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