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Jacques Van der Merwe secures maiden Betway Big Easy Tour 5 title

Friday 8 August 2025
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GolfRSA names strong squads for WATC

Thursday 7 August 2025
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Njoroge Kibugu claims SunDev East Africa Swing Nyali Golf and Country Club title

Wednesday 6 August 2025
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Jacques Van der Merwe Takes Lead at Betway Big Easy Tour 5

Wednesday 6 August 2025
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Sunshine Tour returns with FNB Eswatini Challenge after eight-week break

Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Boshoff leads Betway Big Easy Tour 5 after opening round

Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Wakhu, Nsanzuwera share lead at Sunshine Development Tour East Africa Swing

Tuesday 5 August 2025
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Zimbabwe qualifies for World Amateur Team Championship

Monday 4 August 2025
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Jay Sandhu wins 48th Kenya Amateur Strokeplay Championship, secures Magical Kenya Open slot

Monday 4 August 2025
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Marcel Steyn Scholtz wins Blue Label Invitational #3

Thursday 31 July 2025
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Tanaka Chatora wins Zimbabwe Matchplay

Monday 28 July 2025
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The 153rd Open sets new benchmark for attendance, viewership and engagement

Friday 25 July 2025

Hot shots on the greens

Current trending players in the golfing world.

Thriston Lawrence

Thriston Lawrence

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At 28, Lawrence has rapidly ascended in the golfing world. He clinched victories at the 2021 Joburg Open, 2022 Omega European Masters, 2022 Investec South African Open Championship, and the 2023 BMW International Open. Notably, he secured a solo-fourth finish at the 2024 Open Championship and earned a PGA Tour card for the 2025 season.

Christo Lamprecht

Christo Lamprecht

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Standing at 6 feet 8 inches, Lamprecht is renowned for his impressive driving distance. In 2023, he became the third South African in six years to win The Amateur Championship, earning an exemption to that year's Open Championship, where he received the Silver Medal as the low amateur. By September 2023, he had ascended to the top of the world amateur rankings.

Maha Haddioui

Maha Haddioui

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A trailblazing Moroccan professional golfer and the first Arab woman to earn full status on the Ladies European Tour (LET). Competing since 2012, she has represented Morocco on the international stage, including multiple LET events and the Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020). Haddioui has consistently been a strong ambassador for women's golf in the Arab world, inspiring the next generation of golfers.

Naomi Wafula

Naomi Wafula

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One of the top female golfers in East Africa. She made history as one of the first Kenyan women to compete in the prestigious Magical Kenya Ladies Open, a Ladies European Tour (LET) event. Wafula has been a dominant force in regional golf, winning multiple Kenya Ladies Golf Union (KLGU) tournaments and representing Kenya in international competitions. As a trailblazer for women's golf in Kenya, she continues to inspire young golfers and elevate the sport in the region.