Golf at Sun International

On the eve of the season’s final major, the PGA Championship, South African golf fans are beginning to speculate on what big names are likely to make the 12-man field that will contest the 31st Nedbank Golf Challenge. Traditionally the final invitations are sent out after the result of this event is known. Of …

The Sports Trust, in partnership with Nedbank and Sun International, has made another significant contribution to golf development through the launch of a new practice facility in Soweto.  The Kwadeda Golf Project was officially opened at the Kwadeda High School on Tuesday, with the Minister of Sport and Recreation, Fikile Mbalula, in attendance. The facility …

The 52-year-old American Russ Cochran fired a final 5-under par round to win his first senior major championship at Walton Heath by two shots – and became the eighth player from the US to triumph in Europe’s premier senior event in the last nine years. Noteworthy is the fact that no less …

To be announced on the 18th green after The Open Championship as “the Champion Golfer of the Year” must have been music to Darren Clarke’s ears, and his victory in this revered championship was certainly deserved. The Northern Irishman has had his fair share of setbacks in recent times, not least of all tragically …

The dust has just settled after Rory McIlroy’s record-breaking performance in the US Open at Congressional’s Blue Course, and one might wonder what implications this and other recent results might have on the professional game. The first obvious change in the game has been the shift in power from the …

With the dust having settled after another thrilling edition of The Players Championship, is will again be debated whether this event is worthy of its billing as “the fifth major”. If major status depended on the value of the purse, The Players Championship would certainly qualify; this is the biggest …

Ernie Els became only the third South African golfer to be inducted into the Golf Hall of Fame, and his name now joins his celebrated countrymen Bobby Locke and Gary Player as well as the most notable names in the sport to be honoured. Els can also boast the distinction …

There has been no shortage of news in the world of golf of late, and particularly for South African fans, there has been a lot to talk about. The golf world was rocked by the death of Seve Ballesteros, and while not totally unexpected after the Spanish star’s battle with …

What a week – there was hardly a moment for golf fans to catch their breath, and if the 2011 season can pick up from where 2010 season left off, we are in for a rollercoaster ride. Ladies first – Sweden’s Maria Hjorth won the season-ending LPGA Championship by a …