Wilco Nienaber qualifies for British Amateur
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The 18-year-old amateur golfer, Wilco Nienaber, of Bloemfontein became the first South African in in the history of the British Amateur to lead the qualifying.
No player from the Rainbow Nation has been able to manage this since the inception on the qualifying way back in 1983.
The Grey College boy, who plays out of the Bloemfontein Golf Club, carded rounds of 66 and 67
Nienaber finished medallist on 8 under after 36-hole qualifying at Royal Aberdeen and Murcar. He bettered Norway’s Viktor Hovland by two shots after 4-under scores of 66 at Murcar and 67 at Royal Aberdeen. Canada’s Sam Meek finished third on 3 under.
Nienaber warmed up for his first British Amateur with second place in the English Open Amateur Stroke Play, the Brabazon Trophy. He’s already won twice in South Africa this year, the Western Province Open Amateur and the Free State Open Amateur. He had 12 wins last year.
No player from the Rainbow Nation has been able to manage this since the inception on the qualifying way back in 1983.
The Grey College boy, who plays out of the Bloemfontein Golf Club, carded rounds of 66 and 67
Nienaber finished medallist on 8 under after 36-hole qualifying at Royal Aberdeen and Murcar. He bettered Norway’s Viktor Hovland by two shots after 4-under scores of 66 at Murcar and 67 at Royal Aberdeen. Canada’s Sam Meek finished third on 3 under.
Nienaber warmed up for his first British Amateur with second place in the English Open Amateur Stroke Play, the Brabazon Trophy. He’s already won twice in South Africa this year, the Western Province Open Amateur and the Free State Open Amateur. He had 12 wins last year.
