecomplexes, the width of the fairways, and so on.

Where are the current growth opportunities?

Obviously a lot of people are looking towards Asiaand China in particular. We also feel this is a

strong market but are seeing a lot of enquires fromSouthern American and some emerging Caribbeancountries. It’s an exciting time of opportunities inthat sense. As I said before, we have a number ofnew projects in the pipeline and I expect we’ll beable to make announcements soon.

What are the main influencing factors helpingor inhibiting the growth in this sector of themarket?

Globally it’s obviously been a challenging two orthree years, but the same rules still apply. As withanything in life, in order to be successful you needto have a product that is demanded by the buyer.Some of the older models of golf development areno longer viable.

At Ernie Els Design we are finding that every mar-ket is different as the cultures are different andthey are at different stages in golf development.Can a new golf course still be economically prac-tical? Of course, but you need to cut your clothaccordingly.

You are heavily involved in charity work, espe-cially the Els for Autism Foundation. What isthe main focus for the charity at present?

Our primary focus is a $30 million capital cam-paign to help create a new Els Center of Excellencein Florida. Thanks to various events, including theEls for Autism Golf Challenge and the Els forAutism Pro Am, we’re well on our way to achiev-ing our financial targets.

The Center will be the first of its kind in theworld, offering professional and medical resources,and therapy and education for children from theentire autism spectrum to help them lead full adultlives. It will also have a global reach via a digitallearning platform.

It’s very exciting to think what this Center mightbe able to achieve. In fact as you are reading thiswe will have hosted over 500 people at our GrandFinale in Las Vegas capping what has been atremendous year for our foundation.

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GOLFING DESTINATIONS – VAAL TRIANGLE


RESULTS & RANKINGS

Alfred Dunhill Championship, Leopard Creek CC, 17 - 20 Nov 2011 1 Garth Mulroy RSA 69-68-64-68 269 (-19) R 1,705,460.002 George Murray SCO 66-69-69-67 271 (-17) R 1,237,400.00T3 Jaco Van Zyl RSA 68-68-72-67 275 (-13) R 524,550.00

George Coetzee RSA 66-71-69-69 275 (-13) R 524,550.00Peter Whiteford SCO 73-67-64-71 275 (-13) R 524,550.00Felipe Aguilar CHL 71-64-68-72 275 (-13) R 524,550.00

T7 Andrea Pavan ITA 68-70-68-70 276 (-12) R 291,058.00Hennie Otto RSA 69-68-67-72 276 (-12) R 291,058.00

T9 James Kamte RSA 72-70-69 -66 277 (-11) R 211,972.00Steven Tiley ENG 70-69-70-68 277 (-11) R 211,972.00Jbe' Kruger RSA 64-67-73-73 277 (-11) R 211,972.00

SA Open Championship, Serengeti Golf Estate, 24 - 27 Nov 2011 1 Hennie Otto RSA 70-67-65-72 274 (-14) R 1,757,765.002 Bernd Wiesberger AUT 69-68-70-68 275 (-13) R 1,275,350.00T3 Richard McEvoy ENG 70-70-69-68 277 (-11) R 589,988.00

Ockie Strydom RSA 69-72-67-69 277 (-11) R 589,988.00Thomas Aiken RSA 68-69-68-72 277 (-11) R 589,988.00

T6 Trevor Fisher Jnr RSA 68-72-70-68 278 (-10) R 330,851.66Retief Goosen RSA 66-68-71-73 278 (-10) R 330,851.66Magnus A Carlsson SWE 73-66-66-73 278 (-10) R 330,851.66

T9 Branden Grace RSA 69-68-74-68 279 (-9) R 210,155.50Jaco Ahlers RSA 74-67-65-73 279 (-9) R 210,155.50Garth Mulroy RSA 67-68-70-74 279 (-9) R 210,155.50

2012 Sunshine Tour Qualifying School, Bloemfontein & SchoemanPark GC, 29 Nov - 3 Dec 20111 Ruan de Smidt RSA 70-72-67-68-67 344 (-16) AmateurT2 Danie van Tonder RSA 71-70-67-70-70 348 (-12) R 12,250.00

Wesley Worster RSA 67-73-68-68-72 348 (-12) AmateurT4 Kyle Scott RSA 70-71-69-69-71 350 (-10) R 8,500.00T5 Chris Erasmus RSA 71-75-70-69-66 351 (-9) R 6,750.00

Drikus van der Walt RSA 67-76-73-66-69 351 (-9) AmateurT7 Daniel Hammond RSA 70-73-71-70-68 352 (-8) Amateur

Graham vd Merwe RSA 72-67-74-70-69 352 (-8) AmateurFrancois Coetzee RSA 71-65-71-68-77 352 (-8)

T10 Thomas Lovett RSA 70-69-69-76-69 353 (-7) R 5,750.00Juan Langeveld RSA 70-66-73-71-73 353 (-7) AmateurFrancois Haughton RSA 71-67-71-70-74 353 (-7) Amateur

13 Riekus Nortje RSA 74-70-69-67-75 355 (-5) AmateurT14 Steve Surry ENG 72-71-70-71-72 356 (-4) R 4,500.00

Andre van Zyl RSA 70-73-72-69-72 356 (-4) AmateurJacque van Tonder RSA 72-70-68-71-75 356 (-4) Amateur

T17 Gary Birch Jnr GER 73-75-72-67-70 357 (-3) R 1,500.00Léan Boezaart RSA 74-65-74-71-73 357 (-3) AmateurBeyers Smith RSA 71-70-70-72-74 357 (-3) R 1,500.00Johann Mostert RSA 69-75-71-66-76 357 (-3) Amateur

T21 Willie Steyn RSA 72-75-70-71-70 358 (-2) AmateurBrendan de Lange RSA 70-72-74-72-70 358 (-2) AmateurKevin Stinson CAN 74-73-71-69-71 358 (-2) R 0.00Wendell Bossenger RSA 71-71-73-70-73 358 (-2) AmateurPieter Moolman RSA 74-70-71-70-73 358 (-2) Amateur

T26 Michael Hollick RSA 73-70-74-71-71 359 (-1) AmateurSteven van Heerden RSA 71-72-69-75-72 359 (-1) R 0.00

T28 David Ryan RSA 71-71-73-73-72 360 (0) R 0.00Greg Petzer RSA 76-74-68-69-73 360 (0) R 0.00Aron Zemmer ITA 74-76-69-69-72 360 (0) R 0.00Coenie Bester RSA 70-71-76-70-73 360 (0) AmateurTeboho Sefatsa RSA 73-77-72-68-70 360 (0) R 0.00Francois v Vuuren RSA 72-70-78-71-69 360 (0) R 0.00Nathan Waghorn RSA 69-75-71-69-76 360 (0) AmateurJared Harvey RSA 77-73-71-70-69 360 (0) AmateurMartin du Toit RSA 72-74-71-74-69 360 (0) R 0.00

Nedbank Golf Challenge, Gary Player CC, 1 - 4 Dec 2011 1 Lee Westwood ENG 68-70-62-73 273 (-15) $ 1 250,000.002 Robert Karlsson SWE 69-69-69-68 275 (-13) $ 660,000.00T3 Jason Dufner USA 70-68-70-69 277 (-11) $ 400,000.00

Graeme McDowell NIR 70-67-70-70 277 (-11) $ 400,000.005 Kim Kyung-Tae KOR 70-70-70-70 280 (-8) $ 300,000.006 Charl Schwartzel RSA 68-74-68-72 282 (-6) $ 310,000.007 Luke Donald ENG 70-71-70-72 283 (-5) $ 300,000.008 Martin Kaymer GER 70-68-70-76 284 (-4) $ 290,000.009 Simon Dyson ENG 70-70-75-72 287 (-1) $ 280,000.0010 Anders Hansen DEN 72-69-77-70 288 (0) $ 270,000.0011 Francesco Molinari ITA 72-77-73-73 295 (+7) $ 260,000.0012 Darren Clarke NIR 74-69-76-78 297 (+9) $ 250,000.00

SUNSHINE TOUR


Well done Garth on your maiden EuropeanTour win, and topping the Sunshine TourOrder of Merit.

CongratulationsLee in successfullydefending yourNedbank GolfChallenge title.

South AfricanOpen Cham-pion, HennieOtto.

