Ekurhuleni wins championship cup two years in a row
The defending champions put an exclamation mark behind an unbeaten week on the golf course.
Twelve months after marching to a historic first victory in Stellenbosch, Ekurhuleni was in ascendancy again at the 59th SA Women’s Inter-provincial championship at Riviera at the Vaal Golf and Country Club.
The defending champions put an exclamation mark behind an unbeaten week when they staved off a spirited assault from Western Province in a closely contested final round to claim the union’s second successive victory, in the prestigious annual team event, on September 27.
“The team performed from the word go, winning the seeding round and delivering in every match to defend the title,” said Ekurhuleni captain Caitlyn Macnab.
“We demanded perfection from each other and everyone stood up to be counted. Winning all our matches for two successive years says everything about the players on this team.
“We might be a young team but our determination to succeed was unmatched and that’s why we took the cup home again.
“It’s such an honour to captain this side. Strategically, I think we did really well setting up our pairings and we executed really well in our singles. This was absolutely a team effort.
“For the first time in history, our small union owns three inter-provincial titles at the same time. Our juniors also defended successfully in December last year and earlier this month. Our premier team won the SA Inter-Provincial. We are a small union but like a big family and everyone will share in this success.”
Ekurhuleni topped the A section standings with six points, Western Province was second on four points, Gauteng third on two and Boland fourth.
