Graham van der Merwe. Shaun Roy/Sunshine Tour Graham van der Merwe will take a one-stroke lead into Friday’s final round of the Sunbet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya at Mount Edgecombe but is well aware of the chasing pack as he looks to claim a maiden Sunshine Tour title. Van der Merwe signed for a 67 at The Woods on Thursday to lead the field on 10-under par. Just one shot behind him are both Nikhil Rama and Pieter Moolman, and two shots back are local favourite Jonathan Br

Graham van der Merwe. Shaun Roy/Sunshine Tour Graham van der Merwe continued his quest for a maiden Sunshine Tour title as he posted a magnificent seven-under-par 63 to take the first-round lead in the Sunbet Challenge hosted by Sun Sibaya at The Woods at Mount Edgecombe on Wednesday. Van Der Merwe produced a round of seven birdies, an eagle and two bogeys to lead by two shots over a strong group of players including Courier Guy Order of Merit leader, Samuel Simpson and multi

Pieter Moolman. Sunshine Tour The Sunshine Tour will return to the Euphoria Golf & Lifestyle Estate this October for the eighth edition of the Limpopo Championship, one of the province’s premier sporting events. The R2.5-million tournament is expected to feature another mix of established Sunshine Tour champions and rising stars competing for glory from 1-4 October, 2026. South Africa’s Pieter Moolman is the defending champion of a tournament where he hopes to make history a

LIV Golf Incorporated and its affiliates (collectively, “LIV Golf” or the “Company”) has announced that it has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (“RSA”) with BC Partners Advisors L.P., the credit business of BC Partners (“BC Partners Credit”), which contemplates a proposed recapitalization transaction (the “Transaction”). To effectuate the Transaction, which is intended to preserve the Company’s business as a going concern through an innovative player-first owner

Team Pangolin, captained by Ethel Nyembe (with trophy), celebrate their victory in the 2026 Conservation Cup. The Fisher Foundation South African sports legends and business leaders joined forces for yet another successful Conservation Cup where Team Pangolin claimed their third successive victory in this premier tournament aimed at supporting wildlife conservation and education. Team Pangolin, captained by business personality Ethel Nyembe, claimed a convincing 50-38 victory

For a growing number of BooYaa customers, the brand experience does not begin in a shop. It begins at the front door, with a parcel. How the garment inside has been folded, packed, labelled and protected on its journey decides whether it arrives feeling considered or processed. For the South African premium apparel brand, those details are part of the product itself. As BooYaa expands into new markets and grows its range, Procurement Manager Edwin Moses says the experience ar

Leon Visser carded a final-round 71 on Saturday to total 11-under and claim a two-stroke victory in the King’s Cup held at Ezulwini Golf and Country Club. Born in South Africa but raised in Eswatini, Leon was in familiar surroundings at Ezulwini, a place where his golfing journey began. His knowledge of the course and the area showed last week, as he held the lead from the first round through to the final round. “I got off to a slow start but, luckily, I found some rhythm on

Thriston Lawrence joined Seve Ballesteros as a three-time winner of the Omega European Masters after edging Paul Casey in a thrilling play-off following a sensational final round in Crans Montana on Sunday. The South African led at the halfway stage at Crans-sur-Sierre Golf Club but dropped down the leaderboard on Moving Day following a three-over 73. He began Sunday's round six shots behind Casey but a sparkling 62 saw him set the clubhouse target at 18-under which no-one co

Joe Knox. Zimbabwe’s Michael Wallace, England’s Joe Knox and Leon Visser carded respective rounds of six-under 66 on day one of the King’s Cup, taking a two-stroke lead into Friday’s second round at Ezulwini Golf and Country Club. "It was really nice,” said Wallace of his first-round effort. “This is my first time Eswatini and I feel like the course suits me quite a lot. I just kept it in play; hit the ball really well. I got a new putter in the bag and I think it’s working,

Did Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy get it right? We now know the full rosters for the US and International Presidents Cup teams, with the final six players of each team revealed by the respective captains on Tuesday night during a live selection show. Many of the picks were expected, though both teams deviated from popular opinion at the back end of the rosters, which will surely inspire debate in the lead-up to the event. Let’s break down those surprise picks and other lin

