Page 10 - Silver Lakes Issue 5 May 2023

GOLF NEWS

TALENTED TEEN SETS NEW

SA GOLFING RECORD

t isn’t often that someone settles into their In addition, Daniel matched the lowest score ever for a 72-stroke play event on the PGA
new environment so quickly. Daniel Bennett, Tour by equalling Cameron Smith’s score of 34-under at the 2022 PGA Tournament of
Iwho hails from Durban, recently made the Champions.
move to Silver Lakes to pursue his golfing
career under the watchful eye of veteran pro
Nico Van Rensburg.

It has only been a few months, and already the
17-year-old has set the amateur scene on fire.

Daniel recently won the Northern Amateur
Match Play and the Nomads SA Boys Under-19
Stroke Play championships with a staggering
34 under-par total at Pecanwood Golf and
Country Estate.

In doing so, he set three new South African
golfing records:
Lowest 72-hole stroke play total 34 under par
Lowest 36-hole stroke play total 21 under par
The largest winning margin of 21 shots

SILVER LAKES MASTERS
Congratulations to the winners of our Par 3
contest and Silver Lakes green jackets!

Ladies’ winner: Belinda Zietsman
Men’s winner: James Van Reenen

Congratulations to our new Golf Committee,
we wish you all the best!

Chairman – Mike de Jongh
Men’s Captain – Pierre Spies
Ladies’ Captain – Yolande Ehlers
Vice-Captain – Danie Viljoen Jnr
Additional Men – Wessel Richter
Additional Lady – Candice Norris

We have a lot to be proud of here at Silver
Lakes and I’m sure we’ll be seeing more results
like this from our golfers.

Happy golfing!

Andrew Curlewis Our defending champion, Anne Greeff, Our Golf Manager, Andrew Curlewis,
Golf Manager handing over the jacket. handing over the jacket.

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