Young Talent Discovered at First-Pace Golf Day For Girls

CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, 13 NOVEMBER 2014 – Nadia Lawrance (17) and Jessica Dendy-Young (13) have been awarded a golf development prize package valued at R80,000 per girl by the inaugural First-Pace Golf Day for Girls, which took place at the Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate in Franschhoek on 11 November 2014.

Final Results

Selected senior: Nadia Lawrance (17) from Paarl Gimnasium. Senior runner-up: Ashley Mills (16) from Bridge House School. Selected junior: Jessica Dendy-Young (13) from Bridge House School. Junior runner-up: Charlize Adams (12) from Bergendal Intermediate

Prize Package (valued at R80,000 per girl)

• Two return tickets on any FlySafair flight and car rental for three days
• Full Junior Membership at Pearl Valley Golf & Country Estate
• A golf travel bag (with wheels)
• Golf clothing (cape, polo shirt, shorts and shoes) – sponsored by Cobra and Puma
• A golf bag – sponsored by Cobra and Puma
• A full set of golf irons – sponsored by Cobra and Puma

Runner-up prize

• The runners up were awarded 6 x 30 minute golf coaching vouchers from Swingfit.

Captions:

• IMG_01: All the girls, mentors and sponsors who helped make the First-Pace Golf Day for Girls possible
• IMG_02: (L-R): Senior winner, Nadia Lawrance; Lee-Anne Pace; and Senior runner-up, Ashley Mills, at the inaugural First-Pace Golf Day for Girls
• IMG_03: (L-R): Melissa Storey (Executive Head: Strategy, Development and Marketing, at First Car Rental); Lee-Anne Pace and Rae Hast (pro golfer and WPGA President)
• IMG_04: (L-R) Senior winner, Nadia Lawrance; Lee-Anne Pace; and Junior winner, Jessia Dendy-Young at the inaugural First-Pace Golf Day for Girls
• IMG_05: (L-R) James Wade (Coaching Director of South Africa at Swingfit); Swingfit coach; Ashley Mills (senior runner-up); Nadia Lawrance (Senior winner); Lee-Anne Pace; Jessia Dendy-Young (Junior winner); Melissa Storey (Executive Head: Strategy, Development and Marketing at First Car Rental) and Rae Hast (pro golfer, WPGA President and teaching pro at Erinvale Golf Estate)

Photo Credits: Karel Cupido

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img_02: (L-R): Nadia Lawrance; Lee-Anne Pace; and Ashley Mills

img_03: (L-R): Melissa Storey; Lee-Anne Pace and Rae Hast