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On the coverDrakenzicht MountainLinks Golf Course, situated on the Schoe-manskloof road between Nelspruit andMachadodorp. A challenging nine holecourse offering majesticviews and accommoda-tion. See pages 18 & 19 for more.

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Club Pro of 2012 Wayne Krambeck is General Manager of Cotswolddowns and has been largely responsible for putting Cotswold firmly backinto contention as one of the most popular golfing destinations duringwhat is a tough time for the golf industry.

Wayne joined the PGA in 1992 and started his career at Fancourt when itwas a fledgling golf estate in 1992. He initiated has become a famous acad-emy up and running and got the first roll on programme going for juniors– a programme that introduced children to golf with a long term visionfor keeping them in the game.

After being there for 8 years, he moved to Pecanwood as Director of golfand was then seconded to Malaysia Mines Beach and Golf Resort in KualaLampur which hosted the Womens World Cup during Wayne’s stay. Hethen was promoted to General Manager at Pecanwood for 2 ½ years , wasDirector of Golf Steenberg for 2 years and Director of Golf at PinnaclePoint for 4 years. He left to start his own company Universal Golf Man-agement and took on a number of courses including Cotswold Downs.

He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the PGA of SA from 2002-2005, was Chairman ofthe Gauteng region from 2001 to 2002 and currently serves on the KwaZulu Regional Board.

In 2011 the PGA of SA acknowledged his achievements and contribution to golf and awarded him Fel-low status for his Continued Professional Development in the industry and his peers in KZN votedhim as Club Pro of the year for 2011 and then he topped it off by winning the ultimate award in 2012.

The PGA is launching its GrowGolf Programme at the TelkomPGA Championship

600 children from various schoolswill be attending an Long TermAthlete Development circuit, a netsession of full swing coaching and amini golf session. There will also bea rest area, a free handout and even a jumping castle. PGA pros will be on hand to assist the childrenand to explain the LTAD coaching philosophy to interested parties.

You can also find out about the PGA’s Level 1 coaching and the Grow Golf Coaches Association forschoolteachers who coach golf

Watch out for our Grow Golf Zone at future Sunshine Tour events!

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

To the Editor

I came across an interesting article on Math theother day. The writer highlighted the negative con-notation so prevalent in the attitude of 'formermath students'. The author came to the conclu-sion that we make the learning experience positiveso the long term attitudes to math will be rid ofantagonism.

Now golf is a very hard game and mastering itcompletely will never occur. Mathematics is muchthe same; infinite time would not guarantee thatthe finest student would ever understand all thatcould be known about it. Math learning is essen-tially a progression of skills to be learned and thenbuilt on at the next level. Successful initial learningshould increase the likelihood of long term successso why the feedback as mentioned in the first para-graph? Golf instruction is essentially the same;skill-based learning broken down into various'strands' of knowledge. Acquire the skills and mas-ter the game. Yet the average player is not any bet-ter then they were 80 years ago when theinstruction was almost non existent.

The comparison is interesting; the contrast is re-markable. While we focus on testing the learningof one area in math at a time, the 'test' of golf in-volves the act of playing which means that all areasare part of the challenge. Many golfers will tell youthat they were successful in one area and not so inanother, i.e., ' I drove the ball well today but Icould not buy a putt'. Always, the person beginswith the positive and then accepts the area needingmore attention. Golf seems to have developed aholistic approach that allows a person to believethat despite his current failures, the opportunityfor success will be just around the corner. Manypeople create their own successes by changing theirgoal or 'par' to create an atmosphere where theycan be successful.

High school math courses that focused on inter-esting and challenging problem- solving opportu-nities and encompassed all the areas ofmathematics would be an excellent opportunity tochange the adult attitude to mathematics.

Yours faithfully

Terence Ryan

Dear Terence

What an interesting comparison and how true it would seem. Accentuating the positive is al-ways a good thing and if we could encourage students to look at not only math but all sub-

jects in the manner that you mention then I can only see that being a good thing.Remember though that we strive to always break ‘par’! And that par for a course is set

and can not be changed.

Regards

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1. Name: Elizma de Jager

2. Handicap: Not yet

3. How long have you been playing golfand where is your home course? Started in December 2011, after I did agolf shoot. I stay in Bloemfontien, buthave not joined a club yet

4. Who are your favourite golfers, maleand female?Ricky Fowler and Natalie Gulbis

5. How do you keep fit?I mostly do weight training in gym,combined with interval cardio sessions

6. Which is your favourite golf coursein SA and why? Sun City. I have not played there yet,but I like to watch the million dollartournament every year. It looks verychallanging and is immaculatelygroomed

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7. Have you ever been naughty on the golf course?hahahaha... Nope....

8. If money were no object, what would your topthree purchases be?An Aston Martin, house on an exotic island andmy own health centre with clothing, gym, spa...

9. What type of music are you into?New age relaxing music and dance music...

10. Where did you learn to play golf?St Francis Bay

11. Do you have any unusual superstitions?Not anything unusual...

12. What do you hope to achieve in golf in thefuture? First to get an official handicap and then bea single figure handicap

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He sank a three-footer forbirdie on the 18th – aftermissing one of similar lengthin regulation play on thesame hole – and then de-feated Ernie Els and RetiefGoosen, two icons of SouthAfrican golf, as he becamejust the sixth player to wintheir first two European Tourevents in back-to-back-tournaments. And there was thesmall matter of beating two boy-hood idols, too. “Just standingon the tee with Ernie and Retiefwas unbelievable on the play-off,” he said. There was a calmabout me, the whole playoffhole actually. I think I was morenervous and more pumped upgoing down the last hole when Iwalked up the fairway.”

Even though he wasn’t able topull off his victory in regulation,he was aware of what he eventu-ally achieved.

“I’ve beaten Ernie and Retief ina playoff,” said Grace of his vic-tory, “and I know that I can doit again.”

The win also catapulted himinto the ranks of golf ’s elite as hewill move inside the top 100 in

the Official World Golf Rank-ings when they are released afterthe weekend’s action is over.That’s a huge climb from his258th spot before he won lastweek’s Joburg Open.

He started his final round sounimpressively, too: With adouble-bogey on the third and abogey to follow that up, itseemed as if his chances of win-ning – so good when he led byfour at halfway – had evaporatedas Els, Goosen, CharlSchwartzel and Belgian NicolasColsaerts all made attempts towrest the trophy from their op-ponents. But, in an exhibitionof his new-found imperturbabil-ity, he birdied six and nineahead of the turn, and then 12,13 and 16 on his way in. Aftermissing his birdie attempt on 18

in regulation play it was downthe 18th fairway for a secondtime in the final round. “I hadsaid to my caddie Zac [Rasego]when we walked up the firsttime that I didn’t want to haveto climb the hills again,” he said.

But the 23-year-old set out forthat second journey with Els,42, and Goosen, 43, giving twoof the greatest players SouthAfrica has produced nearly 20years in experience as well as age– and he played the hole muchbetter than either of them.

The enormity of the victorywon’t sink in immediately, muchas his win in Johannesburgdidn’t. “I think I’ve just beenrunning on emotion. I’ll keepplaying and playing until I’m ex-hausted and until I find it’s timeto take a break.”

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Branden Grace won the €2-million Volvo Cham-pions at The Links at Fancourt in the first holeof a sudden death play-off on Sunday to take hissecond European Tourtitle in just two weeks.

Branden takes down Ernie, Retief for second consecutive European Tour Title


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1. Nick price was born in?a) Durbanb) Hararec) Bulawayo

2. Bubba Watson was invited on to which talk showhosts show after sending them a video of a golftrick for their birthday?

a) Jay Lenob) David Lettermanc) Ellen Degeneres

3. Professional long driver Jamie Sadlowski isfrom?

a) Americab) Canadac) Israel

4. In May 2010, Tim Clark picked up his first PGATour title in his 206th start at the 2010 PlayersChampionship. How many runner-up finisheshad he had prior to this?

a) 3b) 4c) 8

5. The first World Golf Rankings list was publishedprior to the Masters Tournament in which year?

a) 1986b) 1979c) 1960

6. On the European Tour when was The Order ofMerit replaced by The Race To Dubai?

a) 2010b) 2009c) 2008

7. Who in March 2009 created a storm in themedia after stripping to his underwear and golfglove in order to play a recovery shot from amuddy water hazard at the first round of theWGC-CA Championship?

a) Phil Mickelsonb) Geoff Ogilvyc) Henrik Stenson

8. Who is credited with having introduced TigerWoods to Swedish au pair Elin Nordegren whomTiger later married and then divorced?

a) Jesper Parnevikb) Annika Sorenstamc) Per-Ulrik Johansson

9. Ian Poulter is an avid collector of what?a) Carsb) Motorbikesc) Guitars

10. Who was the last Italian to win the ItalianOpen?

a) Massimo Mannellib) Francesco Molinaric) Edoardo Molinari

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Jbe ecstatic with Indian win

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As he headed down the 18th the 25-year-old held a two-stroke lead over playing partner Marcel Siem,but Kruger overcame the nerves to claim the €2-million tournament at DLF Golf and CC.

“I’m very relieved to win for the first time,” said Kruger. “If you want to win you need to make puttson the final day and I did that today.”

“It’s a big relief now that I’ve won but I think I needed all those second-placed finishes to be able to ap-preciate it. There was no pressure even when I made my only bogey of the day on the 17th,” said Kruger,“I felt that victory was inevitable when I got to the 14th hole. I knew that I had a good chance as I hada comfortable three-shot cushion then. I like to know what’s going on and I’m aware of the movementson the leaderboard.”

The Bloemfontein local is yet to win in South Africa – his two Sunshine Tour victories were in Zambiaand Zimbabwe – and the Indian win marks his third professional trophy outside of local borders.

He finished fourth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit last year and learnt to deal with the travel betweenSouth Africa and the East, which clearly paid off in India. On the third day he shot a superb 66 to leadthe field by one stroke as they headed into the final 18.

Siem had a sniff at victory when Kruger’s second on 18 found trees to the left of the fairway, but theGerman put too much into the shot and it landed in a greenside bunker, relieving much pressure fromKruger.

It was his first win in 38 appearances on the European Tour and, aside from the cheque, has given Krugersomething very special – a winner’s confidence.

Jbe Kruger pumped his fist as the final putt dropped at the Avantha Masters in India –after many close calls he had finally gotten the monkey off his back – he had won his

first European Tour event.

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Ricoh Women's BritishOpen delivers £4.72M for

ScotlandThe 2011 Ricoh Women’s British Open deliv-ered an economic impact of over £4.7m toScotland, according to figures announced onthe 15th of February. The overall figure forthe Championship, which took place atCarnoustie in July 2011, includes a direct im-pact of £3.97m to the Angus economy.

Taiwan’s Yani Tseng successfully defended her titleat Carnoustie, in what is currently the onlywomen’s championship to be classed as a majoroutside of North America, by both the Ladies’ Eu-ropean Tour and the LPGA. The event previouslytook place at St Andrews in 2007, and will returnto the Fife course in 2013.

The Ricoh Women’s British Open is supported aspart of EventScotland’s ongoing commitment towomen’s golf in the lead up to the 2014 RyderCup, which also includes the Aberdeen LadiesScottish Open at Archerfield from 3 to 5 May2012.

SPECIAL FEATURE – THE KRUGER LOWVELD


In our last edition we visited the regions of Komatipoort & Malelane and the great combination ofgolf and wild. In this edition we continue the trend as we see what’s on offer in Nelspruit, WhiteRiver and Hazyview (an area know as The Kruger Lowveld).

Two major festivals take place in this region, namely the Big Five Easter Tournament (4th April to 8thApril at the White River Country Cub) and the Jock of the Bushveld amateur tournament (7th May to13th May at the Nelspruit Golf Club).

Whilst on our travels we heard about a 9-hole course situated on the Escarpment. Between Machadodorpand Nelspruit and billed as a “mountain links”, Drakenzicht is a little piece of heaven and features asour cover picture and main article within this feature.

Tee it up in the Kruger Lowveld

Golf Courses Drakenzicht Mountain Links 9 Holes 083 708 1994

Kruger Park Lodge 9 holes 013 737 5000

Leopard Creek Country Club 18 holes 013 791 2000

Nelspruit Golf Club 18 holes 013 744 0952

Sabie River Sun Golf Course 18 holes 013 737 7311

White River Country Club 18 holes 013 751 3781

For further information and assistance contact:

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Email: [email protected]



Looking to party after your golf, then visitNatures Gate on the corner of BurnsideRoad and the N4 Highway – 7km’s westof I’langa mall. Seven of Nelspruit’ s top

DJ’s, a massive sound system, a laser show, firedancers and a dedicated cocktail bar is just a littleof what you can expect at Nature’s Dance Fest, anOutdoor Dance Festival taking place at Nature’sGate on Sat 8 October from 6pm – 2am.

