Achievements

Achievements

Our award winners

  • Dick McCracken – represented SA on tour to Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
  • Arthur Stewart – won the SA Open as an amateur
  • Teddy Irwin – won the SA Amateur Championship
  • Dennis Manuel – won the East Rand (closed) championship
  • Harry Tighe – represented Transvaal
  • Bill Berry – won the Transvaal Amateur Championship
  • Tom Griffin – won the net event at the 1-arm championships at Royal Llytham (Gary Player won the British Open in the same year at this venue)
  • Andrew Sim – gained provincial and national junior colors and defeated Ernie Els on occasion (passed away tragically at the tender age of 23)
  • Tyrol Auret – US tour professional with several course records still held in the US
  • E Mokoena, J Mokoena and B Radebe – u/18 and u/23 Provincial Players
  • Darren Plumb – U23 Ekurhuleni captain 2006, 2007 and 2008 – qualified as a PGA professional in 2009
  • Evan McKenzie – 10 times Summer Club Champion, mid amateur scratch league player with provincial status
  • B Mokoena- Lady Club Champion for three years running. Now working in the Golf Industry.
  • Wayne Stroebel – Obtained his S.A colors in 2009
  • Christian Bezuidenhout – South African Number 1 ranked u/16 golfer in 2010 and current junior SA player.
  • Mpho Mafishe – Ekurhuleni u/23 Provincial player in 2011,2012 and 2013. 
  • Kim De Klerk – Ekurhuleni Women’s Golf Provincial Player in 2013

Pollak Park won the Ekurhuleni first division scratch league in 2010. This team went on to win the Northern Provinces Scratch League Finals which was a superb achievement.

Many other achievements have not been mentioned in this extract. This distinguished list is testament to the tenacious spirit and pool of talent that exists at Pollak Park Golf Club.

Congratulations to our Scratch League that won the B-Division. – 2022