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IOL News
6 days ago
- Sport
- IOL News
SA Open champion Dylan Naidoo 'in high spirits' ahead of Major debut at Royal Portrush
SA Open champion Dylan Naidoo will be making his Major debut at The Open in Northern Ireland. Picture: Troy Winfield/Sunshine Tour As the sun rises over Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland, South African golfer Dylan Naidoo is making his final preparations to tee off in his inaugural major tournament at the 153rd Open Championship. The excitement is palpable as the 27-year-old Gauteng-born golfer steps onto the hallowed grounds of golf's oldest championship, where he earned his spot following a stunning victory at the SA Investec Open earlier this year. Naidoo clinched his entry into the Open with a dramatic finish at the Durban Country Club, where he displayed remarkable composure on a soaked course to secure his win. His manager, Anders Davidsson, spoke to Independent Media from Ireland, sharing insights into the Naidoo's frame of mind and the electric atmosphere surrounding him. 'I've been here with Dylan since we arrived and he's in high spirits and really confident,' Davidsson said. 'We all think the time is right in his career for such a big moment. He's worked incredibly hard to get here and is looking forward to playing tomorrow (Thursday). His family is here to support him as well.'
Calgary Herald
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
SGCC pro Phil Jonas captures 2025 Concorde Saskatoon Open golf championship
Experience won out. Article content Veteran golfer Phil Jonas — whose pro golf resume includes 45 events on the PGA Tour and 24 events on the European Senior Tour (Legends Tour), plus wins on the Sunshine Tour, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Latin American Tour — prevailed in the 2025 Concorde Group Saskatoon Open men's championship. Article content Jonas, now a teaching pro at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club, pulled away from the pack Sunday at nine-under-par with a six-shot victory (69-65—134) over both assistant pro Tayden Wallin (69-71—140) and amateur Jesse Gibson (70-70—140), who finished tied for second. Article content Article content Solomon Ness placed a solo fourth (73-70—143). Article content Article content The two-day tournament was played Saturday at Riverside Country Club and Sunday at Holiday Park Golf Course in Saskatoon. Article content Jonas, a former three-time South African national junior champ (1976, 1978, 1979) and former IMG world junior winner (1974, 1976), won over a pair of former Saskatchewan junior champions, Wallin (2017) and Gibson (2009), who is also a two-time Saskatchewan Amateur runner-up. Article content It was a close three-way race but Jonas got it going with seven birdies Sunday, to go along with 10 pars and a single bogey, for a 6-under 65. Article content Gibson — who ended a 10-year golf sabbatical last summer — was coming off a victory in the 2025 Reliance Greggs Central Amateur one week earlier. Article content Wallin, who was the reigning Saskatoon Open champion after defeating Connor Scissons in a playoff, is the 2025 CPGA Saskatchewan Assistants champion. He beat out all other assistant pros from across the province with a 3-under (71-70) victory. Article content Article content Wallin, who is originally from Humboldt, is currently an apprentice assistant pro at Riverside. Article content Article content Article content The competitive golf schedule heats up in the province with the Saskatchewan junior boys and girls championships this week (Tuesday-Thursday) at the Lloydminster Golf and Country Club, followed by the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur and Women's Amateur championships the following week (July 15-18) at the Humboldt Golf Club. Article content Saskatoon's Ryan Mosher won the 2024 Saskatchewan junior boys' title, while Yorkton's Ella Kozak captured the 2024 Saskatchewan girls' crown. Article content Edmonton's Kyle Fisher is the reigning 2024 Saskatchewan Amateur men's champ. Calgary's Sela Ogada won the 2024 Saskatchewan Women's Amateur. Article content Article content Article content
Ottawa Citizen
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
SGCC pro Phil Jonas captures 2025 Concorde Saskatoon Open golf championship