IGT Golf Tour

RESULTS & RANKINGS

SUNSHINETOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Garth Mulroy RSA R 3,464,436.00 62 Hennie Otto RSA R 2,806,214.00 73 Charl Schwartzel RSA R 2,211,553.33 34 George Coetzee RSA R 1,586,586.60 95 Thomas Aiken RSA R 1,569,896.00 66 Louis Oosthuizen RSA R 1,394,800.00 15 Jaco Van Zyl RSA R 1,231,134.13 88 Jean Hugo RSA R 961,347.05 249 Branden Grace RSA R 933,455.50 910 Darren Fichardt RSA R 852,224.67 2311 Trevor Fisher Jnr RSA R 805,727.46 2312 James Kingston RSA R 717,936.60 613 Neil Schietekat RSA R 691,339.64 2314 Ockie Strydom RSA R 672,537.16 1615 Jbe' Kruger RSA R 657,455.08 1016 Tjaart van der Walt RSA R 637,685.26 1017 Christiaan Basson RSA R 596,593.83 2418 Allan Versfeld RSA R 595,071.92 2019 Oliver Bekker RSA R 580,755.01 2420 Warren Abery RSA R 557,151.76 23

IGT GOLF TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 20111 Danie van Tonder RSA R 131,650.002 Beyers Smith RSA R 31,334.00 3 Merrick Bremner RSA R 30,000.004 Aubrey Barnard RSA R 28,017.005 Jacques Blaauw RSA R 24,700.006 Donovan Pearse RSA R 22,133.007 Tyrone Ryan RSA R 22,000.008 Francois Coetzee RSA R 21,650.009 Hertzog Landman RSA R 21,516.0010 Wynand Dingle RSA R 19,975.00

PGA TOUR FINAL ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Luke Donald ENG 19 $ 6,683,214.002 Webb Simpson USA 26 $ 6,347,353.003 Nick Watney USA 22 $ 5,290,673.004 K.J. Choi KOR 22 $ 4,434,691.005 Dustin Johnson USA 21 $ 4,309,961.006 Matt Kuchar USA 24 $ 4,233,920.007 Bill Haas USA 26 $ 4,088,637.008 Steve Stricker USA 19 $ 3,992,785.009 Jason Day AUS 21 $ 3,962,647.0010 David Toms USA 23 $ 3,858,090.00

Other Southern Africans24 Charl Schwartzel RSA 15 $ 2,604,558.0027 Rory Sabbatini RSA 24 $ 2,420,665.0076 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 30 $ 1,241,326.0081 Trevor Immelman RSA 25 $ 1,165,604.0093 Ernie Els RSA 17 $ 541,891.0097 Retief Goosen RSA 16 $ 796,360.00129 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 15 $ 717,965.00138 Tim Clark RSA 4 $ 571,000.00

NATIONWIDE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 J.J. Killeen USA 25 $ 414,273.002 Ted Potter, Jr. USA 18 $ 402,470.003 Mathew Goggin USA 18 $ 378,492.004 Jason Kokrak USA 16 $ 338,092.005 Jonas Blixt SWE 23 $ 327,020.00

Other South Africans21 Garth Mulroy RSA 19 $ 201,732.0041 Brenden Pappas RSA 16 $ 135,918.0068 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 25 $ 85,891.00100 Dawie van der Walt RSA 18 $ 43,293.00

PGA TOUR

NATIONWIDE TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Tom Lehman USA 15 $ 2,081,526.002 Mark Calcavecchia USA 21 $ 1,867,991.003 John Cook USA 17 $ 1,747,075.004 Jay Don Blake USA 20 $ 1,531,877.005 Russ Cochran USA 17 $ 1,503,090.00

Other Southern Africans7 Nick Price ZIM 22 $ 1,300,443.0021 David Frost RSA 23 $ 802,019.0032 Mark McNulty IRE 22 $ 510,307.0082 Trevor Dodds NAM 6 $ 92,672.00


Danie vanTonder,IGT Orderof Meritwinner.

J.J. Kileen,NationwideTour Order ofMerit winner,

Champions Tour Order of Merit winner,Tom Lehman


SUNSHINE TOUR

Event Venue

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 IGT Golf Tour (078) 330 0440Karoo Golf Union (054) 332 3323

CONTACT DETAILS

AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN

IGT GOLF TOUR

JANUARY 20125 – 8 Africa Open East London GC € 1,000,00012 - 15 Joburg Open Royal Johannesburg and € 1,300,000

Kensington GC18 - 19 International Final Qualifier Royal Johannesburg

(The Open Championship) and Kensington GC

FEBRUARY 201216 – 19 Dimension Data Pro-Am Fancourt R 3,200,00023 – 26 Telkom PGA Championship CC Johannesburg R 3,500,000

JANUARY 201224 – 26 Pretoria CC First Prize R 14 400-006 - 7 Irene CC First Prize R 8 800-00

FEBRUARY 201213 – 16 Blue Valley CC First Prize R 15 200-0027 – 29 T.B.A. First Prize R 14 400-00

MARCH 20125 – 8 CMR GC First Prize R 15 200-0016 – 18 T.B.A. First Prize R 30 000-0026 – 28 T.B.A. First Prize R 14 400-00

JANUARY 20128 Mpumalanga U/23 Open Tweefontein GC16 – 18 Prince’s Grant Invitational Prince’s Grant GE


AMATEUR EVENTS – LADIES

Date 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

JANUARY 20125 – 6 Boland Junior Championship TBA8 Western Province Junior Championships Bellville GC22 Gauteng North Junior Championships TBA

FEBRUARY 20125 – 7 Eastern Cape Championship Port Elizabeth GC26 – 28 Border Championships TBA

MARCH 201211 North West Championships Goldfields GC18 – 20 Pam Golding Western Province Championships Royal Cape GC25 – 27 KZN Championships and Junior Championships Maritzburg GC

FEBRUARY 20127 – 10 SA Stroke Play Championship Glendower GC12 Central Gauteng U23 Reading CC17 – 19 Freestate & Northern Cape Open Harrismith CC26 Feb – 2 Mar Sanlam SA Amateur Open Mowbray GC

MARCH 20122 – 4 EP/Border Open Fish River GC4 Gauteng North U/23 Open Silver Lakes GE11 – 16 Northern Amateur Randpark GC18 Western Province U/23 Open Durbanville GC23 – 25 North West Open Leopard Park GC30 Mar – 1 Apr Cape Province Open Kingswood & George GC31 Mar – 1 Apr Northern Cape Open Kimberley GC

20 – 22 KZN Open Stroke Play Durban CC27 - 29 Jan Gauteng North Open Pecanwood GE

JANUARY 2012 CONTINUED

RESULTS & RANKINGS

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Tommy FLEETWOOD ENG 18 € 148,913.002 Andrea PAVAN ITA 19 € 133,052.003 Sam LITTLE ENG 17 € 130,798.004 Ricardo SANTOS POR 22 € 97,516.005 Benjamin HEBERT FRA 14 € 91,293.00

Other South Africans20 Branden GRACE RSA 21 € 60,242.0042 Tyrone FERREIRA RSA 16 € 41,234.0044 Michiel BOTHMA RSA 17 € 39,111.00

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EUROPEAN TOUR RACE TO DUBAI AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 DONALD Luke ENG 13 € 5,323,400.002 MCILROY Rory NIR 19 € 4,002,168.003 KAYMER Martin GER 22 € 3,489,033.004 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 16 € 2,084,214.005 WESTWOOD Lee ENG 19 € 2,439,601.006 QUIROS Alvaro ESP 23 € 2,259,242.007 HANSEN Anders DEN 22 € 2,074,366.008 GARCIA Sergio ESP 13 € 1,962,723.009 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 23 € 1,814,115.0010 DYSON Simon ENG 29 € 1,694,779.00

Other South Africans15 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 22 € 1,409,126.0022 AIKEN Thomas RSA 29 € 1,005,894.0026 COETZEE George RSA 29 € 913,128.0042 GOOSEN Retief RSA 19 € 752,573.0050 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 23 € 611,280.0051 ELS Ernie RSA 16 € 591,508.0053 OTTO Hennie RSA 27 € 583,296.0075 KINGSTON James RSA 28 € 405,962.0092 KRUGER Jbe RSA 20 € 332,289.00113 HORNE Keith RSA 35 € 261,804.00

UBS Hong Kong Open. Hong Kong GC1 - 4 Dec 2011

1 MCILROY Rory NIR 64-69-70-65 268 (-12) € 341,724.002 HAVRET Grégory FRA 70-69-66-65 270 (-10) € 227,813.003 HANSON Peter SWE 68-68-65-70 271 (-9) € 128,352.00T4 POULTER Ian ENG 71-68-67-66 272 (-8) € 87,072.00

RAMSAY Richie SCO 68-66-72-66 272 (-8) € 87,072.00

Other South AfricansT21 KARMIS Peter RSA 72-68-66-72 278 (-2) € 21,631.00T42 HORNE Keith RSA 72-69-68-73 282 (+2) € 11,892.00T46 KRUGER Jbe RSA 72-67-73-71 283 (+3) € 10,252.00

DUBAI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, Jumeirah Golf Estates8 - 11 Dec 2011

1 QUIROS Alvaro ESP 68-64-70-67 269 (-19) € 922,645.002 LAWRIE Paul SCO 65-73-66-67 271 (-17) € 615,094.003 DONALD Luke ENG 72-68-66-66 272 (-16) € 359,832.004 HANSON Peter SWE 64-72-71-67 274 (-14) € 276,794.005 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 69-71-68-67 275 (-13) € 221,435.00

Other South AfricansT6 OOSTHUIZEN LouisRSA 72-67-66-71 276 (-12) € 170,291.00T22 COETZEE George RSA 74-73-69-67 283 (-5) € 60,064.00

OTTO Hennie RSA 70-75-71-67 283 (-5) € 60,064.00VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 69-70-72-72 283 (-5) € 60,064.00

T26 AIKEN Thomas RSA 69-73-75-67 284 (-4) € 54,252.00T34 ELS Ernie RSA 74-69-73-70 286 (-2) € 41,519.00T37 GOOSEN Retief RSA 74-69-75-69 287 (-1) € 37,090.00

EUROPEAN TOUR

Rory McIlroy, UBS Hong Kong OpenChampion

Alvaro Quiros winner of the Race to DubaiTournament.

