Ekurhuleni teens off to great start in title defence at Oubaai
Two years ago, the Ekurhuleni juniors won the premier junior golf team championship title for the first time in nearly 30 years
Ekurhuleni picked up where they left off last year and threw down the gauntlet with two convincing victories in the opening round of the South African u-19 inter-provincial on Monday.
Two years ago, the Ekurhuleni juniors won the premier junior golf team championship title for the first time in nearly 30 years at East London Golf Club and last year the side powered their way to a successful title defence at Benoni Country Club.
Showing great touch in the 30km plus wind that raged around the Ernie Els Signature Course at Oubaai Golf, Hotel and Spa, the two-time champions routed North West 9.5 – 2.5 and defeated Central Gauteng 8 – 4 to launch their bid for a hat-trick of titles.
Central Gauteng won their second opener against North West, who won the promotion battle last year, knocking out the 2018 B section winners 9 – 3.
Meanwhile Western Province enjoyed an equally impressive start.
The 2011 champions downed Southern Cape 7 – 5 and mowed down Gauteng North 7.5 – 4.5. The host union didn’t leave empty-handed, though. A 7.5 – 4.5 win over the Daisies put the Garden Route’s first points on the leader board.
Boland, who had a first-round bye, joins the action on day two in a three-way match against Ekurhuleni and Western Province. North West faces the host union, while Central Gauteng and Gauteng North have a second round bye.
