MIDDELBURG, 25 May 2016 – Ivanna Samu, Kaleigh Telfer and Woo-Ju Son lived up to their star billing when they sealed back-to-back success for Gauteng in the Swiss Team Trophy, while Ekurhuleni lifted the Challenge Trophy with a crushing victory at the 72-Hole Teams Championship on Wednesday.
Lali Stander – It was Kajal Mistry (70) and Chiara Contomathios (73) from the B-team that got Gauteng’s title defence underway at Middelburg Country Club on Monday, while the country’s top ranked seniors Samu and Telfer from Gauteng A opened with 149 to finish six shots off the pace.
But Samu and number one ranked junior Son stepped it up in round two with a total of 145 to grab a share of the lead at 294 with Gauteng North A.
Samu and Telfer gained control for Gauteng A with a third round 141. Poised in pole position at 435 with a nine stroke lead over Gauteng North A, the pair combined once again for a final round 146 to lock down a 13 stroke victory for Gauteng A on 581.
Meanwhile Mistry and Contomathios produced further rounds of 152, 153 and 146 to claim a one-two finish for Gauteng for a second year running.
Gauteng North A took third on 596, while Border finished a credible fourth on 602 in their Swiss Team Trophy debut.
Not surprisingly, Samu and Telfer also dominated the Individual Competition on the last day.
Samu overhauled Ekurhuleni’s Casandra Hall with birdies at four and nine to take the early lead, while Telfer reeled in birdies at two, three, six and seven to get within striking distance, but catastrophe struck after the turn.
Samu dropped shots at 10, 11 and 12 and suffered a triple bogey at the par three 13th, while Telfer also bogeyed the first three holes and dropped another shot at 16. Samu rallied with back-to-back birdies at 16 and 17 and parred the final hole for a 74. She successfully defended the title she shared with Eleonora Galletti in last year’s edition, while Telfer signed for a 72 to share the runner-up spot with Mistry, who closed with a 71.
Hall had to settle for fourth on her own on 293 after carding a final round 293, but her earlier rounds of 67, 73 and 75 laid a solid foundation for Ekurhuleni A and helped the team to an unassailable lead going into the final round.
Sarah Bouch added a 72 in round one, 74 in round two and closed with a 77, while Caitlyn Mcnab carded a third round 76 and 75 in the final round to seal promotion for Ekurhuleni A with a staggering 20-stroke victory.
Ekurhuleni A triumphed on 13 over 589, with Gauteng C finishing a distant second on 609 and Kwa-Zulu Natal combined for rounds of 149, 155, 164 and 164 to take third on 632.
SWISS TEAM TROPHY FINAL RESULT
(Best 2 scores of 3 to count)
581 Gauteng A 149 Kaleigh Telfer 74 Ivanna Samu 75; 145 Ivanna Samu 71 Woo-Ju Son 74; 141 Ivanna Samu 70 Kaleigh Telfer 71; 146 Kaleigh Telfer 72 Ivanna Samu 74
594 Gauteng B 143 Kajal Mistry 70 Chiara Contomathios 73; 152 Kajal Mistry 75 Chiara Contomathios 77; 153 Kajal Mistry 76 Chiara Contomathios 77; 146 Kajal Mistry 71 Chiara Contomathios 75
596 Gauteng North A 146 Danielle Du Toit 70 Larissa Du Preez 76; 148 Danielle Du Toit 71 Larissa Du Preez 77; 150 Larissa Du Preez 74 Danielle Du Toit 76; 152 Larissa Du Preez 74 Crystal Cooper 78
602 Border 150 Demi Flanagan 74 Siviwe Duma 76; 152 Zethu Myeki 75 Siviwe Duma 77; 148 Zethu Myeki 69 Demi Flanagan 79; 152 Zethu Myeki 74 Siviwe Duma 78
602 Boland A 147 Bianca Theron 73 Bianca Lohbauer 74; 153 Bianca Theron 75 Bianca Lohbauer 78; 146 Bianca Lohbauer 72 Bianca Theron 74; 156 Bianca Lohbauer 75 Bianca Theron 81
603 Kwazulu Natal A 155 Michaela Fletcher 76 Lizzie Currie 79; 148 Michaela Fletcher 72 Brittney-Fay Berger 76; 151 Michaela Fletcher 72 Brittney-Fay Berger 79; 149 Brittney-Fay Berger 73 Michaela Fletcher 76
