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Southern Cape golfer Jake Redman takes a three shot lead into the final round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Country Club in Knysna. Credit: Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour.

Sweet 64 puts Redman on course at Vodacom Origins Simola

Lali Stander KNYSNA (10 May 2012) – Jake Redman is perfectly placed to win his maiden Sunshine Tour title after a second round eight-under-par 64 moved the Southern Cape golfer three strokes clear going into Friday’s final round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Country Club. Redman is 11 under par for his [...]

Celebrate Mother’s Day at The Red Barn

Celebrate Mother’s Day at The Red Barn

Mother’s Day is just around the corner. What better place to celbrate it than the Red Barn on13 May 2012. Enjoy a countrified, family lunch (free-range lamb and herbed chicken roast or nut roast, assorted farm grown veggie bakes and our barn famous apple crumble or creamy cheese cake) in our lovely garden setting surrounded [...]

Sunshine Tour rookie Ruan de Smidt with his scorecard and the ball that he used to ace the par 17th during the first round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Country Club in Knysna that won him eight VIP tickets to a Springbok rugby test match in South Africa later this year, courtesy of hospitality providers and promoters SAIL.  Credit: Cale Jansen/Sunshine Tour.

Ace packs big reward for De Smidt at Simola

Lali Stander KNYSNA (10 May 2012) – They say there is never a bad time to make a hole-in-one, but Ruan de Smidt’s timing during the first round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tournament at Simola Country Club was simply impeccable. The Sunshine Tour rookie was a little undecided on the par-three 17th, but [...]

Unheralded David Ryan from Randpark Ridge leads the first round of the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Country Club in Knysna. Credit: Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour.

Ryan surprised to share Vodacom Origins Simola lead

Lali Stander KNYSNA (9 May 2012) – When David Ryan abandoned the pro circuit in 2009 after nearly a decade on the Tour, he left because he did not believe he was good enough to compete. But once he completed a PGA Teaching Diploma last year, the pull was too strong to ignore. A quick [...]

Knysna saved from e-tolling?

Knysna saved from e-tolling?

The departure of the South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) CEO Nazir Alli has not only pushed the organisation into a full-blown crisis but leaves a critical infrastructure development model in tatters. Alli’s resignation came after the North Gauteng High Court ruled in favour of civil service groups who demanded freezing the e-toll process [...]

Oakhill School News

Oakhill School News

Grade 3 Picassos Oakhill’s very own Picassos! “ Unseen Portraits” the class had to close their eyes, feel their faces, draw what they had “felt” on their large piece of paper. Not worrying whether their eyes and noses were in the correct position! Some cheating more than others  , this is what was achieved, I [...]

Knysna Speed Festival – DJ Challenge

Knysna Speed Festival – DJ Challenge

18th -20 May 2012 An inter-provincial DJ Challenge has become part of the excitement of the Renault Simola Hillclimb from 18 May to 20 May. DJ’s from theEastern Cape, theWestern CapeandGautengwill battle for the honour of fastest DJ up the hill! Taking part are the cream of the dare devil DJ’s on radio. Jeremy Harris [...]

Branden Grace, a three-time European Tour winner this season, who is competing in the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola Country Club in Knysna from 9-11 May 2012.Credit: Luke Walker/Sunshine Tour.

Grace humble despite success

Lali Stander KNYSNA (9 May 2012) – He may have won three European Tour events, catapulted 205 positions in the golf world rankings and rewritten a piece of European Tour history over the last four months, but South Africa’s Branden Grace has no delusions of grandeur. On the eve of the Vodacom Origins of Golf [...]