Luke Donald,winner of thePGA Tourand EuropeanTour Ordersof Merit.

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

EUROPEAN SENIOR TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Peter FOWLER AUS 11 € 287,513.002 Barry LANE ENG 14 € 261,944.003 Andrew OLDCORN SCO 16 € 179,752.004 Ian WOOSNAM WAL 14 € 179,160.005 Gary WOLSTENHOLME ENG 20 € 165,563.00

Other Southern Africans15 Chris WILLIAMS RSA 21 € 110,871.0017 David FROST RSA 5 € 106,838.0028 Bobby LINCOLN RSA 18 € 66,681.0036 Bertus SMIT RSA 16 € 51,401.0043 Tony JOHNSTONE ZIM 12 € 43,243.0062 Steve VAN VUUREN RSA 14 € 21,024.00

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Luke Donald ENG 10.29 542 Rory McIlroy NIR 8.00 503 Lee Westwood ENG 7.81 444 Martin Kaymer GER 6.78 515 Adam Scott Aus 5.66 476 Steve Stricker USA 5.56 417 Dustin Johnson USA 5.48 518 Jason Day AUS 5.23 489 Webb Simpson USA 5.15 5410 Matt Kuchar USA 4.90 54

Other Southern Africans11 Charl Schwartzel RSA 4.88 5438 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 3.18 5453 Retief Goosen RSA 2.65 5455 Ernie Els RSA 2.51 54 71 Rory Sabbatini RSA 2.07 5483 George Coetzee RSA 1.82 5485 Tim Clark RSA 1.80 40 90 Thomas Aiken RSA 1.77 54104 Jaco Van Zyl RSA 1.61 40

HENDERSON MONEY LIST AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Ai Miyazato JPN € 363,079.68 22 Melissa Reid ENG € 280,577.77 183 Caroline Hedwall SWE € 268,395.54 194 Diana Luna ITA € 218,905.17 175 Caroline Masson GER € 167,187.46 16

Other South Africans6 Lee-Anne Pace RSA € 158,694.49 2015 Ashleigh Simon RSA € 98,472.94 1870 Stacy Lee Bregman RSA € 28,207.03 1889 Connie Chen RSA € 21,800.41 13105 Morgana Robbertze RSA € 14,790.50 15111 Tandi Cuningham RSA € 12,184.50 21

ASIAN TOUR

ASIAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 12 DECEMBER 2011

1 Juvic PAGUNSAN PHI $ 788,298.60 132 S.S.P. CHOWRASIA IND $ 444,528.50 83 Tetsuji HIRATSUKA JPN $ 435,817.93 64 Jbe KRUGER RSA $ 155,683.62 135 Thaworn WIRATCHANT THA $ 329,522.13 18

Other South Africans14 Tjaart VAN DER WALT RSA $ 187,676.17 1031 Peter KARMIS RSA $ 134,020.50 1459 Keith HORNE RSA $ 62,947.10 7


Lee-Anne Pace, our highestrqnking South African onthe Henderson Money List

Jbe Kruger, ourhighest rankingSouth African onAsian Tour orderof merit

GOLFING DESTINATIONS - KZN


It hasn’t been a good year for Branden Grace – until now, as the 23-year-old Sunshine Tour youngster led four other South Africans totheir European Tour cards in the European Tour’s Final QualifyingStage at PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain.

Grace carded a final-round 73 in a gruelling six-round event to finish 11that 14-under-par, seven strokes off the pace set by winner David Dixon.

The other South Africans to earn the right to play on one of the biggeststages in world golf – players from the European Tour are dominating thegame right now – were Warren Abery, Darren Fichardt, Alex Haindl andTjaart van der Walt.

Abery turned a second-successive year of success on the Sunshine Tourinto the kind of play which earned him his card: He had seven top-10s in

2011, including victory in the Nedbank Affinity Cup in a great second half of the year.

Fichardt was even more successful than Abery on the 2011 Sunshine Tour, with 12 top 10, including victories in the Vodacom Origins of Golf event at the Wild Coast and in the Suncoast Classic. Haindl andVan der Walt both campaigned fairly extensively abroad in 2011 – Haindl on the Challenge Tour and Van der Walt in Asia – but Haindl did find time to post six top-10s in South Africa, while Van der Walt had four.

NEWS CLIP

Brandon Grace leads five Sunshine Tour players into Europe

GOLFING DESTINATIONS - KZN


SPECIAL FEATURE – GHOLFBANE: GROEN OASIS OF GROEN WOESTYN

In die vorige uitgawe hetons gepraat oor die posi-tiewe impak wat golf-bane op die omgewingkan maak en in baie

gevalle soos bv. die Prince’sGrant Golf Landgoed aan dieNoordkus van KwaZulu-Natalreeds maak. Hier het ons be-spreek hoe ’n golfbaan ontwik-keling dit moontlik gemaak hetom ’n stuk aarde van ongeveer160ha wat eens ’n suikerrietlandwas, te omskep in ’n inheemsekuswoud wat ’n wye verskeiden-heid plant-en dierspesies huisvesen laat floreer. Dit het dus tedoen met die herstel van die al-gehele biodiversiteit van dieomgewing.

Alhoewel die herstel van biodi-versiteit geweldig positief is virdie omgewing, kan daar egtergeen twyfel wees dat golfbane engolfbaan landgoede ‘n negatieweimpak op ‘n ongerepte omgew-ing sou hê nie. Dit is dus eerder’n kwessie van golfbane verbeter’n slegte situasie, oftewel diebeste van twee euwels. Golfbanemaak ’n impak en om hierdieimpak te beperk is belangrik enbinne die bereik van elke golf-baan in Suid Afrika.

Een manier is om seker te maakdat alle afval, of in elk gevalmeeste van die afval wat op die

baan en die fasiliteite geassosieermet die baan, geproduseer word,die baan se probleem bly. Dit is’n verantwoordelikheid wat elkegolfbaan myns insiens behoortaan te gryp. Dit is sekerlik mak-liker en in sekere oningeligtegevalle, kan dit dalk beskouword as goedkoper, om by mu-nisipale rioolwerke en afvalstort-ingsterreine in te skakel. Dieprobleem word so vining asmoontlik weggeskuif van diegolfbaan en almal is gelukkig.Ons kan egter beter doen as ons,ons ingesteldhied teenoor die impak wat bane op dieomgewing het, heroorweeg. Omweereens die uitstaande Prince’sGrant Golflandgoed as ’n voor-beeld te gebruik kan ons vannader kyk na praktiese maniereom die hergebruik van afval vol-houbaar te maak.

Afvalverwerking kan in tweeafdelings, naamlik riool afval enhuishoudelike afval verdeel word.

RioolafvalMet die tegnologiese vorderingwat in afgelope paar jaar gemaakword met kleiner rioolverwerk-ings aanlegte, in engels genoem“sewerage package plants”, worddie hergebruik van rioolwater ’nbekostigbare en volhoubare al-

ternatief vir elke golfbaan. Hi-erdie geslote eenhede kan in re-latief klein spasies geplaas worden afhangend van die tipe aan-leg, kan die kwaliteit van die“verwerkte” water goed genoegwees om te drink maar in allegevalle goed genoeg vir besproei-ings doeleindes. Eenhede isvandag beskikbaar in enigemoontlike grote van ’nhuishoudelike aanleg geskik vir‘n enkele woning tot aanlegtewat geskik is vir 500 en meerwooneenhede. Vanweë die feitdat die stelsels geslote is, is daargeen reuk afkomstig van diewerke nie.

HuishoudelikeafvalNie alle huishoudelike of klub-huis afval kan verwerk word nie.Items soos polistrieen, tinfoelieen diervoege gee steeds prob-leme en afvalstortingsterreine isin hierdie gevalle steeds die enig-ste oplossing. Daar kan egterwerk gemaak word met die res.Karton en papier asook plastiesen aluminium blikkies (foto 1)kan herverkoop word aan afvalverwerkers wat in meeste dorpeen stede is.

