Weekly Newsletter

“No new toys for Christmas. Thank you.” Could well have been the thought this week of the 2013/14 and 15 Club Champion, Nico Jacobs. Hotter than the days he completed his last two rounds in eleven under par. His Boxing Day gross 66 (eight birdies and two dropped shots) fittingly produced a winning 42 individual stableford points. A bump at the final turn saw Nigel Page finish just a nose behind on 41 points. Three players returned 39 points – Ian Crozier, Alan Doherty and Adrian McLaren. Mclaren slipped into third place by virtue of the big nine in the count out.

On Christmas Eve Kevin Doherty posted a six pointer on the last hole to return 21 points and a win in the Thursday KWV Powerplay Niner. Gasson Williams was the runner up on 19 points on a count out. Daryll Alexander, who lost the count out, was third aided by a six pointer at the fifth. Outside of the prize winners Ant Crozier also recorded a big six and another entry into the Roodeberg and Rump draw. Although, he did admit, that his interest lay a little less towards the solid stuff.

Wednesday’s competition produced somewhat mixed results. 45 points was the top score in the betterball stableford. A count out deemed Bernie Bennett and Dave Jacobs first and Johnny Cloete and Deon Klopper second. In the IPS section the top score was 42 points. The count out placed Johnny Cloete first and Nico Jacobs second. Nico Jacobs matched the mid-morning heat as he scorched his way two a five under par gross 67,  that included five birdies, one eagle and two drops.

The winners in Tuesday’s Cleveland Golf sponsored Super Six Tournament were Christiaan Voight (14), Conrad Fortune (13) and Ramon Barlow (12).

Today, Monday, is the final Monday of the season in which the golf course is open for play. On Tuesday it is the Super Six Tournament. On Wednesday the KGC will host an IPS and on Thursday it is the KWV Powerplay Old Year Niner. The Sun Flamingo Niner will see in 2016 on Friday. Saturday sees the first Medal for the new year. All affiliated visitors are welcome to enter all the competitions.

Weekly Newsletter 8-13 December 2015

Scorching, not only the weather, that was the golf on Saturday. The top players on the day, Christo Botma and Alan Doherty, carded a gross 69 and a gross 74 respectively. Both players returned 42 individual stableford points in which the count out deemed the latter first and the former second. The third and fourth placed players were just one point behind on 41 points each, Oban Cronje adjudged third and Neil Langley fourth. 

Eddie Barkhuizen, the only player on 20 points, enjoyed a clear win in the Friday Sun Flamingo Niner. Virgil Fredericks, Carlo Alexander and Fareez Alexander all followed on 19 points. The final prize went to Darian Fortune on 18 points.

It was a powerplay six pointer that ensured each of the winners a spot on the rostrum in the KWV Powerplay Niner last Thursday. Gerhard Buys returned a big six at the par three 11^th and an aggregate 21 points for first place. The runner up, Nico Ross, enjoyed a big six at the par four 15^th and an aggregate 20 points. Finally third placed Jaco Buys, made a big six at the par three 14^th and an aggregate 19 points.

Three players returned the top score, 39 individual stableford points, in the Darsha Insurance Brokers final 2015 Wednesday Competition. The count out deemed Siewert Wiid first, Gerhard Buys second and Christo Botma. Jaco Buys was fourth on 37 points with Kobus Strydom fifth on 36 points on a count out.

Allan Meyers claimed the Cleveland Golf Super Six Tournament on Tuesday evening.

This was on a count out from Peter Salo, each scored 14 points for the 6 holes. Garth Lee     

was third on 13 points.

This week sees the start of Monday play for December. On Tuesday it is the Cleveland Golf Super Six Tournament. On Wednesday, the Public Holiday, there will be a betterball stableford, with morning and afternoon times available. On Thursday it is the KWV Powerplay Niner. On Friday it is the Sun Flamingo Niner and the CTCS draw. On Saturday it is the annual Greenkeepers Revenge.  