Experience won out. Article content Veteran golfer Phil Jonas — whose pro golf resume includes 45 events on the PGA Tour and 24 events on the European Senior Tour (Legends Tour), plus wins on the Sunshine Tour, PGA Tour Canada and PGA Latin American Tour — prevailed in the 2025 Concorde Group Saskatoon Open men's championship. Article content Jonas, now a teaching pro at the Saskatoon Golf and Country Club, pulled away from the pack Sunday at nine-under-par with a six-shot victory (69-65—134) over both assistant pro Tayden Wallin (69-71—140) and amateur Jesse Gibson (70-70—140), who finished tied for second. Article content Article content Solomon Ness placed a solo fourth (73-70—143). Article content Article content The two-day tournament was played Saturday at Riverside Country Club and Sunday at Holiday Park Golf Course in Saskatoon. Article content Jonas, a former three-time South African national junior champ (1976, 1978, 1979) and former IMG world junior winner (1974, 1976), won over a pair of former Saskatchewan junior champions, Wallin (2017) and Gibson (2009), who is also a two-time Saskatchewan Amateur runner-up. Article content It was a close three-way race but Jonas got it going with seven birdies Sunday, to go along with 10 pars and a single bogey, for a 6-under 65. Article content Gibson — who ended a 10-year golf sabbatical last summer — was coming off a victory in the 2025 Reliance Greggs Central Amateur one week earlier. Article content Wallin, who was the reigning Saskatoon Open champion after defeating Connor Scissons in a playoff, is the 2025 CPGA Saskatchewan Assistants champion. He beat out all other assistant pros from across the province with a 3-under (71-70) victory. Article content Article content Wallin, who is originally from Humboldt, is currently an apprentice assistant pro at Riverside. Article content Article content Article content The competitive golf schedule heats up in the province with the Saskatchewan junior boys and girls championships this week (Tuesday-Thursday) at the Lloydminster Golf and Country Club, followed by the Saskatchewan Men's Amateur and Women's Amateur championships the following week (July 15-18) at the Humboldt Golf Club. Article content Saskatoon's Ryan Mosher won the 2024 Saskatchewan junior boys' title, while Yorkton's Ella Kozak captured the 2024 Saskatchewan girls' crown. Article content Edmonton's Kyle Fisher is the reigning 2024 Saskatchewan Amateur men's champ. Calgary's Sela Ogada won the 2024 Saskatchewan Women's Amateur. Article content Article content Article content Article content
Winnipeg Free Press
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Winnipeg Free Press
Cameron Percy shoots 5-under 67 at at Congressional to take a 1-stroke lead in Senior PGA
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Cameron Percy shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday to lead by one stroke after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional. Keith Horne (68) was second. Fellow South Africans Ernie Els (69) and Darren Fichardt were another shot back along with Simon Khan and Mario Tiziani. Els was back at the course where he won the 1997 U.S. Open, although Congressional has certainly changed since then. Players dealt with wet conditions on a rainy day, but Percy was one of the last groups to finish, and by then the sun was shining from one direction and a rainbow was forming in another. Percy started on the back nine and took the lead thanks to an eagle on the par-5 sixth and a birdie two holes later. The 53-year-old Horne has nine wins on South Africa's Sunshine Tour, plus a victory last year in the Legends Tour's Zambia Legends Championship. He holed out a wedge from 109 yards for an eagle on the par-4 eighth. ___ AP golf:
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Cameron Percy shoots 5-under 67 at at Congressional to take a 1-stroke lead in Senior PGA
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Cameron Percy shot a 5-under 67 on Thursday to lead by one stroke after the first round of the Senior PGA Championship at Congressional. Keith Horne (68) was second. Fellow South Africans Ernie Els (69) and Darren Fichardt were another shot back along with Simon Khan and Mario Tiziani. Advertisement Els was back at the course where he won the 1997 U.S. Open, although Congressional has certainly changed since then. Players dealt with wet conditions on a rainy day, but Percy was one of the last groups to finish, and by then the sun was shining from one direction and a rainbow was forming in another. Percy started on the back nine and took the lead thanks to an eagle on the par-5 sixth and a birdie two holes later. The 53-year-old Horne has nine wins on South Africa's Sunshine Tour, plus a victory last year in the Legends Tour's Zambia Legends Championship. He holed out a wedge from 109 yards for an eagle on the par-4 eighth. ___ AP golf:
