Lee-Anne Pace wins WPGA Golfer of the Year

Compleat Golfer hosted the 20th edition of its Annual Awards Dinner at Randpark Golf Club on Monday night.

With MC Dale Hayes in fine form behind the microphone, the evening recognised the excellent performances of those in the industry in 2011 and was enjoyed by the Who’s Who of the South African golfing industry.

Nick Price was awarded the Contribution to Golf award in recognition of his services to golf inSouthern Africa, while Southern Africa Golf Hall of Fame founder Barry Cohen was given the Contribution to the Golf Industry award.

Other award winners on the night included 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel for Compleat Golfer’s Player of the Year and Ashleigh Simon for the Comeback of the Year.

Ernie Els was awarded the Newsmaker of the Year award for his induction into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2011.

SA’s No 1 lady golfer Lee-Anne Pace walked off with the WPGA Golfer of the Year for the second year running while there were also awards presented to amateurs Brandon Stone, Kim Williams and Haydn Porteous.

Independent Newspapers’ Iqbal Khan collected a cheque for R10 000 from Telkom Business Senior Manager Sponsorships and Presence Marketing, Braam Wessels, after being recognised for his contribution to golf journalism over the past 32 years.

Supersport’s Scott Seward collected a similar cheque for the Telkom Business Video Journalist of the Year.

South Africa’s rising golf star George Coetzee was a late cancellation as he jetted off toArizonaas a late replacement in the WGC-Accenture Matchplay Championship.

Coetzee collected the Mercedes-Benz Mover of the year award in recognition of his climb up the World Ranking from 422nd at the beginning of the year to 66th and was presented with an advanced driving course from Mercedes-Benz.

A total of 25 golf clubs were awarded the prestigious Compleat Golfer 5-Star Experience Awards proudly brought to you by Mercedes-Benz, and these clubs represent the finest golf experiences in the country.

AWARD WINNERS

Compleat Golfer Golfer of the Year: Charl Schwartzel

Compleat Golfer Mid Amateur champion: Rowan du Preez

Compleat Golfer Newsmaker of the Year: Ernie Els

Compleat Golfer Comeback of the Year: Ashleigh Simon

Compleat Golfer Contribution to Golf: Nick Price

Compleat Golfer Contribution to the Golf Industry: Barry Cohen

Mercedes-Benz Mover of the Year: George Coetzee

WGSA Ladies Amateur Golfer of the Year: Kim Williams

WPGA Achiever of the Year: Caryn Louw

Junior Golfer of the Year: Haydn Porteous

SAGA Men’s Amateur Golfer of the Year: Brandon Stone

SADGA Golfer of the Year: Daniel Slabbert

Compleat Golfer Superintendent of the Year: Raymond Donaldson (Westlake)

CMASA Manager of the Year: Lloyd Martindale

Club Car Pro Shop of the Year: Ed Holding, Dainfern

PGA of SA National Champion: Ivano Ficalbi

PGA of SA Titleist Apprentice of the Year: Caryn Louw

PGA of SA Teaching Pro of the Year: John Dicksonv

PGA of SA Order of Merit winner: Johan van Vuuren

PGA Professional Golfer of the Year: Wayne Krambeck

Telkom Business Golf Journalist of the Year: Iqbal Khan

Telkom Business Video Journalist of the Year: Scott Seward

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