South Africa's Jade Buitendag won the boy's division after beating England's Robert Burlison in a play-off on the tenth hole.
Lara Weinstein, also from SA, beat compatriot Cara Gorlei by one shot to win the girl's division.
The KeNako Academy has signed a new 3-year contract with the World Junior Golf Series (WJGS) to extend the KeNako SA World Junior Tournament to 2016, Ron Boom, chairman of the KeNako Academy, announced at the official prize-giving banquet held at the King George Protea Hotel.
Boon said the tournament made a huge impact on junior golf in South Africa, and certainly helped to dilete the elitist tag associated with golf in South Africa. He also said the KeNako Academy was set up to be the benchmark for golf academies worldwide. KeNako has made excellent progress in achieving this objective since its launch and the academy is enjoying remarkable success with its students.
The Academy operates without a sponsorship or financial assistance from any company or organisation.
KeNako decided to establish a non-profit company that will allow the academy to foster and develop selected young talents who are unable to afford the annual KeNako Academy fees but who have been enrolled at KeNako Academy. Boon said KeNako will make a difference in their lives, not only in improving their golf but also in providing better education, better nutrition, physical and mental training programs that they would otherwise not be exposed to. Even special eye training.”
Tom Burnett, Vice-President of the WJGS, said at the opening banquet “there is not an academy in the USA that offers anything like the KeNako Academy is offering!” It is wonderful that South Africa now has a truly world-class academy facility with a team of expert professionals, an academy that can and will make a difference.
Much of the work that KeNako is managing to do is in line with the mission and vision of the World Junior Golf Foundation.
South Africa's Lara Weinstein (midddle) won the girl's division at the KeNako World Junior Golf Junior Tournament played at Kingswood Golf Estate. With her is Sally Boon (left) of KeNako and Erica Lefson, tournament director. Photo: Desmond Scholtz Photography.
