Sizzling golf played in mining league’s third round in Lydenburg

In a record-breaking turnout, 60 golfers participated in the Eastern Limb Mining Golf League at the Lydenburg Golf Club on July 23.

Mototolo Anglo American Platinum hosted the third league game, and all five teams scored well over 100 points. Glencore Eastern Mines’ first team emerged as the overall winner with 117 points, followed by Two Rivers Platinum Mine’s first team with 116 points. Two Rivers Platinum Mine’s third team won third place with 115.

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Johan van Tonder, the general manager of Mototolo Anglo American Platinum, presented the winners with their prizes.
The overall lead in the league is still held by Two Rivers Platinum Mine team one, with 50 points.
Glencore Eastern Mines’ team one is second in the league with 34.
Mototolo Anglo American’s team one and Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines’ team one share third place in the league with 27 points.

The results for the third round were as follows:
• Winner: Johan Arnoldi, Godfrey Watermeyer, Rudi Hanekom and Corné Combrink (Glencore Eastern Mines)
• Second: Koos Laas, Sandy Henderson, Tobie Horak and Eileen Horak (Two Rivers Platinum Mine)
• Third: Vic Herbst, Gerhard Freylink, Jaco van Rooyen and Johnny van Rooyen (Two Rivers Platinum Mine)
• Fourth: Bertus Swart, Jaco Els, Denver Fraser and Dean van Staden (Samancor Eastern Chrome
Mines)
• Fifth: Johan van Tonder, Johan van Deventer, Ivan Gouws and Gerald Lake (Mototolo Anglo American Platinum)
• Nearest to the pin on six and 15: Johan van Deventer (Mototolo Anglo American Platinum)
• Nearest to the pin on eight and 17: Tobie Horak (Two Rivers Platinum Mine)
• Longest putt: Rudi Hanekom (Glencore Eastern Mines)
• Longest drive: Martin van Rooyen (Samancor Eastern Chrome Mines)
• Best individual score: Rudi Hanekom (Glencore Eastern Mines) with 49 points, earning his team five log points on the day.