DURBAN, 6 October 2015 – Ekurhuleni’s young chargers produced another scintillating performance at Royal Durban Golf Club to stretch their overnight advantage into an almost insurmountable lead in the second round of the Nomads South African U-13 Championship on Tuesday.
The defending champions powered to an 18 stroke lead over Central Gauteng in the first round with an opening 382.
Zamokuhle Nxasana (72), Casey Jarvis (73), Yurav Premlall (74), John-William Blomerus (75) and birthday girl Kiera Floyd (79) combined for a second round 373 to put a lot of distance between themselves and the chasing pack.
Ekurhuleni leads on 35 over 755, with 2013 champions Central Gauteng a distant 35 strokes behind and Southern Cape a further nine strokes adrift.
Jarvis, who leads the Individual Competition on two over 146, countered a double bogey at the second and four drops with five gains for a second successive 73.
Nxasana reeled in a hat-trick of birdies to offset three bogeys and finished within a stroke of his team-mate on 147.
“I was a little nervous over the first four holes this morning, but Zama and Casey laid a brilliant foundation for us and Yurav, John-Williamd and Kiera offered fantastic support,” said Ekurhuleni manager, Jack Turton.
“The players have impressed me immensely with their conduct and I must mention Christopher Begnall, one of our three rookies. Although Christopher was caught up in a little slow play and could easily have been frustrated, he remained calm and committed.
“We are 12 furlongs down and in the home straight and there is no need for us to bring out the whip. The players just need to bring us past the finishing line to claim our second successive title.”
ROUND 2 TEAM LEADERBOARD (Best 5 scores of 6 to count)
755 Ekurhuleni 382 Casey Jarvis 73 Zamokuhle Nxasana 75 Yurav Premlall 76 John-William Blomerus 78 Kiera Floyd 80; 373 Zamokuhle Nxasana 72 Casey Jarvis 73 Yurav Premlall 74 John-William Blomerus 75 Kiera Floyd 79
787 Central Gauteng 400 Enzo Barbaglia 75 Amilkar Bhana 77 Kayle Wykes 81 Brandon Weir Jnr 83 Awethu Mkhwanazi 84; 387 Brandon Weir Jnr 75 Awethu Mkhwanazi 75 Amilkar Bhana 76 Enzo Barbaglia 79 Kayle Wykes 82
796 Southern Cape 408 Jan Human 73 Jordan Duminy 79 Jordan Hart 82 Jaco Pienaar 85 C.J van Wyk 89; 388 Jordan Duminy 72 Jan Human 75 C.J van Wyk 79 Jaco Pienaar 79 Franco Gericke 83
805 KwaZulu-Natal 402 Mitchell Hampson 75 Jack Cubitt 76 Ethan Govender 82 Kushal Bugareth 84 Nicholas Oliver Phipps 85; 403 Nicholas Oliver Phipps 78 Luke Cubitt 80 Mitchell Hampson 81 Ethan Govender 82 Jack Cubitt 82
811 Gauteng North 407 Christiaan Maas 74 Nash de Klerk 77 Zander Lombard 82 Alexander Tarr 85 Delarey van Tonder 89; 404 Christiaan Maas 75 Nash de Klerk 76 Dean Wilken 84 Zander Lombard 84 Alexander Tarr 85
842 Eastern Province 431 Meekah de Sousa 78 Malan Potgieter 80 Jean Louis du Plessis 82 Jordan Wessels 89 Jarryd Trevor Harty 102; 411 Meekah de Sousa 74 Malan Potgieter 77 Jean Louis du Plessis 78 Jordan Wessels 86 Jarryd Trevor Harty 96
847 Free State & Northern Cape 421 Stefan Delport 81 Gabrelle Venter 84 Jaen-Pierre Fourie 85 Lyle Roche Pedro 85 George Delport 86; 426 Lyle Roche Pedro 81 Stefan Delport 82 George Delport 83 Jaen-Pierre Fourie 88 Gabrelle Venter 92
849 North West 439 Divan Mostert 82 Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 86 Ockert Brits 86 Tiaan Diedericks 92 Corne Pieters 93; 410 Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 76 Divan Mostert 80 Ockert Brits 83 Corne Pieters 85 Tiaan Diedericks 86
852 Limpopo 427 Declan Brews 75 Johanco Welgemoed 82 Percy Hawken 86 Dylan Melville 87 Ian Botha 97; 425 Declan Brews 77 Dylan Melville 85 Percy Hawken 86 Ian Botha 88 Johanco Welgemoed 89
869 Border 436 Jaden Joubert 84 Tyler Stagg 84 Joshua Osner 86 Werner Potgieter 91 Tristan Coetzee 91; 433 Tyler Stagg 82 Jaden Joubert 84 Jaydon Liddell 86 Joshua Osner 89 Tristan Coetzee 92
885 Mpumalanga 445 Zane Nel 83 Jacques van der Merwe 86 Duvan Pretorius 86 Dean Hall 89 Luke Lopes 101; 440 Dean Hall 85 Duvan Pretorius 86 Jacques van der Merwe 87 Zane Nel 88 Luke Lopes 94
ROUND 2 – INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARD
146 Casey Jarvis 73 73
147 Zamokuhle Nxasana 75 72
148 Jan Human 73 75
149 Christiaan Maas 74 75
150 Yurav Premlall 76 74
151 Jordan Duminy 79 72
152 Meekah de Sousa 78 74; Declan Brews 75 77
153 John-William Blomerus 78 75; Amilkar Bhana 77 76; Nash de Klerk 77 76
Written and released by Lali Stander on behalf of the South African Golf Association.
Lali Stander
