By Logan Green
EKURHULENI Junior Golf recognised all its juniors’ accomplishments for 2017 at a prize-giving function at Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate on December 3.
The union has seen a number of its young golfing talents shine on the greens and fairways both locally and internationally.
Awards were presented to the players who represented the union at quadrangular tournaments during the year:
• Girls’ u-19 team: Kiera Floyd and Carmen Taljaard (three tournaments), Casandra Hall and Teagan Lubbe (two tournaments), Nicole Strydom (one tournament)
• Boys’ u-13 team: Corne Jansen, Marno Lange and Hunter walker (three tournaments), Jonathan Wilsenach (two tournaments), Tyrone Groenveld (one tournament)
• Boys’ u-15 team: Christopher Bagnall, John-William Blomerus and Kyle van der Merwe (three tournaments), Tyrone Lindsay and Zamokuhle Nxasana (two tournaments), Claudio Carvalho, Jacques van der Merwe and Jonathan Wilsenach (one tournament)
• Boys’ u-17 team: Justin Bester, Grant Ferreira, Tromp and Joshua Wilsenach (three tournaments), Claudio Carvalho, Benji Stein and Jaryd Venter (two tournaments), Renato Dries, Tyrone Lindsay, Ishaan Mistry and Saul Moss (one tournament)
• Boys’ u-19 team: Jordan Burnand, Nash de Klerk, Louis Liebenberg, Marco Massiceti, Yurav Premlall, Liam van Deventer and Ryan van Velzen (three tournaments), Casey Jarvis (two tournaments) and Warwick Purchase and Saul Moss (one tournament).
Age group award winners are:
• Boys’ u-13 Player of the Year: Hunter Walker (Serengeti)
• Boys’ u-15 Player of the Year: Yurav Premlall (Glendower)/Nash de Klerk (Glendower)/Casey Jarvis (State Mines)
• Boys’ u-17 Player of the Year: Ryan van Velzen (Benoni Country Club).
• Girls’ u-19 Player of the Year: Caitlyn Macnab (Ebotse Links)
• Most Improved Girl Player of the Year: Kyra van Kan (Benoni Country Club)
• Women’s President’s Award: Carmen Taljaard (ERPM)
• People’s Choice Award for loyalty, commitment, exceptional conduct and sportsmanship: Louis Liebenberg (Kempton Park)
• Team of the Year Award: u-19 Ekurhuleni team (for winning three gold medals during the 2017 quadrangular tournaments)
• Player of the Year Award: Jayden Schaper (Ebotse Links).
