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Harry Oppenheimer,
Maccauvlei GC
Scores: 68-66-68 (202)
Runner-up: Therion Nel 71-68-66 (205),
Aneurin Gounden 68-70-67 (205)
How he did it: Higgo had 15 birdies and
an eagle over 54 holes as he made it three
wins in major tournaments this year.
Notable: In the last three tournaments of
the year, Higgo was 42-under-par for 11
rounds. His handicap is +5.TOURNAMENT WINNERS
Amateur Scene
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2017 REVIEW
Senior IPT Central Gauteng
&EP
Challenge IPT SA Juniors
Country Districts KZN & Limpopo
WGSA 72 holes KZ-Natal
Premier IPT Central Gauteng
&FreeState
Mid-Amateur
IPTCentral Gauteng
& Southern Cape
Women’s IPT WP, Gauteng
North, KZN &
Mpumalanga2017 TEAMS CHAMPIONSThe Bobby Locke, Parkview GC
Scores: 67-68-66-68 (269)
Runner-up: Andre van Heerden
64-68-72-68 (272)
How he did it: Higgo, with 25 birdies, was
12 shots lower than the winning score in
the inaugural Bobby Locke in 2016. Van
Heerden from Walker Park, a semifinalist at
SA Amateur, had 21 birds and an eagle for his
best tournament finish.
Notable: Deon Germishuys had a 10-birdie
63 in the first round which included seven
birdies in a back nine of 30.WILCO NIENABER
Central Gauteng Open,
CCJ Woodmead
Scores: 64-69-69-67 (269)
Runner-up: Matt Saulez
70-71-69-67 (277)
How he did it: Nienaber, 17, made it
10 wins for the year, but this was his
biggest success, a maiden victory in a
top provincial tournament. The long-
hitting Bloemfontein junior had 23
birdies and three eagles in lapping the
field by eight shots. He was 18-under
on Woodmead’s par 5s.
Notable: Nienaber thanked his
coach Quinton Williams, and also
Bloemfontein tour pro Dean Burmester,
“for giving me some awesome pitching
tips when he let me play with his
TrackMan.”
CAYLUM BOON
Eastern Province Strokeplay,
Humewood GC
Scores: 75-70-65 (210)
Runner-up: Wilco Nienaber 72-75-66
(213), Altin vd Merwe 72-71-70 (213)How he did it: Boon, 20, defended his
title at Humewood, thanks to seven
birdies and an eagle in a closing 65.
Notable: Christo Lamprecht, who won
the 2017 SA Amateur at Humewood,
eagled two par 4s, the first and ninth,
in a first round 77.