NORMAN ACADEMY INVITATIONAL
Junior golfers strut their stuff in the US
Golf RSA juniors Wilco Nienaber and Woo-Ju Son captured a one, two finish for SA in the Greg Norman Academy Junior Invitational in the US on Sunday. Nienaber laid down a marker for a Global Junior Golf Tour hat-trick when he opened with a one-under-par 71 on the Norman Course in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Bloemfontein junior kept control with a level par 72 in the second round and sealed a five-stroke triumph on two-under 214 with a final round 71. Nienaber, whose average drive hovers around the 315m mark, said a good dose of self-belief carried him to the winner’s circle. "I didn’t have a good week with the putter," he said. "I drove it well and the irons were accurate, but I couldn’t score on the greens. When I led the first round, I knew I could win. I felt confident and I backed myself." The 17-year-old from Grey College has further title aspirations and is targeting a 12th trophy finish in this week’s South Beach International Amateur, which tees off at the Miami Beach G...
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