621 Gauteng North B 153 Lenanda Van der Watt 76 Catherine Lau 77; 162 Marne Clack 80 Catherine Lau 82; 152 Lenanda Van der Watt 76 Marne Clack 76; 154 Marne Clack 76 Lenanda Van der Watt 78
630 Western Province A 153 Michelle Swanepoel 76 Katia Shaff 77; 160 Michelle Swanepoel 79 Katia Shaff 81; 161 Katia Shaff 78 Zayb Fredericks 83; 156 Zayb Fredericks 77 Katia Shaff 79
641 Gauteng North C 156 Adele Beytell 78 Eugenie Clack 78; 157 Karin Watts 78 Eugenie Clack 79; 165 Eugenie Clack 81 Karin Watts 84; 163 Eugenie Clack 79 Karin Watts 84
642 Western Province B 160 Kaylah Williams 78 Aaliyah Abrahams 82; 163 Aaliyah Abrahams 80 Kaylah Williams 83; 159 Aaliyah Abrahams 79 Kaylah Williams 80; 160 Kaylah Williams 78 Aaliyah Abrahams 82
663 Southern Cape 164 Sonja Bland 82 Desiree Geldenhuys 82; 165 Sonja Bland 82 Desiree Geldenhuys 83; 162 Petrone Rudolph 81 Desiree Geldenhuys 81; 172 Sonja Bland 85 Desiree Geldenhuys 87
706 North West 182 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 91 Desire Green 91; 176 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 84 Desire Green 92; 172 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 86 Desire Green 86; 176 Kaitlin Joan Fensham 84 Desire Green 92
CHALLENGE TROPHY RESULT
Round 3 Results (Best 2 scores of 3 to count)
437 Ekurhuleni A 139 Casandra Hall 67 Sarah Bouch 72; 147 Casandra Hall 73 Sarah Bouch 74; 151 Casandra Hall 75 Caitlyn Macnab 76
458 Gauteng C 145 Symone Henriques 70 Shawnelle De Lange 75; 155 Shawnelle De Lange 75 Symone Henriques 80; 158 Kaiyuree Moodley 79 Shawnelle De Lange 79
468 Kwazulu Natal B 149 Chloe Royston 74 Elsune Roode 75; 155 Sarah Tychsen 77 Chloe Royston 78; 164 Elsune Roode 82 Chloe Royston 82
477 Boland B 168 Olivia Le Roux 78 Cassidy Williams 90; 156 Olivia Le Roux 74 Cassidy Williams 82; 153 Olivia Le Roux 75 Cassidy Williams 78
477 Free State 159 Chante Van Zyl 78 Zanele Mazibuko 81; 164 Zanele Mazibuko 79 Chante Van Zyl 85; 154 Chante Van Zyl 76 Bianca Wernich 78
479 Ekurhuleni B 159 Kiera Floyd 76 Candice Wort 83; 159 Kiera Floyd 77 Jenefer Haw 82; 161 Kiera Floyd 79 Candice Wort 82
481 Eastern Province 161 Imkeleen Meyer 77 Minette Olivier 84; 160 Imkeleen Meyer 78 Minette Olivier 82; 160 Imkeleen Meyer 78 Minette Olivier 82
488 Gauteng North D 162 Marinda Pretorius 81 Caro Els 81; 160 Caro Els 74 Marinda Pretorius 86; 166 Caro Els 80 Cleo Jordaan 86
505 Limpopo 163 Ananda Lategan 81 Cherie Siebert 82; 169 Ananda Lategan 84 Anzel Van der Schyff 85; 173 Anzel Van der Schyff 85 Cherie Siebert 88
506 Western Province C 165 Odette Booysen 81 Kayla Paulsen 84; 171 Iman Adams 83 Kayla Paulsen 88; 170 Iman Adams 84 Odette Booysen 86
512 Mpumalanga 167 Chanelle Botha 83 Thandeka Hlatshwayo 84; 169 Chante Boonstra 81 Chanelle Botha 88; 176 Thandeka Hlatshwayo 86 Chanelle Botha 90
537 Northern Cape 180 Lindy-Lee Kotze 90 Magdel Du Toit 90; 178 Lindy-Lee Kotze 88 Magdel Du Toit 90; 179 Elmien Van Niekerk 88 Magdel Du Toit 91
INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION RESULT (top 20)
290 Ivanna Samu 75 71 70 74
292 Kaleigh Telfer 74 75 71 72; Kajal Mistry 70 75 76 71
293 Casandra Hall 67 73 75 78
296 Michaela Fletcher 76 72 72 76; Danielle Du Toit 70 71 76 79
299 Zethu Myeki 81 75 69 74; Bianca Lohbauer 74 78 72 75
300 Caitlyn Macnab 75 74 76 75
301 Larissa Du Preez 76 77 74 74
302 Chiara Contomathios 73 77 77 75
303 Bianca Theron 73 75 74 81; Symone Henriques 70 80 80 73
305 Kiera Floyd 76 77 79 73; Sarah Bouch 72 74 82 77
306 Olivia Le Roux 78 74 75 79
307 Shawnelle De Lange 75 75 79 78
309 Brittney-Fay Berger 81 76 79 73; Woo-Ju Son 76 74 79 80
310 Imkeleen Meyer 77 78 78 77
