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Burmester chasing hard despite weather delay
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 10: Dean Burmester during day 2 of the Eye of Africa PGA Championship at Eye of Africa Signature Golf Estate on February 10, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. EDITOR'S NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage. (Photo by Petri Oeschger/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Burmester chasing hard despite weather delay

Dean Burmester returned to finish his second round of the Eye of Africa PGA Championship on Saturday morning. He is chasing hard as he completed his sixth consecutive sub-70 round…

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Hicks sinks huge birdie for PGA Champs lead
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 09: Justin Hicks during day 1 of the Eye of Africa PGA Championship at Eye of Africa Signature Golf Estate on February 09, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. EDITOR'S NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage. (Photo by Petri Oeschger/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Hicks sinks huge birdie for PGA Champs lead

Justin Hicks of the United States sank a 65-footer for birdie on his final hole on Thursday at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship to move into a two-stroke lead…

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Buhai beats Pace in Cape Town Open playoff
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 09: Ashleigh Buhai during day 3 of the Cape Town Ladies Open at Royal Cape Golf Club on February 09, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. EDITOR'S NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage. (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Buhai beats Pace in Cape Town Open playoff

Ashleigh Buhai won six times worldwide under her maiden name of Simon, but on Thursday at Royal Cape Golf Club she added Buhai to her first piece of silverware. The…

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PGA Champs brings out SA’s finest
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - 22 February 2009, Telkom PGA Championship trophy during the final round of the Telkom PGA Championship held at The Country Club in Woodmead, Johannesburg, South Africa. Photo Luke Walker / Sunshine Tour / Gallo Images

PGA Champs brings out SA’s finest

As much as Jaco van Zyl is looking for his place in golf history with a fourth victory in this week’s Eye of Africa PGA Championship, the tournament is also…

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Van Zyl banking on putter at PGA Champs
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 13: Jaco van Zyl during Round 2 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 13, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Van Zyl banking on putter at PGA Champs

Currently sitting ninth on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai and enjoying a healthy spell on the greens, Jaco van Zyl hopes his putter will be on song when he…

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Buhai enjoying Cape Town Open lead
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - FEBRUARY 07: Ashleigh Buhai during day 1 of the Cape Town Ladies Open at Royal Cape Golf Club on February 07, 2017 in Cape Town, South Africa. EDITOR'S NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage. (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Buhai enjoying Cape Town Open lead

If one had to judge her performance in the opening round of the Cape Town Ladies Open on Tuesday, the honeymoon might be over, but Ashleigh Buhai is having a…

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Schwartzel keen for Malaysian challenge
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - FEBRUARY 07: Charl Schwartzel of South Africa pictured during previews ahead of the Maybank Championship Malaysia at Saujana Golf & Country Club on February 7, 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Arep Kulal/Asian Tour/Asian Tour via Getty Images)

Schwartzel keen for Malaysian challenge

Charl Schwartzel enjoys having his game tested and he’ll get just that at the Maybank Championship this week, where he returns after more than two months out of competition. ‘I…

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Burmester changes bag man for PGA Champs
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - JANUARY 15: Dean Burmester during Round 4 of the 2017 BMW SA Open Championship at Glendower Golf Club on January 15, 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (EDITORS NOTE: For free editorial use. Not available for sale. No commercial usage.) (Photo by Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour/Gallo Images)

Burmester changes bag man for PGA Champs

Dean Burmester was within one slightly wayward approach shot from forcing the play-off in last year’s Eye of Africa PGA Championship to go to a second extra hole. A change…

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Youth Olympian McClatchie leads SA challenge at Kingswood

South Africa’s top amateurs are ready to take on a wave of international players when the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championships gets underway at Kingswood Golf Estate in George on Tuesday.

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Matsuyama defends in Arizona
SCOTTSDALE, AZ - FEBRUARY 05: Hideki Matsuyama of Japan walks off the 18th green during the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open, at TPC Scottsdale on February 5, 2017 in Scottsdale, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA TOUR)

Matsuyama defends in Arizona

Lightning doesn’t strike twice, unless you’re Hideki Matsuyama winning a four-hole playoff at the Waste Management Phoenix Open for the second year running. The 24 year old defied the odds…

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