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New SAGA rankings launch in 2016

New SAGA rankings launch in 2016

4 December 2015 - The South African Golf Association (SAGA) has announced adjustments to the national amateur ranking system that should see players rewarded for consistency rather than frequency of play.

The tweaks to the ranking system will come into effect from 1 January 2016 and will bring South Africa’s amateur ranking system closer to the World Amateur Golf Ranking system.

Under the current ranking system, which calculates the players’ rankings from their best 20 results over the last 24 months, amateurs who participated in more tournaments have been at a distinct advantage.

The new system, which will take into account the 10 best scores over the previous 12 months, will reduce the pressure on players to play every event and places greater emphasis on a player’s consistency.

“The new system is a lot less volatile,” explained South African Golf Association president Gerhard Conradie.

“Reducing the minimum number of events will reward the players who play consistently well rather than those players who play more often.”

Eliminating the pressure to play more tournaments will not only help amateurs save on high travel costs, but will also reduce the risk of overplay, while producing a ranking that is more reflective of current form.

In another small but necessary change to the amateur ranking system, a pool of points will be assigned to each event based on the strength of the field and the prestige of the event. These points will be divided and allocated according to each player’s finishing position, similar to how prizemoney would be allocated in professional tournaments. 

For a detailed explanation of the new amateur ranking system, as well as changes to the senior, mid-amateur and junior ranking systems, log onto www.saga.co.za

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Weekly Newsletter 1-6 December 2015

The Club 16 defending champion’s team, Yystergraad, held on to their title for the second successive year after the final round win in the Sunday morning singles in this annual Ryder Cup style challenge. 

Four players returned net 69 in Saturday’s Monthly Medal. The ensuing count out placed Allen Doherty best net overall, Alisdair McKenzie first in the A division, Frikkie Norman first in the B division and Kevin Wakeford runner up in the B division. A further count on net 70 saw Pieter Botes the runner up in the A division. Andries Kori returned the best gross on the day, a two under par 70.

Leon King and Chris Roux returned 44 points to win the Seniors BBS. A count out on 42 points placed Francois Maritz and John Lankester second, and, Japie Dreyer and Mike Vigne third.

Bernie Bennett posted 22 points on Friday evening to comfortably win the Sun Flamingo Niner. Jaco Janse (20), Susan Alexander (19), Leon van Wyk (18) and Fareez Aexander (17) finished second to fifth.

Nico Ross, aided by a birdie at the nominated par four 15^th for eight points, posted 23 points for an outright win in the Thursday KWV Powerplay Niner. Darian Fortune was second on 20 points wth Wedge Crozier third on 19 points, each having posted a powerplay six pointer. Outside of the prize winners Ant Crozier also claimed a ticket in the Roodeberg and Rump draw for his six pointer.

Lennie Allen claimed the Leon’s House of Liquor IPS Wednesday afternoon, his score 38 points. This was on a count out from Gavin Schafer. Gary Hepburn was third on 36 points. 

Wayne Petersen on 15 was first in the Cleveland Super Six Tournament on Tuesday. OJ Maimane was second on 13 with Darian Fortune third on the count out on 12.

This week it is the Tuesday Super Six, the final 2015 Wednesday Darsha IPS and the Thursday KWV Powerplay Niner. On Friday the it is the Sun Flamingo Niner and the CTCS snowball draw. On Saturday the Club offers an IPS.

2016 Subs invoices that include NCGU affiliation fees as well as the HNA fees have been sent by post and email. A 10% discount on the subs portion is allowed if paid by 31 December 2015.   

