POLOKWANE, 23 May 2017 – Gauteng’s bid to win the Swiss Team Trophy for a third successive year was dealt a heavy blow on Tuesday as Ekurhuleni and KwaZulu-Natal overhauled the defending champions in the 72 Hole Teams Championship in Polokwane.
Gauteng A began the second round with a two shot lead over KwaZulu-Natal and a three stroke advantage over Ekurhuleni, but the two-time champions are on the back foot heading into the final round at Polokwane Golf Club on Wednesday.
Gauteng A protected their overnight advantage with a second round 142 after Woo-Ju Son and Kaleigh Telfer both returned 71s, however, a hefty 151 in the third round from a 74 from Telfer and 77 from Son saw the team slip to third on 437.
Meanwhile Casandra Hall and Caitlyn Macnab pushed Ekurhuleni to the front of the pack alongside KwaZulu-Natal on 434.
The Ekurhuleni pair combined for a second round 143 and third round 144, while the KwaZulu-Natal duo posted successive rounds of 144.
Hall aced the par three eighth on her way to a second round 73 and she carded 74 in round three and 15-year-old Macnab boosted the side with successive rounds of 70.
KwaZulu-Natal’s Michaela Fletcher is making the most of her break from the University of Memphis.
The Maritzburg golfer anchored the team with a second round 72 and third round 68, while Berger from Kloof returned rounds of 72 and 75 to take the side to joint first.
Gauteng C launched their bid for the Challenge Trophy with a 153 and also had a two shot overnight advantage, but Kaiyuree Moodley and Kelsey Nicholas ensured that the team will start the final round with a colossal 15-shot lead.
Moodley, the reigning Nomads SA Girls Rose Bowl champion, bounced back after an expensive 84 in the first round to register rounds of 74 and 70 and Nicholas shot 73 in the second round and 78 in round three to keep Gauteng C in ascendancy.
Fletcher also overtook Son for the top spot in the Individual Competition.
The KwaZulu-Natal golfer moved to three under 213 and has a two shot lead over Macnab. Telfer sits in third on two over, while Hall shares fourth at three over with Son and Symone Henriques from Gauteng B. Zethu Myeki from Border and Berger are tied for seventh at five over.
Ekurhuleni 12-year-old Kiera Floyd fired rounds of 76, 72 and 75 to break into the top 10 and shares ninth spot at seven over with Gauteng B’s Chiara Contomathios.
Swiss Team Trophy – Round 1 Result (format best 2 scores of 3 to count)
434 Ekurhuleni A 147 Casandra Hall 72 Caitlyn Macnab 75; 143 Caitlyn Macnab 70 Casandra Hall 73; 144 Caitlyn Macnab 70 Casandra Hall 74
434 Kwazulu Natal A 146 Michaela Fletcher 72 Brittney-Fay Berger 74; 144 Michaela Fletcher 72 Brittney-Fay Berger 72; 144 Michaela Fletcher 69 Brittney-Fay Berger 75
437 Gauteng A 144 Woo-Ju Son 71 Kaleigh Telfer 73; 142 Woo-Ju Son 71 Kaleigh Telfer 71; 151 Kaleigh Telfer 74 Woo-Ju Son 77
441 Gauteng B 149 Symone Henriques 74 Chiara Contomathios 75; 145 Symone Henriques 72 Eleonora Galletti 73; 147 Symone Henriques 73 Chiara Contomathios 74
445 Gauteng North A 151 Lenanda van der Watt 73 Catherine Lau 78; 151 Larissa du Preez 75 Catherine Lau 76; 143 Larissa du Preez 70 Catherine Lau 73
