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August 10, 2015

Strauss wins LPGA Q-S First Stage

10 August 2015 – South Africa’s Bertine Strauss moved one step closer to the LPGA Tour when she claimed the First Stage Qualifying School with a wire-to-wire victory in California on Sunday. The Koster golfer recorded rounds of 67, 67, 70 and 70 at the Dinah Shore and Arnold Palmer courses at Mission Hills Golf […]


Garcia, Eaton top SA charge in Pilsen 

Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies champion Nicole Garcia and Ladies European Tour rookie Melissa Eaton led the South African challenge with a tie for 25th in the Tipsport Golf Masters in the Czech Republic on Sunday. Wanna Be A Champion’s Garcia carded rounds of 68, 71 and 70 at Golf Park Pilsen and […]


August 9, 2015

Strauss moves clear at LPGA Q-School

9 August 201 – South Africa’s Bertine Strauss held on to the lead and moved clear of joint second round leader Megan Khang in the third round at the LPGA Qualifying School Stage One in California on Saturday. Strauss led the first round, but American Khang joined her 10-under-par 134 at the halfway mark at […]


August 8, 2015

Strauss snares share of LPGA Q-School lead

South Africa’s Bertine Strauss claimed a share of the 36-hole lead in Stage One of LPGA Qualifying School with 17-year-old amateur Megan Khang. The duo lead at 10-under-par 134 at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California and have a one stroke edge over Spanish amateur, Noemi Jimenez. Strauss, who won her first pro […]


August 3, 2015

Park pushes to Grand Slam glory

Inbee Park fired a course record-equalling seven-under-par 65 to win the Ricoh Women’s British Open in Scotland and seal a career Grand Slam on Sunday. With this extraordinary feat, Park joined an exclusive list of just six players, including Pat Bradley, Juli Inkster, Annika Sorenstam, Louise Suggs, Karrie Webb and Mickey Wright. Impressively, the 27-year-old […]


August 1, 2015

Pace, Simon hold course in Scotland

LPGA Tour winner Lee-Anne Pace rallied with her signature tenacity to join fellow South African Ashleigh Simon in Saturday’s third round of the Ricoh British Women’s Open in Scotland. Pace failed to take advantage of the sunny conditions on day one and carded a disappointing 75, but when the weather turned nasty at the Trump […]


July 31, 2015

Strauss sparkles on SunCoast Tour

South Africa’s Bertine Strauss claimed her professional breakthrough in her second start on the SunCoast Pro Golf Tour when she defeated American Allison Emrey at the fourth play-off hole at Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California on Wednesday. The pair deadlocked at seven-under-par 209 at the end of regulation play at the Arnold […]