The country’s top amateur women golfers will be competing in the 37^th Ackerman Strokeplay Championships Saturday & Sunday, 14-15 October 2017 at the Atlantic Beach Country Club.

The Championship Division, which will compete for the Gus Ackerman Trophy over 54 holes, has drawn a strong and impressive field. Barring three players, the top 10 WGSA ranked players are included in the field – No. 1 Kajal Mistry, together with Woo-Ju Son, Symone Henriques, Caitlyn Macnab and Sarah Bouch.

WP’s Kaylah Williams is the defending champion, and is a player on form after the recent team victory at the WGSA Inter-Provincial Tournament in Mossel Bay.

The Ackerman Family and Pick n Pay have sponsored this championship for 37 years, and Western Province Golf thank them for their continued support of women’s golf in the province.

The tournament begins on Saturday afternoon for the three divisions: – Gus Ackerman Trophy (Championship Division – H/cap 9 & under) – Raymond Ackerman Trophy (B Division – H/caps 10 – 18), – Jonathan Ackerman Trophy (C Division – H/caps 19 – 32), with the final rounds on Sunday.

Entrance is free to spectators – to check in with the Live-Scoring visit :  www.westernprovincegolf.co.za