NATIONAL NEWS - A year ago, Mpumalanga torpedoed Boland’s title defence when they beat the defending champions in the opening round of the SA Country Districts Inter-Provincial at ERPM Golf Club. But revenge is sweet and 12 month on, Boland reciprocated to derail Mpumalanga’s bid for successive titles in Monday’s opening round at Nelspruit Golf Club.
Boland scored a clean sweep in the Foursomes to take a tidy 4 – 0 lead over the local favourites into the Singles. Victories from Lauritz Loubser, Coenraad Swanepoel, Cedric Rooi and Dylon Jacobs secured an 8 – 4 result for the 2014 champions.
North West thumped Ekurhuleni 11 – 1 to take pole position in the A-Section log on games points.
Meanwhile Kwa-Zulu Natal hammered Eastern Province 10.5 – 1.5 for a convincing start in the B-Section battle for promotion.
The coastal side started the Singles on the front foot with a 4 – 0 lead. Ryno Crous, Sean Baker, Jens Hillerman, Combrinck Smit and Louis Albertse delivered the blows to Eastern Province to stretch the lead to 9 – 0 and halves from Corne van Deventer, Steve Phutides and Derek Scullard helped the side to start the week on a very positive note.
A-SECTION RESULTS
Mpumalanga 4 vs Boland 8
Clifford / Daniel lost to Swanepoel / Botha 3 & 2;
Wilken / Zietsman lost to Loubser / Conradie 4 & 3;
Mare / De Beer lost to Rooi / Jacobs 2Down;
Lessingh / van der Merwe lost to Pieters / Basson 1Down;
Ivan Mare lost to Lauritz Loubser 4 & 3;
Ru-Jean Lessingh lost to Coenraad Swanepoel 2Down;
Daniel James Clifford beat J F Conradie 5 & 4;
Chris Zietsman beat Anton Pieters 7 & 5;
Gary Daniel lost to Cedric Rooi 4 & 3;
E Wilken beat W.P. Botha 3 & 2;
Christiaan De Beer lost to Dylon Jacobs 2Down;
Peetie van der Merwe beat Christian Basson 3 & 2;
North West 11 vs Ekurhuleni 1
Schoenfeld / Maree beat Haasbroek / Joubert 4 & 3;
De Jager / Nortje beat De Abreu / Di Bucci 4 & 3;
Britz / Krugel halved with Gildenhuys / Olfsen;
Pickering / Moore beat Gildenhuys / Hulme 2Up;
Marco Schoenfeld beat Lawrence Joubert 4 & 3;
Tiaan Maree beat Andrew Haasbroek 4 & 3;
David-Louis Nortje halved with Marco Di Bucci;
Johan Krugel beat Stefan Hulme 4 & 3;
Zabastian de Jager beat Brandon Gildenhuys 2 & 1;
Slade Pickering beat Dino De Abreu 5 & 4;
Albert Britz beat Burt Gildenhuys 2 & 1;
Naithen Moore beat Sean Olfsen 2 & 1;
Bye – Free State
A-SECTION LOG
(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-Points-Matches won)
1 North West (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 11.0)
2 Boland (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 8.0)
3 Mpumalanga (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 4.0)
4 Ekurhuleni (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1.0)
B-SECTION RESULTS
Border 8 vs Limpopo 4
Ngantweni / Jonas halved with van Baalen / Hawken;
Ludick / Scharneck beat Olley / Wiggill 2 & 1;
Du Preez / Nel beat Putter / Van der Walt 4 & 3;
Stotter / Thomas lost to Chandler / Mackays 2 & 1;
Charl Stotter halved with Antony Hawken;
Fellow Ngantweni beat Conrad van Baalen 2 & 1;
Jarred Scharneck beat Vincent Olley 4 & 2;
Ben Jonas halved with David Wiggill;
Niel du Preez beat Franco Putter 3 & 2;
Patrick Ludick halved with Jay Van der Walt;
Pieter Nel beat Edwin Mackays 5 & 3;
Ian Thomas lost to Shaun Chandler 1Down;
Kwazulu-Natal 10.5 vs Eastern Province 1.5
Hillerman / Crous beat Qunta / Manuel 5 & 4;
Baker / van Deventer beat van der Bank / Preston 4 & 3;
Phytides / Scullard beat Manuel / Olivier 4 & 3;
Albertse / Smit beat Burger / Ludick 4 & 2;
Ryno Crous beat Gregory Manuel 5 & 4;
Sean Baker beat Eddie Qunta 3 & 2;
Jens Hillerman beat Moolman Olivier 6 & 5;
Corne van Deventer halved with Anthony Preston;
Steve Phytides halved with Tiaan van der Bank;
Combrinck Smit beat Rhalf Manuel 5 & 4;
Louis Albertse beat Johnny Ludick 6 & 5;
Derek Scullard halved with Attie Burger;
Southern Cape 6 vs Northern Cape 6
Steyn / Norgarb halved with van der Walt / Kruger;
De Lange / Geldenhuys lost to Jacobs / Marais 1Down;
Faber / Barnard lost to Kori / Hugo 4 & 3;
Welgemoed / Human beat Toy / Van Zyl 4 & 3;
Marius de Lange lost to Daniel Kruger 2 & 1;
Ian Norgarb beat NJ van der Walt 4 & 3;
Lukas Cornelius Steyn beat Pieter Marais 6 & 5;
James Faber lost to Nico (Jnr) Jacobs 4 & 3;
Henk Geldenhuys beat Stephanus Christiaan Hugo 6 & 4;
Werner Welgemoed beat Andries Kori 2 & 1;
Stafie Barnard halved with Darren Van Zyl;
Hans-Jurie Human lost to Allan Toy 2 & 1;
B-SECTION LOG
(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-Points-Matches won)
1 Kwazulu-Natal (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 10.5)
2 Border (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 8.0)
T3 Southern Cape (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 6.0)
T3 Northern Cape (1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 6.0)
5 Limpopo (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 4.0)
6 Eastern Province (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 1.5)
ARTICLE: LALI STANDER
