GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS
GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS
MISSION STATEMENT:
To provide a holistic golf experience, which focuses on the most modern game improvement dimensions and which is designed to deliver all the necessary tools to prepare the champion golfer for professional, international competition.
UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF A LEGEND
| TECHNICAL SKILLS |
| A team of Gary Player professionals with years of collective golfing experience. |
| COURSE MANAGEMENT |
| Regular on-course lessons with mentors, prioritising course management and tournament readiness. |
| PRACTICE |
| At the most comprehensive practice facility in the southern hemisphere - South Africa’s golfing theme park: The World of Golf (www.theworldofgolf.co.za) |
| EQUIPMENT |
| A team of custom-fit experts on the premises at The Pro Shop X-Act Fit Studio. |
| GOLF FITNESS |
| Staffed by 3 highly qualified fitness professionals, the GARY PLAYER GOLF FITNESS CENTRE is "on call" for students. |
| NUTRITION |
| A leading dietician provides guidelines for athletic development and provides balanced eating plans for peak performance. |
| GOLF PSYCHOLOGY |
| Regular individual intervention from our passionate psychologist ensures that the inner game is addressed. |
| MENTAL GOLF PROFILING |
| Delivers golfing character awareness, thereby enabling mindset change to maximise strengths and limit weaknesses. |
| SHADOWMATCH ® |
| By comparing their habits to the benchmark of top golfers, we teach our students how to emulate success in their field. |
| MENTAL GOLF PROFILING ® |
| Delivers golfing character awareness, thereby enabling mindset change to maximise strengths and limit weaknesses. |
OUR TEAM
NEVILLE SUNDELSON: A former World Individual Amateur Champion, Nev uses his 40+ years of experience to mentor SA’s top players, amateurs and pro.
ADRIAAN VAN PLETZEN: 7 years on Tour and more than 12 years teaching experience has made Adriaan one of the most sought-after teachers in SA.
STEPH SPIES: Steph is one of the founders of Gary Player Golf Experience and is a worthy disciple of the Master’s philosophies, as well as those of the PGA.
IAN CORBETT: Ian is not only a graduate of the High Performance Centre at U-Pretoria, but is also a full member of the PGA of SA and a Level-3 TPI instructor with extensive knowledge in the field of performance golf.
TO BOOK YOUR INTERVIEW & PERSONAL “OPEN DAY” PLEASE CALL DANNY BALESON (011 545 8645/082 807 2016) OR MAIL dannyb@gpge.co.za
For an updated 2012 schedule, please click here
BREAKING NEWS! Glendower Golf Club, 10th February 2012
Haydn Porteous, shares his emotion with fellow SCHOOL student, Musi Nethunzwi, seconds after clinching the SA Amateur Stroke Play title.
GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS #1 player, Haydn Porteous, closed out the South African Stroke Play Championship with an even-par 72 in the final round, despite intense pressure from Italy's Andrea Bolognesi. After leading by 3 with 8 holes to play, Haydn found himself 2 behind with only 5 to play, following a disastrous double-bogey at the par-5 13th. He would have been forgiven for tearing up his victory speech at this point, but instead he dug deep to show why he is known as one of the toughest competitors in South African amateur golf by playing the last 5 holes in 2-under par.
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LATEST NEWS: BLOEMFONTEIN (23 September 2011)
GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS CONGRATULATES CENTRAL GAUTENG ON THEIR FINE VICTORY AT THE IPT TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP IN BLOEMFONTEIN!
Half of the 2011 IPT champion team are current students at the GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS:
PHOTO: CENTRAL GAUTENG
BACK ROW L to R: Muzi Nethunzwi (GPSFC), Ruan de Smidt, Michael Dixon, Damien Naicker, Haydn Porteous (GPSFC)
FRONT ROW L to R: Dan Hammond, Graham van der Merwe (Captain & GPSFC), Jock Wellington (manager), Callum Mowatt (GPSFC).
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Breaking News: SFC STUDENTS GRAB 3 TOP SPOTS AT MODDERFONTEIN GC CLUB CHAMPS! GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS students dominated at the recently held club championships with positions 1,3 and 7 in the field. Pictured here are Club Champ Haydn Porteous (middle) with 3rd-placed Louis Taylor from Harrismith and 7th-placed Sheldon Steyn from Zimbabwe. WELL DONE, BOYS!
