Ebotse Links golfer and former St Dunstan’s College learner Casandra Hall (19) will link up with Zethu Myeki and Lenanda van der Watt when they defend South Africa’s title at the prestigious All-Africa Challenge Trophy (AACT) in Ghana from August 29 to 31.
The team departed on August 26 with former Southern Cape Women’s Golf Association President Rita Heroldt, who will manage the side and do duty as a rules official during the tournament at the Achimota Golf Club in Accra.
South Africa has won every edition of the highly-esteemed team event since its inception in 1992, with the exception of 2006.
Hall rocketed into the top three in the open amateur rankings in a stand-out season, sparked by her national breakthrough in the Sanlam SA Women’s Stroke Play Championship in April.
The in-form Ebotse golfer won the Limpopo Open in June, finished second in the Free State Championship, reached the semi-final in the Sanlam SA Women’s Amateur in July and racked up 11 top 10 finishes in 12 starts.
“I am very honoured and very proud to travel to Ghana with Zethu and Lenanda,” said Hall.
“GolfRSA and WGSA have not only given us the chance to compete but an opportunity to give back to the game.
“The best way to improve is through competition, but many of the golfers competing this year have never travelled outside Africa.
“We have had those opportunities, so it is an honour to get a chance to impart skills and knowledge to further the game of golf in Africa.”
The participating teams this year include the host nation, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Gabon, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Senekal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Each team will consist of three players and the best two scores per round count towards the daily team score in the 54-hole stroke play championship.
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