Ruan Korb wins Inaugural Bankenveld Amateur Open

It was with great excitement that the new Bankenveld Golf Club hosted the inaugural Amateur Golf Open on Saturday, 29 November.

Bankenfeld Open Championship. Photo: Sulene Badenhorst Photography

The Bankenveld Open Championship was sponsored by Investec Bank, who financed the development of Bankenveld Golf Estate.

Winner of Bankenfeld Golf Open Ruan Korb receives his award from Bankenveld Club Captain, Carl Manser.

Ruan  Korb (handicap of +1) of Wingate Golf Club was the overall Champion and finished with a four over par score of 148 for the 36 holes.

Carl Manser hands over the runner-up award to Bankenfeld Golf Club Vice Captain Dirk Lamprecht

Runner up was Bankenveld Club Vice-Captain Dirk Lamprecht, who came in four shots behind Ruan with the best gross score of 72 from the afternoon’s 18 holes.

Ruan beat a quality field of 44 top amateurs while the challenging Bankenveld Golf Course faced difficult weather conditions including wind and a thunderstorm.

Bankenfeld Open Championship. Photo: Sulene Badenhorst Photography

Best nett score winner was Warren Graham with an overall score of 71.

• Other winners included Ryan McKenzie (Bankenveld) with the morning best gross score of 76, Jacques du Preez (Nelspruit), best morning nett score of 72, Andy Chen (Pretoria Country Club), the best afternoon gross score of 73, and  Lourens Volschenk (Lydenburg) with the best afternoon gross score of 74.