IN PHOTOS: Daisy tees up for 50th time at Barberton Golf Club
The Barberton Daisy welcomed back many friends, some of whom had competed in the tournament for over 40 years.
Barberton Golf Club (BRC) celebrated its 50th Barberton Daisy Golf Tournament from last Wednesday to Saturday, October 2 to 5.
According to the club manager, Wayne Gebhardt, 256 rounds of golf were played over the four days.
The overall winner was calculated on a grand prix points system. Each day’s Stableford winner gets 60 points and the runner-up 48 points, and each place thereafter two points fewer than the previous place. The points are added up and the player with the most wins R7 000. The second and third prizes were 4×4 day trips for four people with Dusty Tracks, valued at R3 000.
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Leon Steenkamp was the 2024 Daisy Golf Tournament overall winner on 186 grand prix points. Gebhardt was second second on 174, and Johnnie Enslin third on 166.
The prizes for the best gross was won by the same golfer, Rikus Nel, on Wednesday (66), Thursday (71) and Friday (75).
Results (Stableford points)
Wednesday
• 1st: Rikus Nel – 40
• 2nd: Johnnie Jacobz – 39
• 3rd: Wayne Gebhardt – 39
• Closest to pin (3 and 12): Percy Hollamby
• Closest to pin (9 and 12): Stephen Lea
Thursday
• 1st: Wayne Gebhardt – 40
• 2nd: Michael Scullard Sr – 38
• 3rd: David Chikwane – 38
• Closest to pin (9 and 18): Doc Pretorius
• Longest drive (8 and 19): Wynand Klawer
• Longest drive, over 50 (1 and 10): Steve Venn
Friday
• 1st: Andries van Wyk – 41
• 2nd: Leon Steenkamp – 41
• 3rd: Jannie Liebenberg – 40
• Closest to pin (3 and 12): Sicelo Dlamini
• Closest to pin (9 and 10): Hannes Boshoff
• Longest drive (1 and 10): Stephen Lea
• Longest drive, ladies (5 and 14): Daleen Taljaard
Saturday
• 1st: Norman Smith – 65
• 2nd: Riaan Klawer – 68
• 3rd: Wynand Engelbrecht – 68
• Closest to pin (3 and 12): Eddie Viljoen
• Closest to pin (9 and 18): Brad Stuart
• Nearest to pin for two: Leon Steenkamp.
