SOUTHERN CAPE GOLFING NEWS - The Southern Cape claimed their first Super Senior prize at St Francis Links last Friday.

The Southern Cape edged out Gauteng North, Ekurhuleni, Central Gauteng, Western Province and KwaZulu-Natal for victory in the Super Senior competition of the 2018 SA Senior A Inter-Provincial.

They managed to beat Gauteng North 4-2 and then handed Ekurhuleni a 5-1 drubbing in the final round for their first title.

Neil Abrahamse and Solly Rautenbach lost both their foursomes, but Abrahamse carved out a narrow 1-up victory over Vaughan Sammons from Ekurhuleni for a valuable point. Rautenbach mowed down Ekurhuleni's William Berry 8 & 7 and routed Rinus van Niekerk from Gauteng North 2 & 1.

Johnny Millar and Bertus Smit won 5 & 3 against Berry and David de Noroonha from Ekurhuleni and they downed Gauteng North pair Adrian Kriel and Etienne Groenewald 2 & 1.

Millar beat Kriel 3 & 2 and defeated Michael Lekhuleni 1-up, while Smit drove the final nails in their opponents' coffins when he knocked out Groenewald and De Noroonha 5 & 4.

Southern Cape topped the log with nine points. Gauteng North was second with eight and Central Gauteng third with seven points. KwaZulu-Natal accumulated three points to take fourth, Western Province was fifth with two points and, like their team-mates in the Senior Division, Ekurhuleni finished at the bottom of the barrel with one point.

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