The best golf on the course

POLOKWANE – Some 104 golfers participated in the BestMed golf tournament at the Polokwane Golf Club on Friday. The tournament was played in a four-ball alliance format.

Duane Viljoen, Patrick Cahill, Lehano Vivers and Phillip Kloppers won the tournament with 115 points. They were followed by Carles Niehaus, R. Potgieter, Arno Wienand and Riaan Nel in second place with 114 points. The third spot was occupied by Las du Plessis, Fred Hurter, Francois Goosen and Jan de Beer with 113 points.

Kobus Marneweck, Chris Binneman, Bernard Steyn and Johan Moolman claimed fourth place with 110 points.

Valerie O’Reilly, tournament organiser, said the golf challenge aimed to raise funds for intellectually impaired children at La Wiida Learning Centre.

She said this was the second annual golf challenge. “We give children an opportunity to test the hand work skills they learnt in theory. These children do not do well academically hence we teach them art so they are able to provide for themselves in the future,” added O’Reilly.

More results:

• Fifth place – Janneman Groenewald, Hendrik van der Merwe, Raymond Pratt and Brian O’Reilly with 105 points.

• Sixth place – Johan Peyper, Ben Bronkhorst, Howick Kirstein and Phillip Klopper with 103 points.

• Seventh place – Johan le Roux, Jaco Laas, Johan Steinberg and Danie le Roux with 103 points on a count-out.

• Nearest to the pin 4 – Lehano Viviers.

• Nearest to the pin 8 – Keith Badenhorst.

• Nearest to the pin 11 – Gerard Meyer.

• Nearest to the pin 16 – Charles Niehaus.

• Nearest to the pin for 2 and hole 2 – Chris Binneman.

• Longest drive 7 – Danie le Roux.

• Longest drive 17 – Mike Allen.