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East London
Golf Club
celebrates
anniversary
In the top 20 golf courses in SA
MATTHEW FIELD
April 20 marks the 128th
anniversary of the East
London Golf Club,
which was first established back
in 1893.
The original club was very
different from the one that
stands today,and in fact wasn't
even in the same location. There
is still debate as to where
exactly the first location actually
was – some put it in the
TEEING UP: The East London Golf Club has a history stretching back nearly 130 years Picture: MATTHEW FIELD
Quigney, others say it was in the
old railway workshops.
This first clubhouse started
out with just a single putting
green, but that changed in July 6
1893, when the club officially
opened the rest of its 12 holes.
This date was chosen
specifically to honour of Prince
George V's marriage to Mary of
Teck. It went on to hold its first
competition on September 23 of
that year, which was won by E.
Page who scored 72 with a
handicap of 35. Scratch golfer
HH Elliot is recorded as having
the best gross, scoring 83.
While there were plans early
on to relocate the club to a more
suitable location, this
was delayed by the outbreak of
the Anglo-Boer War in 1899.
Once the war was over, the
club relocated in 1903 to
Baysville and was able to
convert an old military
blockhouse into their
clubhouse.
The new course was 18
holes and while many members
found it unsatisfactory, it didn't
stop the club from hosting the
SA Open and SA Amateurs
tournaments in 1906.
A body was formed shortly
after by members in order to
find a more suitable location for
the club along the coast but
once again relocation plans
were put on hold due to war,
this time World War 1.
The project picked up again
in 1923 and building of the new
facilities on the current site in
Bunkers Hill began that same
ye a r.
128 years later, the East
London Golf Course is still a
popular feature for locals and
visitors alike and is often listed
among the top 20 golf courses
in the country.
READY TO SAVE LIVES
WINNING IN THE SURF
LOCAL CHAMPS:
Selborne College
pupils Dominic
Stegmann, left, and
Samuel van der
Venter were recently
selected for the
2021 Eastern Cape
provincial lifesaving
team. The duo will
take part in the Inter-
P ro v i n c i a l
Championships in
Durban from April 24
to 26, hosted by
Lifesaving SA P i c t u re :
SELBORNE
C O L L E G E / FA C E B O O K
Rugby clinic at Mooiplaas a big hit
SIPHOSIHLE DYONASE
The Monster Maulerz Rugby Academy
hosted their first rugby development
clinic in Mooiplaas on Saturday.
The academy was founded by
Hudson Park High School
teachers Daneal Steyn and Blake Kyd.
According to Kyd, the aim of the
development clinic was to teach children
crucial rugby skills, particularly in the
rural communites where limited access
to rugby resources was a challenge.
“We are based in East London but we
do our clinics in the rural areas to assist
them as transport is costly for the teams
and foundations to travel,” said Kyd.
“We had barely unpacked before one
of our coaches got roped into a passing
the ball around the circle session with
the group. The skills we focused on for
this clinic was running from depth when
catching and passing, agility, ball
awareness, body position/ core stability
and a fun game of tag rugby.”
Kyd said that the clinic was open to
EXCITED:
C h i l d re n
spent a day
of fun and
learning
rugby skills at
a clinic held in
Mooiplaas at
the weekend.
P i c t u re :
SUPPLIED
all children regardless of gender.
“At Monster Maulerz it doesn't matter
if you are a boy or a girl, our rugby
clinics are in place to develop the game,
children's fundamental rugby skills and
hand/eye coordination,” he said.
With the help of North and Robertson
Electrical and Mechanical, who
sponsored goodies for the clinic, the
academy could provide the children
with a meal, juice, fruit and chips.
“The smiles, the laughs, it was pure
euphoria, food for the soul and we can
not wait for our next clinic in Chulumna
in the next few weeks,” Kyd said.
- Companies that wish to be a part of
changing the lives of future rugby stars
can email Monstermaulerz@gmail.com
SURFING SA: Matthew Fenn
was one of four Selborne
College graduates to take
part in the recent SA Surfski
Championships which were
held in Durban between April
10 and 11. Fenn (class of
2019) was joined by his
brothers Joshua (class of
2017) and Jordan (currently in
Grade 11) as well as Tayne
Thompson (class of 2017).
The results were as follows:
• Joshua Fenn - 1st place U23
Singles, 4th place Mens
Singles, 1st place Mens
Doubles
• Tayne Thompson – 6th place
U23 Singles, 1st place U23
Doubles, 12th place Mens
Doubles
• Matthew Fenn - 5th place
U23 Singles, 4th place Mens
Doubles
• Jordan Fenn - 3rd place U18
Singles, 1st place Junior
Doubles
Picture: SELBORNE COLLEGE/
FA C E B O O K
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