Wentzel, Van Zyl winners in Federation Pairs

The annual Federation Pairs golf competition, sponsored by Safety Kit and co-sponsored by Fox Designs, was held at the Windhoek Golf and Country Club last weekend.

Ernst Calitz of Safety Kit is proud to have had the opportunity to once again be the sponsor of this big event. In addition, the first prize was sponsored by Pieter Fox of Fox Designs.

The competition is played over 54 holes. The format of the competition is: first round betterball, second round foursomes and the final round combined.

In total 36 teams participated. No team could win two prizes; therefore, the results must be read in that context.

With the rainy season on hand, Saturday morning’s competition started off very wet. Umbrellas and rain clothing were visible all over the course. The course was in good condition and well prepared by the greenkeeper and staff. The last three bent grass greens that were replaced recently were opened for play on Friday afternoon as they are almost perfect to play on.

The results for the Federation Pairs are as follows:

Best nett

1 Kevin Wentzel and Willie van Zyl (269 count-out, lower handicap)

2 Joseph Martin and Frans Katjimune (269)

3 Pieter Fox and Andrew van Schalkwyk (274)

Best gross

1 Gabriel Shikodi and Likius Nande (291)

2 Jan van Wyk and George Vink (306)

3 Johannes Goagoseb and Michael Hoeseb (307)

Betterball

1 Bertus Damon and George Gariseb (60, count-out, lower handicap)

2 Paul Grobler and Heinco Schmidt (60)

Foursomes

1 Jacobus Greeff and David Peake (67)

2 Steve Basson and Borris Erasmus (71)

Combined

1 Wessel Louw and Terus Burger (145)

2 Burger van Taak and Burger Bergh (150)

Four prizes for shots nearest to the pin on all par 3’s and one longest drive on hole 14 were on offer. The nearest to the pin winners were Shaun Smith (hole 3), Chris Heunis (hole 9), Likius Nande (hole 13), Michael Hoeseb (hole 17). Hole 14 longest drive: Toady Gurirab.

The club captain thanked all participants for the support, especially those that came from afar. Most participants were from Windhoek (40), followed by Walvis Bay and Rössmund eight each, Omeya with six and Tsumeb with four players. Henties Bay (2), Mariental (2), Grootfontein (1) and Oranjemund (1) completed the field.

• This coming Saturday, the club will host the first of four international pairs qualifiers sponsored by Windhoek Lager. The ladies are reminded to participate as a lady’s team will be going to the world finals in Portugal at the end of the year.