    

December 2015 Calender

Handicap Changes on 1 December 2015

First Name	Last Name	Pre Handicap		Post Handicap
SUSAN	ALEXANDER	17		18
KARRIEM	ANDERSON	15		16
BENEDICT	ANDREWS	13		12
M P	ANSLEY	26		25
MOEGEMAT	ARTHUR	15		14
Lambro	Athanasiou	13		12
LEON	BLOM	18		17
K M	BROWN	4		3
GLENWYN	BURGER	18		20
GERHARD	BUYS	16		17
JACO	BUYS	14		13
ANTIONETTE	CALLENDER-EASBY	23		22
JOHN	CALLENDER-EASBY	15		16
JOHN BENJAMIN	CLAASEN	8		7
KEVIN	COLLINGS	10		9
OBAN	CRONJE	15		16
Colin Charles	Crowie	25		24
N A	CROZIER	30		29
CONRAD	DE BEER	3		4
GERHARD	DELPORT	18		19
J H	DELPORT	10		11
W H	DELPORT	25		24
L M	DOBSON	22		23
A	DOHERTY	9		8
Nicholas Johannes	du Toit	19		17
CARLA	ENGELBRECHT	24		25
David	Evans	34		32
Sandra	Evans	34		33
S	FERREIRA	21		22
Conrad W	Fortune	10		11
THEO	FOURIE	30		31
VIRGIL	FREDERICKS	27		26
SCHALK MELCHIOR	GROBBELAAR	32		33
PIETER GERHARDUS	GROENEWALD	18		19
PETER VERNON	HADDAD	12		13
HANNES	HERSELMAN	29		30
JOANIE	HERSELMAN	24		25
JOHNNY	HIGGS	14		16
Dale	Hohne	15		19
Etienne	Holford	9		10
P J	HUGO	25		24
STEPHANUS CHRISTIAAN	HUGO	0		1
ROLAND LIONEL	JACOBS	11		12
JACO	JANSE	14		13
D	JARDINE	16		17
YUSUF ENVER	KANA	11		12
DEON	KLOPPER	15		16
GERHARD WIKUS	KOK	7		8
J J	KROEP	19		20
GIDEON	KRUIS	1		0
JOHANNES	LE ROUX	6		7
Mokgosi Lemuel	Leburu	14		12
SERAME	LEEUW	24		23
NICROMANO	LIEBENBERG	16		15
Rudolf Olwie	Lubbe	26		25
OJ	MAIMANE	5		6
CHARLES	MALHERBE	22		21
Mali Newman	Manana	14		13
O T	MANYETSA	14		13
Phillip	Maritz	16		17
Adrian	Mclaren	8		9
Allan	Meyers	8		9
MPHO	MOGALE	16		17
DRIES	MOSTERT	6		7
JOHANNES	MULLER	8		7
GARETH	MURRAY	5		4
F C	NORMAN	15		17
GAVIN	OLIVER	12		11
William J	Orton	8		7
C J	PELSER	12		11
Wayne Bramley	Petersen	17		16
GLENN	PIETERSEN	22		21
LUCHMAN	POONAWASSY	10		12
Mikah	Poonawassy	32		31
Jacobus	Rademeyer	20		21
Sean Gavin	Ralph	13		14
Flexx	Rantoa	8		9
STEPHANUS JOHANNES NEL	RHEEDER	10		11
Angelo	Rodeigues	24		23
JEROME DEAN	ROGERSON	21		20
CHRIS	ROUX	15		16
STAFFORD	SALO	14		15
QUINTON EDWIN	SCHAEFER	18		17
Gavin W	Schafer	9		10
WAYNE	SCHONEGEVEL	15		16
Francois	Schwartz	15		14
F P	SMITH	2		3
Divan Stefanus	Snyders	16		15
T P	SNYMAN	12		13
Jerard	Solomons	7		8
MARIUS	STOLS	20		21
KOBUS	STRYDOM	28		27
Sadick	Thomas	9		8
Mashudu	Tseisi	18		19
Christiaan	van der Linde	20		21
Hendrik Jacobus	van der Merwe	31		30
CEDRIC	VAN DER ROSS	7		6
Johannes Willem	van Niekerk	27		28
PIETER ANDREAS	VAN NIEKERK	16		15
CHRIS	VAN TONDER	12		13
JODY	VAN WYK	10		11
LEON	VAN WYK	7		9
GIDEON	VAN ZYL	18		19
TINUS	VENTER	6		5
Petrus	Vermeulen	18		19
PETRUS JACOBUS	VERMEULEN	11		12
M A	VIGNE	14		13
HEIN	VOIGT	12		11
Leonard Johannes	Weenink	14		15
CHRISTOPHER	WILLAMS	28		29
GAVIN E.	WILLIAMS	16		15
DAVID	WILSON	14		13
Reagan	Woodbridge	30		31

