6 to 10 July 2015
The 25th Men’s Southbroom Amateur Classic was played from 6th – 10th July 2015. It was a fabulous tournament, enjoyed by all!!
Congratulations to the winners, the top 12 being:
| OVERALL WINNERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Thomas & Pat Cronin | 189 |
| 2 | Robbie Botha & Melchi Botha | 180 |
| 3 | Jaco Spamers & Jan Marais | 179 |
| 4 | Derrik Matthew & Bruce Matthew | 176 |
| 5 | Peter Dessington & Melvin Blom | 174 |
| 6 | Dries Barkhuizen & Johan Erasmus | 173 |
| 7 | Aubrey Myburgh & Aubrey Myburgh | 172 |
| 8 | Chris Myburgh & Robbie Haagmann | 171 |
| 9 | Grant Harding & Guy Barkhuizen | 171 |
| 10 | Johan Schnetler & Cyril Botha | 171 |
| 11 | Chris Miller & Tony Routledge | 170 |
| 12 | Rohan Kelly & Glenn Leamy | 170 |
The 25th Southbroom Amateur Classic was a fantastic event! Bob Thomas & Pat Cronin dominated the tournament after starting with 51 points on Day 1. There were a number of other teams trying to catch them all week. Defending Champs Robbie & Melchi Botha, came back with 49 points on Day 3 Thursday to chase the leaders , but that wasn’t enough to catch up as Bob and Pat went on to win with a resounding total of 189 points, 9 points ahead of the Team Botha.
The course was initially looking very dry and the 40+mls of rain that fell on Monday night made the Green Keeper and surrounding farmers smile, but it made the conditions for golfing rather cool, damp and windy for the duration of play, with the sky only clearing partially on Friday afternoon.
Nevertheless there was a great Tournament spirit at the Club and our thanks go to all the 160 Players and especially to our main sponsors Hibiscus Insurance, Linvar, Storage Direct, Insurisk & Jeep for participating!
The Purtell family donated a special new trophy for the tournament in honour of Hugh Purtell, who founded the Tournament in 1991.
It is the largest of the ‘Classic Trilogy’ held annually at Southboom Golf Club, together with the popular Ladies Classic in May and the Mixed Classic in October.
If not before, we look forward to seeing you all again in The 2016 Amateur Classic.
For a few fond memories, click to see all the pics on facebook!!
Click here to be placed on the 2016 invitation list – Monday 4th to Friday 8th July 2016.
Results
| OVERALL WINNERS | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Thomas & Pat Cronin | 189 |
| 2 | Robbie Botha & Melchi Botha | 180 |
| 3 | Jaco Spamers & Jan Marais | 179 |
| 4 | Derrik Matthew & Bruce Matthew | 176 |
| 5 | Peter Dessington & Melvin Blom | 174 |
| 6 | Dries Barkhuizen & Johan Erasmus | 173 |
| 7 | Aubrey Myburgh & Aubrey Myburgh | 172 |
| 8 | Chris Myburgh & Robbie Haagmann | 171 |
| 9 | Grant Harding & Guy Barkhuizen | 171 |
| 10 | Johan Schnetler & Cyril Botha | 171 |
| 11 | Chris Miller & Tony Routledge | 170 |
| 12 | Rohan Kelly & Glenn Leamy | 170 |
| WINNERS – DAY 1 – MONDAY 6th July | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Thomas & Pat Cronin | 51 |
| 2nd | Osie Osborne & Tony Holness | 49 |
| 3rd | Jaco Spamers & Jan Marais | 48 |
| 4th | Derrik Matthew & Bruce Matthew | 48 |
| NEAREST THE PINS | ||
| 4th | Lance Evershed | |
| 8th | Robin Shuttleworth | |
| 11th | Denis Ives | |
| 14th | Red Shuttleworth | |
| Pro Shop Lucky Draw | Ritchie Lamb | |
| WINNERS – DAY 2 – TUESDAY 7th July | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ian Fuller & Athol Mayhew | 44 |
| 2nd | Grant Harding & Guy Barkhuizen | 44 |
| 3rd | Laurance Schlanders & Gus Bonini | 44 |
| 4th | Adrian Blom & Brian Baker | 44 |
| NEAREST THE PINS | ||
| 4th | Melchi Botha | |
| 8th | Rohan Kelly | |
| 11th | Arthur Percival | |
| 14th | Adrian Blom | |
| Pro Shop Lucky Draw | Raul Garbini | |
| WINNERS – DAY 3 – THURSDAY 9th July | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robbie Botha & Melchi Botha | 49 |
| 2nd | Raul Garbini & Rob Versuput | 48 |
| 3rd | Dries Barkhuizen & Johan Erasmus | 47 |
| 4th | Duke Moorosi & Andile Msenti | 47 |
| NEAREST THE PINS | ||
| 4th | Jacques de Kok | |
| 8th | Tony Fuller | |
| 11th | Rob Meydell | |
| 14th | Athol Mayhew – Hole in One | |
| Pro Shop Lucky Draw | Rob Meydell | |
| WINNERS – DAY 4 – FRIDAY 10th July | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Myburgh & Robbie Haagman | 47 |
| 2nd | Robin Shuttleworth & Basil Joseph | 47 |
| 3rd | Peter Dessington & Melvin Blom | 47 |
| 4th | Darrell Bailie & Jacques de Kok | 45 |
| NEAREST THE PINS | ||
| 4th | Cyril Botha | |
| 8th | Dries Barkhuizen | |
| 11th | Gavin Edwards | |
| 14th | Pat Cronin | |
| 13th | Theo van Vuuren | |
| Pro Shop Lucky Draw – 1st | Karl van Heerden | |
| Pro Shop Lucky Draw – 1st | Errol Caister | |
TOURNAMENT SPONSORS
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