NEWS
Franklin Manchest selected for SA Junior IPT
A belated congratulations to Franklin Manchest on his selection for the Southern Cape U19 IPT team set to play in the SA Junior Inter-Provincial Tournament at the White River Country Club in Mpumalanga in December.This is the third consecutive year that Frankie has...
Minnette Faure Wins Gold at SA Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Congratulations to Minnette Faure on winning Gold at the recent SA Rythmic Gymnastics Championships held in Cape Town.Minnette has enjoyed an excellent year, but she unfortunately sustained an injury prior to the SA Champs which meant that she was unable to compete in...
KeNako Students Perform well in Kingswood Open
KeNako Academy had 5 players in the top 10 of the Kingswood Open but unfortunately no winner!It was good to see Mandla Dlamini coming into some form. He had a morning 72 and followed it with an afternoon 76. Franklin Manchest had a busy weekend after his short...
Student Profile: Tim-Moritz Schlűter
Tim-Moritz is a 16-year-old German student who joined KeNako Academy and Rundle College at the beginning of 2016. The initial reason for him coming to KeNako was not so much about golf but more about the Cambridge International Education available at Rundle College....
Carlo Kok Contributing to Disabled Golf and Making a Difference
Professional Carlo Kok is very involved with Disabled Golf and he had the privilege of accompanying the Carpe Diem team to Cape Town to take part in the annual First Swing Program Interschool’s Challenge for Disabled golfers. There were 6 Schools participating, mostly...
Franklin Manchest Southern Cape Matchplay Champion
Congratulations to Franklin Manchest who has won the Southern Cape Junior Matchplay Championships. He beat Alex van Wyk in the semi-finals and Christo Lamprecht in the finals. The final stages of the Matchplay Championship were once again hosted at the magnificent The...
Golf and Fitness
Head Coach Roger Wessels watched a local junior tournament this past weekend and on Monday he expressed concern for some of the young golfers who are serious about their golf. Roger feels that many of those who continue with golf into their adult life will experience...
Student Profile: Jethro Newton
Before enrolling at KeNako Academy, Jethro Newton attended Glenwood Boys High in Durban where he had a sport scholarship. At that stage golf was of minor interest to Jethro, although his interest had been aroused! Whilst attending school in Durban, this sport prodigy...