Glas, weens die gewig daarvanen daarom die koste om dit tevervoer is ‘n groter problem.

Die hergebruik van afval opgolfbane – ’n luuksheid of

’n verantwoordelikheid


SPECIAL FEATURE – GHOLFBANE: GROEN OASIS OF GROEN WOESTYN

In die geval is ’n eenvoudige glas ver-gruiser “glass crusher” (foto 2) ’n idealeapparaat. Die vergruisde glasstukkies isideaal as ’n alternatief vir bousand indie meng van sement of beton.

Vir baie klubhuise veroorsaak die or-ganise kombuisafval probleme. Bene,oorskietkos, servette, souse, ens is allesorganiese materiaal wat problemeveroorsaak vir ’n effektiewe hersirkuler-ings program. In Prince’s Grant se gevalword all organise materiaal afsonderlikversamel by die punt wat die afvalveroorsaak, hetsy die klubhuis of eenvan die residensiële huise op die land-goed. Hierdie materiaal word danweereens in ’n geslote eenheid (foto 3)geplaas saam met houtsaagsels en na ‘nperiode van ses weke is die resultaatheerlike organise kompos wat op diebaan gebruik kan word.

Die hersirkulering van afval hetsy waterof huishoudelike afval is ‘n bydrae watelke golfbaan kan maak teenoor dieomgewing. In sekere gevalle kan dit fi-nasie l voordelig wees en in ander saldie kostes dieselfde wees wat huidiglikbetaal word aan riool, vervoer en stort-ingsterreine. Dit behoort egter nie as ’nnegatief of ’n luukse gesien te worddeur golfbaanbestuurders nie.

Nie net kan golfbane trots wees op dieverskil wat hulle maak in biodiversiteitnie maar ook die feit dat afvalprodukteop die perseel hanteer en verwerk word.’n Werklike wen-wen situasie.

Dr. Chris van der Merwe

(Ph.D – Dierkunde)


Foto 1: Karton, papier, aluminiumblikkies en palsties

Foto 2: Glasvergruiser (“glasscrusher”)

Foto 3: Organiese afval verwerktot kompos

GOLFING DESTINATIONS – GARDEN ROUTE


OK, so they don’t actually say that, but one thing’sfor sure: Dias had great taste when it came to lo-cation - as you’ll see when you play at Mossel Bayand Pinnacle Point.

“These are two of South Africa’s most spectacularlyscenic championship courses, and they’ll be team-ing up to offer an exciting weekend of golf duringthe 2012 Dias Festival,” said Festival Organiser,Bertu Nel.

He said that the Festival is the town’s celebrationof the arrival of Dias (who was the first Europeanto round the Cape, and the first to land on SouthAfrican soil) - and of the many cultures that makeSouth Africa the country it is today.

The Dias Festival will run from the 3rd to the 5thof February, 2012.

“Golf will be just one of the attractions on offer -because the entire community is getting behindthe Festival,” said Mr. Nel.

“There’ll be something for every member of thefamily - from downhill skateboarding to fishing,sky diving, trail running, touch rugby, an urbanassault challenge for mountain bikers, a naval gunrun, and squash and sailing competitions. There’llbe an air show, a street parade featuring vintagecars and tractors, a number of displays by the po-lice and the NSRI, concerts (including a Mossel

Bay’s Got Talent show), and a doggie walk - but

most of all, there’ll be golf.”

He said that Golf In The Garden Route will be of-

fering a limited number of Festival packages which

will include 18 holes at Pinnacle Point on the 4th

of February, and 18 holes at Mossel Bay on the 5th

- as well as golf cart hire on both days, and an ex-

citing prize-giving ceremony - for just R 799.00

per person.

Mossel Bay Tourism’s Marcia Holm said that the

Festival programme - and special offers on accom-

modation during the Festival - have been uploaded

to www.visitmosselbay.co.za/festivals, and that up-

dates are also posted to the town’s Facebook page

- www.facebook.com/visitmosselbay.

“Mossel Bay is the Garden Route’s Do Stuff desti-

nation because there really is that much to do here

- and although we have great weather throughout

the year, February is definitely one of our best

months.

“It’ll be worth bringing the family for a few extra

days by the sea,” she said.

To book your Dias Festival / Pinnacle Point /

Mossel Bay golf package, call Mariska on

084 299 7099, or e-mail mariska@golfinthegar-

denroute.co.za.

Discover the beauty of golf inMossel Bay at Dias Fest 2012

They say the real reason Bartolomeu Dias landed in Mossel Bay on the 3rd of

February, 1488, was to buy a new stock of golf balls - he’d been practicing aboard

for months and hit his last one into the sea somewhere near Walvis Bay.

It found that 70% of golfers in the UK, the largest source of golf travellers in the Europe,Middle East and Africa region, considered advice and information from golfing friends asimportant or very important when researching where to take a golf break.

The next most important factors were golf magazines (43%), golf professional recommen-dations (42%) and online blogs and course reviews (35%).

New golf travel survey reveals 70% of golfers say ‘word-of-mouth’ is the most influential factor when choosing a golf holiday destination

NEWS CLIP





A Couple of Activities to keep youbusy in Knysna during the new year

• Best time to visit

Knysna has a moderate climate that makes it theperfect destination all year round. Peak season isin the height of summer in December, but the areais popular with international tourists from Sep-tember (spring) to April (autumn). The mild win-ters on the Garden Route ensure sunny andbeautiful wind-still days and are often referred toas the “secret season”. Truth be told, day-time tem-peratures rival a balmy European summer, with anaverage winter temperature around 19`C.

• Springtide Charters Sunset Cruise

Take you on a lagoon cruise, sail out past theHeads and towards Buffalo Bay. On return, an-chor is weighed in the calm waters of the lagoon.Feast on a spread of delectable Mediterranean del-icacies and enjoy a refreshing swim before return-ing to the quays. www.springtide.co.za

• Paddle Cruiser Dinner Cruise

For a unique cruise and dining experience - witha modern, hip and trendy twist - The PaddleCruiser offers both lunch time and eveningcruises. This is the only paddle-driven vessel inSouth Africa and is a unique dining venue inKnysna. It is the ideal opportunity to unwind andenjoy a cocktail, locally brewed beer or a fine winefrom an award-winning selection, while savouringfresh Knysna oysters. The Paddle Cruiser has beengraded as a 4 star restaurant by the SA TourismGrading Council - the only floating restaurant inSouth Africa with this grading!

• Oyster Farm Tour

This hour and a half cruise will teach you all thereis to know about the Knysna oysters! Pay a visit tothe Knysna oyster beds and the world famousKnysna Heads while relaxing and indulging inoysters and champagne.

• Mitchell’s Brewery Tour

Mitchell’s Brewery was established in 1983, andhas become an icon on the Garden Route.Mitchell’s Ales are unpasteurised, live ales, pro-duced locally in Knysna. The beers are producedusing the finest available ingredients and a care-fully selected amalgam of British mashing andGerman lagering techniques to produce alesuniquely suited to South African conditions.www.mitchellsknysnabrewery.co.za

• Whale Watching Excursion

A chance to see dolphins, whales, seals, birds, fishand sharks while crusing through the tranquil wa-ters of the picturesque Knysna lagoon before trav-elling out onto the Indian Ocean through theKnysna Heads through a narrow gap with tower-ing cliffs to either side. The coastline and lagoonare dramatic and stunningly beautiful.

• Superb Golfing

“PEZULA, the breathtaking award winning 18hole golf course, rates amongst the best and themost scenic golf courses in the world. So whywould you not take advantage of becoming a fullmember for as little as R5,200 with a seat on a golfcart and experience the refurbished clubhouse.The bar has moved back to the middle and theservice has moved up the charts. Make sure youtake advantage of this offer right away at theworlds’ most picturesque golf club.”

For more information and an Application Form, please log onto our brand new website:www.pezulagolf.com

Knysna Tourism

T: 044 382 5510 • F: 044 382 1646

E: [email protected]

W: www.visitknysna.co.za

“I think people are taking notice of what I’vedone and how I’ve done it, and maybe peoplewill change the way they approach practice.”

Donald prides himself on his work ethic, but alsobelieves he has a great team around him in coachPat Goss, who has been there since The Ryder Cupstar’s University days in Chicago, sports psycholo-gist Dave Alred – the man who helped JonnyWilkinson become a World Cup winner – and cad-die John McLaren.

From tournament prize money this year, he hasbanked a total of € 7,359,552, and he has alsoearned a €1,499,710 bonus for finishing third inthe FedEx Cup in America and a € 1,107,174bonus for winning The Race to Dubai. His total of€ 9,966,436, is more than Tiger Woods has man-aged in any year, including in 2006 when he won11 times.

