Gauteng continued their winning march in the Swiss Team Trophy on day two of the 72 Hole Teams Championship, while Border launched a strong attack to take control in the Challenge Trophy at East London Golf Club on Monday.
Reigning Sanlam SA Women’s Stroke Play champion Ivanna Samu returned rounds of 72 and 71 to back Kaleigh Telfer and Woo-Ju Son and the trio boosted Gauteng A to the top of the summit on 430.
Samu combined with Kaleigh Telfer (71) for a second round 143 and partnered 14-year-old Son, who fired a three-under-par 70, to a third round 141.
The union’s title hunt was further strengthened by their B-side, who finished second.
Gauteng B’s Natasha Carlsson (73-76) and Eleonora Galletti (74-73) combined for rounds of 147 and 149 to finish 11 strokes off the pace and three strokes ahead of Western Province.
Gauteng North finished the day in fourth on 447, three strokes clear of Boland.
The story of the day, however, was the feisty trio from Border, who wiped out a four stroke deficit after an opening 160 and rallied with two rounds of 140 to lead the B-Division on 448.
Sisters Yolanda and Siviwe Duma both signed for one-under-par 72s in the second round, while Siviwe Duma carded a third round 74 to add to a 70 from 2015 Border Championship winner, Zethu Myeki.
Last year Border marched to a B-Division victory in the 2014 South African Women’s Inter-Provincial and the team is very well placed to add to the Challenge Trophy to their trophy haul on Tuesday.
The local heroes lead by 22 strokes from overnight leaders Eastern Province and will start the final round 23 strokes ahead of third placed Ekurhuleni A.
Eastern Province’s Imkeleen Meyer (78-75) and Minette Olivier (82-79) posted rounds of 160 and 154, while Caitlyn Macnab (77-73) and Sarah Bouch (79-82) registered rounds of 156 and 155 for Ekurhuleni.
Swiss Team Trophy Scores – Round 2
430 Gauteng A 146 Ivanna Samu 72 Kaleigh Telfer 74; 143 Kaleigh Telfer 71 Ivanna Samu 72; 141 Woo-Ju Son 70 Ivanna Samu 71
441 Gauteng B 145 Eleonora Galletti 70 Natasha Carlsson 75; 147 Natasha Carlsson 73 Eleonora Galletti 74; 149 Eleonora Galletti 73 Natasha Carlsson 76
444 Western Province A 150 Cara Gorlei 75 Ji Sun Kang 75; 150 Amy Henning 75 Ji Sun Kang 75; 144 Cara Gorlei 71 Ji Sun Kang 73
447 Gauteng North A 151 Carrie Park 74 Danielle Du Toit 77; 146 Carrie Park 72 Danielle Du Toit 74; 150 Carrie Park 73 Marne Clack 77
451 Boland A 151 Bianca Lohbauer 75 Bianca Theron 76; 150 Bianca Theron 74 Bianca Lohbauer 76; 150 Vicki Traut 74 Bianca Theron 76
464 Western Province B 152 Zayb Fredericks 75 Kelly Erasmus 77; 156 Zayb Fredericks 78 Kelly Erasmus 78; 156 Samantha Barber 77 Kelly Erasmus 79
472 Gauteng North B 154 Ruzanne Van der Walt 75 Larissa Du Preez 79; 156 Larissa Du Preez 77 Ruzanne Van der Walt 79; 162 Ruzanne Van der Walt 80 Larissa Du Preez 82
