They managed to beat the strong Western Province team by a single stroke to take the team trophy at the annual Fish River Sun Tournament.
A total of 7 provincial teams participated in the tournament, with the Border team fi-nishing 12 shots behind Western Province in 3rd position.
The top player on the Southern Cape team was Caylum Boon, who finished tied 6th in the individual standings, a stroke in front of his twin brother Aidan Boon, who finished 8th. A further stroke back were Cameron Moralee and Franklin Manchest who finished tied 9th.
Riaan Grootboom was a further 2 strokes back in tied 13th position.
Every one of the boys in the team contri-buted to the overall success which was an outstanding effort.
This result augurs well for the future of junior golf in the Southern Cape because the current top ranked u.14 player, Javon Rebula, was unavailable for selection due to other golfing commitments. This group of players can go on to win many honours for the Southern Cape in the coming years.
It is interesting to note that 7 out of the 8 boys who played in the team are receiving coaching at the KeNako Academy in George. The launch of the KeNako Academy is starting to pay handsome dividends in the deve-lopment of golf in the Southern Cape region.
Four of the boys who played in the team are from the South African Golf Development Board and the efforts of Johan Erasmus and Joseph Booysen in looking after and encouraging these boys, not only to play the game of golf but also in assisting with transport and many other activities, must be acknowledged.
Overall u.14 tem positions: 1 Southern Cape; 2 Western Province; 3 Border; 4 Free State/Northern Cape; 5 Western Province Invitational; 6 Eastern Province; 7 Boland.
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The proud Southern Cape u.14 team in height order. From left are Aidan Boon, Caylum Boon, Cameron Moralee, Riaan Grootboom, Virgil April, Franklin Manchest, Kyle Barker and Jonugen Olifant.