“THE VENUE at Nature’s Gate is the perfect location

in Nelspruit to hold this event, It’s an absolutely

stunning venue - and they have the coolest bar in

town. You gotta see it…” – DJ Rusty.

DJ’s line up: BongoJust, Jaydon, Reimer, DV8,Static, Rusty and Drake will be showing off theirskills at the decks. Don’t miss this event. It is thefirst of many to come and promises to be a goodone.

Call 013 755 6173 or visit

www.naturesgate.co.za and select

THE VENUE page for more info.



We were told that something special awaited us 60km out of Nelspruit on the Schoemanskloof road.So in great anticipation we left Nelspruit and after a half hours drive found the gravel road to theright and cautiously made our way 7km onto the top of the escarpment where we came upon Draken-zicht Mountain Links. The overwhelming beauty of the surroundings takes a while to comprehendand when you see the golf course blending into this landscape it is really impressive. When I steppedout of the car I felt a pleasing sense of solitude. We were then warmly greeted by course architectand developer Thys van den Hoven and his wife Marcelle. It was by now late afternoon so we jumpedon a cart and Thys took us around the course, both Louis and I marvelling at how Thys has virtuallysingle handedly built this course. But a “mountain links” where did that come from? Well back atthe clubhouse over dinner and a glass or two of wine Thys gave us the background to this fascinatingproject.

The 160ha farm on the Drakensberg Escarpment overlooking the Schoemanskloof valley was boughtin February 2007. At the time sheep were kept on the property, but the presence of baboons, type ofgraze available and illnesses proved sheep farming not to be a sustainable option. The process of rezoningthe farm from agriculture to business and tourism resulted in some environmental adjustments beingmade. All alien and invasive plants had to be removed. Large areas were covered with black wattle andblue gum trees and through a tedious process these trees were cut down and chopped up to supply thelodge with firewood. Areas infested with bug weeds, lantana, bramble and bracken ferns were cleared.This left huge areas that now needed rehabilitation. Together with the borrow pits and totally overgrazedsheep camps a big threat of erosion and re-infestation with alien invasive plants now existed.

The idea of using these areas to establish some recreation on the lodge to make it sustainable over along term came to the fore and was the first step in the establishment of a unique golf course.

The natural landscape was kept as it is: areas of unspoilt grasslands, few to no trees and a misty, windyclimate reminiscent to that of the Scottish coastline ... and hence the criteria of the links courses ofScotland were used to design the course. Almost no major earthworks were done. More than 95% ofthe course design was in the previously disturbed areas. Pot bunkers were also used where possible mainlyto prevent the sand from blowing out of the bunkers. However Thys was well aware of the fact that thiscouldn’t be a true links course as it is 1400m above sea level. Thus the idea to label this as the firstMountain Links course in the world!

With extraordinary views across the valley pictures do not do it full justice. The course is situated onthe top of a mountain with the highest point on the course a full 120m higher above sea level than thelowest point. The signature hole with its drive across a gorge is a very testing 421m par 4 and a truestroke 1. Your tee shot on the 18th may well be the one with the most spectacular view.

Drakenzicht “The Mountain Links”Golf Course



The old farmhouse was used to create a truly historical feel tothe clubhouse (similar to those of the links courses). The 5self-catering chalets and lodge can sleep up to 22 peoplepresently with plans to add 25 more units on the estate. Ad-joining land has just been incorporated and the estate is now250 hectares in size. Other facilities include tilapia fishing,mountain bike and walking paths with great 360 degreeviews and a swimming pool.

We left early the next morning after a great nights rest anda delicious breakfast. The gravel road to Drakenzicht is quiterough so allow for some extra time but don’t let this deteryou as this is a unique and rewarding golfing experience!

The entire course can be seen from here and you have a fan-tastic view over the valley. The course totals a distance of6120m par 71 and is a true test of golfing ability and coursemanagement. The course is a great mix of short, mediumand long holes. Three of the par 4's could well be par 5's.Although only 9 holes, the front and back nine differ con-siderably in distance and angles to give the challenge of atrue 18 hole championship course. All things being equala player will probably use all his clubs during a round.

Thys is to date the only player to record a sub 80 roundon the course and invites all keen golfers to extend thislist.



Nelspruit is the capital of the province of Mpumalanga. The city lies in the fertile valley of theCrocodile River, 330km east of Johannesburg in the hot and humid Lowveld. Malelane Gate,southern access to the Kruger Park, is about 60km away.

Nelspruit Golf Club is famous for hosting the annual Jock of the Bushveld Festival of Golf, consideredthe biggest amateur tournament of its kind in the world. Started in 1968, it has grown to the extentwhere some 600 amateurs from far and wide play more than 2 000 rounds during a week in May.

The format of the tournament will be as itemised below:

DATE (MAY) FORMAT

Monday 7th Betterball Stableford (75% of Club Handicap will apply)

Tuesday 8th Individual Points Stableford (Club Handicap to apply)

Ladies Individual Stableford (AM Field) (Club Handicap to apply)

Wednesday 9th Guma Golf Day (Max. handicap Men 18, Ladies 24)

- Individual Points Stableford

Thursday 10th Individual Points Stableford (Max. handicap Men 18, Ladies 24)

Friday 11th Individual Points Stableford (Max. handicap Men 18, Ladies 24)

Saturday 12th Individual Points Stableford (Max. handicap Men 18, Ladies 24)

Sunday 13th * Jock Open 36 Hole Medal

* Please note that the Jock Committee reserves the rights to adjust handicaps.



The Kruger Lowveld region of Mpumalanga is anancient landscape framed by what is likely theoldest mountain range on Earth, preserving someof life’s earliest forms. One glance down from therugged Klein Drakensberg Escarpment allows oneto understand why the Panorma Route is socalled.

The mountain cliffs and those of the Blyde RiverCanyon plunge down, laden with waterfalls, intolush indigenous forest where the iconic Kruger Na-tional Park and private game reserves make the re-gion one of Africa’s signature wildlife destinations.

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Apart from breathtaking natural icons, this is alsoa place of historical and cultural significance. IronAge trade routes and African traditions reach backacross many centuries. Gold rushes at Pilgrims Restand Barberton were precursors to the discovery ofgold in Johannesburg. Steeped in the history of tra-ditional cultures, pioneers and fortune seekers, vis-itors will encounter a contemporary Lowveldculture with a wealth of stories that inspire thesenses and connect one to the land and its people.

The Kruger Lowveldis also a place of eas-ily reached frontierswhere you can visitthree countries inone day by road, ortake a leisurely drive,because this is also aplace for solitude,relaxation, self-dis-covery, and connect-ing with nature.

The Kruger Lowveld region is a distinct, physicalarea of Mpumalanga Province that follows theboundaries of the Ehlanzeni District Municipality.This region is bordered by the towns of Ko-matipoort in the East, Lydenburg/Mashishing in theWest, Barberton in the South, and Bushbuckridgein the North. But in between this and linked by anetwork of highways, scenic roads, mountain passesand interesting byways, are the towns of Graskop,Pilgrim’s Rest, Sabie, Hazyview, White River, Nel-spruit, Malelane and Barberton, and of



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course, the Kruger National Park and surroundingprivate game reserves.

For the wildlife enthusiast, the nature lover, theadrenalin addict, the romantic, the rambler, the his-torian and the culture junkie………there is some-thing for everyone who visits the Kruger Lowveld…experience the natural splendour, meet interestingpeople, learn about the history, absorb the culture,enjoy great food and hospitality, get active and explore ……………….

For the keen golfer, the area boasts several top golfcourses in some unique locations and to go withgreat golfing venues, a wide variety of accommoda-tion options are available in the area – from 5 starlodges to quaint country retreats.

HOT TIP!If you are like the SA Golf Trader team and enjoy hotfood, particularly prego rolls then you have to visitSao Hoffman at her yellow caravan, she is situated inthe parking lot of the Pick n Pay and Game shop-ping complex, 37 Citrus Crescent, Nelspuit. We atethere everyday and as I write this I wish I was havingone! Contact her on 082 530 6850.

The little town of White River - an essentialfarming and tourism centre - was foundedaround 1890. It’s proximity to the Kruger

National Park renders it a great base from which toexplore the park and other undiscovered gems inthe area.

White River is a much loved holiday destinationfor both locals and foreign tourists looking to enjoythe beauty of the Crocodile River Valley and withthree irrigation dams and a number of nearbyforests there is a bounty for outdoorsy types toenjoy. Fun activities in White River include visitingthe St. Georges Anglican Church, visiting the Mis-sion End Trading Post from which you can pick upantiques and treasures.

White River often doesn’t receive the acknowledg-ment it deserves. This is a fantastic get away place,with plenty to see and do; wonderful friendly resi-dents and your very own piece of privacy from theworld.



White River Country Club recently suffered badly from the flooding in the area with twoof the three bridges on the course being washed away. Through tremendous effort bythe greens staff the course took just seven days to return to its normal outstanding con-dition, with temporary bridges in place.

This work was completed justprior to the start of the highly suc-cessful annual White River LadiesClassic which saw 120 ladies en-joying three days of golf and festiv-ities. The course will be inoutstanding condition for the up-coming Duke of EdinburghChampionship on 30thMarch andthe Big Five Easter Tournament tobe held from 4th to 8thApril 2012.This year the club is highlightingthe Rhino in order to raise aware-ness of the plight of the Rhinopopulation and the ongoingpoaching in the area, particularlythe Kruger National Park.

Visitors to the Lowveld should ensure they do not miss the opportunity to play on this “must play”course. A long week-end away from the city with one or two games of golf at this wonderful course,with an outstanding welcoming country atmosphere, should surly be a priority.





Hulala Lakeside Lodge’s MalachiteConference Venue is a professionallydesigned, fully equipped facility withpersonal service to meet the needs of

the most high-powered business meeting. Hulalawill lend a personalized touch and a relaxed atmos-phere to ensure that you have an enjoyable andsuccessful conference.

For entertainment the most popular activities atHulala are boating. No power boats are allowedon the water, which maintains the ambience ofpeace and tranquility. They have a fleet of twoman canoes; peddle boats, rowing boats and bassboats for the anglers and the ever popular “Sun-downer Cruise” which departs daily in the late af-ternoon.

A recent addition to Hulala Lakeside Lodge is the9-hole "Golf" Course - A mixture between cro-quet and golf - Fun for Everyone!

There are walking trails along the dams’ edge onthe property; with various short cuts should youprefer an easy stroll.



White River CCWhite River CC

The Kruger Park Lodge Es-tate is situated on a 9 holeGary Player designed golf

course on the banks of the SabieRiver in Hazyview , Mpumalanga .The resort offers guests a tranquiland peaceful haven away from themadding crowds.

The resort developed by Mag-icBreakaways Leisure Develop-ments and managed by LegacyHotels and Resorts is rated as oneof the top Gold Crown Resorts inSouthern Africa.

The architectural theme requires allhomes to have thatch roofs, facebrick exteriors, wooden window and doors. The luxury homes blend in with the beautiful indigenousgardens creating a wonderfully peaceful, harmonious village setting.

Facilities on the resort include four tennis courts, three swimming pools restaurant and various chil-dren's playground activities. There is a driving range at the entrance gate to the resort. Various walkshave been set out around the golf course and along the river and guests may watch the local hippofrom the safety of a hippo hide built on the edges of one of the many dams on the property.

Kruger Park Lodge hosts the annual Hornbill Golf Competition.





Golf at Leopard Creek and wildgame at Buhala Lodge!!!What a combination, togetherwith fine food and wines,beautiful views of the river and

the Kruger and many many visits from rhinos,elephants, hippos, and many antelope with, onspecial occasions good sitings of lion or leop-ard strolling or lazing on the banks across theriver. There is a "Outdoor spa" on a deck formassages, pedicures, manicures etc. Buhala isa marvelous place also, from which to explorethe magical bushveldt, and both Swazilandand Mozambique are only an hour away.

Elegant fully air-conditioned accommodationis offered in ten double rooms, each with agenerous en-suite bathroom.

Three types of rooms to choose from, the stan-dard, the balcony rooms or the Elephant garden suites.

Please visit our web site atwww.buhala.co.za or contact Penelope

on 082 909 5941.



