Poppesquo and Leys clinch Amateur Classic on debut
A total of 160 golfers took part, up from 88 last year.
As expected, the annual Southbroom Amateur Classic played at Southbroom Golf Club last week was an absolute blast.
The fields were full and the scoring pretty decent considering the firm winter conditions and slick greens.
Winners on debut were Grant Poppesqou (Mount Edgecombe CC) and Norman Leys (Huddle Park GC) of Golfers’ Club renown.
They got off to a hot start with 47 points, steadied things with a pair of 43s and then finished strong with 45 points.
They won by five points from Andrew Rex and John Beaumont, both members at The Country Club Johannesburg, with past champions Pat Cronin (also The Country Club Johannesburg) and Bob Thomas (Southbroom) one point further behind.
Main sponsor was, once again, Hibiscus Insurance Brokers, represented by Alan Hall, who all enjoyed varying degrees of success of the course.
There were functions in the evenings, where golfers were able to resume old friendships.
Comedian Dix Vorster made a welcome return on Thursday, still with a strong singing voice and his usual wit, leaving it to The Gentry to play out in style on the Friday night.
Results (Top 15):
178 Grant Poppesqou and Norman Leys
173 Andrew Rex and John Beaumont
172 Pat Cronin and Bob Thomas
171 Tony Hudson and Glynn Sinclair
168 Brian Harris and Brad Trevethan
167 Louwrens Meintjes and Adriaan Engelbrecht
166 Clive Miller and Hennie van Aardweg
165 Phil Verwey and Martin Hutton
164 Alex Crawford and Bob Clark
164 Malcolm Greenland and Alister Miller
163 Detlef Wichmann and Derek Oelofse
160 Richard Mills and Mike Anthony
160 Francois de Wit and David van Staden
159 Rupert Niebuhr and Heinz Niebuhr
159 Andre de Klerk and Craig McDonald
* The previous Wednesday’s competition was won on 86 points by Grantie Richards, Norman Farrell, Mike Lig and J Nel, followed two behind by Digby Jennings, Bruce Matthew, Malcolm Moorley and Peter Kupisiewicz.
Saturday’s betterball was won on 45 points by Werner Duggan and Christer Solgevik, with Norman Farrell and Grant Richards next on 44 points.
Pip and Pippie Kemm were third on 43 points, with Marius Santos and Neill Crossey next on 42 points.
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