Makhetha Mazibuko was a happy man on Sunday following his excellent display at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship where he tied for second following a nerve-wracking playoff with Erik van Rooyen and Dylan Frittelli. He came agonisingly close to pulling off what would have been an amazing victory. A product of the SA Golf Development Board’s efforts in the… Read more →
Erik van Rooyen hit his approach to inside a foot in the first hole of a three-way play-off on Sunday to set himself up for birdie and victory in the R1.5-million Eye of Africa PGA Championship. He finished regulation play with a birdie on 18 too, to finish on 16-under for the tournament together with Dylan Frittelli and Makhetha Mazibuko,… Read more →
Dean Burmester set the pace at 16 under par after three rounds at the Eye of Africa PGA Championship, but a handful of future stars were hot on his heels. ‘I’m really happy with the way I played, and I really like the golf course. I just see a lot of things here, and I really like the greens. It… Read more →
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 on the course to move into second place for the tournament. He finished his homeward nine – from one to nine, after he had started round two on the 10th –… Read more →
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 after the first round at the 7,222-metre (7,898-yard) Eye of Africa Golf Estate. That birdie on the par-three ninth – he started his round on the 10th – took him… Read more →
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 a celebration of the golfers who are the backbone of the game in this country. The Eye of Africa PGA Championship, which tees off at the Eye of Africa Signature… Read more →
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 defends his Eye of Africa PGA Championship title at the Eye of Africa Signature Golf Course on Thursday. Having shot a confidence-boosting 68 in the pro-am on Tuesday, Van Zyl… Read more →
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 in caddies may help him when this year’s event gets underway on Thursday at Eye of Africa Golf and Residential Estate. ‘He’s already taking all the credit,’ laughed Burmester ahead… Read more →
