Former Nomads SA Girls champion Michaela Fletcher from Maritzburg Golf Club is looking forward to imparting her skills to young aspirant golfers in a Future Champions Junior Clinic on Sunday, 1 December.
But first, the KZN No 1 ranked junior will lead a field of her top ranked peers in her junior golf swansong at the KZN Junior Nomads Championship at Selborne Country Club this weekend.
The 2012 Sanlam Cancer Challenge champion turns 18 on Boxing Day and hopes to finish her junior golf career on a high note in her home province.
However, Fletcher knows she could be in for a tough challenge against the in-form 15-year-olds, Kaleigh Telfer from Bryanston Country Club and Ivanna Samu from Ruimsig.
“Kaleigh beat Kim Williams for the Mpumalanga Championship title just over a week ago, so she will be bringing some great form and Ivanna took fourth place in the same event,” said Fletcher.
“Meanwhile I have been stuck behind the books, preparing for my final exams. I am definitely feeling a little rusty. There are also a lot of other top KZN girls lining up, too. I will definitely have my job cut out if I hope to leave the junior circuit with a bang.”
The Future Champions Junior Clinic will be held on Sunday, 1 December, following the 54-hole stroke play championship this weekend.
The clinic will be conducted by Womens Golf South Africa’s Elite Squad coaches, Val Holland and Anna Becker, at the Lynton Hall Driving Range across the way from Selborne.
Holland, who also coaches South Africa’s top professional player, Lee-Anne Pace, explained that the clinic will cover the basics of the short game, including putting, chipping and bunker play.
“Our clinics are aimed at growing the game and giving our juniors the skills to improve,” Holland said.
“We will teach the players the fundamentals of chipping, putting and bunker play and then we teach them how to practice.
“Then we do skills testing and each girl attending the clinic, will receive a practice programme in hard copy to take away. We use the exact same system we use for our Elite Squad players, so the juniors will really be able to compare themselves with our top players, see where they rate and how they can approve.
“If there are any girls out there who would like to try their hand at golf, come and join us at Lynton Hall Driving Range from 08h00 to 13h00. The clinic is free of charge and it is suitable for all handicaps. You just have to be born in 1995 or later.”
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