• Sunshine

    Washout at Glendower, early Wednesday start

    It was a day where the weather was the main talking point at Glendower (indeed, in most of Gauteng) and sadly, Mother Nature got the better of the start of the seventh event in this year’s Chase to the Investec Cup for Ladies on the Sunshine Ladies Tour.


    Burmester making Abu Dhabi count

    Burmester making Abu Dhabi count

    Dean Burmester relished the chance he got to play the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship and on Friday shot 70 to join the top 20 going into the weekend. The 27 year old missed his European Tour card after finishing 39th at Final Stage of European Tour qualifying school, but tied for 17th place at the Alfred Dunhill Championship three weeks… Read more →


    Back problem clouds breath-taking McIlroy display

    Back problem clouds breath-taking McIlroy display

    It was probably appropriate that England’s Graeme Storm held the second-round lead on Friday as play was suspended because of the threat of lightning in the BMW SA Open proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni, but there were other things on fans’ minds. There was the charge up the leaderboard of South African duo Trevor Fisher Jnr, there was… Read more →


    Van Zyl makes all the right moves at SA Open

    Van Zyl makes all the right moves at SA Open

    Jaco van Zyl made six birdies and a hole in one on Friday morning for a round of 65 at Glendower Golf Club, where he took an early share of fifth place in the SA Open. Six birdies and an ace ✍🏽 Low round of the week. pic.twitter.com/UQwoZH9u6M — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 13, 2017 The Olympian has come… Read more →


    Horne and Fisher upstage world No2 at SA Open

    Horne and Fisher upstage world No2 at SA Open

    South Africans Keith Horne and Trevor Fisher Jnr managed to upstage Rory McIlroy on Thursday in the opening round of the BMW SA Open proudly hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni at Glendower Golf Club – but only just.


    McIlroy moving early at SA Open

    McIlroy moving early at SA Open

    Rory McIlroy carded 67 at Glendower Golf Club on Thursday to share second place early into the first round of the SA Open. “It was a good solid round of golf and a good start”#BMWSAOpen pic.twitter.com/jqprpSPfzb — The European Tour (@EuropeanTour) January 12, 2017 The world number two started on the back nine and posted four birdies in a row… Read more →


    Sprinkling the Stardust

    Sprinkling the Stardust

    Lee Trevino famously reckoned that, ‘If you are caught on a golf course during a storm and are afraid of lightning, hold up a 1-iron … not even God can hit a 1-iron.’ It’s true that a 1-iron, which now belongs to a bygone era, was a beast of a club to hit, let alone master. Yet, we are reminded… Read more →


    Stone shoots 61 in Glendower return

    Stone shoots 61 in Glendower return

    Brandon Stone faces his maiden title defence on the European Tour this week, but his confidence was boosted by a practice round of 61 on Monday at Glendower Golf Club ahead of the SA Open Championship. ‘I love Glendower, I’ve had a lot of good results out here since amateur days,’ he said. ‘Right now I’m very happy with the… Read more →


    McCabe finishes strong for IGT lead

    McCabe finishes strong for IGT lead

    An eagle at the 15th sent Glendower’s Bryce McCabe hurtling straight to the top of affairs at Killarney Golf Club in the opening round of the IGT Tour’s Race to Q-School #8 on Monday. The 23-year-old from the Wanna Be A Champion Academy put the finishing touches on four-under-par 66 with a fabulous par-save at the short 17th, which alongside… Read more →