Putting remains the key aspect of winning a golf tournament. And that’s how it should be, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

The true competitiveness of South African golf was on show as Branden Grace came from behind with a magnificent final round of 62 to win the SA Open.

New year, new you can be the mantra for golf clubs. But, it’ll take some effort.

Brandon Stone takes us on a personal journey through his year and what he is looking to achieve in 2020.

I once asked Dale Hayes if there was a trick shot he had never mastered.

Eighteen years ago I boarded a plane in Johannesburg bound for Miami to compete at three junior events: the Doral Publix Championship, the Junior Orange Bowl and the David Leadbetter Invitational. It was my first overseas trip alone, aged 17.

It had to be an Englishman, didn’t it? Tommy Fleetwood rained on South Africa’s sporting parade when he picked up ‘Africa’s Major’, the Nedbank Golf Challenge.

Every day this event just gets bigger (and better).