Donald finished a cumulative 116 under par on theUS PGA Tour and 90 under par on The EuropeanTour – and that does not include the two matchplay events, one of which he won and the other inwhich he was runner-up.

He won The Race to Dubai despite playing sixfewer events than runner-up Rory McIlroy, and hetopped the American Money List despite playingseven fewer than runner-up Webb Simpson. It trulywas an amazing double.

In 2012, Donald wants to give himself the best pos-sible chance going into all four majors. First up isthe Masters Tournament at Augusta, where he wasfourth this year and third on his debut in 2005.

If he can maintain his current levels of performance,it would be no surprise if Donald were to receivethe Green Jacket from fellow European Tour cham-pion Charl Schwartzel this April.

NEWS CLIP

Donald does it his way – Everywhere!

The first man to top themoney lists on bothsides of the Atlantic inthe same season.


The final event of the European Tour season waswon by the man who has been the Tour’s biggesthitter for four of the last five years. But it is Eng-land’s Luke Donald, with a driving average of282 yards which leaves him ranked 145th andsome 30 yards behind Spaniard Alvaro Quiros,whose year has been the stuff of dreams.

World Number One, leading money winner on theUS PGA Tour and now The Race to Dubai cham-pion as well, Donald has shown that brute force isnot a pre-requisite for golfing success.

Accuracy and a brilliant short game have still tobring the 34 year old a Major title, and that in-evitably is the top target for 2012. But they havegiven him four victories, a stunning 20 top ten fin-ishes in his last 25 events, and an incredible € 9,966,436 in prize money.

GOLDING DESTINATIONS – GARDEN ROUTE


AMATEUR NEWS


St Andrews, Scotland: Amateur golfers will beallowed to play for unlimited hole-in-oneprizes under revisions to the Rules of Amateur

Status announced last month by The R&A.

Until now, prizes for holing a tee shot in amateurgolf have been subject to the same restrictions asother competitions, including longest drive andnearest the hole. However, a Rule change which ac-knowledges the special nature of a hole-in-one dur-ing a round of golf means that restrictions on theprizes offered have been lifted.

The new Rules of Amateur Status, supported byRolex, also include changes for elite amateur golfersaimed at easing the difficult transition from ama-teur to professional golfer. It follows a far-reachingfour-year review of amateurism in golf, which evenquestioned the need for a set of rules, and has re-sulted in the first-ever uniform, worldwide code forAmateur Status.

Announcing the changes effective from 1 January2012, The R&A's Director of Rules and EquipmentStandards, David Rickman said: “We felt the timewas right to carry out a fundamental review of theRules of Amateur Status. We were conscious thatmany sports had done away with amateur statusrules and we felt that was an appropriate questionfor us to ask.

“We concluded that it is very important that golfretains its amateur regulations, mainly because ofthe self-regulating nature of the game, both in termsof the playing rules and handicapping. We felt thatuncontrolled financial incentives could place toomuch pressure on these important features.”

A new ruling (Rule 3-2b) excludes hole-in-oneprizes from the general prize limit and allows high

value prizes, including cash, to be awarded. This ex-ception, which brings The R&A into line with theUnited States Golf Association (USGA) Rules ofAmateur Status, is specific to prizes for holes-in-oneachieved while playing a round of golf and neitherseparate events nor multiple-entry events qualify.

Suzann Pettersen, Major winner and R&A - Work-ing for Golf Ambassador, said: “I think this is a re-ally good change. Anyone who makes a hole-in-oneknows there is a degree of luck.

“Most professional tournaments offer hole-in-oneprizes and it adds some real interest for players andfans. It is great to think that club golfers can nowexperience that same excitement.”

Those who will notice the biggest changes to therules are elite amateurs preparing to make the diffi-cult transition to the professional game.

Players will now be able to enter into an agreementwith an agent or sponsor as long as they do not re-ceive any financial gain while still an amateur. Ruleshave also been relaxed on subsistence payments paidthrough national golf unions.

Rickman explained: “The rules on contracts now re-flect the modern game and adopt a much more re-alistic and common sense approach.

“Similarly, the rules on subsistence expenses shouldhelp the support of deserving talent wherever it mayemerge across the golfing world.”

Tom Lewis, who recently turned professional afteran amateur career that included winning the SilverMedal at this year’s Open Championship as well asbeing part of the victorious 2011 Walker Cup team,welcomed the changes. He said: “It is an importantchange because some players are forced into turningpro early just because of financial difficulties.

Significant changes include allowing unlimited hole-in-one prizes

New rules of amateur statusfor 2012

First-ever unified, worldwide code for amateur status

AMATEUR NEWS


“It will make a real difference as they will now beable to turn professional for all the right reasons andalso at the right time for them. It is probably themost important decision they will make in their ca-reer. “All the experience I gained as amateur hashelped prepare me for life as a professional and I ampleased that I made the decision to play in theWalker Cup before joining the professional ranks.”

The R&A and USGA have historically had differentRules of Amateur Status and while the differenceshave reduced over the years, until now there hadbeen two separate codes. As part of the fundamentalreview, the two governing bodies have developed amodern flexible code that meets the differing de-mands of golfers across the globe, thereby enablinga single joint code to be established.

Western Province took control of the SouthAfrican Junior Inter-Provincial on day two andremained in ascendancy throughout the next tworounds. Little surprise then that the Cape sideclaimed the country’s premier junior team com-petition with two more magnificent victories atLeopard Park Golf Club last month.

Leading by just one point, there was at least amathematical chance that second-placed GautengNorth could force a draw with Province if theywon both their matches and the Cape side fal-tered. But while the Northerns team hoped thateither Border or Boland would present a potentialspeed hump, the Western Province players savedtheir best for last. The eight-man side sparked tolife in the home stretch of their title hunt, castingboth opponents side with another imperious per-formance. Province came out firing against Border,losing one match and halving another to blast toa 10-5 - 1.5 victory. While their match againstBoland went down the wire, the Province playersunderlined their tenacity in a closely fought con-test to wrap up a 6.5 - 5.5 victory and claim thespoils. They finished two points clear of GautengNorth, on 20 points overall.

“It’s an incredible moment for the whole squad,”said an elated manager Peter Little.

“We worked exceptionally hard for this win, rightdown to the last game in the last match. We nevertook anything for granted. Like I’ve said all week,we are a team that bats from one to eight; thereare no superstars, the whole team contributed andthat’s why we pulled it through.”

Northerns brushed Southern Cape aside for a 7.5- 4.5 win but a very spirited Ekurhuleni sideforced them to a 6-all draw and limited their final

tally to 18 points. Meanwhile Central Gautengbeat KwaZulu-Natal 7 - 5 and Limpopo 8 – 4 totie Northerns for second place, but Central wasforced to third after losing on the games count bya slender 3.5.

Since junior golf now also falls under the auspicesof the South African Golf Association, this yearmarked the last time that all the teams competedat equal footing.

Next year’s Junior IPT will be played to the sameformat as the SA IPT, Mid-Amateur IPT and Sen-ior IPT, with six teams in the A-Division andseven in the B-Division.

FINAL LOG

(Position, Union, Played, Won, Draw, Lost,Points, Games)

1 Western Province (12, 10, 0, 2, 20, 95.5)

2 Gauteng North (12, 8, 2, 2, 18, 86)

3 Central Gauteng (12, 9, 0, 3, 18, 82.5)

4 Eastern Province (12, 7, 1, 4, 15, 81.5)

5 Ekurhuleni (12, 6, 1, 5, 13, 83)

6 KwaZulu-Natal (12, 6, 0, 6, 12, 72.5)

7 North West (12, 5, 1, 6, 11, 74.5)

8 Boland (12, 5, 0, 7, 10, 70)

9 Free State & Northern Cape (12, 5, 0, 7, 10,63.5)

10 Southern Cape (12, 5, 0, 7, 10, 59.5)

11 Limpopo (12, 4, 0, 8, 8, 64.5)

12 Mpumalanga (12, 4, 0, 8, 8, 55.5)

13 Border (12, 1, 1, 10, 3, 47.5)

Province claims 2011 SA Junior Inter-Provincial

Changes in the Rules – which for the first timehave been designed, published and presentedjointly by golf ’s governing bodies – include ex-onerating a player from penalty if it is knowntheir ball was moved by the wind after address.

Following an exhaustive, four-year review of golf ’s34 playing Rules, nine principal Rules have beenamended to improve clarity and ensure penaltiesare proportionate. Significant changes include:

Ball Moving After Address (Rule 18-2b). A newexception is added which exonerates the playerfrom penalty if their ball moves after it has beenaddressed when it is known or virtually certainthat they did not cause the ball to move. For ex-ample, if it is a gust of wind that moves the ballafter it has been addressed, there is no penalty andthe ball is played from its new position.

