Jarvis in national squad again
The newly elected squad boasts five players from Ekurhuleni.
State Mines Country Club’s Casey Jarvis was recently named amongst the youngsters in the South African team announced by GolfRSA.
Jarvis has been a regular feature in the squad since it was first formed in 2016.
The youngster impressed with his performances throughout 2019, including the Toyota Junior Golf World Cup where he, alongside Martin Vorster, Christo Lamprecht and Samuel Simpson, were victorious.
The newly elected squad boasts five players from Ekurhuleni.
Yurav Premlall, Filip Sakota, Marno Lange and Ryan van Zyl all join Jarvis in the team.
This squad, however, will not see as much action as in previous years.
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“The lockdown has unfortunately limited the opportunities available to our national squad players, such as group training camps, tournaments and the annual UK Tour,” explained GolfRSA CEO Grant Hepburn.
The squad is filled with young talent with the average age of the 27-player team being 16.
“Towards the end of last year and following the Sunshine Tour’s Qualifying School in March, we saw a number of our senior squad members graduate to the professional ranks and we wish them all the best in their careers,” said Hepburn.
“This has opened up spaces within the squad and, following what is a natural ebb and flow, this year’s Class of 2020 is a very young, but a very exciting one.”
The global pandemic, however, has made things difficult in sports.
“Unfortunately the international pandemic has adversely affected the playing opportunities for this year’s squad, including the cancellation of the UK Tour, but we felt it was important to acknowledge the recent performances of the players who have qualified for the squad,” said Hepburn.
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