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Kistensamy claims early African Amateur lead DOWERGLEN, 8 February 2021 – A blaze of birdies on his back nine boosted KwaZulu-Natal teenager Kyle Kistensamy to the summit of a congested first round leaderboard in the African Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Glendower Golf Club on Monday. After the soggy build-up over the last two weeks, the clear skies and the sun dappling through the trees brought an air of expectation of something special to come as. Kistensamy burst from the blocks with...

Vorster wins SA Stroke Play in wire-to-wire style RANDBURG, 4 February 2021 – Martin Vorster slept on the lead for three straight nights and on Thursday, South Africa’s top ranked amateur finished the job and won the South African Stroke Play Championship by four shots. Vorster once again showed he is man for big moments when he secured the national title on 23 under at Randpark Golf Club. The Mossel Bay golfer opened the tournament with a flawless eight-under-par 64. Following rounds of 65...

Vorster lights up Firethorn to lead SA Stroke Play RANDPARK, 2 February 2021 – Mossel Bay’s Martin Vorster stepped up his bid to win the South African Stroke Play title in Tuesday’s second round at Randpark Golf Club. Vorster opened his campaign on the Firethorn course with flawless 64. On another day of heavy rain, the GolfRSA National Squad member picked up where he left off the previous day with an eagle on the par-5 third. A further six gains for a seven-under-par 65 saw Vorster surge...

RANDBURG, 1 February 2021 – Oliver Goldhill led a birdie barrage on the opening day of the South African Stroke Play Championship at Randpark Golf Club after six days of unremitting rain rendered the ordinarily testing Firethorn Course defenseless. It was a memorable day for Goldhill, who a superb start with four birdies on the bounce. He pencilled in four more on the sixth, seventh, ninth and 12th holes and capped a flawless 62 another brace at the closing holes. “That was the first time i...