NEWS
Chef Vera Raguth cooks delicious farewell dinner
On the evening before her departure Vera Raguth cooked a meal in the KeNako Academy kitchen for those still at the academy. Vera has trained to be a fully qualified Chef whilst working on her golf game over the past 3 years. She cooked a scrumptious pork cordon bleu...
Swiss KeNako students compete in Junior Tour Lugano
A few students who recently attended KeNako Academy played in the Junior Tour Lugano. Alvar Zwahlen had an excellent first round but a disappointing second round to finish 11th. 14-Year-old Mike Saxer finished 18th. Mike returns to KeNako at the end of July. In the...
Loic Ettlin wins Junior Tour Lugano
Congratulations to Loïc Ettlin who won the first Swiss Junior Tour event of the year in Lugano. Loïc had rounds of 65 and 69 at the par 70 layout to win with a total of 6 under par 134. He beat Nicola Gerhardsen, another young Swiss student who trained at KeNako...
Caylum Boon finishes 10th and Aidan Boon 13th in EP Border Stroke Play Championship
Caylum Boon and Aidan Boon travelled through to the Fish River near East London to play in the EP Border Stroke Play Championship. Caylum finished 10th and Aidan 13th, which is Aidan's best result to date in an open National Championship. Aidan scored a final round 69...
Caylum Boon to compete in Lytham Trophy and Irish Amateur Championship
Caylum Boon has received some excellent news. He will be playing in the Lytham Trophy at Royal Lytham and St Annes Golf Club in England early in May. Caylum will be one of 3 South Africans in the international field at this world renowned amateur tournament. Caylum...
Roger Wessels 3rd in SA Senior Open
Congratulations to KeNako Academy Head Coach Roger Wessels who finished 3rd in the SA Senior Open Championship. Roger played some excellent golf after his 14 year layoff from tournament golf. He scored 280, 8 under par, with rounds of 73, 67, 71, 69. Roger retired...
Blast from the Past
It’s good to see students and school leavers who have previously attended KeNako Academy continuing with their dream and doing well in the careers. 2 highlights are worth sharing. Kyle Barker, who joined KeNako in 2011 as an 11-year-old (the academy’s youngest ever...
Head Coach Roger Wessels to compete in SA Senior Open
The below article was lifted from a news release from News24 on the 2017 SA Seniors Open. We thought we'd add a little feature on Roger at the same time! Big names confirmed for SA Senior Open Fulton Allem, Mark McNulty, John Bland, Hugh Baiocchi, Chris Williams,...