Andries van der Vyver. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour Amateur Andries van der Vyver will head into the weekend of the Sunshine Tour’s FBC Zim Open just two strokes off the lead of Chilean professional, Tomas Gana. Gana signed for a solid four-under par 68 at the Royal Harare Golf Club for a tournament total of 11-under par as he continues his quest for a victory in his first Sunshine Tour event of the new season. But behind him, GolfRSA National Squad member Van der Vyver impresse

Tomas Gana. Carl Fourie/Sunshine Tour The growing international footprint of the Sunshine Tour was nowhere more evident than on day one of the FBC Zim Open as Tomas Gana, a professional from Chile, opened with a seven-under par 65 to lead the first round at the Royal Harare Golf Club on Thursday. Gana, the winner of the 2017 Latin America Amateur Championship who also played in The Masters that year, earned his Sunshine Tour playing privileges when he finished tied fifth at t

Casandra Alexander. Sunshine Ladies Tour South Africa’s Casandra Alexander capped another remarkable Sunshine Ladies Tour season by successfully defending her Investec Order of Merit crown. Alexander’s runner-up finish in the MCB Ladies Classic in Mauritius this past weekend was enough to secure her a second Investec Order of Merit title and the R200 000 bonus that comes with this achievement. The world No 42 is now only the second professional in Sunshine Ladies Tour history

LIV Golf makes its long-awaited return to the United States for the first time in 2026, heading to Trump National Golf Club Washington DC in Potomac Falls, Virginia. The course is a par 72 Tom Fazio design that will stretch to 7 679 yards and plays along the Potomac River, with several holes running directly along the water. Trump National is hosting a LIV Golf tournament for the second time, having previously hosted LIV Golf DC in 2023, which was won by Harold Varner III. He

Johan van Greune, Group CEO of BooYaa Golf Global. Four years is not a long time to build a brand. It is even shorter when that brand is operating across 17 countries. For BooYaa Golf, the expansion has been fast, deliberate, and at times, uncomfortable. What started as a South African golf apparel business has moved into Europe, North America, Australasia, Asia-Pacific, and parts of Africa in a relatively compressed window. The result is momentum but also a level of operatio

Esme Hamilton, the Investec South African Women’s Open champion. Mark Sampson As a lover of scrapbooking, England’s Esme Hamilton now has a very special golf memory to add to her collection after claiming her maiden Ladies European Tour and Sunshine Ladies Tour title in the Investec South African Women’s Open at Royal Cape Golf Club on Sunday. Hamilton closed with a 71 on a final day of constant rain to win on 15-under par, two strokes clear of fellow English professional Car

Esme Hamilton. Mark Sampson The most challenging day to date of the 2026 Investec South African Women’s Open produced some of the most captivating golf, with Slovenia’s Pia Babnik and England’s Esme Hamilton tied for the lead going into the final round at Royal Cape Golf Club. After two days of perfect weather and low scoring, the Cape wind arrived on Saturday. Only nine players in the field of 66 were able to shoot under par on the day. Hamilton shot the joint low round of t

Pia Babnik. Mark Sampson Slovenia’s Pia Babnik took advantage of another magnificent day in the Mother City as she claimed a three-stroke lead heading into the weekend of the Investec South African Women’s Open at Royal Cape Golf Club. Under blue skies and with not a breath of wind, Babnik put together a 67 where she birdied three of the final four holes on both of her nines to climb to 14-under par overall. “I played really well again today. I made even more birdies than in

Patricia Schmidt. Mark Sampson As the oldest golf club in South Africa, Royal Cape has seen it all. But on Thursday it experienced a first as Germany’s Patricia Schmidt carded her lowest round on the Ladies European Tour of 10-under par 63 to lead the Investec South African Women’s Open. Schmidt’s round of eight birdies and an eagle on a magnificent autumn day in the Cape earned her a two-stroke lead over Denmark’s Smilla Tarning Soenderby and Slovenia’s Pia Babnik in this Su

From Left to Right: Schalk Brits, Casandra Alexander, Schalk Burger and Steven Kitshoff at the Investec South African Women’s Open pro-am at Royal Cape Golf Club on Wednesday. Tristan Jones/LET With three Rugby World Cup winners in her pro-am fourball on Wednesday, Casandra Alexander is chasing her own “World Cup” this week as she seeks to add her name alongside the greats of South African golf with a victory in the Investec South African Women’s Open at Royal Cape Golf Club.