HALL OF FAME (as at FEBRUARY 2012) |
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PRO |
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AMATEUR |
HIGHEST |
PROVINCIAL |
NATIONAL |
SUNSHINE |
PRO |
TOP |
CAREER |
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GRADUATES |
CLASS OF |
WINS |
SAGA RANKING |
COLORS |
COLORS |
TOUR CARD |
WINS |
10'S |
EARNINGS |
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Niel Schietekat |
2006 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
3 |
2006 (4th) |
1 |
27 |
R 2,153,678 |
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Tyrone Ferreira |
2006 & 2007 |
6 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
2007 (8th) |
2 |
13 |
R 1,343,058 |
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Louis Moolman |
2007 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
2007 (4th) |
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6 |
R 975,525 |
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Steven Ferreira |
2008 & 2009 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2009 |
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3 |
R 164,889 |
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Louis Calitz |
2008 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
2009 |
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4 |
R 157,349 |
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Attie Schwartzel |
2006 |
7 |
3 |
6 |
1 |
2007 (5th) |
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2 |
R 149,385 |
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Wynand Dingle |
2007 |
2 |
7 |
3 |
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2008 |
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1 |
R 74,240 |
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Johan Bekker |
2006 |
3 |
6 |
12 |
3 |
2010 |
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R 42,271 |
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Tyrone Ryan |
2009 & 2010 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2010 |
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R 17,407 |
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Graham van der Merwe |
2010 & 2011 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2011 (8th) |
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Alpheus Kelapile |
2006 & 2007 |
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22 |
1 |
1 |
2011 (1st, Dev) |
1 |
1 |
R 5,256 |
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Thabo Maseko |
2011 |
1 |
16 |
1 |
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2011 (6th, Dev) |
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Johan de Beer |
2008 |
2 |
14 |
6 |
1 |
USA UNIV. |
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AMATEUR |
TOP |
PROVINCIAL |
NATIONAL |
CURRENT |
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CURRENT |
CLASS OF |
WINS |
10 FINISHES |
COLORS |
COLORS |
SAGA RANKING |
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Haydn Porteous |
2010/11/12 |
4 |
23 |
6 |
8 |
2 |
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Sipho Bujela |
2010/11/12 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
14 |
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Callum Mowatt |
2011/12 |
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2 |
4 |
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17 |
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Jon Raphunga |
2010/11/12 |
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2 |
1 |
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34 |
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Muzi Nethunzwi |
2010/11/12 |
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2 |
3 |
1 |
35 |
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Jason Froneman |
2011/12 |
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1 |
4 |
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52 |
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Chad Evans |
2012 |
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3 |
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106 |
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Sheldon Steyn |
2010/11/12 |
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3 |
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123 |
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GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS is VERY proud of the achievements of it's top 2 players in 2011!
Haydn Porteous has had 8 Top 10 finishes in 14 starts, including a win at the recently held Boland Open Amateur at Arabella. He received Springbok colors at the tender age of 16 when he was chosen to represent South Africa in the test match against Team Scotland at Leopard Creek in March.
Haydn is currently #2 on the SAGA Open Amateur ranking list and 143rd in the Royal & Ancient International Amateur rankings.
He recently won the Junior Invitational Silver Vase at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington, joining illustrious names on the trophy like Ernie Els, Charl Schwartzel & Richard Sterne. Haydn, a fantastic prospect for the future of SA golf, has chosen the Gary Player School for Champions because of its structure and holistic approach, which provides the mentorship he needs in all dimensions of game improvement.
Graham van der Merwe has had 7 Top 10 finishes in 13 starts, including his breakout win at the Western Province Open Amateur Match Play. He was also 
runner up at the prestigous Northern Amateur Match Play at Rand Park in March, ehere he defeated Springbok captain, Ryan Dreyer on his way to the final.
Graham is currently #5 on the SAGA Open Amateur ranking list and 80th in the Royal & Ancient International Amateur rankings.
Graham captained the Central Gauteng Under-23 Inter Provincial team to a whitewash victory at Goose Valley.
However, according to Graham, with stars like Haydn in his team, he just had to tell them to "go out and play"!
The Gary Player School For Champions Delivers Again & Again!
YESTERDAY: May 2006: The Gary Player Golf Experience launches an ambitious Holistic Game Improvement Program, based at the country's finest practice facility, the The World of Golf...
TODAY: 2012 opens with the finest quality field ever assembled... no less than than 8 students are amongst the top 125 on the SAGA open amateur ranking list. Whilst all students enjoy our ever-improving expert mentorship in the technical, physical and mental dimensions, we enjoy their success in return.
TOMORROW: It is our goal to continue to provide a holistic golf experience, which focuses on the most modern game improvement dimensions and which is designed to deliver all the necessary tools to prepare the champion golfer for professional, international competition.
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