CJ van Wyk. GolfRSA GolfRSA has selected reigning GolfRSA No 1 ranked amateur CJ van Wyk and reigning South African Amateur champion Judd Sundelson to represent South Africa during the prestigious 2026 Argentine Swing. The pair will contest the Juan Carlos Tailhade Cup at Los Lagartos Country Club from 5-8 November before teeing it up in the Argentine Amateur Stroke Play Championship at Tortugas Country Club from 11-14 November. The annual tour has long formed part of GolfRSA

Ethel Nyembe and Mark Fish at the 2025 Conservation Cup. The Fisher Foundation Springbok legend Bryan Habana will make his debut in the 2026 Conservation Cup, South Africa’s premier golf tournament in support of wildlife conservation and education, as he joins another glittering array of South African sports legends, celebrities and business leaders at the Pearl Valley Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course on 3 September. Habana will tee off with fellow rugby icons Odwa Ndungan

Ryan Fox and caddie Dean Smith. Getty The global golf impact of the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open has already been felt in the list of Majors winners, former world No 1s, Presidents Cup and Ryder Cup stars who have featured in this tournament. And now a new accolade can be added, with a Major-winning caddie joining the list. Ryan Fox, the reigning Open champion and his caddie Dean Smith featured in the 2016 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open together at the beginning of their now high

Casandra Alexander captured her second Ladies European Tour (LET) title at the 2026 KPMG Women’s Irish Open producing a complete wire-to-wire performance at The K Club to add her name to the famous trophy. After a nervy start on Sunday in Ireland, the South African fired a final round 70 (-2) on the Palmer South Course to keep the chasing pack at bay and secure a three-shot victory on 20-under par. The win is Alexander’s first in 2026 on the LET following five runner-up finis

Jean Hugo. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour One of the most remarkable careers in Sunshine Tour history took another impressive turn on Friday as Jean Hugo won the Sunbet Challenge hosted by the Wild Coast Sun by a single shot. Hugo signed for a final round of 65 to win on eight under par, with Nikhil Rama his nearest challenger on seven under following a closing 68 at the end of a day in which he teed off as the leader. This was the 50-year-old Hugo’s 22nd career victory on the

Nikhil Rama. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Nikhil Rama learnt one of the biggest lessons of his career in 2023. On Friday at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club, he plans to make it count. On a typically windy day in this Sunbet Challenge hosted by Wild Coast Sun tournament on Thursday, Rama signed for a 68 to play his way in to a three-way tie for the lead with fellow South Africans James Mack (68) and Keagan Thomas (69) on five under par. They are only one shot clear of the fie

GolfRSA National Squad quartet Bryan Newman from North West, Western Province’s Jack Buchanan, Kyra van Kan from Ekurhuleni and Central Gauteng’s Samantha Whateley will fly the flag for South Africa in the 2026 Spirit International in Texas in November. GolfRSA GolfRSA has selected an accomplished quartet of Bryan Newman, Jack Buchanan, Kyra van Kan and Samantha Whateley to represent South Africa at the 2026 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship, to be played at Whis

Stals Swart. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Stals Swart made good use of an early tee-time to negotiate a windy Wild Coast Sun Country Club course and lead the field by two shots on six under par after Thursday’s opening round of the Sunbet Challenge Wild Coast. The chasing group on four under par are the Sout Africans Rupert Kaminski, Adam Breen, Travis Ladner, Trevor Fisher Jnr, Haydn Porteous, Tyran Snyders, and Keagan Thomas, as well as Ireland’s Liam Grehan. Swart, who is

Global supply chains have become harder to predict and apparel businesses are feeling the effects long before a product reaches the customer. For BooYaa, vessel congestion, shipment delays, freight volatility and disruption around conflict zones have changed the way procurement decisions are made. Lead times that once offered a reasonable degree of certainty can now shift with little warning, placing greater pressure on product planning and inventory availability. The challen

The 2026 LIV Golf season ended Sunday with a familiar foursome atop the team leaderboard and a bright young star declaring his future greatness as the individual champion of LIV Golf Indianapolis. Jon Rahm’s Legion XIII won its second consecutive LIV Golf Team Championship and the 12th team trophy of any kind, an impressive run of success in its three seasons as the league’s first expansion team. The quartet of Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton, Caleb Surratt and Tom McKibbin shot a cumul