MODIMOLLE, 6 August 2019 – De Villiers Graaff and Megan Streicher from Somerset College came up trumps for Boland in the ninth edition of the SA High School Championship at Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Club on Tuesday.
Fittingly for Women’s Month, Streicher made golfing history as the first female champion.
Two-time champions De Villiers Graaff celebrate their SA High School Championship victory with Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate golf director Jacques Venter; credit GolfRSA.
Left to right: Angelo Keffers, Alric Rooi, Cobus Boshoff (manager), Keenan Keffers, Jurie Mostert and golf director Jacques Venter from Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate.
The Swellendam golfer edged out Jurie Mostert from De Villiers Graaff, Curro Aurora’s Kieron van Wyk and Yurav Premlall from the Balderstone Sport Institute by one shot with rounds of 72 and 68 to scoop the Individual title on four-under-par 140.
Meanwhile the team competition went down the wire.
The Golf School of Excellence Cape Town opened with a three-under-par 213 total to lead the field, but Angelo Keffers (70), Mostert (71) and Keanan Keffers (73) put De Villiers Graaff on the attack with an opening round of 214.
Curro Aurora – targeting their third successive victory – trailed by three shots, but a determined effort from Carl Mwale (72), Van Wyk (72) and Stefano Marchetti (75) for a score of 219 saw the two-time leaders set the clubhouse target on three-over 435.
Meanwhile Mostert fired a two-under 70 and he was backed up by the Keffers brothers.
“Keanan shot 75 and Angelo carded 76 for a total of 221 and that gave us a share of first with Curro Aurora on three-over.” said De Villiers Graaff Golf Academy manager Cobus Boshoff. “Earlier I found our fourth player, Alric Rooi, sitting under a tree. He was absolutely devastated after rounds of 75 and 77 and so despondent that he hadn’t contributed anything to the team. Little did he know that he would be our hero on the day.”
In the event of a tie, the winner is determined by the fourth players’ score in the final round under the terms of competition.
“Our total was 298 with Alric’s final round 77,” Boshoff said. “Their fourth player, Cole Stevens, shot 82 in the final round, which gave them a total of 301. You can bet Alric felt a lot better when he discovered he saved the day for us.”
Boshoff described the victory as a big win for De Villiers Graaff School, and a huge win for golf development.
“We are a very small school with only 345 learners, so winning this for a second time speaks volumes of the success we are achieving at the Golf Academy,” he said.
“Alric, Keanan and Angelo are all members of the South African Golf Development Board. Thanks to funding from the school and Boland Golf Union, they are full-time boarders at the hostel and they work intensively with the coaches from Swingfit.
“These four fine young men are paying back the support they receive in spades, not only winning this title for us a second time, but helping Boland Golf Union to victory in the B-Section at last year’s SA Inter-Provincial.
“This is a huge stage for these young players, and they performed brilliantly under pressure. The course set-up was tough. We had beautiful summer weather, but winter conditions on course. The greens were really fast and they really gave the guys tough pin positions on the last day. Our players compete with basics. They don’t have the newest or best clubs on the market, but they have pure talent. That is what we saw on display here this week and we are incredibly proud of their achievement.”
The Afrikaanse Hoër Seunskool finished third on 441, Balderstone Sports Institute edged out The Golf School of Excellence Cape Town for fourth in a count-out on 443.
Team Results
(Best 3 of 4 scores to count)
435 De Villiers Graaff 214 Angelo Keffers 70 Jurie Mostert 71 Keanan Keffers 73; 221 Jurie Mostert 70 Keanan Keffers 75 Angelo Keffers 76 Alric Rooi 77 (Count-out on fourth players’ score)
435 Curro Aurora 216 Kieron van Wyk 69 Carl Mwale 73 Cole Stevens 74; 219 Carl Mwale 72 Kieron van Wyk 72 Stefano Marchetti 75 Cole Stevens 82
441 Die Afrikaanse Hoer Pretoria (A) 220 Christiaan Maas 72 Luhan Bester 73 Zandre Labuschagne 75; 221 Tobias Jan de Flamingh 70 Christiaan Maas 71 Luhan Bester 80
443 Balderstone Sports Institute 217 Yurav Premlall 68 Regan Gay 73 Josh De Aguiar 76; 226 Yurav Premlall 73 Josh De Aguiar 76 Matthew Dennis 77
