| What a year it’s been for the St Francis Links golf team!
The much-anticipated Good Neighbour event against our esteemed rivals from Humewood has been wrapped up!
Our ladies and gents delivered an emphatic 14 to 1 victory at home, setting a high bar and leaving Humewood with a score to settle with our visit.
Well, settle it they did! The return fixture at Humewood was always going to be a test of mettle, with the Humewood team undoubtedly hungry for revenge. But our St Francis Links heroes stood their ground in some seriously windy conditions!
In a hard-fought contest, and a slightly more palatable scoreline for the Humewood team, St Francis Links secured a 10 to 8 victory on the day!
With an overall score of 24 to 9 for the year! St Francis Links are the Champions!
A massive round of applause goes out to every single player who represented St Francis Links in these thrilling encounters.
Special mention to Norman Pretorius for his spectacular hole-in-one on the 14th hole at Humewood! On a very, very, very windy day (and a rather challenging hole in normal conditions), that perfectly executed punch 6 iron found its mark, proving that even Mother Nature couldn’t get in the way of what was to eventually be our day.
We also extend our gratitude to our Club Captain, Graham Botha, who represented us with such great aplomb at both fixtures.
And finally, a big thank you to the team at Humewood Golf Club for their hospitality and for providing such a challenging and enjoyable course. We hear they’ve already started their training sessions on foot for next year.
We look forward to continuing this friendly rivalry next year! |