Leopard Creek has grown out of the vi-sion of a banker and skills and expert-ise of one of the world’s great golfers.It is founded on the values of friend-ship, a common love of the game of

golf and a shared reverence for nature. Drawingfrom the intricate wealth of nature, Leopard Creekis an unobtrusive part of that environment –blending, complementing and enhancing. Situatednear Malelane in the heart of Mpumalanga, on thesouthern border of the Kruger National Park. The360 hectare development is bordered to the northand the west by the picturesque Crocodile Riverand the Kruger National Park. Typical bushveldkoppies overlook the course from the east, provid-ing an ideal backdrop for a magnificent course. In-novative architectural and landscaping techniquesensure that the Leopard Creek golf course and liv-ing areas are naturally protected from animals,

while lakes and small streams have been divertedthrough the development to create scenic vistasand interesting golf strategies. Golfing hazards takeon a new dimension at Leopard Creek, for muchof the water is home to the magnificent creaturesfor which the river is named, crocodiles. Extensiveuse has been made of water features and sightingsof crocodile, hippo, antelope, buffalo and wildboar are commonplace, either on the course itselfor in or next to the river running alongside severalholes. The 505 meter par-five 13th is one of Leop-ard Creek’s most memorable holes. Here the greenis right on the edge of the Crocodile River but 32meters above the level of the water, offering mag-nificent views up the river and into the KrugerPark. Gary Player is especially proud of the par-five 18th with its island green and the par-four 9thwith its peninsula green jutting out of the samebody of water.



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SPECIAL REPORTSPECIAL FEATURES P E C I A L R E P O R T

Brought to us by KPMG’s Golf Advisory Practice

Golf participationin Europe 2011

While golf is not considered a bellwether for economic conditions in Europe, there is little doubt of

the cause-and-effect link between the economy and the success of golf as a participation sport. The

number of golfers in Europe has more than doubled in the past 25 years, buoyed by economic growth

and the spread of the game to both developed and emerging economies. However, in 2011, European

golf experienced its first fall in participation in more than two decades. Which countries lost golfers

in 2011, and why? Which countries enjoyed golfing growth? This snapshot report of golf participation

in Europe will provide an insight into recent trends across the region, based on available statistics.

Headline facts

• After more than 20 years of growth,Europe’s golf market experienced thefirst decline in golf participation, witha net loss of 46,000 registered playersin 2011.

• Nine countries experienced a decline inthe number of registered golfers, butthe most significant falls were in threelarge golf markets: UK & Ireland -42,700 (-3.1%), where the number ofgolfers has been falling since 2007,Sweden -21,000 (-4.1%) and Spain -9,700 (-2.9%).

• Some countries have counterbalancedEurope’s overall decline in golf partici-pation: Germany +10,800 (1.8%), theNetherlands +7,600 (2.2%), Finland+4,600 (3.6%) and Eastern Europe’smost established golf market, theCzech Republic +3,500 (7.6%).

• Despite their potential, the growth indemand for golf in Eastern Europeancountries was insignificant, in absoluteterms, in 2011.

• German-speaking countries1 and theNetherlands, remain flagship marketsfor female participation, with morethan 30% of players being women. Female participation is also high in

Development of golf participation inEuropeAt the end of 2011, there were a total of 6,740 golf coursesand nearly 4.4 million registered players in Europe, result-ing in an average participation rate of 0.73% (based on atotal population of 600 million)2.

Following dynamic growth (6% per year) since the 1980’s,and a modest increase (1-2%) in the last five years, Eu-rope’s golf market entered a downturn in 2011. While thenumber of golf courses has remained stagnant, participa-tion in the game started to decrease, resulting in a net lossof 46,000 registered golfers last year.

It is generally believed that the stagnation of Europe’s golfmarket can be attributed to two principal factors:

• Significant decrease in registered golfers in some of Eu-rope’s largest golf markets, notably the UK & Ireland;

• Lack of dynamic growth in Europe’s emerging markets(e.g. Eastern Europe and the South-East Mediterranean).

It should be highlighted however that in the UK & Irelandgolfers do not need to be registered to play, and, as such,the reduction of registered players could be attributed tocancellations of club memberships. Many of these so-called “casual golfers” continue to play the game on agreen-fee (daily pay-and-play fee) basis, on which therearen’t any accurate statistics available.

As such, although the significant drop in registered golfersis a clear indication of decreasing demand, it is harder tomeasure the impact on the number of rounds.

Supply and demand characteristics in 2011The golf market in Europe remains con-centrated, with 92% of all golfers and90% of courses focused in only 10 coun-tries. The UK & Ireland alone have thehighest share of demand in Europe with30% of players and the highest share ofsupply with 44% of courses.

The following maps indicate the maturityof Europe’s golf markets, according to thesize of population per golf course, and theproportion of the population playing golf.

In recent years golf supply and demand has been relativelystable in most European countries, resulting in little changein market maturity. The UK and Ireland remain Europe’smost mature markets, along with the Nordic countries. Infact, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, Finland and Norway havethe highest participation rates in Europe, paralleled with astrong supply relative to the population size.


SPECIAL REPORTSPECIAL FEATURES P E C I A L R E P O R T

Development of golf in Europe 2001 – 2011

Distribution of demand in Europe:

Source: EGA and local golf federations with KPMG elaboration

Source: EGA and local federations, with KPMG elaboration

Source: EGA, local golf federations and Eurostat,

with KPMG elaboration

these countries in absolute terms, pro-viding a total of 430,000 womengolfers (40% of the total in Europe).

• Some emerging markets encourage golfparticipation through junior pro-grammes, which is reflected in the no-tably high share of junior golfers insome countries (e.g. Turkey, Serbia,Greece). While in absolute terms thisrepresents only a few thousand youngplayers, this is a potentially importantfactor in the future development of thegame in these countries.

• No countries experienced a significantgrowth ingolf supply, but some newcourses opened in Germany, theNetherlands, the Czech Republic andPoland, for example.

Distribution of supply in Europe:


S P E C I A L R E P O R T

Distribution of demand in Europe:

Top five countries in terms of share of female golfers (compared to all golfers in the country)

Top five countries in terms of absolute female golfers

*2010 data, no data available on 2011Source: EGA and local federations, with KPMG elaboration

Although the composition of golferschanged in some countries in 2011, malegolfers continue to dominate Europe’s golfmarket, representing approximately 65% ofall players. Women and junior golfers makeup 25% and 10% of the total, respectively.

While total female registrations have beendecreasing across Europe in 2011 by about2%, Germany, Switzerland, Finland andthe Czech Republic managed to notably in-crease the number of their female golfers –Germany by more than 5,700, and the lat-ter three by 1,000-1,400 each.

German-speaking countries and theNetherlands remain the flagship marketsfor female participation, with more than30% of their players being women. Ger-many and the Netherlands are not onlyamong the top -five countries in terms ofproportion of women golfers, but also inabsolute terms: both countries boast signif-icant numbers of female players.

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GOLFING DESTINATIONS – NORTH WEST

IGT GOLF TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

SUNSHINETOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Branden Grace RSA R 2,315,675.00 32 Louis Oosthuizen RSA R 1,664,250.00 13 Tjaart van der Walt RSA R 1,249,350.00 34 Jaco Van Zyl RSA R 1,076,855.33 25 Retief Goosen RSA R 911,824.00 26 Dawie Van der Walt RSA R 733,423.51 37 Michiel Bothma RSA R 591,005.33 38 Trevor Fisher Jnr RSA R 567,905.33 39 Thomas Aiken RSA R 550,708.00 310 Oliver Bekker RSA R 475,500.00 311 Shaun Norris RSA R 410,008.00 312 Lyle Rowe RSA R 383,683.00 313 Richard Sterne RSA R 371,700.00 214 Tyrone Ferreira RSA R 365,760.00 315 George Coetzee RSA R 284,824.00 216 Jbe' Kruger RSA R 256,204.00 217 Peter Karmis RSA R 241,623.50 218 Adilson Da Silva BRA R 220,876.18 219 Warren Abery RSA R 220,633.00 320 Doug McGuigan RSA R 212,860.00 3

IGT GOLF TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 20121 Desvonde Botes RSA R 10 000.00T2 Hertzog Landman RSA R 8 000.00

Toto Thimba RSA R 8 000.004 Otto van Greunen RSA R 6 051.005 Jean Hugo RSA R 5 000.006 Graham vd Merwe RSA R 4 589.007 Maritz Wessels RSA R 4 410.008 Coert Groenewald RSA R 3 002.009 Jaco Ahlers RSA R 3 000.0010 Coenie Bester RSA R 2 220.00

PGA TOUR

Joburg Open, Royal JHB & Kensington, 12 – 15 January 2012

1 Branden Grace RSA 67-66-65-72 270 (-17) R 2,142,920.002 Jamie Elson ENG 63-75-70-63 271 (-16) R 1,554,800.003 David Drysdale SCO 65-72-69-67 273 (-14) R 561,305.33

Marc Warren SCO 66-69-70-68 273 (-14) R 561,305.33Jaco Van Zyl RSA 67-69-69-68 273 (-14) R 561,305.33Trevor Fisher Jnr RSA 68-68-69-68 273 (-14) R 561,305.33Dawie Van der Walt RSA 70-66-67-70 273 (-14) R 561,305.33Michiel Bothma RSA 68-66-68-71 273 (-14) R 561,305.33

T9 George Murray SCO 65-69-73-67 274 (-13) R 256,204.00Bernd Wiesberger AUT 70-66-69-69 274 (-13) R 256,204.00Robert Rock ENG 65-67-72-70 274 (-13) R 256,204.00Jbe' Kruger RSA 67-66-69-72 274 (-13) R 256,204.00

Pretoria CC Summer Series, 24 - 26 Jan 2012

1 Desvonde Botes RSA 67-63-68 198 (-18) R 10,000.002 Jean Hugo RSA 66-66-71 203 (-13) R 5,000.003 Jaco Ahlers RSA 72-64-68 204 (-12) R 3,000.004 Darren Fichardt RSA 64-72-69 205 (-11) R 2,138.005 Tyrone Ryan RSA 71-66-69 206 (-10) R 2,033.00

Wingate Park CC Summer Series, 13 - 16 February 2012

1 Hertzog Landman RSA 68-70-70-69 277 (-11) R 8 000.00 2 Otto van Greunen RSA 70-63-74-71 278 (-10) R 4 000.00T3 James Du Plessis RSA 75-72-67-68 282 (-6) R 2 025.00

Coert Groenewald RSA 72-68-69-73 282 (-6) R 2 025.005 Wayne Du Toit RSA 76-68-67-72 283 (-6) R 1 645.00

Dimension Data Pro-Am, Fancourt, 16 - 19 February 2012

1 Oliver Bekker RSA 65-70-71-70 276 (-13) R 475,500.002 Tyrone Ferreira RSA 69-70-70-69 278 (-11) R 276,300.00

Thomas Aiken RSA 68-71-70-69 278 (-11) R 276,300.004 Shaun Norris RSA 75-68-69-68 280 (-9) R 135,600.00

Merrick Bremner RSA 72-72-63-73 280 (-9) R 135,600.00T6 Derik Ferreira RSA 71-73-72-65 281 (-8) R 97,350.00

Jean Hugo RSA 70-68-70-73 281 (-8) R 97,350.00T8 Charl Coetzee RSA 74-69-70-70 283 (-6) R 58,050.00

Michael Hollick RSA 71-71-72-69 283 (-6) R 58,050.00Dawie Van der Walt RSA 72-77-67-67 283 (-6) R 58,050.00Divan van den Heever RSA 67-67-75-74 283 (-6) R 58,050.00James Kingston RSA 68-72-68-75 283 (-6) R 58,050.00

Farmers Insurance Open, 26 – 29 Jan 2012, Torrey Pines

1 Brandt Snedeker USA 67-64-74-67 272 (-16) $ 1,080,000.002 Kyle Stanley USA 62-68-68-74 272 (-16) $ 648,000.00 3 John Rollins USA 70-65-68-71 274 (-14) $ 408,000.00T4 Bill Haas USA 63-71-70-72 276 (-12) $ 264,000.00

Cameron Tringale USA 67-72-66-71 276 (-12) $ 264,000.00

Other Southern AfricansT27 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 70-70-69-72 281 (-7) $ 41,700.00T33 Trevor Immelman RSA 71-70-71-70 282 (-6) $ 29,100.00T52 Ernie Els RSA 71-70-72-72 285 (-3) $ 13,785.00

Waste Management Phoenix Open, 2 – 5 Feb 2012, TPC Scottsdale

1 Kyle Stanley USA 69-66-69-65 269 (-15) $ 1,098,000.002 Ben Crane USA 69-67-68-66 270 (-14) $ 658,800.003 Spencer Levin USA 65-63-68-75 271 (-13) $ 414,800.004 D.J. Trahan USA 72-70-64-66 272 (-12) $ 292,800.00T5 Kevin Na USA 66-73-69-65 273 (-11) $ 222,650.00

Brendan Steele USA 71-69-69-64 273 (-11) $ 222,650.00Bubba Watson USA 66-70-67-70 273 (-11) $ 222,650.00

Other South AfricansT12 Trevor Immelman RSA 67-70-69-69 275 (-9) $ 128,100.00

SUNSHINE TOUR

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RESULTS & RANKINGS

PGA TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Kyle Stanley USA 5 $ 1,843,515.002 Phil Mickelson USA 5 $ 1,789,931.003 Johnson Wagner USA 5 $ 1,636,798.004 Bill Haas USA 5 $ 1,616,659.005 Brandt Snedeker USA 4 $ 1,337,879.00