Ball in Hazard; Prohibited Actions (Rule 13-4).Exception 2 to this Rule is amended to permit aplayer to smooth sand or soil in a hazard at anytime, including before playing from that hazard,provided it is for the sole purpose of caring for thecourse and Rule 13-2 (improving lie, area of in-tended stance or swing or line of play) is notbreached.

Time of Starting (Rule 6-3a). The rule isamended to provide that the penalty for startinglate, but within five minutes of the starting time,

is reduced from disqualification to loss of the firsthole in match play or two strokes at the first hole in stroke play. Previously this penalty reduc-tion could be introduced as a condition of competition.

Commenting on the revisions to the Rules of Golfsupported by Rolex, The R&A's Director of Rulesand Equipment Standards David Rickman said:“The key point is that the Rules of Golf will re-main fundamentally the same. We have undergonea pretty extensive review although what has comeout of that has been relatively modest.

“The Rules of Golf are constantly evolving andour hope is that what we have produced for 2012is clear, informed by common sense and reflectiveof the demands of the modern game.”

USGA Senior Director of Rules of Golf ThomasPagel said: “We have produced a unified code ofthe Rules of Golf for 60 years and although thecontext has been the same, we often found theperception that there were different Rules in placedepending upon where you were to play the game.

“Now the book will not only have the same con-tent, but it will also be presented in a uniformfashion with similar formatting and covers; thiswill truly be a single code governing the Rules ofthe game that reflects the strong collaboration be-tween The R&A and USGA.”

NEWS CLIP

The R&A and USGAannounces new rules

for 2012First-ever joint publication of the Rules by golf ’s governing

bodies St Andrews, Scotland: The R&A and the United States

Golf Association (USGA) announced the publication of the

new Rules of Golf for 2012 - 15.


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All events are played in Gauteng.

• Join The #1 Developmental Tour inSouth Africa!

• The most affordable DevelopmentalTour in the World!

• Full field purse of R108K for all 72-hole events

• Full field 1st prize R15000

• 32 Events for the 2012 Season

• 12 x 72 - Hole 4 Day Events



• 3 x Pro AM 3 Day Sponsored Events

• Sunshine Tour Q School Fees Reim-bursed for Top Members

The tour and was created to help aspiring golfers fine-tune their skills in competitive golf tour-naments. The IGT Challenge Pro Tour is providing the ideal competitive environment aswell as significant financial opportunities for aspiring golfers to become pro golfers.

The Tour is an exceptional gateway to the Sunshine and PGA Tours. Each and every year, we will saygoodbye to those who graduate to greener pastures, while we welcome a new crop of future playersendeavouring to follow in the footsteps of IGT Challenge Pro Tour Alum - Exactly our number OneGoal. The IGT Pro Tour will have 32+ tournaments in 2012 starting on the 24th January at PretoriaCountry Club and ending in December 2012.

The IGT Challenge Pro Tour is the breeding ground for future champi-ons, in another way your University for playing Tournament Golf! So for

an insight into the Tour please check out what the Tour has to offer foryou on our website at www.igtprotour.co.za or call us for more info.

2012 Tour Highlights

A NEW FEEDING GROUND

Comments by players who earned their Sunshine Tour Card

Alpheus Kelapile; Winner Vusi Ngubeni Qualifying School 2011 – “Thank you for making me abetter player on the IGT Tour.”

Beyers Smith; IGT Order of Merit winner 2011 and Sunshine Player 2012 – “Without playing onthe IGT Tour I would not have been able to shoot the scores I am shooting now and be competitive intournament golf!”

Thomas Lovett; Sunshine Player 2012. – “I almost quit golf in March and decided to give the IGTTour a go. I gained my Sunshine Tour Card and can only thank the IGT Tour for all their support,which gave me a new lease of life towards golf!”

All players who earned their cards agree on one thing. “It is tough to win on the IGT Tour and thatcompetiveness made us better players and prepared us for q-school”

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Sunshine Tour Qualifying School • 7 of the top 10 are IGT Tour Players!

• 15 IGT Tour Players earn their Sunshine Tour Card!

• 50% of players in top 65 final day are IGT Tour Players!

Vusi Ngubeni Qualifying School • Winner at Vusi Ngubeni Qualifying School played on IGT Tour!

• 4 IGT Tour Players earn their Sunshine Tour Card!

• 10 IGT Tour Players earn their Big Easy Tour Card!

SA Open Pre Qualifier• 7 of the 15 pre-qualifiers for SA Open played on the IGT Tour!

IGT Tour 2011• One Million Rand Paid Out

• 254 Players played on the Tour

• 26 Events Played

• 19 IGT Tour Players earn their Sunshine Tour card of the 40 cards for 2012

IGT USAIGT is launching in the USA 2012.

• IGT Bob Toski Academy

• IGT Bob Toski Classic Tournament in April with prize pool of $150,000

• IGT Challenge Pro Tour USA

2011 Highlights!

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GOLFING DESTINATIONS – LIMPOPO

NEWS CLIP

Described as “A new exciting form of the game”,Powerplay Golf is a format that needs to be tried bygolfers of all levels. This new form of golf has a strate-gic and tactical approach and is perfect for attack-minded golfers of all ages. Prior to the round, 3 compulsory danger pins are chosen rewarding theaccurate golfer and punishing the golfer with a lapsein concentration.

For more information, go towww.riverclubcpt.blogspot.com or contact Darryn (Marketing) on (021) 448 6117.

The River Club in Cape Town is proud to present a new form of golf. Powerplay Golf is designed tomake the shorter form of the game more exciting for the golfer that does not have four hours to spendon the golf course. Gone are the days where one even has the time to squeeze in nine holes on a fullgolf course after work. The mashie option allows a golfer a quick nine holes and together with anew exiting format, the golfer can be home in time for supper with their family.

Powerplay Golf now at TheRiver Club in Cape Town


TUITION & INSTRUCTION


SPECIAL FEATURETUITION & INSTRUCTION

An essential part of lowering your scores is a good

short game. A sound chipping “action” is key to get-

ting the ball up and down more often than not!

In this tip you can use a simple drill that is easy to

practise and will improve your chipping fundamen-

tals in no time at all!

Improve yourshort game with1 simple drill

Clinton is a member of the Sunshine Tour, European Tourand the Professional Golfers As-

sociation of South Africa

Start by addressing the ball as per normal(for a pitch of about 20 metres).

Then move your right foot back (for righthanded golfers) so that your right toe is inline with your left heel. Lift your right heeloff the ground.



Good luck with this tip and if you have

any problems with your short game,

please consult with a qualified

PGA Professional.

Moving my foot into this position helps with the following:

1. It forces my weight onto my left foot (opposite for lefties)

2. It allows me to rotate through the chip and not “SCOOP”the shot

3. It forces me to finish with my weight on my left side.

In this picture you can see that a scoop leavesmy weight on my right side and leads to thinand fat chips.




Daar was net niks uit plek geweesnie, en met mense soos Ryan Reiden Chris Bentley wat ’n mens sowelkom heet dat dit die mees on-vergeetlikste “experience” ooit

was! Die baan was Finominaal – die setperke wasmoeilik, maar baie speelbaar. As jy die bal aan dieverkeerde kant van die putjie gemis het was ditmoeilik om te “chip en put”. Maar dit is hoe ditmoet wees.’n Golfer moet tog voor die tyd dinkwaar hy wil wees om ’n syfer aan te teken.Serengeti beklemtoon naderhoue, en as ’n gholferdie teiken mis, gaan dit hom duur te staan kom!Gholf het ongelukkig sy “precision” verloor in diesin dat mense geleer word om die bal so ver asmoontlik te slaan en die baan te prober “overpower”. Waar is die dae wat jy die bal strategies wilplaas sodat jou naderhou makliker is ? Vandag sespelers is nie so goed met distansie beheer soosNick Faldo, Nick Price, Mark McNulty, John

Bland, Ovies Johnstone om net ’n paar te noem.Meer die ouer klas speler! Ja gholf het definitief ve-rander en mense wil gaan gholf kyk en sien hoemoker die ouens die drywer 350m. Kom net na ’nWinter Toer toernooi en kom hou ouens dop soosDarren Lloyd, David Hewan, Chris Swanepoel,James Kampte, JBe Kruger, Ockie Strydom,Trevor Fisher, Jean Hugo, Merrick Bremner, AllanVersveld, hierdie manne is van die langste in diewereld! Kom kyk ’n bietjie – julle sal snak na julleasem. Gepaard met ’n bietjie “touch” kan van hi-erdie spelers wêreld bekend raak!

Terug na die SA Ope! Dit was een van die bestegeorganiseerde toernooie wat ek nog in gespeelhet, en hulle het ons soos professionele mensehanteer. Die toeskouers was finominaal! Baiekinders daar gesien wat handtekeninge gesoek het.Sjoe dit was lekker om dit te sien en deel te weesdaarvan.

