Even at five feet tall, Chiara Tamburlini stood like a giant over this year’s Joburg Ladies Open as the Swiss professional claimed a record seven-shot victory in this Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour event at Modderfontein Golf Club on Sunday.
South Africa’s Casandra Alexander heads into Thursday’s first round of the Joburg Ladies Open hoping to unlock two secrets at the moment – the secret to Modderfontein Golf Club, and the greater secret of how to turn three seasons of remarkable Sunshine Ladies Tour consistency into an overall Investec Order of Merit triumph.
Young Kiera Floyd’s game and mentality seemingly improves with every event as she fired a wonderful five-under-par 67 on Thursday to claim the lead after the first round of the Sunshine Ladies Tour’s Absa Ladies Invitational at Serengeti Estates.
The talented 19-year-old golfer Kiera Floyd is surely not far from her breakthrough Sunshine Ladies Tour victory given her recent form, and this week’s Absa Ladies Invitational being played at her home course of Serengeti Estates may just give her that extra edge that leads to her first professional title.
The Sunshine Ladies Tour has announced another strong addition to its 2024 season, with Konica Minolta South Africa becoming an official sponsor of the Tour as the company seeks to drive a powerful message of supporting women in sports.
The €300 000 Joburg Ladies Open will tee off as the first of two Sunshine Ladies Tour events co-sanctioned with the Ladies European Tour at Modderfontein Golf Club from 18-21 April, and with a powerful message to the world of how this tournament continues to fight for “Dignity for a Girl Child”.
Judging by her two previous appearances on the Sunshine Ladies Tour, one could tell young Gabrielle Venter was poised for big things and the 19-year-old duly delivered on Friday when she won the Standard Bank Ladies Open in a thrilling battle with the experienced Kylie Henry at Royal Cape Golf Club.
The Sunshine Ladies Tour returns to the Western Cape this week with the Standard Bank Ladies Open hosted by the City of Cape Town at Royal Cape Golf Club, and stalwart Stacy Bregman is eager to continue the steady improvement she has shown this season and mount a strong defence of her title.
Renault South Africa, a subsidiary of Motus Group, has signed a new three-year deal as the Official Vehicle Partner of the Sunshine Ladies Tour.
South Africa’s Sunshine Ladies Tour professionals are eager to grab the silverware after the overseas contingent’s conquest of the opening two tournaments this season when the new Fidelity ADT Ladies Challenge gets underway at Blue Valley Golf Estate from Wednesday. (more…)