Other Southern Africans37 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 5 $ 327,480.0044 Rory Sabbatini RSA 5 $ 292,956.0074 Trevor Immelman RSA 5 $ 157,200.00144 Retief Goosen RSA 1 $ 31,928.00153 Ernie Els RSA 2 $ 28,305.00

NATIONWIDE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Skip Kendall USA 1 $ 108,000.00T2 Andrew Svoboda USA 1 $ 52,800.00

Andres Gonzales USA 1 $ 52,800.00T4 Kirk Triplett USA 1 $ 26,400.00

James Hahn USA 1 $ 26,400.00

Other South AfricansT13 Tyrone Van Aswegen RSA 1 $ 10,286.00T66 Brenden Pappas RSA 1 $ 1,560.00

AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, 9 – 12 Feb 2012, PebbleBeach Golf Links

1 Phil Mickelson USA 70-65-70-64 269 (-17) $ 1,152,000.002 Charlie Wi KOR 61-69-69-72 271 (-15) $ 691,200.003 Ricky Barnes USA 70-66-70-67 273 (-13) $ 435,200.004 Aaron Baddeley AUS 66-72-69-67 274 (-12) $ 307,200.005 Dustin Johnson USA 63-72-70-70 275 (-11) $ 243,200.00

No other Southern Africans

Northern Trust Open, 16 – 19 Feb 2012, Riviera CC

1 Bill Haas USA 72-68-68-69 277 (-7) $ 1,188,000.00T2 Keegan Bradley USA 71-69-66-71 277 (-7) $ 580,800.00

Phil Mickelson USA 66-70-70-71 277 (-7) $ 580,800.00T4 Sergio Garcia SPA 69-76-70-64 279 (-5) $ 259,875.00

Dustin Johnson USA 71-70-67-71 279 (-5) $ 259,875.00

Other Southern AfricansT34 Retief Goosen RSA 73-67-72-74 286 (+2) $ 31,927.50T42 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 73-69-71-74 287 (+3) $ 25,080.00T59 Ernie Els RSA 73-68-73-78 292 (+8) $ 14,520.00

Allianz Championship, 10 – 12 Feb 2012, The Old Course

1 Corey Pavin USA 64-70-71 205 (-11) $ 270,000.002 Peter Senior AUS 66-68-71 205 (-11) $ 158,400.00T3 Michael Allen USA 70-67-69 206 (-10) $ 118,350.00

Bernhard Langer GER 66-69-71 206 (-10) $ 118,350.00T5 John Cook USA 71-67-69 207 (-9) $ 78,750.00

Jay Haas USA 68-70-69 207 (-9) $ 78,750.00

Other Southern AfricansT15 David Frost RSA 68-71-71 210 (-6) $ 28,800.00T36 Mark McNulty IRE 71-70-74 215 (-1) $ 10,125.00

ACE Group Classic, 17 – 19 Feb 2012, Twin Eagles GC

1 Kenny Perry USA 64-62-70 196 (-20) $ 240,000.002 Bernhard Langer GER 66-65-70 201 (-15) $ 140,800.00T3 Bill Glasson USA 68-66-68 202 (-14) $ 95,466.67

Mike Goodes USA 65-68-69 202 (-14) $ 95,466.67Tom Lehman USA 64-66-72 202 (-14) $ 95,466.66

Other Southern Africans8 David Frost RSA 68-66-71 205 (-11) $ 51,200.00T12 Nick Price ZIM 68-73-66 207 (-9) $ 31,600.00T32 Mark McNulty IRE 68-74-70 212 (-4) $ 10,800.00

NATIONWIDE TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR

CHAMPIONS TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Dan Forsman USA 3 $ 330,893.002 Corey Pavin USA 3 $ 299,387.003 Bernhard Langer GER 3 $ 291,150.004 Kenny Perry USA 3 $ 266,420.005 Michael Allen USA 3 $ 263,382.00

Other Southern Africans17 Nick Price ZIM 3 $ 108,200.0021 David Frost RSA 3 $ 94,000.0027 Mark McNulty IRE 3 $ 52,925.0063 Denis Watson ZIM 1 $ 12,750.00

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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

MARCH 2012 22 – 24 Platinum Classic Mooinooi GC R 500,000

APRIL 201219 – 22 Zimbabwe Open Chapman GC (Harare) R 1,250,000

MAY 20122 – 5 Investec Royal Swazi Sun Open Royal Swazi GC R 1,000,000 9 – 11 Vodacom Origins of Golf Simola Golf & Country Estate R 600,000 17 – 20 The Alliance Trophy TBA $ 300,000 24 – 26 Nashua Golf Challenge Lost City GC R 500,000

MARCH 2012 4 – 6 Mooinooi GC First Prize R 15,00012 Pro AM CMR GC First Prize R 15,00013 – 15 CMR GC First Prize R 15,00022 – 25 Woodhill CC First Prize R 15,000

APRIL 20122 - 3 Irene CC First Prize R 15,00016 - 19 T.B.A. First Prize R 15,00023 - 26 Observatory GC First Prize R 15,000

MAY 20123 - 4 T.B.A. First Prize R 15,00014 Pro AM Akasia GC First Prize R 15,00015 – 17 Akasia GC First Prize R 15,00028 – 31 T.B.A. First Prize R 15,000

MARCH 2012 2 – 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


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

AMATEUR EVENTS – MEN (continued)

MARCH 2012 6 – 8 Kenako SA Junior Masters Kingswood GE11 North West Championships Goldfields GC18 – 20 Pam Golding Western Province Championships Royal Cape GC25 – 27 KZN Championships and Maritzburg GC

Junior Championships

APRIL 20122 – 3 SA Girls' Rose Bowl Pearl Valley GE14 – 17 Sanlam SA Women's Amateur Stroke Play Championship Umhlali CC21 – 22 Free State and N Cape Championships Bloemfontein GC

MAY 20126 – 9 54 Hole Gauteng Championships Glendower GC20 – 23 WGSA 72 Hole Team Championships Polokwane GC

APRIL 20121 Highveld Mid-Amateur Open TBA2 – 8 Nomads SA Boys U/19 Stroke and Match Play Katberg GC6 – 8 Southern Cape Mid-Amateur Open Fancourt15 - 19 U23 Inter Provincial Tournament Nelspruit GC15 - 19 INDWE SA Senior Amateur Inter Provincial Durban CC21 – 22 Volvo Freestate & Northern Cape Mid-Amateur Open Parys GC23 – 28 Western Province Amateur Mowbray GC27 Apr - 1 May Nomads SA Boys U/14 Stroke Play Somerset West GC30 Apr – 2 May Boland Open Worcester GC

MAY 20125 - 6 Vaal Senior Amateur Open Maccauvlei GC6 – 11 SA Country Districts Polokwane GC6 WP Mid-Amateur Open Atlantic Beach GC6 Highveld Amateur Ermelo GC15 – 18 SA Mid-Amateur Stroke Play Open Vaal de Grace20 Border Strokeplay TBA23 – 27 KwaZulu Natal Amateur San Lameer GC

RESULTS & RANKINGS


EUROPEAN TOUR RACE TO DUBAI AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 GRACE Branden RSA 6 € 584,795.002 ROCK Robert ENG 4 € 418,928.003 LAWRIE Paul SCO 4 € 414,926.004 KRUGER Jbe RSA 6 € 341,485.005 CABRERA-BELLO Rafael ESP 3 € 336,412.00

Other South Africans8 GOOSEN Retief RSA 4 € 272,110.009 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 2 € 223,500.0016 ELS Ernie RSA 1 € 177,500.0017 COETZEE George RSA 5 € 169,776.0020 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 5 € 135,924.0021 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 3 € 118,194.0022 VAN DER WALT Tjaart RSA 2 € 115,000.0034 AIKEN Thomas RSA 5 € 91,185.0039 HORNE Keith RSA 5 € 78,669.0049 STERNE Richard RSA 4 € 66,535.0052 KINGSTON James RSA 5 € 62,692.0060 BOTHMA Michiel RSA 3 € 53,972.0086 OTTO Hennie RSA 3 € 34,650.0089 MULROY Garth RSA 3 € 33,500.00

Volvo Golf Champions, The Links at Fancourt19 - 22 Jan 2012

1 GRACE Branden RSA 68-66-75-71 280 (-12) € 350,000.00T2 ELS Ernie RSA 71-71-71-67 280 (-12) € 177,500.00

GOOSEN Retief RSA 72-68-70-70 280 (-12) € 177,500.004 COLSAERTS Nicolas BEL 64-76-69-72 281 (-11) € 110,000.005 SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 75-67-68-72 282 (-10) € 93,000.00Other South AfricansT7 OOSTHUIZEN Louis RSA 69-71-72-74 286 (-6) € 65,000.00T9 AIKEN Thomas RSA 68-70-77-72 287 (-5) € 53,000.00T16 OTTO Hennie RSA 71-69-76-74 290 (-2) € 34,650.00T29 MULROY Garth RSA 71-73-76-76 296 (+4) € 26,200.00

Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship, Abu Dhabi GC26 - 29 Jan 2012 1 ROCK Robert ENG 69-70-66-70 275 (-13) € 347,024.002 MCILROY Rory NIR 67-72-68-69 276 (-12) € 231,349.00T3 BJÖRN Thomas DEN 73-71-65-68 277 (-11) € 107,577.00

MCDOWELL Graeme NIR 72-69-68-68 277 (-11) € 107,577.00WOODS Tiger USA 70-69-66-72 277 (-11) € 107,577.00

Other South AfricansT6 COETZEE George RSA 71-72-65-70 278 (-10) € 67,670.008 HORNE Keith RSA 71-71-68-69 279 (-9) € 44,662.00T17 KINGSTON James RSA 72-69-67-74 282 (-6) € 25,194.00

SCHWARTZEL Charl RSA 70-70-72-70 282 (-6) € 25,194.00T24 VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 75-70-68-70 283 (-5) € 20,717.0048 AIKEN Thomas RSA 72-70-72-73 287 (-1) € 8,745.00

Commercialbank Qatar Masters, 2 - 5 Feb 2012 1 LAWRIE Paul SCO 69-67-65 201 (-15) € 316,020.00T2 DAY Jason AUS 68-72-65 205 (-11) € 164,688.00

HANSON Peter SWE 69-69-67 205 (-11) € 164,688.004 DALY John USA 67-73-67 207 (-9) € 94,808.00T5 GARCIA Sergio ESP 72-68-68 208 (-8) € 62,763.00

GONZALEZ Ricardo ARG 71-67-70 208 (-8) € 62,763.00

Other South AfricansT12 HORNE Keith RSA 73-69-68 210 (-6) € 27,542.00T20 KINGSTON James RSA 70-69-72 211 (-5) € 21,464.00T35 COETZEE George RSA 70-73-70 213 (-3) € 12,135.00

VAN ZYL Jaco RSA 71-71-71 213 (-3) € 12,135.00T47 GOOSEN Retief RSA 73-71-70 214 (-2) € 7,600.00

GRACE Branden RSA 75-68-71 214 (-2) € 7,600.0069 AIKEN Thomas RSA 73-72-72 217 (+1) € 3,188.00

Omega Dubai Desert Classic, Emirates GC, 9 - 12 Feb 2012 1 CABRERA-BELLO Rafael ESP 63-69-70-68 270 (-18) € 315,532.00T2 GALLACHER Stephen SCO 69-65-68-69 271 (-17) € 164,434.00

WESTWOOD Lee ENG 69-65-67-70 271 (-17) € 164,434.004 SIEM Marcel GER 65-69-68-71 273 (-15) € 94,661.00T5 COETZEE George RSA 69-66-69-70 274 (-14) € 62,666.00

MCILROY Rory NIR 66-65-72-71 274 (-14) € 62,666.00

Other South Africans28 KRUGER Jbe RSA 69-73-70-69 281 (-7) € 16,850.0037 STERNE Richard RSA 66-71-74-72 283 (-5) € 12,685.0042 KINGSTON James RSA 72-70-71-71 284 (-4) € 10,034.0051 GRACE Branden RSA 71-71-71-72 285 (-3) € 7,194.00

Avantha Masters, DLF G&CC, 16 - 19 Feb 2012 1 KRUGER Jbe RSA 70-69-66-69 274 (-14) € 300,000.00T2 CAMPILLO Jorge ESP 72-71-66-67 276 (-12) € 156,340.00

SIEM Marcel GER 69-69-68-70 276 (-12) € 156,340.00T4 FRASER Marcus AUS 69-69-69-70 277 (-11) € 83,160.00

