Latest news from Sunshine Ladies Tour

September 6, 2015

Steady Simon stays the course in Sweden

South Africa’s Ashleigh Simon will start today’s final round of the Helsingborg Open four shots off the pace from Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark, who strengthened her bid for a wire-to-wire maiden Ladies European Tour victory in Sweden with a solid performance Saturday. For a third successive day, Larsen broke 70 at Vasatorps Golf Club […]


September 4, 2015

Simon on fire at Helsingborg Open

South Africa’s Ashleigh Simon fired a scorching eight-under-par 65 to roar within a stroke of Nicole Broch Larsen of Denmark in the second round of the Ladies European Tour’s Helsingborg Open on Friday. The Wanna Be A Champion player collected nine birdies at Vasatorps Golf Club to move to eight under 138, while Larsen kept […]


August 26, 2015

2015 Solheim Cup teams finalised

The European Team for this year’s Solheim Cup matches in Germany is complete after Carin Koch selected Sweden’s Caroline Hedwall, Karine Icher from France, Germany’s Caroline Masson and Catriona Matthew from Scotland as her captain’s picks. All four players shared in the record-breaking 18-10 victory at Colorado Golf Club two years ago. The rest of […]


August 25, 2015

Wayward Garcia lurks at Kyalami

Nicole Garcia described her second round as “one long search for balls there where they are taping the next season of survivor.” Yet, despite problems off the tee, the reigning Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies champion finished within striking distance of pacesetter Bryandrew Roelofsz in the IGT Tour’s Gary Player School for Champions […]


August 20, 2015

Rakes & Cues for Charity

Professional golfer Adilson da Silva is one of the most consistent putters on the Sunshine Tour. When he has a putter in his hands. But at San Lameer Country Club this week, he took part in a putting competition for charity using a bunker rake, surf ski paddle and even a pool cue. Da Silva […]


August 17, 2015

SA pair falter while Henderson sizzles in Portland

South Africa’s Lee-Anne Pace and Ashleigh Simon battled at the weekend in the Cambia Portland Classic, but Canadian qualifier Brooke Henderson hit her stride to capture her first LPGA Tour victory in style. Simon was inside the top 40 with solid rounds of 71, 72 and 70 and got to three under with a birdie […]


Player to captain SA Olympic golf team

Nine-time Major winner Gary Player has been named captain of South Africa’s first Olympic golf team that will compete at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Player, a winner of more than 165 tournaments worldwide, is the only person to complete the career Grand Slam on both the regular and senior tours amidst his 18 Major […]