Border mounted a spirited final round assault to claim the B-Section title for a second successive year in the 55th South African Women’s Inter-Provincial Championship at Centurion Country Club on Friday.
Border defeated Eastern Province 4.5 – 1.5 to celebrate their second podium finish this season after the same team staged a come-from-behind performance to lift the B-Section title in the 72-Hole Teams Championship at East London Golf Club in May.
The defending champions were on the back foot after a 4 – 2 first round loss to Free State, but turned the tide with a near clean sweep against North West in round two.
Border trailed Free State and Eastern Province by one point ahead of the final round, but had 7.5 games points in hand after giving North West 5.5 – 0.5 hiding.
Free State, with seven games points, faced off against North West, while Border went head-to-head with neighbours Eastern Province, who brought 6.5 games points into the final round.
Demi Flanagan and Zethu Myeki put Border in the early lead with a 2 & 1 win in the foursomes, while Siviwe and Yolanda Duma looked good to add another point.
The Duma sisters won the 16th hole to go 1-up, Jamie-Lee Daniels and Shene du Toit won the next hole to square the game. They halved the 18th, giving Border a slight lead at 1.5 – 0.5 hole heading into the singles.
Yolanda Duma claimed first blood for Border when she whipped Justine Botten 7 & 6.
Demi Flanagan padded the lead when she defeated Jamie-Lee Daniels 3 & 2 and Siviwe Duma secured the victory for Border when she downed Du Toit lost 3 & 2.
Minette Olivier won the last four holes to beat Zethu Myeki in the final game.
North West defeated Free State 3.5 – 2.5, but it was too little, too late.
Border topped the log with four points, while Free State edged out Eastern Province for second place on game points. Free State finished with 9.5 game points and Eastern Province with eight.
Southern Cape completed an undefeated run at the top of the Division 2 standings after defeating Mpumalanga 5 – 1, while Western Province B and Limpopo drew 3-all in the final round.
B-SECTION DIVISION 1 RESULT AND LOG
Eastern Province 1.5 vs Border 4.5
Foursomes:
Daniels / Du Toit halved with Duma / Duma;
Botten / Olivier lost to Flanagan / Myeki 2 & 1;
Singles:
Jamie-Lee Daniels lost to Demi Flanagan 3 & 2;
Shene Du Toit lost to Siviwe Duma 3 & 2;
Justine Botten lost to Yolanda Duma 7 & 6;
Minette Olivier beat Zethu Myeki 2 & 1;
Free State 2.5 vs North West 3.5
Foursomes:
Mokoena / Wernich halved with Bosman / Coetzee;
Mazibuko / Van Zyl lost to Swanepoel / Strydom 2 & 1;
Singles:
Matsleleng Mokoena halved with Frankie Bosman;
Chante Van Zyl beat Lindi Coetzee 3 & 2;
Bianca Wernich halved with Jhanelle Strydom;
Zanele Mazibuko lost to Michelle Swanepoel 4 & 2;
LOG
(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-Points-Matches won)
1 Border (3, 2, 0, 1, 4, 12.0)
2 Free State (3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 9.5)
3 Eastern Province (3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 8.0)
4 North West (3, 1, 0, 2, 2, 6.5)
B-SECTION DIVISION 2 RESULT AND LOG
Southern Cape 5 vs Mpumalanga 1
Foursomes:
Pienaar / Bland beat Botha / Hlatshwayo 4 & 2;
Geldenhuys / Zeelie beat Weber / Boonstra 5 & 4;
Singles:
Sonja Bland beat Thandeka Hlatshwayo 5 & 4;
Desiree Geldenhuys beat Lelanie Weber 7 & 5;
Anzelle Zeelie lost to Chante Boonstra 1Down;
Marguerite Pienaar beat Chanelle Botha 2 & 1;
Western Province B 3 vs Limpopo 3
Foursomes:
Abrahams / Osborn halved with Siebert / Van der Schyff;
Croome / Kruger halved with Earle / Van der Watt;
Singles:
Laylaah Abrahams beat Anzel Van der Schyff 2 & 1;
Adrienne Kruger beat Cherie Siebert 6 & 4;
Cherylynn Croome lost to Desiree Earle 1Down;
Sarah Osborn lost to Lenanda Van der Watt 5 & 3;
LOG
(Pos-Union-Played-Won-Drawn-Lost-Points-Matches won)
1 Southern Cape (3, 3, 0, 0, 6, 13.0)
2 Limpopo (3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 9.5)
3 Western Province B (3, 1, 1, 1, 3, 8.5)
4 Mpumalanga (3, 0, 0, 3, 0, 5.0)