474 North West A 163 Mae Cornforth 80 Lindi Coetzee 83; 153 Mae Cornforth 73 Michelle Swanepoel 80; 158 Mae Cornforth 78 Michelle Swanepoel 80
475 KwaZulu-Natal A 162 Brittney-Fay Berger 79 Lizzie Currie 83; 160 Lizzie Currie 80 Pippa Payne 80; 153 Brittney-Fay Berger 70 Lizzie Currie 83
478 Southern Cape 161 Desiree Geldenhuys 79 Anzelle Zeelie 82; 158 Anzelle Zeelie 76 Desiree Geldenhuys 82; 159 Desiree Geldenhuys 79 Anzelle Zeelie 80
485 Gauteng North C 163 Marike Reyneke 81 Mercedes Kreissel 82; 158 Mercedes Kreissel 75 Marike Reyneke 83; 164 Karin Watts 82 Marike Reyneke 82
507 Mpumalanga 166 Chanelle Botha 81 Chante Boonstra 85; 167 Chanelle Botha 78 Chante Boonstra 89; 174 Chante Boonstra 86 Chanelle Botha 88
Challenge Trophy Scores – Round 2
448 Border 160 Zethu Myeki 79 Siviwe Duma 81; 144 Yolanda Duma 72 Siviwe Duma 72; 144 Zethu Myeki 70 Siviwe Duma 74
470 Eastern Province 156 Minette Olivier 74 Imkeleen Meyer 82; 160 Imkeleen Meyer 78 Minette Olivier 82; 154 Imkeleen Meyer 75 Minette Olivier 79
471 Ekurhuleni A 160 Sarah Bouch 78 Caitlyn Macnab 82; 156 Caitlyn Macnab 77 Sarah Bouch 79; 155 Caitlyn Macnab 73 Sarah Bouch 82
473 Gauteng C 160 Chiara Contomathios 80 Kajal Mistry 80; 158 Chiara Contomathios 74 Symone Henriques 84; 155 Chiara Contomathios 77 Kajal Mistry 78
474 Western Province C 159 Katia Shaff 79 Ashleigh Mills 80; 158 Ashleigh Mills 76 Katia Shaff 82; 157 Katia Shaff 78 Ashleigh Mills 79
480 WGSA Invitational Team 165 Caro Els 82 Tara Griebenow 83; 157 Caro Els 74 Tara Griebenow 83; 158 Tara Griebenow 77 Cassidy Williams 81
481 KwaZulu-Natal B 162 Jessica Shurety 80 Sharyn Owen 82; 164 Jessica Shurety 82 Sharyn Owen 82; 155 Jessica Shurety 77 Sharyn Owen 78
484 Limpopo 174 Lenanda Van der Watt 84 Lynn-Mariè Combrink 90; 155 Lynn-Mariè Combrink 77 Lenanda Van der Watt 78; 155 Lenanda Van der Watt 77 Lynn-Mariè Combrink 78
491 Boland B 169 Leanke Vlok 82 Lynne Behagg 87; 166 Olivia Le Roux 80 Lynne Behagg 86; 156 Olivia Le Roux 77 Leanke Vlok 79
499 Free State & Northern Cape 168 Chante Van Zyl 84 Chante De Lange 84; 166 Chante Van Zyl 81 Chante De Lange 85; 165 Zanele Mazibuko 81 Chante Van Zyl 84
503 North West B 167 Jhanelle Strydom 83 Frankie Bosman 84; 163 Jhanelle Strydom 80 Desire Green 83; 173 Frankie Bosman 86 Jhanelle Strydom 87
544 Ekurhuleni B 184 Andrea Manuel 92 Carmen Taljaard 92; 174 Carmen Taljaard 82 Andrea Manuel 92; 186 Teagan Lubbe 92 Carmen Taljaard 94
Individual Leaderboard – Round 2
215 Ivanna Samu 72 72 71
217 Eleonora Galletti 70 74 73
219 Carrie Park 74 72 73
222 Cara Gorlei 75 76 71
223 Ji Sun Kang 75 75 73; Kaleigh Telfer 74 71 78
224 Natasha Carlsson Bryanston Country Club 0 75 73 76
225 Zethu Myeki 79 76 70; Woo-Ju Son 77 78 70
226 Bianca Theron Golf Estate +1 76 74 76
PHOTO – Gauteng North’s Danielle du Toit; credit Catherine Kotze