Nande secures 2017 Rössmund Open

Over the past weekend the Rössmund Golf Club played host to the 2017 Distell Rössmund Open Championship where Likius Nande secured the top spot.As expected the weather conditions were just perfect and the course, especially the greens, was in an excellent condition. The tournament this year attracted a much smaller field of golfers than anticipated.This was mainly due to our juniors participating in South Africa and the absence of all those golfers who have opted to become part of the Pro Tour. Unfortunately numbers are also adversely affected by the current economic climate. The championship is an official event on the Namibia Amateur Golf Union (NAGO) Calendar as well as a qualifier for the Windhoek Lager African Green Jacket Championship. Play commenced at 07:00 on Saturday with the weather that was a bit on the cool side, but soon brightened up later in the day. Nande carded a par round for his first 18 and followed this with a one over par in round two, giving him a four shot lead over his nearest rival, Gabriel Shikodi, at the end of day one. “Mr. Steady”, Helmut Ndjendja, was stamping his authority in the B Division, ending day one with an eight shot lead, whilst Eddy van Wyk came into the clubhouse with an excellent 79 gross to head the C Division. Early Sunday morning it was down to business again in already sunny and hot conditions. Local knowledge prevailed, with Nande managing to produce a par round once again to clinch the title whilst Shikodi could only manage two over par.President of the NAGU Marco Swarts thanked Distell for its continuous support of golf throughout Namibia especially during the current economic climate. He thanked Rössmund Golf Club for the use of the course and also the staff for all their hard work and effort that went into preparing it for the tournament. He had a special word of thanks for the RGC Committee for ensuring that the tournament ran smoothly. Sponsors representative Gotfried Kazombaruru said he was delighted to be a part of the tournament and thanked all the players for taking part. He confirmed that Distell was committed to support golf throughout Namibia and looks forward to the 2018 season. NAGU used the occasion to announce the new National Namibian Team that will take part in the Region 5 Tournament to be held in Harare, Zimbabwe, in April 2018. The team being Likius Nande, Gert Olivier, Kevin Wentzel and Walter Heibeb. RESULTSOverall Gross Winner (Champion) Likius Nande 217, 2. Gert Olivier 236. Overall Nett: 1. Gabriel Shikodi 214, 2. A van Schalkwyk 215. A Division Gross: 1. F. Hanekom 239, 2. W. Heibeb 240. Best net: 1. A. Bonifatius 220, 2. D. Benson 226. B Division: Gross: 1. H. Ndjendja 249, 2. T. Haimbondi 258. Best nett: 1. T. Burger 222, 2. G Murasiki 230. C Division Gross: 1. E. van Wyk 174, 2. M. Jacobs 184. Best nett: 1. J. van der Merwe 150, 2. C. Lawrence 151.

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