International Team Captain Geoff Ogilvy has announced that Camilo Villegas will return as a captain’s assistant for the 2026 Presidents Cup, which will be played at Medinah Country Club’s Course No 3, September 22-27. “I’m thrilled to welcome Camilo back as a captain’s assistant for the 2026 Presidents Cup,” said Ogilvy. “Camilo’s history with this event, his passion for the International Team and the respect he commands within the locker room make him a tremendous asset. Thi

In case any of his pursuers had their sights on the LIV Golf Mexico City 2026 individual title, Jon Rahm delivered a quick and decisive message Sunday with a four-hole stretch that included three birdies and a tap-in eagle. The Legion XIII captain then stayed aggressive the rest of the way at Club de Golf Chapultepec, producing the final round’s lowest score, a bogey-free 7-under 64 that resulted in a comfortable six-shot victory over young Fireballs GC star David Puig. It’s

Agathe Laisne. Sunshine Ladies Tour/Perfect Exposure France’s Agathe Laisne won a dramatic five-hole play-off that finished in the dark to claim the Joburg Ladies Open at Randpark Golf Club on Sunday. Laisne won with a birdie on the final hole of a marathon play-off to claim her second Ladies European Tour title. “That was stressful with a lot of trips back to 18 but I’m glad it ended well,” said Laisne. This final round had everything in it. South Africa’s Casandra Alexander

Celine Herbin. Sunshine Ladies Tour/Perfect Exposure The Le Tricolore of Camille Chevalier, Celine Herbin and Agathe Laisne will tee off in Sunday’s final group of the Joburg Ladies Open as the top three golfers on the leaderboard, with South Africa’s Casandra Alexander determined to break up this French connection. The French trio took advantage of a rare day of sunshine at Randpark Golf Club, with Chevalier and Herbin tied for the lead on 16-under par, and Laisne one shot b

Samuel Simpson. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Samuel Simpson claimed his second Sunshine Tour title in the season-opening Mediclinic Invitational at the Heron Banks Golf & River Estate on Saturday. Simpson carded a final round of one-under-par 70 to win on 19-under par, three shots clear of Simon du Plooy (66) and Austin Bautista (68). Simpson took a five-shot lead into the final round but started with a double-bogey on the first and then a bogey on the third. He steadied his

Brianna Navarrosa. Sunshine Ladies Tour/Perfect Exposure American Brianna Navarrosa took advantage of a weather delay to grab a much-needed meal and it certainly fuelled her hunger to win as she went on and claimed a share of the clubhouse lead in Friday’s incomplete second round of the Joburg Ladies Open at Randpark Golf Club. A 45-minute weather delay and then an afternoon of rain meant the second round will have to be completed on Saturday morning. Navarrosa was one of tho

Samuel Simpson. Troy Winfield/Sunshine Tour Samuel Simpson carded a spectacular bogey-free nine-under par 62 to seize the lead in Friday’s third round of the Mediclinic Invitation at the Heron Banks Golf & River Estate. Simpson climbed to 18-under par and will take a commanding five-shot lead into Saturday’s final round. Travis Procter impressed with a seven-under par 64 and is in joint second place with Jaco Prinsloo (66), Keagan Thomas (68) and Austin Bautista (69) on 13-un

Keegan McLachlan. Tyrone Winfield/Sunshine Tour Australian Austin Bautista continued where he left off last season and claimed a share of the second-round lead with Keegan McLachlan in the Mediclinic Invitational at Heron Banks Golf & River Estate on Thursday. Bautista carded a bogey-free round of five-under par 66 to share the lead with McLachlan, who signed for a three-under par 68, on 11-under par. They are one shot clear of the South African duo of Keagan Thomas (67) and

Casandra Alexander. Sunshine Ladies Tour/Perfect Exposure South Africa’s top-ranked Casandra Alexander is three strokes off the lead after the first round of the Joburg Ladies Open at Randpark Golf Club on Thursday as she chases her second title in this Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour event. Alexander opened with a four-under par 69 and is chasing the shared lead of French duo Agathe Laisne and Ariane Klotz and American Brianna Navarrosa on seven-under par. The

He was meant to leave in ten minutes. Instead, he stayed. While practising at the Arrows Rest Driving Range following the recent LIV Golf event at Steyn City, 11-year-old Mienke Liebenberg found herself sharing the range with one of the biggest names in the game, Bryson DeChambeau. What followed was not a quick greeting or a photo opportunity but more than half an hour of conversation, guidance and encouragement. “He wasn’t in a rush,” says Mienke. “Even though they had to le