DURBAN, 7 October 2015 – Ekurhuleni’s finest young prospects powered their way to a successful title defence in the Nomads South African U-13 Championship at Royal Durban Golf Club on Wednesday.
The defending champions opened with 382 for an 18 stroke lead, stretched their advantage to 32 strokes with a second round 373 and went the distance with a final round 374 to claim a roaring 43 stroke victory on 1129.
Casey Jarvis fired a final round 71 to give Ekurhuleni a running start and his superb effort was brilliantly supported by Zamokuhle Nxasana (75), Yurav Premlall (76) and rookies John-William Blomerus (78) and Kiera Floyd (80).
“I’m really proud that I could help our team to defend the title,” Jarvis said.
“Our manager, uncle Jack (Turton), gave us a lot of encouragement and we really committed to winning the title again.
“We all had some bad holes, but no-one gave up. We all did our bit to win and it feels great to take the trophy home again.”
Jarvis, who won the 10-11 age category in the Optimist International Championships in the United States in July, also ensured a double celebration for the defending champions.
LTR back – Yurav Premlall, JW Blomerus, manager Jack Turton, Casey Jarvis and Kiera Floyd
LTR Front – Zamokuhle Nxasana and Christopher Bagnall
Louis 57 Academy player Jordan Duminy mixed nine birdies with four bogeys for a blistering five under 67 to lead in the Individual Competition, but it was too little, too late for the Southern Cape stand-out.
The 12-year-old Jarvis made a brilliant up-and-down at 18 for birdie to claim a one stroke victory on one-over-par 217, forcing Duminy to wear the bridesmaid tag for a second successive year.
Last year, Duminy tied Liam van Deventer at the end of regulation play, but the Ekurhuleni junior clinched the title in the ensuing sudden death play-off.
Duminy’s brilliance, however, motivated the rest of the team, who rallied to lift Southern Cape to a second place finish on 1172 in the Team Competition.
Jan Human from the South African Golf Development Board and CJ van Wyk returned 74’s while Franco Gericke signed for an 80 and Jaco Pienaar registered an 81.
Human from Albertinia Golf Club also tied for third in the Individual Competition with Ekurhuleni’s Zamokuhle Nxasana. The pair finished on six-over 222.
FINAL TEAM RESULT (Best 5 scores of 6 to count)
1129 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; 374 Casey Jarvis 71 Yurav Premlall 75 Zamokuhle Nxasana 75 Kiera Floyd 76 John-William Blomerus 77
1172 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;
376 Jordan Duminy 67 Jan Human 74 C.J van Wyk 74 Franco Gericke 80 Jaco Pienaar 81
1183 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; 396 Brandon Weir Jnr 76 Amilkar Bhana 76 Enzo Barbaglia 77 Kayle Wykes 83 Awethu Mkhwanazi 84
1195 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; 390 Mitchell Hampson 75 Ethan Govender 76 Jack Cubitt 78 Luke Cubitt 80 Kushal Bugareth 81
1201 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; 390 Delarey van Tonder 74 Christiaan Maas 77 Nash de Klerk 77 Zander Lombard 80 Alexander Tarr 82
1243 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; 401 Meekah de Sousa 74 Malan Potgieter 75 Jordan Wessels 82 Jean Louis du Plessis 82 Jarryd Trevor Harty 88
1244 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; 395 Divan Mostert 73 Tiaan Diedericks 78 Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 79 Ockert Brits 81 Leonard Bevan 84
1258 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; 411 George Delport 80 Lyle Roche Pedro 80 Stefan Delport 82 Jaen-Pierre Fourie 84 Gabrelle Venter 85
1265 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; 413 Declan Brews 79 Percy Hawken 81 Johanco Welgemoed 82 Dylan Melville 85 Ian Botha 86
1268 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; 399 Tyler Stagg 75 Jaden Joubert 76 Tristan Coetzee 80 Jaydon Liddell 82 Joshua Osner 86
1324 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; 439 Dean Hall 84 Jacques van der Merwe 85 Zane Nel 86 Duvan Pretorius 87 Luke Lopes 97
FINAL RESULT – INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION
217 Casey Jarvis 73 73 71
218 Jordan Duminy 79 72 67
222 Zamokuhle Nxasana 75 72 75; Jan Human 73 75 74
225 Yurav Premlall 76 74 75
226 Meekah de Sousa 78 74 74; Christiaan Maas 74 75 77
229 Amilkar Bhana 77 76 76
230 John-William Blomerus 78 75 77; Nash de Klerk 77 76 77
231 Mitchell Hampson 75 81 75; Enzo Barbaglia 75 79 77; Declan Brews 75 77 79
232 Malan Potgieter 80 77 75
234 Brandon Weir Jnr 83 75 76
235 Divan Mostert 82 80 73; Kiera Floyd 80 79 76
236 Jack Cubitt 76 82 78
238 Herman du Plessis 81 82 75
240 Ethan Govender 82 82 76
241 Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 86 76 79; Tyler Stagg 84 82 75
242 C.J van Wyk 89 79 74; Jean Louis du Plessis 82 78 82
243 Awethu Mkhwanazi 84 75 84
244 Jaden Joubert 84 84 76
245 Jaco Pienaar 85 79 81; Stefan Delport 81 82 82; Jack Cloete 79 82 84
246 Lyle Roche Pedro 85 81 80; Zander Lombard 82 84 80; Kayle Wykes 81 82 83
247 Luke Cubitt 87 80 80
248 Nicholas Oliver Phipps 85 78 85
249 George Delport 86 83 80; Kyle van der Merwe 86 81 82
250 Ockert Brits 86 83 81
251 Dylan Foster 87 84 80; Kushal Bugareth 84 86 81
252 Alexander Tarr 85 85 82
253 Percy Hawken 86 86 81; Johanco Welgemoed 82 89 82
254 Delarey van Tonder 89 91 74
255 Franco Gericke 92 83 80; Alric Rowaan Rooi 86 86 83; Jordan Hart 82 87 86
256 Tiaan Diedericks 92 86 78
257 Jordan Wessels 89 86 82; Dylan Melville 87 85 85; Jaen-Pierre Fourie 85 88 84; Samantha Whateley 84 86 87; Zane Nel 83 88 86
258 Dean Hall 89 85 84; Jacques van der Merwe 86 87 85
259 Jaydon Liddell 91 86 82; Duvan Pretorius 86 86 87
261 Joshua Osner 86 89 86; Gabrelle Venter 84 92 85
263 Hannes Strooh 97 83 83; Tristan Coetzee 91 92 80; Dean Wilken 90 84 89
266 Taahir Mallick 88 93 85
267 Leonard Bevan 94 89 84
268 Corne Pieters 93 85 90
269 Bjorn Gericke 94 87 88; Nehan Robbetze 92 90 87
271 Ian Botha 97 88 86
272 Johann Christiaan Klopper 94 88 90
275 Werner Potgieter 91 98 86
276 Sibusiso Magagula 88 96 92
277 Takalani Jimmy Musandiwa 84 101 92
278 Kim Turgut 97 93 88
282 Christopher Bagnall 85 118 79
283 Matt Field 98 97 88
286 Jarryd Trevor Harty 102 96 88
290 Marko Kriek 94 97 99
292 Luke Lopes 101 94 97
297 Johan Greyling 99 101 97
307 Etienne Pretorius 108 101 98
314 Tebogo Lefifi 112 102 100; Tshifhumul Ndou 111 101 102
DQ Anro Kotze 97 DQ 88
Written and released by Lali Stander on behalf of the South African Golf Association.
Lali Stander