Ek moes vir die laaste twee jaar by mense hoor hoe ontmoontlikdaardie setperke by Serengeti is en dat die “pro’s” gaan hulle koppeverloor daaroor! Ek vir een het geluister na al die negatiewe praatom Serengeti en het toe nooit daar gaan speel voor die SA Ope nie.Ek kom toe Maandag voor die ope daar aan en was totaal stom ges-laan oor wat ek gesien het.



Ek haal my hoed af vir Serengeti, en wel gedaanaan almal. Aan Shaun Brits die “greenkeeper”,WOW! wat ’n gholfbaan, alles was perfek! BaieDankie! Aan die promotors moet ek sê dit was uit-stekend – van ’n spelers oogpunt na die toeskouerswat altyd geweet het wat aangaan, baie dankie!

Aan Hennie en sy joggie Dean van Staden, baiegeluk, dit was fantastiese gholf ! Ons is almal baietrots op jou!

Doen julself ’n guns en gaan speel Serengeti en steljouself voor aan Chris Bentley dan sal julle ver-staan hoekom hulle dit die 5 ster “experience gaannoem.

Die vriendelikheid van almal, van as jy daaraankom tot by die manne wat by die gholf kar-retjies is, almal kan net nie genoeg doen vir jounie.

Dit was werklikwaar ’n belewenis ! As jy vriende-likke diens kry, met die klem op proffessioneleaandag – en ’n 5 ster gholfbaan wat jou gholf en“mental” kant gaan toets, gaan speel ’n rondtegholf by Serengeti en laat my asb weet of ek diespyker op die kop geslaan het!

Geniet dit en laat my weet van julle experience [email protected]

Groete, en dankie vir julle support by die Ope!

“Live life with passion”

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Cell: 082 990 7156

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Mareli JoubertTuks Golf Academy

Elite Coach: Centurion CC

With the arrival of the December holiday thereis ample time to do some practicing! Thesepracticing tips will definitely help you whenyou go and play you with your dad so that youcan take his cash!

Practicing long game and pitching at home isdifficult due to the length of the shots. But thisdoesn’t mean you can’t practice. Add some prac-tice balls and hoops to your Christmas wish listto help you improving your game.

So, how do we do this?

Practicing Tips

Arrange the hoops approximately 4-5m inwidth; the number of hoops will determinethe length of your fairway. With theknowledge that you already have about thefull swing, make sure not just to hit theball far but also straight, keeping it be-tween the hoops! Place a marker whereyour ball lands to see how your distanceimproves.


KIDS STUFF

Chipping practicing mustalways be fun! When you areat the golf course, head overto the chipping area - placeyour hoop on long tees sothat it is elevated from theground. Put another hooparound a specific hole. Theidea is to pitch the ball inthe elevated hoop and thenit must roll the distance tothe hoop that is around thehole. This will give you agood idea of how the ballwill react if you hit a high orlow chip shot.

As you know by now putting is extremely important. Sometimes it is difficult to judge the speedof putt. Once again, place a hoop on long tees so that a golf ball can pass through underneaththe hoop. To practice both uphill and downhill putts, place the hoop on a slope that will giveyou an opportunity to putt from both sides of the slope.

Use 5 balls, starting +- 5m away from the hole. To be successful, the ball must finish inside theelevated hoop. See how many out of 5 balls you can do successfully, and then move furtheraway. This can also be done with a putt that breaks from right-to-left or left-to-right!

Have fun practicing and playing!


KIDS STUFF


• A Canadian professional golfer, she was born in Oakville, Ontario on June 4th 1948.

• A youthful prodigy she was competing in Ontario provincial events by the age of 13. She compiledan outstanding junior and amateur career that included winning the Ontario and Canadian JuniorGirls Championships three times each.

• In 1968 she was the LPGA rookie of the year.

• She was named Canada’s female athlete of the year in 1979 and is a member of the CanadianSports Hall of Fame and the Royal Canadian Golf Association Hall of Fame.

• She was 20 years, 11 days old when she won the 1968 LPGA Championship, setting a record asyoungest player to win an LPGA major. That record stood until 2007, when Morgan Pressel wonthe Kraft Nabisco Championship at a younger age.

• In 1978-79, she won the Colgate-Dinah Shore Winner's Circle, one of the LPGA Tour's biggestevents, in back-to-back years. She was the first to do so.

• Following the end of her tour life, she launched a highly successful career as a golf instructor; herSchool of Golf now has multiple locations across Canada. She also had a signature line of golfclubs with the Canadian company Jazz Golf, has written a book and produced several golf instruc-tional videos.

Answer on page 96

António Pina, President of the Algarve Tourism Board, said: “It is with considerable pride that Portugal,and more specifically The Algarve, will once again host the prestigious International Golf Travel Market.

“With exceptional facilities and an enviable year-round climate, IGTM 2012 provides The Algarve witha significant opportunity to promote the region as a first-class golf destination,” he added.

Purpose-built for tourism in the 1970s, The Algarve has developed into a cosmopolitan destination, everyyear attracting nearly six million visitors who come to play the region’s 35 golf courses designed by someof the game’s greats, including Sir Henry Cotton, Arnold Palmer, Sir Nick Faldo and the late Seve Balles-teros.

Peter Grimster, Exhibition Manager of IGTM, said: “Portugal has been at the heart of the golf travel busi-ness for three decades and it has established itself as one of Europe’s finest destinations.

“The quality of golf courses and resorts in Vilamoura is outstanding, and combined with an excellent con-ference facility at The Tivoli Marina Hotel, we have all the necessary logistics to stage a truly fantasticevent. We look forward to welcoming everyone to IGTM 2012.”

International Golf Travel Market (IGTM) has announced that The Algarve region of Portugal is to host the 15th edition of the world’s premier global event for golf tourism

suppliers, buyers and media, from November 12-15, 2012.

CARTS & TROLLEYS


THE ALGARVE REGION IN PORTUGAL TO HOST INTERNATIONAL GOLF TRAVEL MARKET 2012

NEWS CLIP


While only five players managed to score below par in torrential con-ditions at Observatory Golf Club, Alpheus Kelapile was as calm asthe eye of the storm and shot 72 to win Vusi Ngubeni QualifyingSchool.

“I really needed this. Last night I told myself to do whatever it took…today I restored my confidence in myself,” he said. His vision led himpast the wind and rain, and he closed the tournament at eight-under-par, claiming the first of 10 Sunshine Tour cards handed out on Friday.

He could see the finish line by the 14th hole and did not falter, finishingone stroke clear of Jack Kutumane, who shot 70 for his final 18.

“From the 13th I looked at the scoreboard and I thought to myself ‘you’ve got this’ and didn’t lookback. All I aimed for was to keep it in play: hit the fairway, hit the green. I knew that it was mine tolose, and I would not allow that,” he said.

Also earning cards were: Irvin Mazibuko, Allister de Kock (AMA), Elvis Sithebe(AMA), ThaboMaseko(AMA), Rocky Tlhabanyane, Makgetha Mazibuko, Sung-Moon Hohng(AMA), George Brown.Hohng and Brown ousted Neo Thubisi and John Bele in a countout after all four players finished atone-over. Finishing first took cool nerves and showcased the 27-year-old as a quiet danger in the comingseason. “It’s been a long, long time coming. I feel like I’ve worked hard for this and I deserve it.”

NEWS CLIP

CARTS & TROLLEYS

Kelapile wins Vusi Ngubeni Q – School

CARTS & TROLLEYS/GREENKEEPING



EQUIPMENT FOR SALE

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE


ACCOMMODATIONHoliday House. Private clean andcrisp en suite rooms in upmarketresidential area near George GolfCourse. Contact 083 462 8822.

5 Star House on the Vaal River. Justmore than an hour from Jo/Burg

4 en suite bedrooms sleeps 8. Swimming pool, braai ,great viewson the 12th green. Discounted golfrates. R350.00 P/P Minimum 2 [email protected] or ContactFrancois 082 568 0061.

Luxury Pinnacle Point accommoda-tion. 4 bed, 4 bath e/s home, swim-ming pool, braai room, great views,gas fireplace, www.pinnaclepoint-golf.com Contact 082 339 9736.

BAGSReebok stand bag, 14 compart-ment, good condition. R450-00.Contact Bob 082 568 1183.

BALLS250 mint cond second hand golfballs, mint condition. Pro V1 and ZStar golf balls for sale. R15 each.Contact Colin 082 856 5335 /012 667 5041.

CARTS & GOLF TROLLEY’S2 Seater electric golf carts for sale.Q-car 2005 model with charger.Contact Monica 083 556 5251 Middelburg R 14 000-00.

Motocaddy Electric Golf Trolley S3, 5 months old. Excellent condition. R 4 500-00. Contact Kiresh: 083 300 3234.

