SA coastal challenge blown away

The young gun is relishing the experience golf clubs of playing in his first national amateur championship and giving his fellow competitors food for thought by booming his driver off most tees and callaway x-22 irons even off the deck on the par fives.
"I feel comfortable with the driver and I'm discount golf equipment confident when I hit it," Van Tonder said. "I hit it straight and I'm never in trouble, so why should I use an iron if the driver works?"
The 18-year-old has enjoyed a meteoric rise in golf clubs the amateur ranks since he committed to the South African Golf Association's schedule full time last July. Currently ranked number two in country, golf stand bag Van Tonder vaulted to 14th in the world amateur rankings after four top 10 finishes this season, including third places at Princess Grant, the KZN titleist 2010 ap2 irons Open and the Free State and Northern Cape Open.