rankings
movers
and shakers
A monthly snapshot of where South Africa’s leading golfers are when it comes to their placings on the global standings and the Sunshine Tour
By MIKE GREEN
(As at 1st April, movement in last month in brackets)
MEN’S PROFESSIONAL
61
Jayden Schaper (down 4)
69
Casey Jarvis
(up 11)
77
Aldrich Potgieter
(down 9)
83 Garrick Higgo (down 9)
91 Christiaan Bezuidenhout (up 2)
100 Thriston Lawrence (down 19)
125 Shaun Norris (down 13)
148 JC Ritchie (down 8)
158 Erik van Rooyen (down 15)
177 Hennie du Plessis (up 25)
196 Daniel van Tonder (down 7)
224 Dean Burmester (down 18)
233 Robin Williams (up 10)
MEN’S amateur
4
Christiaan Maas (unchanged)
14
Daniel Bennett (up 2)
87
Malan Potgieter
(up 35)
234 Jack Buchanan (up 8)
449 Charl Barnard (up 31)
464 Stefan Jacobs (down 26)
466 JL Dewan De Bruin (unchanged)
527 Bryan Newman (up 93)
568 Pearce Lewin (up 142)
617 Johan Bredenkamp (up 59)
630 Andries van der Vyver (up 16)
566 Louis Moolman (570)
MEN’S SENIOR PROfessional
9
Ernie Els (up 1)
1o
Retief Goosen (down 6)
34
Darren Fichardt (down 2)
84 Keith Horne (down 3)
99 James Kingston (down 1)
186 David Frost (down 1)
188 Andrew McLardy (down 2)
MEN WITH A DISABILITY
(gross rankings)
33
David Watts (up 2)
34
Daniel Slabbert (down 2)
145
Justin Cowley (up 1)
169 Gerhard Smith (up 1)
175 Iglin Grobbelaar (down 51)
210 Ignation Douries (down 3)
219 Robin Singh (down 1)
314 Gareth Dudgeon (up 7)
395 Curtley Ernald Roberts (down 6)
411 Ricus Driessen Swart (up 8)
woMEN’S PROFESSIONAL
41
Casandra Alexander (up 13)
134
Ashleigh Buhai (down 9)
193
Paula Reto
(down 15)
292 Lee-Anne Pace (down 19)
604 Kiera Floyd (down 15)
638 Kaleigh Telfer (down 7)
678 Nicole Garcia (down 49)
941 Danielle du Toit (down 20)
942 Caitlyn Macnab (new entry)
1054 Stacy Bregman (down 31)
980 Cara Gorlei (down 50)
woMEN’S amateur
41
Megan Streicher (up 7)
139
Samantha Whateley
(up 10)
157
Kyra van Kan (up 18)
230 Gia Raad (up 27)
259 Lisa Coetzer (up 68)
291 Olivia Wood (down 2)
427 Kesha Louw (up 20)
499 Lourenda Steyn (up 3)
569 Charlotte Millard (down 14)
781 Casey Twidale (up 6)
258 Kaylah Williams (up 40)
489 Zane Kleynhans (down 29)
WOMEN WITH A DISABILITY
1o
Christiaan
Maas (10)
55
Kieron
van Wyk (69)
73
Daniel
Bennett (99)
225 Jordan Burnard (226)
299 Astin Wade Arthur (295)
375 Stefan Jacobs (396)
The most points won by a South African in a single event in women’s Rolex World Golf Rankings history is Ashleigh Buhai, who collected 100 points for winning the 2022 AIG Women’s Open. Next is Paula Reto’s 56 points for winning the 2022 CP Women’s Open and third most is Lee-Anne Pace’s 37.2 points for being runner-up at the 2016 Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic.
SUNSHINE TOUR FINAL RANKING
1
Casey Jarvis
2
Hennie du Plessis
3
Herman Loubser
4 Daniel van Tonder
5 MJ Viljoen
6 Pieter Moolman
7 Oliver Bekker
8 Christiaan Burke
9 Luis Carrera
10 Jaco Prinsloo
232 Christo Lamprecht (230)
SUNSHINE LADIES TOUR
1
Celina Sattlekau
2
Sophie Witt
3
Danielle du Toit
4 Gudrun Bjorgvinsdottir
5 Nadia van der Westhuizen
6 Stacy Bregman
7 Gabrielle Venter
8 Caitlyn Macnab
9 Lorna McClymont
10 Kaiyuree Moodley
550 Kesha Louw (518)
CARL FOURIE | TYRONE WINFIELD | SUNSHINE TOUR
