How to play ‘par golf’ time-wise at Randpark
There is no doubt that slow play can detract from the enjoyment of the game for many golfers. An 18-hole round taking five hours is starting to push the limit. A fourball taking a fair chunk of time upwards of this spoils the day for pretty much everyone as the whole field is held up. Six hours is criminal …
Mutual Respect : The Key to a Great Randpark
No power at home so I couldn’t send emails. Frustration. But I needed to enter my latest 18-hole score for handicap purposes. I phoned the club. “Hi, Gugu here,” said the very cheerful lady on the other end of the line, “what can I do for you?” I told her my problem. “Don’t you worry, I’ll sort it out,” she replied. A moment’s pause and then she added, “Actually, I see you have two open rounds.” Another moment’s pause and then …
Printer Cartridge Recycling with 123mds and Randpark Club
We may still look like the new kid on the block, calling the shots by inviting you to partake in something other than a great round of golf …
The British Open: ‘Where there’s life there’s hope’
THIS week’s Open Championship is at Royal St George’s, or Sandwich as it is commonly known, and only one South African has won golf’s oldest Major at this iconic south England seaside links and that was Bobby Locke in 1949 …
Introducing our New Title Sponsors
Randpark Club has been wanting to engage with organisations that are as passionate as we are about our sport and community, and the good news is that we have found them. Randpark Club are proud to announce and welcome Kyocera Document Solutions and 123mds as our Title Sponsors …
Garrick Higgo: Huge talent, huge self-belief, huge-money ahead of US Open
After South Africa’s 22-year-old golfing sensation Garrick Higgo pulled off his first PGA Tour win in the Palmetto Championship at Congaree Golf Club in Ridgeland, South Carolina on Sunday he got a call from the legendary 85-year-old Gary Player …
Quirk and Ford come out tops in Club Champs
Accountant-in-the-making Darren Quirk got his numbers spot on, and it was pocket rocket Cara Ford’s turn to beat her arch-rival and friend Kim Turgut and pick up the women’s A-Division win in the Randpark Club Championships held at the weekend …
Young SA golfers Higgo and Nienaber dazzle
GARRICK Higgo couldn’t have been any more chirpier in the Canary Islands, while fellow young professional Wilco Nienaber couldn’t hold back the tears at Fancourt …
A day in the life of a Golf Mom
There is never a dull moment in the Henenne household! Having three boys, Caleb (12), Kyle (11) and Cuan (7), keeps us very busy, and considering they all play golf and cricket – the two shortest games on earth… NOT… really does keep us on our toes every day …
Garrick Higgo – a chip off two old blocks: Mickelson and Gary Player
ANYONE who watched the TV footage of Garrick Higgo winning the European Tour’s GranCanaria Lopesan Open on Sunday will have been hugely impressed by this exceptionally talented 21-year-old South African …
Tee to Green or is it Grin?
THE majority of golfers don’t need a second invitation to play the Firethorn course of the Randpark Golf Club. Most of us are desperate to play this championship course …
Randpark whiz kid Grant Labuschagne a birdie machine
SHOOTING a two-under-par 70 off the white tee-boxes on Firethorn is no small achievement for any golfer. But when you’re just 14 years old, well, it’s pretty sensational …
Conner MacKenzie: A man for all seasons
Conner MacKenzie, winner of the Randpark Graduate Championships this past weekend, was passionate about rugby at school. A talented kicker of the ball, he excelled at flyhalf and was vice-captain of De Le Salle’s first XV. He even went for trials with the Golden Lions …
Shining the Golf Blues Away
FOR centuries now golf and social golfers have been having a well-documented strange relationship. What one can call a love-hate relationship …
Casey Twidale a Randpark Whiz Kid
CASEY Twidale, who recently turned 13, is one of Randpark’s up-and-coming stars – as she has proved by twice shining brightly in the last few weeks …