Weekly Newsletter 24 - 29 November 2015

That all the playing participants in the Sealing Solutions League remained for the final prize giving attested to the rivalry and the keenness engendered by the event as well as to the fact that the overall 2015 results hinged on the final days match scores right down to the last covey home.

Ultimately 12.5 points on the day saw Molinari’s crowned the 2015 Sealing Solutions A League Champions on an aggregate 72.5 points. A sterling 17.5 points on the day saw the Golf Shop move up to second place on 70.5 points. The Playas and the Happy Hookers were joint third on 59.5 points.

C-PAC was crowned the 2015 Sealing Solutions B League Champions on an aggregate 68.5 points. Kimberley Motoparts was second on 65 points and Pinseekers third on 56.5 points.

In the annual Ryder Cup Challenge played between Kimberley and Bloemfontein Saturday and Sunday the Kimberley team pipped the Bloemfontein team by a single point in the final match Sunday afternoon.

On Saturday 164 rounds were dedicated to the 2015 Husqvarna Kimberley Amateur Open. An IPS format over 36 holes the final results reflected the fast greens, some tight pin placings and a seeded draw with no single competitor outstripping the field. By championships end Johan Muller was adjudged the 2015 Champion on a count out on an aggregate 73 points (37/36) with Keith Brown the runner up on the same score, 73 points (39/34). Andries Kori, Danie Liebenberg and Neels Snyders were third through to fifth on 72 points. Donald Whitebooi was sixth alone on 71 points. Three players followed on 70 points, Marvin Torres, Neil Langley and William Orton.

In the strokeplay section Andries Kori again underlined the quality of his golf in carding a gross 71 for the opening round followed by a gross 69 for the closing round to finish on 140 for the day – four under par. Hermus Venter was second on 150.

In the Husqvarna Club competition, an IPS through 18 holes, Marius Stols, fresh from Henk Visser, posted the top score - 38 points. Charles Malherbe was second on 37 points with Pat Ansley third on 36 points on a count out.

Peter Mills on 21 points was a clear winner in the Friday Sun Flamingo Niner. Parks Mashaboa and Luchmen Poonawassy were second and third on 19 points each. Neville Alexander and Deuce Leburu were the final prize winners on 18 points each.

Johnny Higgs, who made a rear Friday visit, was rewarded an almost equally rear occurrence, a win in the CTCS snowball draw. It was valued at R1400.

OJ Maimane posted a six pointer at the 15^th to ensure a favourable count out on 20 points and a win in the Thursday KWV Powerplay Niner. Parks Mashobao, who lost that count out, was the runner after a six pointer on the final hole put him in the mix. Ivan Coetzee, sans any powerplay advantage, was third on 19 points on a count out.

Mali Manana, Machiel Cronje and Dave Benade all achieved a big six for a ticket in the Roodeberg and Rump draw.

Johan Herselman and Dalina Schoeman posted 45 betterball points to win the Halfway House Hotel sponsored Wednesday competition. Gavin Schafer and Adrian McLaren were the runners up on a count out from Barend Burger and Bennie Claasen, both betterballs on 42 points.     

Julius September set the record Tuesday with 17 points, one short of a full house, in the Super Six Tournament. Mali Manana and Duece Leburu were second and third, each on 14 points, in a four-way count out.

This week the KGC offers the Cleveland Golf Super Six Tournament Tuesday, the Leon’s IPS Wednesday, the KWV Powerplay Thursday and the Sun Flamingo Niner Friday. On Saturday it is the Monthly Medal, the Ladies Medal and Putting and the Seniors final outing for the year. It is Ryder Cup season with the annual Club 16 challenge Saturday and Sunday.