LARA José Manuel ESP 74-69-64-70 277 (-11) € 83,160.00

Other South AfricansT23 STERNE Richard RSA 71-70-71-72 284 (-4) € 18,450.00

EUROPEAN TOUR

Branden Grace

Robert Rock

Rafael Cabrera-Bello

1ST Tournament 4 May 2012

LADIES EUROPEAN TOUR

RESULTS & RANKINGS

EUROPEAN SENIORS TOUR

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Maximilian KIEFFER GER 1 € 32,000.00T2 Callum MACAULAY SCO 1 € 12,000.00

Paul DWYER ENG 1 € 12,000.00Andreas HARTØ DEN 1 € 12,000.00

T5 Raymond RUSSELL SCO 1 € 7,200.00Chris DOAK SCO 1 € 7,200.00

Other South Africans30 WALTERS Justin RSA 1 € 1,560.0040 FERREIRA Tyrone RSA 1 € 1,220.00

OFFICIAL WORLD GOLF RANKINGS AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

EUROPEAN CHALLENGE TOUR

1 Luke Donald ENG 9.26 522 Rory McIlroy NIR 7.81 503 Lee Westwood ENG 7.80 454 Martin Kaymer GER 5.96 515 Steve Stricker USA 5.68 406 Webb Simpson USA 5.17 527 Jason Day AUS 5.11 478 Adam Scott Aus 5.10 469 Phil Mickelson USA 5.05 4910 Dustin Johnson USA 5.03 51

Other Southern Africans11 Charl Schwartzel RSA 4.86 5230 Louis Oosthuizen RSA 3.30 51

50 Retief Goosen RSA 2.73 5266 George Coetzee RSA 2.13 5268 Ernie Els RSA 2.11 52 74 Rory Sabbatini RSA 2.01 5280 Thomas Aiken RSA 1.89 5282 Jaco Van Zyl RSA 1.83 4093 Branden Grace RSA 1.68 52109 Jbe' Kruger RSA 1.51 52124 Hennie Otto RSA 1.42 52129 Brendon de Jonge ZIM 1.34 52137 Tim Clark RSA 1.28 40149 Trevor Immelman RSA 1.22 50 176 Garth Mulroy RSA 1.03 52183 James Kingston RSA 0.99 52

ISPS HANDA ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Christel Boeljon NED 2 € 63,631.502 Julieta Granada PAR 2 € 54,221.253 Diana Luna ITA 2 € 30,967.334 Gwladys Nocera FRA 2 € 20,975.865 Caroline Hedwall SWE 2 € 19,600.20

Other South Africans16 Lee-anne Pace RSA 2 € 7,513.0735 Ashleigh Simon RSA 2 € 2,997.85

ASIAN TOUR

ASIAN TOUR ORDER OF MERIT AS OF 20 FEBRUARY 2012

1 Jbe KRUGER RSA 2 $ 394,589.912 Marcus FRASER AUS 1 $ 109,380.323 Kiradech APHIBARNRAT THA 2 $ 67,863.144 Prom MEESAWAT THA 2 $ 67,487.865 Mardan MAMAT SIN 3 $ 56,962.62

Other South Africans56 Peter KARMIS RSA 3 $ 4,125.00


Jbe Kruger

SPECIAL FEATURE – GHOLFBANE: GROEN OASIS OF GROEN WOESTYN

Daar is min twyfel dat die oor-weldigende meerderheid van golfbane in Suid Afrika ‘nomgewingsruimte skep watonontbeerlik is vir die area

waarin hulle geleë is. Biodiversiteit word verhoogen “groen longe” word geskep in diggeboude areaswat ‘n natuurlike oase skep vir ‘n verskeidenheidvan fauna en flora.

Die mens is egter ook deel van die omgewing enin hierdie aflewering kyk ons hoe golfbane ‘n oasevir mense skep, of dan wel behoort te skep, ookvir die wat nie golf speel nie. Dit word algemeenaanvaar dat golf oorspronklik van Skotse afkomsis. Dit is dan ook die pragtige Skotland wat dievoorbeeld stel van die ideale interaksie tussen ‘ngolfbaan en sy onmiddelike omgewing. DieSkotte het natuurlik die voordeel dat hierdie“naasbestaan” oor eeue ontwikkel het. SuidAfrikaanse golfbane kan egter gerus die Skotte na-doen en seker maak ons golfbane word nie net ‘nintegrale deel van die gemeenskap waarin hullegeleȅ is nie, maar word onontbeerlik vir die helegemeenskap of hulle golf speel of nie.

St Andrews, die “moeder” van alle golfbane,bevind haarself in die middle van ‘n lewendige

maar ook middeleeuse studente dorp. Die baanbehoort aan al die mense van die dorp en in diegeval van St Andrews, as ‘n nasionale besitting,aan die hele land. Om vrylik vroegoggend te gaandraf op hierdie “heilige grond” is amper ‘n on-werklike ervaring. Geen heinings, mense en karrewat vryklik en sonder enige beperking of seku-riteitswagte, tussen golfers deurbeweeg, dra by totdie gevoel dat hierdie die etopia is. Daar is in mymening twee hoofredes wat in elke gemeenskapwat ‘n golfbaan huisves met groot dringenheid,behoort nagevolg te word. Eerstens golfers aan-vaar hulle verantwoodelikheid om die regte vanelke inwoner te erken en tweedens elke inwoneraanvaar hulle verantwoordelikheid om die regtevan golfers te erken. ‘n Naasbestaan tot voordeelvan die hele gemeenskap. Die gevolg hiervan iseienaarskap van die golfbaan vir elke individu indie gemeenskap. Dit word inderdaad “hulle golf-baan”.

In Suid Afrika is hierdie situasie in baie gevalle niehaalbaar nie, juis vanwee ‘n wedersydse onver-draagsaamheid van golfers en die omliggendegemeenskap. Hoȅ heinings, permanente seku-riteitswagte, ens is alledaagse veskynsels. In diegeval van golflandgoede word daar egter gestreef

Die invloed wat golfbane op ons omgewing het is oorwegend positief en in baie gevalle oor-

weldigend positief. In vorige uitgawes het ons gekyk na die positiewe invloed wat die pragtige

Prince’s Grant Golflandgoed, geleȅ aan die noordkus van KwaZulu-Natal, op sy natuurlike

omgewing het. Die omskakeling van ‘n mono-kultuur suikerrietland na ‘n kuswoudgebied het in

hierdie geval uitstekend geslaag. Ons het ook gekyk hoe Prince’s Grant hulle vaste afval hersikuleer

as ‘n voorbeeld om ‘n selfstandige en volhoubare gemeenskap daar te stel. Bogenoemde ingrypings

het dan ook bygedra dat Prince’s Grant onlangs by die internasionale eiendomstoekennings in

Dubai aangewys is as die “Beste Golfontwikkeling in Suid Afrika en in Afrika” vir 2011.

OMGEWINGS- ENGEMEENSKAPS-IMPAK

VAN GOLFBANE


SPECIAL FEATURE – GHOLFBANE: GROEN OASIS OF GROEN WOESTYN

na ‘n mikro-omgewing waar hierdiebeginsels van wedesydse erkenning enrespek asook eienaarskap van elke in-woner, golf speler of nie, uitgeleefword. Hoe lekker sal dit nie wees aselke golfklub, die omgewing waarinhulle geleȅ is, betrek om die golfbaante benut en elke omgewing die golf-baan se positiewe bydrae erken. ‘n On-bereikbare droom sê meeste maarmiskien tog nie. Sommige navorsersbereken die persentasie golfers wat op‘n golflandgoed woon op tussen 17%en 20%. Tog beskou elke inwoner vandie landgoed die golfbaan as hulle eieen is elke inwoner is ewe trots op diegolfbaan. In hierdie gevalle is dit dik-wels die golfers wat ‘n onver-draagsaamheid en selfsugtigheid toonteenoor nie-golfers. Elke golfspeler inSuid-Afrika kan gerus gaan kyk hoe dieSkotte hierdie naasbestaan bemeesteren miskien ‘n bietjie meer ver-draagsaam wees teenoor die nie-golfersin die omgewing.

Golfbane het ‘n ongelooflike positieweimpak op die natuurlike omgewing,dit is ook ons verantwoordelikheid omseker te maak die mense in die omgew-ing ervaar ‘n soortgelyke impak.

Dr. Chris van der Merwe

(Ph.D – Dierkunde)


Skotland waar golfbane en die gemeenskap tenvolle geintegreer is.

Royal Dornoch, die baan is deel van die dorp en word deur golfers en nie-golfers ewe gemaklik

gebruik.

St Andrews. Die mees gesogte golfbaan in diewêreld en heeltemal toeganklik vir die algemene

publiek.

GOLFING DESTINATIONS - KZN


NEWS CLIP

UK drought highlightswater usage

An emergency ‘Drought Summit’, called thisweek by the government’s land resourcesagency, Defra, has highlighted the perilousstate of the UK’s water reserves.

Large parts of England are already experiencingdrought conditions, with forecasters warningthat it is likely to continue into the summer.

For turf managers in much of England, espe-cially the south, there is the very real prospect ofwater restrictions on irrigation resources. Manygolf courses have already had restrictions im-posed on existing abstraction licenses that wouldnormally now be filling reservoirs ready for thesummer.

Water companies in affected areas are now ex-pected to file for emergency drought orders anddrought permits that will impose further restric-tions on water use.

NEWS CLIP

Golf Datatech Releases Serious Golfers and Modern

Media StudyKey findings in the Serious Golfers and Mod-ern Media Study include the following:

• The two major U.S.monthly magazines GolfDigest and Golf Magazine have the strongestreadership among printed publications; how-ever, they are read less frequently than theywere one year ago.

• Although it remains in its infancy, digital de-livery of golf information is the fastest grow-ing method of distribution.

• Facebook is the most widely used social net-working tool by serious golfers, with 30%saying they visit daily and 49% reporting they visit at least weekly. Findings reveal social media consumption is skewed towardsyounger golfers.

• 82% of respondents watch the Golf Channelat least once a week, and golfchannel.comleads PGAtour.com, golfdigest.com andgolf.com as the most popular golf websites.

GOLFING DESTINATIONS - KZN


GOLFING DESTINATIONS – GARDEN ROUTE


It’s one of the most talked about subjects on so-cial media, and the general consensus is thatit’s best for everyone.

But more importantly, it’s good for local commu-nities and for the environment.

“The concept is actually quite easy,” said MosselBay Tourism’s Marcia Holm. “Responsible tourismis defined as ‘tourism that creates better places forpeople to live and better places to visit.’”

According to Bertu Nel, the manager of golf atMossel Bay’s Pinnacle Point, it’s a principle that’svery close to the hearts of the members of the Pin-nacle Point Beach and Golf Resort’s Homeowner’sAssociation.

“It’s important for us to have good relations withthe people of Mossel Bay, and with visitors to thetown - especially since the golf course is also thefocal point of the Mossel Bay Archaeology Project,which has discovered the earliest evidence formodern human behaviour right here in the cavesin the cliffs under the course.

“The Archaeology has reignited interest in thebeautiful St Blaize Trail, which follows a contourpath along the cliffs, and takes walkers from CapeSt Blaize to Dana Bay - and since the club house

is the only refreshment station along the way, we’redelighted to be able to offer them the use of ourfacilities, restaurant and bar.

“As every golfer knows, walking is the best way todiscover an area, and the St Blaize Trail surely livesup to that expectation since the fynbos at PinnaclePoint is in absolutely pristine condition, and theproperty offers brilliant opportunities for seeingwhales, dolphins and birds like the rare Africanblack oystercatcher in the marine environmentthat borders the estate.

“With the course in beautiful condition at thistime of year, and the whale season (which coin-cides with the best flowering time for the fynbos)fast approaching - isn’t it time you played PinnaclePoint?” asked Mr. Nel.

General Manager of the Homeowner’s Associa-tion, Carl van der Linde, said that the Association(a Section 21, not-for profit organisation) recentlytook ownership of the golf club, the course, theclubhouse, and related facilities, and that non-members are welcome to play whenever slots areavailable.

More information: www.visitmosselbay.co.zaand www.pinnaclepointestate.co.za

Mossel Bay’s Pinnacle Point supports responsible tourismMossel Bay’s Pinnacle Point

supports responsible tourismIt started with the Cape Town Declaration of 2002 - when delegates from all overthe world came together to commit themselves to making tourism responsible both

for its actions and to the people it affects - and now the concept of responsibletourism has entered the mainstream.


The junior game also droppedlast year, with the three

largest markets, the UK & Ire-land, Sweden and Germanyrecording a total decrease of25,000 in the number of juniorgolfers in 2011.

Although starting from a lowbase, Bulgaria, Serbia, Slovakiaand Greece have seen a positiveshift towards a higher composi-tion of junior golfers. Turkey isstill experiencing junior growthfrom the ”Golf Junior League“initiative, having added morethan 900 golfers since the pro-gramme was introduced in 2009.


