Sentanio Minnie and Aneurin Gounden reeled in two points for the Presidents Tea, but last year’s final round hero, Basil Wright, defeated Matthew Kiewitz 1-up to secure an 8 – 4 outcome for Central Gauteng.
After the first three games between Gauteng North and USSA ended all-square, Nomads SA Boys U-19 Match Play finalists JP Cooper and Ross Sinclair combined to beat Teaghan Gauche and Jason Smith from TuksSport Golf Academy 1up.
Gauteng North skipper Jacques van Tonder led the way in the Singles game when he ousted Zabastian de Jager 4 & 2 and Robert Gouws, Ruan Korb and Albert Venter further boosted their tally.
Adriel Poonan gained half a point against USSA’s Ryan Lane and Sinclair boxed a 30-footer at the 18th to beat Gauche and seal an 8 – 4 victory for Gauteng North.
Meanwhile the match between the host union and the South African Golf Association Juniors went right down to the wire.
Estiaan Conradie claimed the first game 5 & 3 and Matt Saulez followed with a 5 & 4 result put the SAGA Juniors 4.5 – 1.5 ahead.
Western Province’s Weyers Janse van Rensburg and Brent Kirstein countered with victories in the second and third games to narrow the gap to one point.
Caylum Boon beat Province’s Keagan Beyers 3 & 1, but Luca Filippi kept the gap at one point when he defeated Luke Mayo 1-up.
FIRST ROUND LOG
(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-Points-Matches won)
T1 Central Gauteng (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 8.0)
T1 Gauteng North (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 8.0)
3 Western Province (1, 1, 0, 0, 2, 6.5)
4 SAGA Juniors (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 5.5)
T5 USSA (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 4.0)
T5 Presidents Team (1, 0, 0, 1, 0, 4.0)
Article by Lali Stander on behalf of the South African Golf Association.
