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Wednesday, April 24, 2024



Greensomes were well received!

and they are still friends!

Last Saturday, we held our first Greensomes Champs with nearly 40 players competing for the men's and ladies' titles. Sandra Marais walked passed me on her addressing her partner by saying, "oh, my game is not good right now!" But Sandra's B game with Ingvild Stiansen was enough to capture the ladies' crown on 35 points. Mauro Nettl and Yan Coesens were on another mission as they walked the Men's competition with 42 points! That was some really special golf in the modified alternate shot format.


Ingvild with Thinus
 

Mauro and Yan are all smiles

Birdies for Jemma raises more than a QUARTER MILLION RAND

For the past seven year's St Francis Links as a sponsor and our team have supported the Birdies for Jemma Golf Day at Port Elizabeth Golf Club. Titch and Jackie Moore organize the day and their participation and passion has attracted top golfing celebs, entertainers and comedians. The event, supported by more than 150 golfers this year, has grown beyond Graeme Whale's daughter, Jemma's special needs. It now raises enough money to benefit causes close to her heart. This year with Tour Players, Wallie Coetsee, Titch Moore, Lyle Rowe and Neil Schietikat on the par-3 tees, Corporates including St Francis Links there as well, the par-3 fun generated thousands.


A Great Family!


Dirk Ellis Motors have come to our side each of the last two years supporting the day with our transport


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More to remember!

This was our best year to date in almost every way:

We finished our 105th home on the estate (51 are permanent residents)
17 homes are under construction
28 homes are in the planning or application stages
We turned 10 with nearly R14M in the bank
In February, we will host more than 2400 golfers (1900 visitors)
Our golf rounds were up by more than 3300 rounds - 17 550 in total
We moved up in the nation ratings to No. 7 in Golf Digest
The UK rates us No. 6
The Swedish press rate us No.4
With our members, No. 1		  


Members' Get-together - Special feature!

Clive Horlock has ventured into a world very few other have and he would like to share the experience and invite you to come along!

His talk "Walking with Bushman" will take you to the Bushman and allow you to feel their magic way of life that has never been altered.

Get together




Srixon Fitting Day - 6 April 2017

We are taking bookings for our next fitting event, this time with Srixon. I urge all of our members to make use of this opportunity!

Contact us to book your spot.

Thinus Keller
PGA Head Golf Professional


 

Itec Solutions will be our sponsors for Open Wednesday (2nd Wednesday) with meat and added prizes. Invite your friends to enjoy SA’s best with special rates for golf, snacks after the game and great prizes – Hey, Curry Night follows – stay or take away!

Monday Roll-up!
Pitch up and play (9 holes from 3pm). Let's add you to the WhatsApp group.

All Day Saturdays
Morning and afternoon fields - the afternoon field will be booked from 12 noon backwards with emphasis on "ready golf" - Prizegiving and happy hour at 17h00.

Mar 17 St Patrick's Day Golf
Mar 22 Members' Get-together
Mar 31 Chef Jono's Special Steak Night (NEW DATE)
Apr 12 ITEC Wednesday - R230 includes green fees, comp fees and snacks after the game!

ST FRANCIS LINKS “MAJORS” AND “SPECIAL EVENTS” FOR 2017

Jan 2-3 Men’s Member-Member, St Francis Bay wins by .18 of a point! Well done!
Jan 7-8 The Pam Golding Annual, Derek Ryan and Scott Keevy, Champions
Mar 11 Greensomes over 18 holes (NEW)
Apr 28-30 Club Championships
May 18-19 Woodlands' Dairy Golf Days for HOSPICE
May 27 Foursomes over 18 holes (NEW)
Jun 3 Ladies' Invitational
Jun 10 Sanlam – Links Qualifier
Jul 2-3 National Junior Order of Merit
Jul 20-23 Men’s Invitational
Jul 23-25 The Annual "Road Trip"
Aug 6 Sanlam Cancer FINALS at St Francis Links
Aug 8-23 Spring Programme – Course and Clubhouse Closed
Sep 30, Oct 1 Links Cup
Nov 11-12 Pam Golding Ladies OPEN Weekend
Dec 2 Ladies' Member-Member

Dates for Mixed Events, as well as the Knockouts to follow
Are you going longer and feeling good?
 

A while ago, those who didn’t want to play with a premium priced golf ball, had to play with a brick if they were looking for distance, or a golf ball that went nowhere, if they wanted a softer feel. That has changed, and each year we see more and moreimprovement in the combination of feel and distance in 2-pce golf balls. The Srixon Soft Feel has improved year after year and
now you get tremendous ball speed and carry, along with a much softer feel.
 
Srixon cores provide faster ball speeds
with a softer compression.
 
Covers have become thinner
(without losing durability) and softer.
A big, big plus on the shorter shots.
 
Advanced construction techniques have
allowed different areas of the Srixon core
to react differently. That means lots of
energy transfer on shots with long clubs,
and a greater feel on the short shots.
 
 
 

The Srixon SoftFeel today is a real marvel of technology: materials, design, and construction.
But that matters much less than the impact it has on your enjoyment every time you make a golf shot.
If you want advice on which golf ball will offer you which benefits, then please come and chat to us.
 

Keeping another scorecard to tell another story
 

 
 A tip to improve
your percentages
Obviously the lie and shot you have from 40 metres in or less has a large impact on your average score from this range.

Better players influence the chance of a tough greenside shot by making sure that, when planning their approach shot, they reduce the chances of missing the green “on the wrong side”.

Shouldn’t the rest of us, who’re less accurate with our approach shots be doing that?
 
 

If your average shots from 40 metres in is over 3, then set out to make an improvement. Everyone of you should be under 3. Most of the time it’s a chip, short-pitch or greenside bunker shot onto the green and 2 putts. Sometimes it’s 1 putt. Those are the three shots you need to master by the way: chip, short-pitch, greenside bunker. Gain the fundamentals, then become a master.
 

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