Top five countries in terms of share of junior golfers(compared to all golfers in the country)

Top five countries in terms of absolute junior golfers

Key initiatives across Europe

• Grow the Game of Golf is an initiative set up in conjunction with a number of organisations in-cluding the EGCOA, The European Tour, and the EGIA with the common goal of inspiring andencouraging golf clubs and associations to help grow the game from a grass roots level. They advertisemany initiatives from national and local bodies which have proved successful, indicating the needfor structure and support to develop the sport from a participation perspective.

• Clubgolf is a government-backed initiative to give every child in Scotland the chance to play golffollowing the country’s successful 2014 Ryder Cup bid. One hundred forty thousand juniors havealready been introduced to the concept.

• Germany is a leading example in encouraging women to play, allowing higher handicaps (a maximumof 54).

• In the Netherlands, Kids4Golf is a non-profit organisation aimed at 8-12 year-olds, providing fungolf events in public recreation areas, with special balls and child friendly hole-lengths.

• Again in the Netherlands, Fun Factories is for children aged 5-12 years, with 10-15 events held an-nually. Established in 2002, there are now 50 participants at each event, on average.

• Slovenia Plays Golf is a package deal the Slovenian Golf Association is running, where EUR 99 en-ables a player to acquire a licence and a 54-handicap. The scheme started in April 2011 and thereare currently 1,800 players enrolled, from which 1,000 are projected to become full club members.

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The PGA TOUR and FedEx Corp. announced a five-year extension of the shippinggiant's umbrella sponsorship of the FedExCup, effective 2013 through 2017.

FedEx extends deal for FedExCup through 2017

NEWS CLIP



The FedExCup, which fundamentally changed the PGA TOUR structure by introducing a season-long competitive and promotional platform in 2007, will continue to offer $35 million in total bonusmoney to players based on their finish in the points standings, including $10 million to the winner.Beginning in 2013, the four-tournament PGA TOUR Playoffs for the FedExCup will be officiallycalled the FedExCup Playoffs. "We are thrilled that FedEx has had such a positive experience with theFedExCup and will continue its sponsorship through 2017," Finchem said.



Did someone say golf?Knysna is one of South Africa’s top golfing destinations

and boasts some world class golf courses.

“PEZULA, the breathtaking award winning 18 hole golf course, ratesamongst the best and the most scenic golf courses in the world. Sowhy would you not take advantage of becoming a full member for aslittle as R5,200 with a seat on a golf cart and experience the refur-bished clubhouse. The bar has moved back to the middle and the serv-ice has moved up the charts. Make sure you take advantage of thisoffer right away at the worlds’ most picturesque golf club.”

For more information and an ApplicationForm, please log onto our brand new website:

www.pezulagolf.com

Keeping your head down at Simola Golf Es-tate can be a challenge; simply because theviews around the course are awe-inspiring,and with this, it is clear to see why Simola

takes its place as one of South Africa's premiergolfing destinations. www.simolaestate.co.za

The Knysna Golf course might not have theviews of its luxurious neighbours, but is a test-ing challenge among water hazards and tree-lined fairways, close to the Knysna estuary.

www.knysnagolfclub.com

What’s next for golf in Europe?



While we expect 2012 to remain a toughyear for Europe’s golf market, a recov-ery in the Eurozone and an overall up-

swing in the world economy would play animportant part in the uptake of golf by new andreturning players. However, the timing and natureof such a recovery is obviously difficult to forecast.

Some of the countries where golf continued togrow in 2011 – notably, Germany and Finland –have benefited from relatively resilient economies,given the scale of the economic downturn acrossEurope, and enduring uncertainties. These coun-tries remain well positioned to see a growth in bothnumbers of players and, to a lesser extent, courses.

Where golf had previously been tipped to grow sig-nificantly was the emerging markets of Central andEastern Europe (CEE). Despite the Czech Repub-lic’s impressive growth figures (7.6% increase inthe number of players to nearly 50,000, and sevennew courses), demand and course development hasslowed down across the region.

However, based on our survey of industry experts,expectations for the CEE – as well as the Mediter-ranean region – remain high, following a recoveryfrom the economic downturn. Once again, thetiming is hard to predict.

There is no doubt the apparent drop-off in thenumber of registered golfers in Europe’s largest golfmarket, the UK and Ireland, was significant in2011, and follows an ongoing trend. However, itis difficult to determine how much of this is as aresult of golfers giving up club memberships infavour of playing golf on a casual or daily fee basis,or giving up the sport altogether. (Unlike otherEuropean countries, golfers in the UK and Irelanddon’t have to be registered.)

There are several initiatives aiming to offset thisnegative trend. For example, the Over 45’s Projectis a local scheme that has been running in conjunc-tion with England Golf to involve people agedover 45 as part of a fitness and social concept. Sig-nificant funds have been allocated for this initiativebetween 2009 and 2013.

A future project set to be rolled out in 2012 is anew concept with the English Golf Partnership en-couraging adults to start playing quick, social golfwith rounds lasting no longer than 60 minutes.While these are all positive examples, the lack ofproper promotion often hinders the success ofsuch initiatives.

In Wales, the Ryder Cup Legacy has put significanteffort into growing the youth game, which sawpeaks in 2008. But, just two years after the RyderCup, there is a call for continued support and in-vestment in fresh and new initiatives to turnaround the recent reduction of junior players.

While much of the golf market stagnation in Eu-rope may be attributed to the overall economic cli-mate, continued support and investment in newprogrammes will be needed to sustain demand andgenerate further growth in the game, especially inmature and developed golf markets.

Golf clubs need to proactively and effectively faceup to the challenging economic climate to retainmembers or attract new golfers. Based on our sur-vey, rather than introducing youth and family pro-motional programmes, 30-40% of Europe’soperators and club managers actually increasedprices in 2011. On the other hand, more than halfof clubs have not enhanced marketing efforts –and (somewhat surprisingly) many have not yetcapitalised on the opportunities provided by on-line marketing and social media.

Today, there is a need for joint efforts by industrystakeholders – arguably more so now than at anytime in the past two decades. Therefore, whateveraspect of the industry you represent, we invite youto share your thoughts, best practices and creativeideas on www.golfbusinesscommunity.com.

For clarification regarding the results of this report, please contact us at [email protected].

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GOLDING DESTINATIONS – GARDEN ROUTE


NEWS CLIP

TPL appointed to design new course in NigeriaInternational golf architecture practice Thomson Perrett &Lobb has signed a contract to design a new course outsidethe Nigerian city of Calabar.

The eighteen hole course will be built on a dramatic riversidesite just outside the city, the capital of Cross River State, whosestate government is developing the project. The developmentcovers a total site of 400 hectares and includes an internationalconvention centre, which is already under construction.Renowned Danish firm Henning Larsen Architects has de-signed the centre, as well as the other components of the proj-ect, a hotel and a hilltop housing community. ThomsonPerrett & Lobb is the golf course design firm founded by PeterThomson (five times Open Champion) based in Surrey, UK.The principals of Thomson Perrett & Lobb have more than80 years of experience in golf course design and a portfolio ofmore than 200 projects in more than 30 countries worldwide.



AppendixCountry statistics: Affiliated players and regular golf courses in Europe, 2011

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AMATEUR NEWS


The 17-year-old surrendered athree shot lead to the Italian aftera bogey at the 12th and a doubleat the 13th – his Achilles Heelthrough four rounds. But Porte-ous showed incredible resilienceto reel off two birdies in his finalfour holes and win one of themost prestigious titles on the am-ateur circuit. His winning scorewas eight-under-par 280, onestroke better than the Italian,who closed with a 74.

“Words can’t explain how I feel,”said the emotional winner, whodedicated the victory to his goodfriend and 2011 winner, JaredHarvey. “My body is shaking andI don’t know if I want to laugh orcry. This has just been one ofmost unbelievable moments ofmy life. You don’t really knowwhat to do, except smile. AfterJared won last year, he challengedme and I swore I would win thisfor him.

“I can’t wait to get him on thephone to tell him I pulled it off.”

Porteous, playing with Bolognesiand Musi Nethunzwi in the finalgroup, began his title charge oneshot behind the Italian and oneahead of a chasing pack includ-ing Nethunzwi, Brandon Stone,Desne van den Bergh, as well asToby Tree from England. Afterseven steady pars, he birdied theeighth and hit the front, puttingthree shots between himself andBolognesi, Van den Bergh andFilippo Bergamaschi of Italy.

“I watched Musi hit it in thewater on 12, so I went right andended up under the trees,” hesaid. “I had to chip out andended up making a bogey and itwas a two-shot swing whenBolognesi birdied the hole. He isan incredible competitor underpressure and I knew I would haveto birdie 13 to catch up to him.”But the 13th has been a problemfor Porteous all week.

“I haven’t been able to make any-thing happen at that hole. I hadno confidence standing on thetee. It was probably the mostconservative that I’ve played thehole all week. “But I found thewater yet again. That was thethird successive time this week.Double bogey, five over for thathole this week; it’s just not right.I told Mike, the head green-keeper, they should dig up thathole and make it a par three.”The country’s number two ama-teur knew he would have tomake a few birdies coming hometo put pressure on the Italian.

He delivered the shot of the tour-nament at the par-five 15th,where he pulled off a magnificentflop shot to match Bolognesi’sbirdie.

“That was the best flop shot ofmy life,” said Porteous. “I was 30metres out with no green to workwith but it came out perfectlyand finished about three footfrom the hole. At the par-three,the 17th, I knew I had to sink aneight-footer when Bolognesi bo-geyed and I drilled it in.

“I went into the 18th with a lotof hope. I hit my tee shot exactlywhere I wanted to, just to theright of the middle of the fairway.That put the pressure I needed onBolognesi. The Italian pushed hisapproach over the pin, leavinghimself with a 20-foot downhillputt which he rolled six foot past.

“Mine was below the pin, about20-feet and I hit the lip androlled to about a foot and a half.I knew he would have a toughsecond putt, All I could do waswait to see what Bolognesi woulddo and when he missed the puttby a couple of feet, I knew I onlyhad the tap in to win.

“I was so relieved when that puttdropped, I didn’t know what todo for about 10 second. I have tosay, though, I feel a bit sorry forBolognesi – he’s a solid golfer andit would have been a really goodplay-off had he parred the last.”

Despite coming under intense pressure from Italy’s Andrea Bolognesi, South Africa’s Haydn

Porteous was the coolest man at the final hole at Glendower Golf Club as he closed out the

South African Stroke Play Championship with a even-par 72 last month.

Cool hand Porteous closesout for SA Stroke Play title

AMATEUR NEWS


But after pulling off the mostextraordinary victory at the Gla-cier Junior Series at Ebotse CCin Benoni last month, no-onewill dare to send this petite 17-year-old home again.

A force on the Women’s SA Golfcircuit for some years, Weinsteinunderlined her growing staturewhen she outplayed 36 juniorboys to become the first femalefinalist in the series sponsoredby Glacier by Sanlam since itlaunched in 2010.

The teenager from Dowerglenin Edenvale booked her spot inthe elite winners-only field forthe Series Final later this yearwhen she claimed the DaveUsendorff Tournament with aone-under-par 71 to win by onestroke from nearest rival, PhillipKruse, and two shots former fi-nalist Keegan de Lange andArno Muller.

Weinstein proved her worthagainst the boys before when shebecame the first girl ever to winthe Glendower Junior ClubChampionships in 2009. She isno stranger to the winner’s circleand could very well deliver an-other surprise at the Final.

Weinstein will tee it up in theFinal, where she will competewith the other Glacier Junior Se-ries Winners for an all-expensespaid trip to the Orange BowlJunior Invitational in the UnitedStates in December.

“The Orange Bowl is thebiggest, most prestigious juniorgolf tournament in the world.

The Glacier Junior Series is theonly junior initiative that offerssuch an incredible incentive andthis is my last chance to qualifyand compete at the OrangeBowl. I definitely want to winand earn that trip.”

In 2006, she won the OddeseyWorld Putting Championshipand in 2007, visited the podiumsix times, including a doublevictory in the KwaZulu NatalLadies' Championships (Match

Play and Stroke Play).

She represented South Africa inJakarta at 2008 World JuniorChampionships u/13 -14 girlsand was awarded a golf scholar-ship to the Holy Rosary HighSchool, where she is completingmatric.

In 2010, Weinstein was selectedfor a third year running to rep-resent South Africa at the WorldJunior Championships andmade the SA Junior Team thatcompeted at the Harder Ger-man Junior Masters and theGirls British Open AmateurChampionships. She also wonthe Nomads SA Girls U16Championship and Hex CityAlbatross Invitational in Indiaand had five top-10 finishes inProvincial Women's Champi-onships.

Along with various internationalappearances, Weinstein addedthe WP U-18 Championship,the Limpopo Ladies Amateur,KZN Botswana Ladies Amateurand Botswana Ladies Amateurto her impressive resume.