450 Southern Cape 149 Ethel Ruthenberg 72 Laila Hrindova 77; 151 Laila Hrindova 75 Sandra Winter 76; 150 Laila Hrindova 75 Ethel Ruthenberg 75
455 Western Province A 150 Kaylah Williams 74 Kelly Erasmus 76; 145 Katia Shaff 71 Kelly Erasmus 74; 160 Kelly Erasmus 79 Katia Shaff 81
458 Border 153 Zethu Myeki 74 Demi Flanagan 79; 153 Zethu Myeki 73 Demi Flanagan 80; 152 Zethu Myeki 74 Demi Flanagan 78
459 Boland A 149 Crystal Beukes 74 Bianca Wernich 75; 151 Crystal Beukes 72 Bianca Wernich 79; 159 Crystal Beukes 79 Bianca Wernich 80
477 Western Province B 162 Ashleigh Mills 80 Zayb Fredericks 82; 158 Ashleigh Mills 77 Zayb Fredericks 81; 157 Ashleigh Mills 74 Aaliyah Abrahams 83
492 Gauteng North B 162 Adele Beytell 81 Karin Watts 81; 162 Adele Beytell 78 Karin Watts 84; 168 Karin Watts 83 Adele Beytell 85
503 Gauteng North C 169 Shanice De Gee 83 Genee Marais 86; 162 Marinda Pretorius 80 Shanice De Gee 82; 172 Genee Marais 86 Marinda Pretorius 86
Challenge Trophy Results (Format best 2 scores of 3 to count)
448 Gauteng C 153 Kelsey Nicholas 75 Lynette Fourie 78; 147 Kelsey Nicholas 73 Kaiyuree Moodley 74; 148 Kaiyuree Moodley 70 Kelsey Nicholas 78
463 Ekurhuleni B 155 Kiera Floyd 76 Carmen Taljaard 79; 154 Kiera Floyd 72 Jenefer Haw 82; 154 Kiera Floyd 75 Jenefer Haw 79
473 Kwazulu Natal B 160 Lizzie Currie 78 Bronwyn Rae 82; 154 Lizzie Currie 77 Jessica Shurety 77; 159 Lizzie Currie 77 Jessica Shurety 82
473 Free State 155 Gabrielle Venter 76 Chante Van Zyl 79; 161 Gabrielle Venter 79 Chante Van Zyl 82; 157 Zanele Mazibuko 78 Chante Van Zyl 79
485 Mpumalanga 161 Zane Naude 77 Chante Boonstra 84; 158 Zane Naude 76 Patrizia Lombard 82; 166 Chante Boonstra 80 Zane Naude 86
486 Western Province C 164 Jordan Rothman 76 Jessica Green 88; 158 Jordan Rothman 78 Odette Booysen 80; 164 Jordan Rothman 82 Odette Booysen 82
492 Boland B 170 Annalie Swanepoel 84 Megan Streicher 86; 162 Annalie Swanepoel 76 Megan Streicher 86; 160 Megan Streicher 80 Annalie Swanepoel 80
494 North West 162 Crystal Cooper 80 Kaitlin Fensham 82; 166 Kaitlin Fensham 82 Desire Green 84; 166 Kaitlin Fensham 81 Desire Green 85
530 Eastern Province 179 Shene Du Toit 86 Minette Olivier 93; 176 Minette Olivier 88 Shene Du Toit 88; 175 Shene Du Toit 86 Minette Olivier 89
541 Northern Cape 186 Magdel Du Toit 90 Lilian David 96; 174 Magdel Du Toit 83 Magri Beukes 91; 181 Magri Beukes 89 Lilian David 92
541 Limpopo 179 Mari Stroh 88 Anzel Van der Schyff 91; 177 Cherie Siebert 86 Mari Stroh 91; 185 Cherie Siebert 91 Anzel Van der Schyff 94
Round 1 Individual Leaderboard (top 20)
213 Michaela Fletcher 72 72 69
215 Caitlyn Macnab 75 70 70
218 Kaleigh Telfer 73 71 74
219 Symone Henriques 74 72 73; Casandra Hall 72 73 74; Woo-Ju Son 71 71 77
221 Zethu Myeki 74 73 74; Brittney-Fay Berger 74 72 75
223 Kiera Floyd 76 72 75; Chiara Contomathios 75 74 74
224 Larissa du Preez 79 75 70
225 Crystal Beukes 74 72 79
226 Kelsey Nicholas 75 73 78; Lenanda van der Watt 73 78 75; Ethel Ruthenberg 72 79 75
227 Catherine Lau 78 76 73; Laila Hrindova 77 75 75; Eleonora Galletti 77 73 77
229 Kajal Mistry 78 74 77; Katia Shaff 77 71 81; Kelly Erasmus 76 74 79
