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SA take on Scots in amateur clash- 17 Mar 2010 00:00:00

Two nine man teams, made up of South Africa's and Scotland's best amateur golfers, are to participate in a one-off tournament at the Leopard Creek Golf Club, near Malalane in Mpumalanga.

The match, which begins on 17th March, will be the first between the two countries on South African soil since the nation’s readmission into world sport.

The format of the competition will be four foursomes matches in the morning followed by nine singles matches in the afternoon on both days. Each match carries one point for a win or half a point each if the match is halved in regulation play. The team scoring the most points on conclusion of the competition wins.

Said Enver Hassen, SAGA president and team manager: ‘We consider this a full blown international. We have a strong team which will be led by Ryan Dreyer. We are aware that the SA Junior Golf Foundation team managed to dispose of the Scottish in yesterday's competition. This does not mean we will have a walkover.

‘Let us not forget that although one or two of the top amateurs from Scotland are not participating, they are still the current world champions, having won the Eisenhower Trophy in 2008, and are the European Team Champions. They have great depth in talent.’

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