443 TGSE 213 Jere Brits 69 Keyan Loubser 70 Louis - Jnr Loubser 74; 230 Louis - Jnr Loubser 72 Keyan Loubser 78 Craig Jacobs 80
444 Maritzburg College 221 Nathan Trodd 73 Louis James Barnard 73 Ethan Gough 75; 223 Sean Paxton 73 Ethan Gough 75 Nathan Trodd 75
445 Somerset College 226 Megan Streicher 72 Hayden Morgan-Evens 74 Annalie Swanepoel 80; 219 Megan Streicher 68 Hayden Morgan-Evens 74 Annalie Swanepoel 77
447 Woodlands International College 225 Deacon Rudolph 74 Dylan Miller 75 Liam van Deventer 76; 222 Liam van Deventer 71 Deacon Rudolph 74 Grant Ferreira 77
449 Glenwood House 222 Jean Pierre van der Watt 70 Damian Osner 74 James Murray 78; 227 Jean Pierre van der Watt 73 Damian Osner 76 James Murray 78
451 McKinlay Reid 231 Dylan Melville 76 Kyle Conradie 77 Barend Botha 78; 220 Dylan Melville 71 Barend Botha 74 Max Hansen 75
464 St Stithians Boys College 230 Jaime Clive Lewis 73 Jarryd Pyle 78 James Fraser 79; 234 Jaime Clive Lewis 75 James Fraser 79 Josh Elliot 80
465 Die Afrikaanse Hoer Pretoria (B) 242 Wiehan van der Walt 79 Nico Booyens 81 David Waschefort 82; 223 David Waschefort 72 Nico Booyens 73 Wiehan van der Walt 78
466 Milnerton High 234 Murray Boast 73 Justin Behrens 79 Shea Byrne 82; 232 Murray Boast 76 Justin Behrens 77 Slade Strydom 79
473 Grey College 241 Christiaan Heyman 75 Jasper Richter 82 Neil Delport 84; 232 Christiaan Heyman 74 Neil Delport 78 Jasper Richter 80
476 HTS Middelburg 239 Behn Heyns 76 Tihan Du Preez 79 Wynand van Dyk 84; 237 Behn Heyns 76 Tihan Du Preez 77 Wynand van Dyk 84
480 Pecanwood College 241 Luc Gavagnin 75 Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 80 Logan Bartholomew 86; 239 Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 77 Luc Gavagnin 78 Logan Bartholomew 84
482 Grey High 244 Robert Shearer 77 Michael Mc Lean 81 Timothy Schady 86; 238 Michael Mc Lean 76 Robert Shearer 79 Timothy Schady 83
483 Klerksdorp Hoerskool 252 Jaco Anderson 78 Divan Visagie 85 Blake Botes 89; 231 Jaco Anderson 67 Blake Botes 81 Leonard Bevan 83
488 Framesby Hoerskool 239 Hugh Moffat 79 Zahn Scholtz 80 Ferdinand Roth (jnr) 80; 249 Ferdinand Roth (jnr) 82 Hugh Moffat 82 Zahn Scholtz 85
500 Marais Viljoen 259 Gareth Matthysen 81 Brohnan Borrajeiro 88 Jordan Hart 90; 241 Gareth Matthysen 79 Jordan Hart 80 JD Prinsloo 82
501 Hoerskool Middelburg 260 Christo Enslin 86 Evert Buurman 87 TJ Sandys 87; 241 TJ Sandys 76 Evert Buurman 82 Christo Enslin 83
Individual Competition Result
140 Megan Streicher 72 68
141 Jurie Mostert 71 70; Kieron van Wyk 69 72; Yurav Premlall 68 73
143 Christiaan Maas 72 71; Jean Pierre van der Watt 70 73
145 Jaco Anderson 78 67; Carl Mwale 73 72
146 Louis - Jnr Loubser 74 72; Angelo Keffers 70 76
147 Tobias Jan de Flamingh 77 70; Dylan Melville 76 71; Liam van Deventer 76 71
148 Sean Paxton 75 73; Hayden Morgan-Evens 74 74; Deacon Rudolph 74 74; Jaime Clive Lewis 73 75; Keanan Keffers 73 75; Nathan Trodd 73 75; Keyan Loubser 70 78
149 Christiaan Heyman 75 74; Murray Boast 73 76; Jere Brits 69 80
150 Ethan Gough 75 75; Damian Osner 74 76
151 Regan Gay 73 78
152 Barend Botha 78 74; Behn Heyns 76 76; Josh De Aguiar 76 76; Alric Rowaan Rooi 75 77
153 Stefano Marchetti 78 75; Grant Ferreira 76 77; Luc Gavagnin 75 78; Luhan Bester 73 80
154 David Waschefort 82 72; Nico Booyens 81 73; Max Hansen 79 75
156 Justin Behrens 79 77; Tihan Du Preez 79 77; James Murray 78 78; Kyle Conradie 77 79; Robert Shearer 77 79; Craig Jacobs 76 80; Cole Stevens 74 82; Louis James Barnard 73 83
157 Michael Mc Lean 81 76; Annalie Swanepoel 80 77; Rorisang Nkosi(Jnr) 80 77; Matthew Dennis 80 77; Wiehan van der Walt 79 78
158 James Fraser 79 79; Liam Ross 78 80; Zandre Labuschagne 75 83
159 Jarryd Pyle 78 81
160 Gareth Matthysen 81 79
161 Hugh Moffat 79 82
162 Neil Delport 84 78; Jasper Richter 82 80; Josh Elliot 82 80; Ferdinand Roth (jnr) 80 82
163 TJ Sandys 87 76
165 Micháel deWet Louw 82 83; Zahn Scholtz 80 85
166 Shea Byrne 82 84
168 Michael Raggett 89 79; Slade Strydom 89 79; Wynand van Dyk 84 84
169 Evert Buurman 87 82; Timothy Schady 86 83; Christo Enslin 86 83; Divan Visagie 85 84
170 Jordan Hart 90 80; Blake Botes 89 81; Logan Bartholomew 86 84
171 Mosito Moloi 85 86; Dylan Miller 75 96
172 Leonard Bevan 89 83; Brohnan Borrajeiro 88 84; Michael Randall 86 86
173 Gary Quinn Colananni 90 83
174 Zane Nel 89 85
175 Dylan Snyman 87 88
178 JD Prinsloo 96 82
179 Jaysen Turpin 88 91