COMBO’SNew Wave irons. 3-9, SW, PW & putter. Ball retriever. Stand bag.Contact 082 705 8764.

Ping Eye 2 irons. 3-9, SW, LW, W, put-ter. Aaron Scott Driver, 3 & 5 woods.Ping Bag. Contact 082 705 8764.

COOLWELL G2 CLIMATECONTROL SYSTEMS

Golf Car Aircon units. Converts between heating & cooling at

the flip of a swich. Built in bever-age storage compartment. Sold at R1 000-00 excl vat. Comes with installation kit.

Excl. delivery charge. Contact Mark 082 457 4356.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE


DRIVERSCallaway FT-3 Big Bertha Fusion350 10 degree, with Aldila 55 Reg-ular shaft R750 Bob 082-568-1183

Macgregor Mactec Driver 460cc,10.5deg, draw bias. 50g regularflex fujikara shaft. Good condition. R 500-00. Contact Gavin 082 881 0284.

Tour Edge Exotics. Extra long dis-tance. Regular.10.5deg XLD.Graphite shaft 50g. 460cc. Great condition. R 700-00. Contact Gavin 082 881 0284.

IRONSAdams Irons 3/4/5/6 graphite hybrids with 7 - SW regular steelshafts. Superb condition. Normalretail price R5 500.00. On special @only R1,500. Contact Maurice 012 347 9103.

Ben Hogan graphite Irons 5 - SWtogether with 3/4 hybrids. Irons likenew. Normal cost R 5 999.00. A gift @ R900.00. Contact Maurice 012 347 9103.

Callaway X24 Hot irons. 4-GWsteel shafts. Virtually brand new. R 3 500.00. Ferdi 082 603 1510

Wilson Irons 5 - SW with 3/4 hy-brids. Regular steel shafts. Normalcost R 3 750.00. On special @ R 750.00. Contact Maurice 012 347 9103.

Mizuno MX 200 4 – LW. R 1 500-00.Contact Price 082 616 1072.

SHAFTSKBS C-Taper Iron shafts. Stiff Flex.4-PW. New R280 per shaft. My price R1500 for set. ContactMorne 072 587 4139.

True Temper Dynamic Gold S300shafts 4-PW. Only about 4 roundsplayed. R 700-00 for set. ContactMorne 072 587 4139.

MISCELLANEOUSSono caddie GPS V 300, like new R 1 500.00. Contact 082 616 1072.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE


NEWS CLIP

St Andrews Links achievesprestigious GEO Certified™

ecolabelSt Andrews Links has become the first OpenChampionship venue to achieve the presti-gious GEO Certified ecolabel in recognitionof its sustainability commitment and achieve-ments.

St Andrews Links Trust, which manages theseven courses at the Home of Golf including theOld Course and The Castle Course, has operateda sustainability programme for many years andthis approach was described by Mike Wood, theaccredited verifier, as being “close to defining anideal model for sustainable management.”

GEO is a stakeholder-funded, non-profit organ-isation, dedicated to helping golf become aleader in sustainable sport and business; univer-sally valued for positive environmental and socialcontributions. GEO CertifiedTM is the mostcredible, comprehensive, constructive ecolabelfor golf.

SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

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) 472-8060Dainfern GC (011) 469-0101Eagle Canyon GC (011) 801-6611Ebotse GC (011) 749-1638ERPM GC (011) 826-2466Gardener Ross GC (012 )668-9900Germiston GC (011) 827-7818Glendower GC (011) 453-1013Glenvista GC (011) 432-3150Hillside GC (012) 546-1764Houghton GC (011) 728-7337Irene CC (012) 667-1081Johannesburg CC (011) 202-1620Kempton Park CC (011) 970-1075Killarney GC (011) 442-3880Krugersdorp GC (011) 660-4365Kyalami GC (011) 468-1665Leeuwkop 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 GC (011) 815-3816State Mines CC (011) 740-9962Wanderers GC (011) 447-3311

Waterkloof 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) 828-9555Jim 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 (078) 272-8220Six 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 GC (058) 256-1171Clocolan 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) 811-2013

Golf ShopsThe 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) 865-2080Durbanville GC (021) 976-8121Erinvale GC (021) 847-1144King David GC (021) 934-3056Langebaan 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 RangesRatanga Golf Centre (021) 551-2582Riverclub (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) 727-170


SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

Knysna GC (044) 384-1150Mossel Bay GC (044) 691-2379Oubaai GE (044) 851-0234Pezula GC (044) 302-5300Pinnacle Point GR (044) 693-3438Plettenburg Bay CC (044) 533-2132Simola GE (044) 302-9677St Francis Bay GC (042) 294-0467St Francis Links (042) 200-4500

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

EASTERN CAPE

Golf ClubsBushman Sands GC (042) 231-8000Fish River Sun GC (040) 676-1101Hankey GC (042) 284-0335Humewood Links GC (041) 583-2137Jeffreys Bay GC (042) 293-2532Port Elizabeth GC (041) 374-3140Royal Port Alfred GC (046) 624-0796Shark River GC (041) 581-6188Uitenhage GC (041) 966-1868Walmer Park GC (074) 259-1788Walmer CC (041) 581-4211Zwartenbosch 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

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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) 716-8184Durban CC (031) 313-1777Glengarry GC (033) 701-1355Greytown CC (033) 417-2441Kloof GC (031) 764-0555Ladysmith CC (036) 637-3521Margate CC (039) 317-2340Maritzburg GC (033) 396-5755Mt. Edgecombe CC (031) 539-5330

Port 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) 976-0041Southbroom 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) 478-3522Pecanwood CC (012) 244-8000Potchefstroom GC (018) 293-0210Rustenburg GC (014) 597-1844Sandy Lane GC (012) 244-3000

Driving RangesJim & Jerrys (012) 205-1485

MPUMALANGA

Golf Clubs

Barberton CC (013) 712-2923Belfast GC (013) 253-0981Bethal GC (017) 647-3265Delmas GC (013) 665-5077Graceland GC (017) 620-1188Kinross GC (017) 687-0122Komatipoort GC (082) 888-0188Kriel GC (017) 617-1145Leopard 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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Cabbage: Deep, thick, in-escapable rough. Also calledspinach. Green, leafy vegetablesare not good for your golfgame.

Caddy: Individual who carriesbags for golfers and assists themin the playing of the course.Ideally, a caddy should possessthe eyes of a big-game hunter,the strength of a linebacker, thepatience of a diplomat and thememory of a Mafia witness.

Carpet: The green. Soft, well-manicured fairways are also re-ferred to as being "like carpet."

Cart girl: The lovely younglady who operates the beer cart(a motorised vehicle that carriesrefreshments to golfers out onthe course). These refreshmentstypically cost a fortune, whichprobably explains why golfcourses hire beautiful youngwomen to sell them.

Cart golf: Term for when twogolfers riding in the same golfcart repeatedly hit the ball inthe same direction (usually intothe rough). An efficient but notnecessarily pleasant way to play.

Casual Water: A temporary ac-cumulation of water. The rulesof golf provide that a ball may

be moved without penalty fromany non-permanent wet area,such as a rain puddle. Tears,however, no matter how copi-ous, do not constitute casualwater.

Chilli dip: An improperly exe-cuted chip shot in which theclub hits the ground before hit-ting the ball, usually resulting ina shot that rolls just a fewinches. This is one shot youhave in common with JackNicklaus because everyone whohas ever played golf has done it.You've just done it a little morefrequently than Jack.

Club Weight: There are threeways to measure the weight of aclub: its overall weight, whichranges from about 13 ouncesfor a driver to just over 16 for asand wedge; its swingweight,which is arrived at using a com-plex calculation of the relation-ship between the distribution ofmass among a club's compo-nents and the length of its shaft;and its "bringweight," which isan estimate of its apparentheaviness on the 18th fairwayon an afternoon in July andranges between 21 and 46pounds.

Clubhead Covers: Wool orleather "mittens" slipped over

the heads of woods to keepthem dry. Zip-on coverings thatencase the entire club in wetsuitmaterial are also available andpermit the eventual reuse of afavourite club flung into a waterhazard, assuming that blindrage was tempered with fore-sight.

Comebacker: A shot that backsup after hitting the green. Or,for a high-handicapper, a teeshot that hits one of the teemarkers and ends up behindyou.

Cup: The metal or plastic cylin-der fitted into the hole in thegreen. Strictly speaking, it isonly the liner of the hole, but inregular golf usage players willoften say "cup" when theymean "hole," just as they fre-quently will say "just inbounds" when they mean "outof bounds," "Oh, here it is"when they mean "I can't findit" and "five" when they mean"seven."

Cut: A controlled shot thatmoves from left to right. Mostgolfers shout "Cut!" to their ballafter they see it heading well tothe left of their target, not real-ising that this is not an "on-de-mand" feature of a golf ball.


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