“Although I’m already guaran-teed a spot in the final, I am cer-tainly going to try to play moreof the Glacier events when theydon’t conflict with the Woman’sGolf SA calendar,” she said.

Final gross results

1. Lara Weinstein 71

2. Phillip Kruse 72

3. Keegan De Lange 73

Weinstein stuns at Glacier Junior Series When she was younger, boys would often taunt Lara Weinstein on the golf course. They would tell

her to “be a good girl, to go home and play with her dolls and leave golf to the professionals.”

GOLFING DESTINATIONS – LIMPOPO

NEWS CLIP

One of the most exciting of these new ventures isthe launch of a new initiative to host a fundraisinggolf day once a month in support of local, com-munity driven charities.

They put on two of these events at the end of lastyear for Mamelani Projects as well as the Commu-nity Chest and both were more successful thanthey could ever have hoped for. Currently theyare busy with the first of these events for NazurusHouse on the 29th of March, followed by TheRed Cross on the 12th of April and St Lukes Hos-pice on the 10th of May.

Having chosen these three charities to begin withas they are all doing incredible work for the chil-dren of the local community and they feel theydeserve as much support as can be given to them.

The fundraising Golf Day for each charity will in-clude the following;10.30am: Tea, Coffee & Muffins followed by reg-istration11am: Shot gun start on the mashie course12.30pm: Prize Giving1pm: Constantiaberg catering will provide a topclass 3 course meal2pm: The auction commences3pm: Thank you and farewell

The guests will be given the opportunity to learnabout what it is these deserving organizations dowhilst enjoying the best that will be on offer.

The Riverclub believes in giving back and doingtheir bit to ensure the future security not only forthe community as a whole but also for the chari-ties that work tirelessly to support it.

The year has kicked off with a bang at the Riverclub Golf & Conference Centre in CapeTown. They are launching new and exciting things on the Golf course, conference centreand within their events portfolio.

Exciting things happening at the River Club!


TUITION & INSTRUCTION


SPECIAL FEATURETUITION & INSTRUCTION

Ankles andLower LegsMaintaining balance during the golf swing is critical to allgolfers. Proper balance allows one to maximize clubheadspeed, so delivering the club powerfully and consistently tothe ball. Instability in the legs is a common problem. Thismonth we are focusing on the lower legs – if unstable they directly impact a golfer’s ability to

• transfer weight• coil the upper body• maintain balance• create the correct momentum through the hitting area

Roger Wessels* – Golf DirectorKeNako Golf & Sports

Academy


Tilt Correct Reverse Pivot


I have on many an occasion seen a reverse pivot, hip slide,poor shoulder turn, weight transfer or a host of other tech-nical deficiencies linked to instability in the lower legs. Youmay initially struggle to do the exercise recommended byKeNako’s Biokineticist below, but work at it and you maywell find that your golf technique and scores start improv-ing! Try doing this exercise 3 times per week – it can bedone in the comfort of your home or office.

An exercise to improve stability and proprioception in theankles and lower legs:

Roger Wessels credentials

• 20 Years playing experience on Sunshine Tour.

• 11 Tournament wins including SA PGA Championships(1991) & 2 international victories Canadian Masters (1994)and Smurfit COC Pro-Am (1999)

• Sunshine Tour, Canadian Tour and European Tour Player.

• Studied at Birmingham University after retiring from European Tour in 2003

• Committed to teaching and sharing knowledge.


This exercise will improve the strength of your lower leg sta-bilizer muscles, resulting in greater ability to transfer weightfrom one leg to the other in your golf swing.

1. Stand, balancing on one leg.

2. Go down into a mini Squat.

3. As you come back up to full knee extension, bring the

opposite knee up and across.

4. Lower the knee and go back down into the mini

Squat.

5. Maintain your balance, carrying full body weight on

one leg for 20 repetitions, before putting the other

foot down on the ground.

6. The foot you are standing on should not be allowed

to shift during this exercise. Do 3 sets of 20 rep’s on

each leg!



Maar wat gaan doen ons, ons koopnuwe stokke. Asof dit gaan hel ! Jadit kan – maar ek gaan julle ’nbeter opsie gee. Gaan sien ’n

“coach”, ’n PGA pro, ’n pro gholfer, enige iemandwat jou kan help met enige van jou probleme. Ditgaan jou so R300 – R400 kos (baie goedkoper asgholfstokke) en die advies en hulp wat jy daauitgaan baat, gaan vir jou baie meer werd wees as ’nnuwe stok. En as hy sy sout werd is, sal hy vir jousê dat ’n nuwe model stok wat op die mark is jousal help en vir jou sê hoekom. En glo my daar issulke stokke, maar die enigste manier wat jy sal

weet is as jy bereid is om na ’n “coach” toe te gaanen vir hom verduidelik wat jy mee sukkel en watjy graag sal wil bereik op die lang termyn. Kies jou“pro” baie versigtig vir wat jy soek. Byvoorbeeld,van ons “pro’s” gaan na Derek James toe vir kort-spel lesse. Hoekom? Hy is baie goed met kort spelen verduidelik sy tegnieke baie maklik, en boonopis hy ’n fantastiese ou. Sukkel met die swaai ? Belmense soos Ashley Roestoff, Mike de Villiers,Pelop Panagopoulos, Lyall Cooper, John Dixon ennog vele meer PGA pro’s wat naby julle bly – hullesal julle definitief kan help, dit belowe ek!

Gholf glo ek is een van die moelikste sportsoorte in die wêreld.

Nee, in teendeel, weet ek dat gholf die moeilikste sport in die

wêreld is. Ons soek almal die beste stokke, drywers wat die bal

die verste kan slaan, balle wat verder gaan, ens, ens, ens.

Maar dink ons ooit aan die beste oplossing vir die situasie

waarin ons, ons self vind.

Sukkel met my swaai? Sethoue wil nie val nie! My kap werk is

nie goed nie! Kry nie die bal in die lug nie! “Fade” te veel? Klink

dit bekend?



Al wat ek vra is, vertel die persoon wat jy graag wildoen en waarheen (voorgee) jy graag wil gaan. Kiesdan die “Pro” met met wie jy die mees gemakliksteis en voel want dit is baie belangrik! Jy moet glo inhom, en dat hy jou kan help.

Ons het almal verskillende persoonlikhede, en dishoekom, as jy ’n keuse het, gaan sien die regte per-soon vir jou persoonlikheid. Vra hom vrae oor dietelefoon en kyk hoe hanteer hy jou. Net soos enigeander besigheids transaksie.

Onthou, baie keer is dit iets kleins – bv, “alighn-ment” wat jy nie kan raak sien nie, maar hy sal ditdadelik optel.

So ja, ek raai almal aan om vir ’n les of twee te gaan.Laat weet my asb of dit gehelp het of nie. Dit kanjou baie goedkoper uitwerk as ’n nuwe drywer.

Geniet dit daar buite op die gholfbaan, en onthou,iemand het destyds gese: “The harder I practice, theluckier I get”

Maar jy gaan nie beter raak as jy aan jou ou foutewerk nie.

Laat weet van julle asb by: [email protected] of 082 990 7156.

Groete

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Elite Coach: Centurion CC

This is not a trick question – if you build a house on sand and an-

other one on a solid rock, which house is going to withstand a heavy

storm the best? Easy answer, the house built on a rock, the one with

a solid foundation. Let’s take Ernie Els and Jim Furyk for example -

their golf swings have nothing in common, but both of them apply

good fundamentals (that I can promise you!!). Our focus is going to

be on the fundamentals which are generally viewed from down the

line. They are: posture, alignment and aim.

Focus on Fundamentals

PostureGolf is one of the only sports where the ball is station-ary. In tennis or cricket, you sometimes only have asplit second to position your body in the best possibleway to achieve the desired result. With golf, time is onyour side so use it wisely! When you think of posture,you need to think of being in a ‘ready’ position. Agood vision to have is that of a soccer goalie preparingto save a goal – I can bet you he’s not standing withstraight legs and hunched over shoulders (pic 1)!

Always make sure that your knees are slightly bent(like when you land on your feet after you havejumped over an obstacle). Create a nice angle betweenyour hips and upper body by bending over from thewaist and NOT dropping the head which will lead toa rounded upper back. (pic 2)


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Alignment

Aim

Alignment is a very important fundamental inthe game of golf. More often than not, align-ment and aim are confused. Alignment involvesthe positioning of the body. This includes every-thing that you have two off: two feet, two knees,two hip bones and two shoulders that need to bepositioned in relation to one another (pic 3), notlike in picture 4!

The best way to think of alignment is thinking ofrailway tracks. Looking down the line, your feet will be on the left trackand your club on the right track (the right track represents your ball totarget line as shown in pic 5). It is of vital importance to make sure thatwhen you practice, you are able to constantly check yourself by eitherplacing a club or an alignment stick on the ground (pic 3). This will assistin practicing good alignment so that you can step onto the golf coursewith lots of confidence! Another good way to groove good alignment isby practicing your alignment in the mirror – this is awesome, immediatefeedback as to how your body is aligned!

Aim involves the positioning of the club face,which is essentially the most important part asyou strike the ball with the club face. The biggestmistake most golfers make is ‘aiming’ their bodydirectly at the target, not taking into accountthat the club face then will be aiming a coupleof fairways to the right!! As seen in picture 6, theclub face is perpendicular (or square) to the in-tended ball to target line. You always want to getthe feeling that if there was a mirror on your clubface, it will reflect your intended target!

In picture 7, we can clearly see that the club faceis closed (aiming left) of the intended target. Tosimplify, if you are playing paint ball or shootingwith a ‘kettie’ and you want to strike a specifictarget, but you are aiming at the tree next to thetarget…good luck to the tree!

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• He was born in Red Bluff, California on September 1st 1937. He graduated from the Universityof Southern California in 1959 and turned pro shortly afterwards.

• He won eleven times on the PGA Tour with victories that included one major, the 1966 PGAChampionship. In 1975 he won the Tournament Players Championship. He played on the 1967and 1975 Ryder Cup teams. He also won ten times on the Senior PGA Tour (now called the Cham-pions Tour).

• His nickname is “59” since on June 10, 1977, in the second round of the Danny Thomas MemphisClassic played at the Colonial Country Club in Cordova, Tennessee, he became the first person inhistory to post a score of 59 (par was 72) in a PGA Tour-sanctioned event. He shot a bogey freeround of six pars, eleven birdies, and one eagle going on to win the tournament.

• He has six children. One, Brent, is a 2-time winner on the PGA Tour; another, John, is a nationalchampionship-winning college golf coach.

• He was noted for a smooth, rhythmic form that led many to want to copy his tempo.

• Stomach and intestinal problems plagued him through out his career and one wonders how manymajors he might have won if it were not for this.

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“For the past 20 years we’ve been proud to support CANSA, with the help of thousands of golfers aroundSouth Africa. With this being such a significant year for the Sanlam Cancer Challenge and for CANSA asan organisation, we’re hoping we can raise a record amount in 2012,” said Gary van Loggerenberg, SanlamSponsorship Manager.

The Sanlam Cancer Challenge’s significant status in South African golf will be recognised in the SouthAfrican Golf Hall of Fame at the Oubaai Golf Estate near George, where the tournament will be perma-nently showcased.

With 2012 also marking the 80th anniversary of CANSA, this year’s Sanlam Cancer Challenge is expectedto be one of the most memorable in its history.

Golfers will register for the 2012 Sanlam Cancer Challenge in February, followed by the nationwide clubcompetitions from March to July, the Regional Finals from August to September, and culminating in theFinals at Sun City on both the Gary Player Country Club and Lost City Golf Club courses in October.

The Sanlam Cancer Challenge celebrates its 20th Anniversary as South Africa’s biggestcharitable sporting event this year, earning it a place in the South African Golf Hall ofFame. The nationwide amateur tournament, which last year drew 37 000 golfers from800 club qualifying competitions, annually raises millions of rands for the Cancer As-sociation of South Africa (CANSA). Since its inception in 1993 it has raised over R26million for CANSA to assist with research into the disease and the treatment thereof.

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Sanlam Cancer Challenge celebrates 20th Anniversaryand a place in SA Golf Hall of Fame

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“The Sunshine Tour has afforded 40 amateurs the opportunity to compete on the professional circuit thisyear,” said SAGA president Colin Burger.

“One player each from the SAGA, SAGDB, Ernie Els and Fancourt Foundation and the SAGA JuniorGolf will be given a spot to tee it up in each of the 10 tournaments that make up the 2012 Big Easy Tour.

“This translates to 40 playing opportunities for our leading amateurs to gain invaluable experience and

The South African Golf Associ-

ation (SAGA) has welcomed a

groundbreaking initiative from

the Sunshine Tour to offer the

country’s leading amateurs the

chance to test the waters on the

professional circuit during this

year’s Sunshine Big Easy Tour.

