Weekly Newsletter 11 - 17 January 2016

Gerhard Roux posted 38 points on Saturday to take a slender lead in round one of the Workwear Depot sponsored 2016 New Year’s Cup. Familiar names followed on 37 points, the count out deemed Luchmen Poonawassy second, William Orton third, Barend Burger fourth, Steven Turner fifth, AJ du Rand sixth and Theuns Barnard seventh. Three players posted 36 points with a further seven on 35 points. The final round is scheduled for the coming Saturday. The aggregate score for the two days will count towards the overall recognition with prizes also awarded to the leading players on each Saturday. One prize giving, to cover all, will be held the coming Saturday.  

Tenderson Manyetsa posted 20 points to take the Sun Flamingo Niner on Friday. Dean Schonegevel and Wedge Crozier were second and third on 19 points. Vuyu Klaas and Helena Janse were fourth and fifth on 18 points.

Despite an early black-out, a six pointer at the 17^th gave Machiel Cronje the required surge to reach 23 points and a comfortable win in the KWV Powerplay Niner on Thursday. Mashudu Tseisa returned 21 points for second place. Ant Crozier, who posted a big six at the par three 14^th, was third on 20 points. The KWV Roodeberg 3 litre draw that included all the powerplay achievers through the past six weeks was won by Wedge Crozier.

  

On Wednesday Dries du Plessis and Gavin van Zyl each returned 34 points to finish first and second in the opening Darsha Insurance Brokers IPS for 2016. Neville Alexander was third with Harry Welham fourth.

A birdie on the par four 8^th gave Jehan Richards the edge in the count out to take the Cleveland Golf Super Six Tournament on Tuesday evening. The runner up was Christiaan Voight. Both players returned 15 points. A further count out on 13 points deemed Dicky Thomas third and Allan Meyer first reserve.

This week the KGC offers an IPS on Wednesday, the KWV Powerplay Niner on Thursday, the Sun Flamingo Niner and CTCS draw on Friday and the final round of the Workwear Depot New Year’s Cup on Saturday.

2016 Sealing Solutions Sunday League team entries are due by 27 January, the first round to be played on 28 February. Similarly the 2016 Konica Minolta Business League team entries are due by 4 February the opening round to be played 11 February.