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It's been seven years since a South African won the Nedbank Golf Challenge, and nine SA hopefuls will tee it up when the tournament begins at Gary Player Country Club at Sun City on Thursday.
Erik van Rooyen, Thriston Lawrence and Christiaan Bezuidenhout were all high up on the player rankings from which international captain Mike Weir had to make selections.
It will be scrum time when the Omega European Masters starts on Thursday as 16 golfers from South Africa prepare to tee it up.
Prudence Sekgodiso qualified for Monday night’s women’s 800m final after she finished second in her semi-final behind Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson.
All eyes will be on one of the Olympics’ blue ribbon events, the men’s 100m, when the semi-finals and final take centre stage on Sunday night.
Sprinters Akani Simbine, Shaun Maswanganyi and Benjamin Richardson and the golfers Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Erik van Rooyen have set up medal opportunities for Team South Africa.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Erik van Rooyen are six shots adrift of the leaders Xander Schauffele and Jon Rahm, who are tied on 14-under par.
After near misses at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, South Africa’s Akani Simbine looks ready to grab a medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
Overnight leader Hideki Matsuyama double-bogeyed the 18th hole to drop into a three-way tie for the lead, level with Xander Schauffele and Tommy Fleetwood.
Erik van Rooyen was the best of the South African golfers in the first round of the Paris Olympics on Thursday as he finished on 4 under par for a tied sixth place.
Although facing stiff competition, South Africa’s Olympic Games golf duo, Christiaan Bezuidenhout and Erik van Rooyen will eye another medal or two for Team SA in Paris.
Tatjana Smith can become Team South Africa’s most decorated Olympian of all time if she can bag another gold in the 200m breaststroke on Thursday night.
The model for the Paris 2024 Supercomputer uses over a century of Olympic history to predict the medal standings for the Paris 2024 event.
The Open Championship has always held a special place in the heart for IOL Sports writer Michael Sherman.
Tiger Woods also had his struggles as he was tied alongside SA’s Dean Burmester on four-over in tie for 86th after the opening round of the US Open at Pinehurst in North Carolina, USA, on Thursday.
It’s a long shot indeed, but in Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Dean Burmester, Erik van Rooyen and Casey Jarvis there could be a shock contender this week at the US Open.
The two SA players have had contrasting seasons to date, as Erik van Rooyen is ranked 65th in the world while Garrick Higgo has dropped to 204th.
Manchester United stunned heavy favourites Manchester City to win the FA Cup title at Wembley, in London, on Saturday.
Dean Burmester’s 11-under total is four off the lead held by Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa.
Dean Burmester moved up 16 places with a four-under score in round two of the PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club.
Dean Burmester was the top-placed South African on two-under 69 after day one of the PGA Championship.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout will lead the five-man SA player charge at the PGA Championship.
The SA contingent will be hoping for a better showing at the year’s second major, after only one player from the Rainbow Nation made the weekend at The Masters at Augusta last month.
As the only SA player to make the cut Charl Schwartzel and amateur Christo Lamprecht missed the cut, Erik van Rooyen was entering uncharted territory in his third Masters appearance.
Erik van Rooyen signed for a six-over 78 to drop to nine-over for the tournament, following his earlier rounds of 71 and 76. Tiger Woods, meanwhile, crashed to a 10-over 82.