Sunshine Tour supports SA golf developmentthrough Big Easy Tour

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test themselves against the professionals. It will also afford them the chance to gain invaluable insight intothe pressures lying ahead when they join the paid ranks.”

Burger said this opportunity follows a determined effort between the SAGA and the Sunshine Tour overthe last 18 months to bridge the traditional divide between the amateur and professional ranks in SouthAfrica.

“There exists a much better understanding between ourselves and the Sunshine Tour these days and thisstep forward is a direct result of the improved relationship between our organisations. I believe this an-nouncement will even further strengthen the relationship between us.”

Selwyn Nathan, Chief Executive of the Sunshine Tour, echoed Burger’s sentiments, saying that the SunshineTour sees this as a major step forward in developing golf in South Africa.

“The SAGA, in turn, feed their amateurs onto the Sunshine Tour. In the past, the view was held that theamateur ranks lost players when they joined the pro circuit, when in fact, it is exactly the opposite.

Stonehage Chief Executive Officer, Giuseppe Ciucci, welcomed the inclusion of the country’s top amateurgolfers to compete alongside professionals in a series that is aimed to offer a wider cross section of profes-sionals the chance to play in competitive professional events.

Burger said that the SAGA wished to give different amateurs the chance to compete, but the selection cri-teria still needed some refinement.

“There is no doubt that this is a fantastic initiative. The chance to compete on a professional level affordsthe amateurs the chance to assess the state of their games and encourages an informed decision about theirfuture in golf.”


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The Tournament of Hope will be the centerpiece of a worldwide awareness effort to be undertaken by theSunshine Tour and partner promoter SAIL Rights Commercialisation (Pty) Ltd to raise awareness ofHIV/AIDS prevention and treatment in Africa and globally. In addition to the Tournament of Hope, thepromoters will organize other awareness functions in South Africa and around the world during the weekof the tournament.

The Tournament of Hope will be staged in South Africa for the first time in 2013, the week of November25 and culminating on December 1, which is World AIDS Day. The tournament will be staged on similardates in future years.

The US$8.5-million Tournament of Hope will be a major international competition for the world’s bestprofessional golfers with eligibility similar to that of the four World Golf Championship events, basedprimarily on the Official World Golf Ranking and supplemented by the individual money lists and Ordersof Merit of the various Tours that make up the International Federation of PGA Tours.

The International Federation of PGA Tours, an organization of thetop professional golf tours in the world that sanctions the World GolfChampionships and the World Cup, today announced that theSouthern Africa PGA Tour (Sunshine Tour) will stage the Tourna-ment of Hope as an International Federation of PGA Tours-sanc-tioned event beginning in 2013.

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SPECIAL FEATURE – CELEBRITY GOLFER PROFILE


1. Where were you born and which schoolsdid you attend? I was born in Pretoria butschooled at Northlands Boys High in Durban.

2. Did you come from a sporting back-ground? Yes, my dad Elwin and brotherMark played various sports.

3. At what age did you start playing soccer?Started playing soccer at the age of 5.

4. When did you realise that soccer would beyour career? I was about 19, just after fin-ishing school.

5. Do you have a nickname? Yes, Mokoko !

6. Where did you get it from? Was given to melong time ago by the Kaizer Chiefs fans.

7. Are you still involved in coaching? Yes, I’mcurrently involved at Thanda Royal Zulu F.C.

8. What are your goals for the future? I wouldlove to coach Kaizer Chiefs and ‘BafanaBafana’.

9. Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations re-cently, becoming only the second southernAfrican side to do so. Do you think thatwill inspire other Southern African coun-tries? Definitely – you saw how Botswanaalso realised their dreams by qualifying.

10. What in your opinion does South Africansoccer need to be more competitive? – Weneed a better all round organisation of ourNational Teams.

11. Do we have the right systems in place toproduce good players on a regular basis?We have the natural talent in abundance butour youth structures need to be over hauled.

Neil Tovey – Former South African

Soccer Captain

Neil Tovey played professional football in South

Africa for 20 years, holding the record for the most

club appearances for the National Soccer League

before it became the Premier Soccer League. The

clubs he played for included Durban City,

Amazulu and 10 years with Kaizer Chiefs.

Neil Tovey captained South Africa when re-ad-

mitted into international football. Neil went

on to captain Bafana Bafana 29 times and has

52 international caps.

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12. What has been the highlight of your career?Privileged to have captained my country totheir only major success, the Africa Cup ofNations in 1996.

13. Favourite music? I love Rhythm and Blues.

14. Favourite food? Seafood.

15. Favourite drink? Red Grapetiser.

16. How do you get away from soccer, anyother hobbies besides golf? No not really,maybe a getaway to a sunny beach resort.

17. Do you have a favourite saying or quote?Luck happens when hard work meets oppor-tunity!

GETTING ON TO GOLF

1. For how long have you been playing golf? Ihave been playing since I was a teenager.

2. What is your current handicap? 8.

3. Where are you currently a member at?Mount Edgecombe CC in Durban.

4. Do you get a lot of time to play? Not asmuch as I would like.

5. Who is your favourite golfer? Tiger Woods,and I think he will win another Major withinthe next 3 years.

6. Where would your ultimate golfing desti-nation be? Anywhere on the Mediteranean.

7. Who would be in your ideal fourball? TigerWoods, Nelson Mandela and brother Mark.

8. Any memorable moments on the golfcourse? Absolutely, my hole in one at Glen-dower GC.

9. What is your favourite club in the bag? My18 degree driving iron.

10. Your favourite Golf course in South Africa?Gary Player CC at Sun City.

EQUIPMENT FOR SALE


ACCOMMODATIONAMAZING DEVELOPMENT OPPORTU-NITY. Rent an entire village in theLowveld including 100 houses and agolf course. Your very own tourist re-sort. Contact Brian 083 959 4827 orvisit www.pgagolf.co.za

Holiday House. Private clean andcrisp en suite rooms in upmarket residential area near George GolfCourse. Contact 083 462 8822.

5 Star House on the Vaal River. Justmore than an hour from Jo/Burg 4en suite bedrooms sleeps 8. Swim-ming pool, braai ,great views on the12th green. Discounted golf rates. R 350.00 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.

Golf stand & cart bags in good condition from R150.00. ContactMaurice @ 012 347 9103 or 082 293 9523

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BALLS250 mint condition second handgolf balls, mint condition. Pro V1and Z Star golf balls for sale. R15each. Contact Colin 082 856 5335/ 012 667 5041.

CARTS & TROLLEY’SYamaha Golf Cars. Second Hand,great condition. Contact 083 635 5842.

2 Seater electric golf carts for sale.Q-car 2005 model with charger.Contact Monica 083 556 5251Middelburg R 14 000-00.

COMBO’SKing Cobra Golf Clubs & Bag, in-cludes King cobra irons 4 - PW, YESC Groove Hanna Putter, KingCobra Driver, Speed LD offsetM/10.5 new. King cobra 18',23', &20' DWS BAFFLER, only took a fewshots on the driving range, lightlyused. Contact Jill Brunner 082 888 6464.

Ping Eye 2 irons. 3 - LW, putter.Aaron Scott Driver, 3 & 5 woods.Ping Bag. Contact 082 705 8764.

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

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

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

Ping Irons 5 - S/W as well as 3 & 4Hybrid. Steel Regular shafts. Excel-lent condition. Normal priceR5,999.00 on offer at only

R1,450.00. Contact Maurice on012 347 9103 or 082 293 9523

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.

Several sets of irons in good con-dition from R250.00 to R750.00 perset. Contact Maurice on 012 3479103 or 082 293 9523

MISCELLANEOUSCOOLWELL G2 CLIMATE CONTROLSYSTEMS

Golf Car Aircon units. Converts between heating & cooling at theflip of a swich. Built in beveragestorage compartment. Sold at R1 000-00 excl vat. Comes with in-stallation kit. Excl. delivery charge.Contact Mark 082 457 4356.

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

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

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

WANTEDCallaway Hawk Eye irons in anycondition to restore. Based in Ptabut can be from anywhere. Con-tact Josef Nagel 082 709 7861.

Wanted electric golf cart andtrailer in good condition, ContactRoland 082 453 0562.

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) 667-1081Jackal Creek GE (011) 251-6721Johannesburg 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) 815-3816

State Mines CC (011) 740-9962Wanderers GC (011) 447-3311Waterkloof GC (012) 460-2542Wingate CC (012) 997-1298Woodhill CC (012) 998-0011Zwartkops CC (012) 654-2111

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

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

FREESTATE

Golf ClubsBethlehem GC (058) 303-0940Bloemfontein GC (051) 447-0906Clarens 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) 727-170Knysna GC (044) 384-1150Mossel Bay GC (044) 691-2379


SA GOLF TRADER DIRECTORY

Oubaai 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

KZN

Golf ClubsAmorello Game Lodge(035) 562-3182Beachwood CC (031) 564-4257Bluff National GC (031) 467-7448Boschoek GC (033) 234-4232Cathedral Peak GC (036) 488-1888Cotswold Downs GC (031) 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) 539-5330Port Shepstone GC (039) 695-0141Prince’s Grant GC (032) 482-0041Royal Durban GC (031) 309-2581Sakabula GC (033) 330-6751San Lameer GC (039) 313-5141

Scottburgh 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 ClubsBarberton CC (013) 712-2923Belfast GC (013) 253-0981

Bethal GC (017) 647-3265Delmas GC (013) 665-5077Drakenzicht (083) 708-1994Mountain LinksGraceland GC (017) 620-1188Kinross GC (017) 687-0122Komatipoort GC (082) 888-0188Kriel GC (017) 617-1145Kruger Park Lodge (013) 737-5000Leopard Creek GC (013) 791-2406Lydenburg GC (013) 235-3391Nelspruit GC (013) 744-0958Middelburg CC (013) 282-6176Morgenzon GC (017) 793-3074Sabie Country Club (013) 764-2282Sabi River Sun GC (013) 737-7311Standerton GC (017) 719-1123Tweefontein GC (013) 686-9660Walker Park GC (074) 259-1788Whiteriver GC (013) 751-3781Witbank CC (013) 656-3109

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

Golf ShopsThe Pro Shop (013) 757-1264Nelspruit

LESOTHO

Maseru GC (00266) 223-21164

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SPECIAL FEATURELAUGH OUT LOUDA

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, Al G

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DThe Dance Floor - The green.Perhaps the term conies fromthe smooth surface and relativeflatness of the green, or maybeit is meant to convey the joythat accompanies finally mak-ing it there.

Delay - Golfers are expected toplay "without undue delay."The question of exactly whatconstitutes undue delay hasbeen under intensive studysince 1971.

Double Eagle - Three strokesless than par for a given hole.This unusual achievementmight be accomplished by, say,taking advantage of a tailwindon a straight par-5 hole to getdown in two strokes, scoring ahole-in-one on a short par-4 orjust skipping entirely a difficultpar-3 hole.

Drive for show and putt fordough - "He who putts the bestwins the most." This timelessgolf cliche supports the con-tention of some PGA Tour crit-ics who say the professionalgame amounts to little morethan a weekly putting contest.

Dub - To mishit a shot badly,causing it to roll on the groundand come to a stop far short ofits target. A dubber is the guy in

the group ahead who takesfourteen shots to reach thegreen and still insists he's hav-ing fun.

Duffer - A golfer whose actualscore on any given hole is ordi-narily more than twice his orher reported score.

EEagle - Unusually low score ona hole achieved by a golfer withan exceptionally good drive andone or two exceptionally goodfollow-up shots, or by a golferwith an exceptionally poormemory.

Elephant burial ground - Col-lective term for the hugemounds found on the greens ofcertain golf courses. Wheregood scores often go to die.

Etiquette - The rules of behav-iour in golf. There isn't roomhere for a complete list, but afew of the more important onesare:

Never put tees in your nose.

Never sneeze into your glove.

Never concede a chip shot.

Never practice drives against abackboard.

Never wear golf shoes to adance.

Explosion Shot - A shot inwhich, after a poorly swungsand wedge fails to contactenough sand, the ball flies offthe face of the club and theplayer flies off the handle.

FFirst Tee - See FLUFF, HOOK,SCLAFF, SHANK, SLICE,TOP and WHIFF.

Follow through - The part ofthe swing that takes place afterthe ball has been hit but beforethe club has been thrown.

Fore - The first of several four-letter words exchanged betweengolfers as one group of playershits balls toward another infront of them on the course.

Four-jack - To take four puttson a hole. Only tolerable forthose who can drive the greenon a par five. When asked howhe four-jacked a hole at theMasters, Seve Ballesterosreplied, "I miss. I miss. I miss. Imake." Well said.

Front Nine - The first half ofan 18-hole golf course. A golferwho, by the end of the 9th hole,has shot within a few strokes ofpar for 18 is entitled to skip thesecond half of the course andhead directly for the 19th hole.


The A to Z of Golf: D, E & F

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