Of the local clubs, Southbroom Golf Club had the best showing at the KwaZulu-Natal Interclub held at San Lameer, Southbroom and Port Shepstone courses last weekend.
The weather was quite something, with extremely strong wind a major factor, as well as rain on day one and late on Sunday.
Southbroom’s Senior Frog team of Malcolm Greenland, Clive Miller and Bob Carmichael beat Riverside in the final, 2-1. Malcolm won his game 4/3 and the other two halved, with Bob winning the last two holes to square the match and dart in ahead of the storm.
In the A division, Southbroom couldn’t quite defend their title, losing to Durban Country Club, 2-1. Gavin Sole won his match against Jason Broomhead with a birdie on the last but Jean-Marc Bouic and David Rush had already lost by then, to Ashwin Krishen and Jono Broomhead respectively.
Ashwin is the captain of the KZN mid-amateur team, while Jono is ranked third in the country (having been first earlier this year) and has represented South Africa in international tournaments this year.
The B division was won by Ethekweni, defeating Umhlali CC. Southbroom’s team of Cyprian Xolo, Grant Richards and Graham Sole reached the semi-final, but could get no further.
In the Frog division Richards Bay beat Mount Edgecombe CC. The tournament, which attracted 402 golfers this year (a nice boost for the local economy) returns to the upper South Coast next year.
When it heads back here again in 2024, Port Shepstone will host the matchplay finals, with Southbroom and Margate the co-hosts.
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