STELLENBOSCH, 4 October 2018 – The final round of the 58th South African Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship at Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate is shaping up for a mouth-watering finale in both sections on Friday.
Defending champions Western Province are in for a ding-dong battle against Ekurhuleni for the championship title, while Mpumalanga and Border will go head-to-head in the battle for promotion.
A-SECTION
Western Province led the foursomes 2 – 1 and thundered to an 8 – 1 victory against Gauteng in Thursday’s second round to retain the top spot in the A-Section log.
Zayb Fredericks, playing at six, once against took first blood and beat Kim Turgut 6 & 5.
Kelly Erasmus downed Marine Legentil 5 & 4, Vicki Traut took down Gauteng number one Cara Ford 4 & 3, and Province captain Kaylah Williams birdied 17 to knock out seasoned IPT campaigner Eleonora Galletti 1-up.
Birthday girls Jordan Rothman and Katia Schaff also finished on a winning note. Schaff downed Kera Healy 1-up and Rothman routed Samantha Whateley 4 & 3.
Kiera Floyd and Nadia van der Westhuizen opened the batting for Ekurhuleni with a 5 & 4 win in the foursomes. Casandra Hall and captain Caitlyn Macnab won 3 & 1, while Teagan Lubbe and Kyra van Kan ensured a 2.5 – 1.5 lead for their team when they halved the final match.
Lubbe, Van Kan, Van der Westhuizen, Floyd and Macnab racked up five more points in the Singles to beat Southern Cape 7.5 – 1.5.
Both teams have four points, but Western Province has a slight edge with 15 games points. The 2017 champions lead Ekurhuleni by a lone games point though, so it will be all to play for on Friday.
In Division 2, KwaZulu-Natal beat Boland 6 – 3 and will face Gauteng North in the final round.
A-SECTION DIVISION 1
Western Province 8 vs Gauteng 1
Ekurhuleni 7.5 vs Southern Cape 1.5
Ekurhuleni 7.5 vs Southern Cape 1.5
Foursomes:
Floyd / van der Westhuizen beat de Klerk / November 5 & 4;
Van Kan / Lubbe halved with Ruthenberg / Dodds;
Macnab / Hall beat Winter / Naude 3 & 1;
Singles:
Teagan Lubbe beat Sylken – Leigh November 4 & 3;
Kyra van Kan beat Carey Dodds 6 & 5;
Nadia van der Westhuizen beat Kim de Klerk 6 & 4;
Kiera Floyd beat Ethel Ruthenberg 5 & 4;
Casandra Hall lost to Zane Naude 3 & 1;
Caitlyn Macnab beat Sandra Winter 4 & 3;
A-SECTION DIVISION 1 LOG
(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-Points-Matches won)
1 Western Province A (2, 2, 0, 0, 4, 15)
2 Ekurhuleni (2, 2, 0, 0, 4, 14)
T3 Gauteng (2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 3.5)
T3 Southern Cape (2, 0, 0, 2, 0, 3.5)
PHOTO: Defending champions Western Province and Ekurhuleni will duel it out for 58th SA Women’s Inter-Provincial Championshiptitle at Devonvale Golf and Wine Estate on Friday, 5 October 2018; credit GolfRSA.
