HUGE Shout Out to Sean Paxton in winning the BSI Premier Division Cycle 3 72-hole Championship, with scores of 70, 70, 66, 71 (-11) at Royal Johannesburg East and West Courses from 13-15 September. Sean’s consistent form saw him go under par in all four rounds.  Even so, he was only 1 shot ahead with 4 holes to play, such is the high standard of the BSI tournaments these days. Sean’s tournament experience saw him through though, as he finished with 4 straight birdies to pull clear of the chasing pack. Sean will now focus his attention on the Premier IPT this week as he represents...

A quick spotlight on BSI Junior Academy student Kaiden Chetty who is playing some great golf in external events as we can see in his high placing in the Dimension Data Junior U15 Open and US Kids Golf events. Kaiden is also leading the US Kids Golf standings in the Boys 13 – 14 category. Great going Kaiden, keep up the hard work. US Kids Golf; The Club at Steyn City (8 October) Boys 13 – 14:T2 – Kaiden ChettyT6 – Kayle Turner8th – Gareth D'OyleyBoys 15 – 18:2nd – Ethan Joseph  

Huge congratulations to BSI 3rd year PGA Diploma student Tiaan van Wyk, who was appointed as Assistant Golf Director at Royal Johannesburg, even before he has graduated. Tiaan has gained valuable experience working in the industry during his studies, to complement his academic learning on the PGA program. We are sure that this is the start of a successful career in club management for Tiaan.Tiaan takes over from another BSI PGA Diploma graduate Shaun Carter (class of 2014).

Are you a young soccer player who dreams of playing in the Premier League? Do you want to learn from the best coaches and players worldwide? Do you want to take your game to the next level and beyond? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you don’t want to miss the opportunity to attend a Wolves FC football camp hosted in South Africa by the BSI Football Academy. This is a once-in-a-lifetime chance to experience a professional training environment modeled by the leading football academies in Europe. Wolves FC is one of England's oldest, with a rich history. They are currently...

2023 SAGDB Nomads Motus Golf Challenge; Benoni Country Club  (12 December 2023) Congratulations to BSI Junior Golf Academy students Tawriq Abrahams, Eric Ncube and Vuyisani Makama, along with their Central Gauteng team mates on winning the 2023 SAGDB Nomads Motus Golf Challenge. Tawriq Abrahams, Eric Ncube & Vuyisani Makama

Balderstone Sports Institute 20th Anniversary On 2 February 2024 we celebrated the 20th Anniversary of our Founder’s Day. From a modest start on the 2nd February 2004, TGSE was established. 20 years later, and it has grown into a high-performance, multi-sport training and educational institute, we now know today as the Balderstone Sports Institute. We are proud to say that we have put hundreds of students, across the globe into various careers in sport. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been part of the voyage, from our outstanding coaches, tutors,...

USA College Signings Congratulations to Tylah James on signing for Dalton State College in Georgia, USA. Tylah joined BSI as a high school student in 2022, in our Junior Academy, and will continue in our Elite Program until she leaves for the USA in August. Congratulations to Yaone Mokgatle on signing for Corban University in Oregon, USA. Yaone came from Botswana in 2022 and completed her high school in the BSI Junior Academy. She then joined our Elite Program to continue her development, where she will remain until flying out to...

I was privileged to be part of the inaugural R&A Africa Amateur Championship at Leopard Creek last week.  It was arguably the most prestigious amateur event ever staged in South Africa, with a place in The Open Championship on offer for the men’s winner.  With the presence of high-level dignitaries from the R&A, the TV cameras, the player’s lounge and gym, course branding on every hole, and every qualifying player being flown in for the event by the R&A from wherever they were in the world, it was next level stuff.  The exciting part is that it is now an annual...

Mongi Masuku Congratulations to Mongi Masuku, on his inaugural win in the BSI Junior Academy 18-Hole medal with a score of 2-under 70 on Royal Johannesburg - West Course on Friday 8 March. Mongi has shown immense improvement in his time here at BSI through commitment and dedication. We know that this first BSI win will be the start of many to come. Personal Best: Mongi Masuku 70, Luke Whibley 80 & Shaka Kariisa 83

Jacques van der Merwe Adrian Andrade Keisha Kagor Club Championship weekend at Royal Johannesburg is always a special occasion and the club went all out again to put on a fantastic event.  The courses were set up extremely tough and it was wonderful to see our players come through and dominate the high-performance sections. Jacques van der Merwe sealed the Men’s A Division to be crowned Club Champion with impressive scores of 68, 71 (-5).  Adrian Andrade took the Junior Club Champion title with scores of 69, 77.  In the Silver (Ladies) Division 15-year-old Keisha Kagoro...

Bryce Mogridge HUGE Shout Out to Bryce Mogridge who did the ultimate and aced Hole 4 at Serengeti Golf Estate playing with his fellow BSI Junior Academy students on Thursday 21 March 2024. Well done Bryce!

Kayle Turner in the middle with fellow BSI students Kaiden Chetty & Thomo Mokgatle HUGE Shout Out to Kayle Turner who aced Hole 12 on Royal Johannesburg East Course playing in the SA Kids Golf Gauteng Tour on Sunday 7 April 2024.  Well done Kayle!  This is the second Hole-in-One by our Junior Academy students in 3 weeks.

BSI Founder Michael Balderstone and Mental Coach Mark Fairbank visited Uganda last week to work with their national golf squad on behalf of The R&A and PGA of South Africa. The 3-day training camp at Uganda GC involved 12 talented players who eagerly soaked in all of the knowledge imparted.  Three local coaches also received coaching education as part of the camp.

Keisha Kagoro Congratulations to BSI Junior Academy student Keisha Kagoroon her selection for the Ugandan National Team for the All Africa Junior Team Championship being played at Benoni Country Club next week.

Jacques van der Merwe Well done to Jacques van der Merwe, for his win in the BSI Premier Division 18-hole medal on Friday 17 May, with a 4-under par 68 played on Royal Johannesburg – East Course. This is Jacques's seventh win for the year and keeps his aim of taking the Order of Merit for the second year in a row still in his sights, as he lies in 2nd place – only 6924 points behind the leader as we approach the halfway mark of the academic year. Continue aiming for the top Jacques! Personal Best: Tanish Gudhka 76 & Tristan Botha 78.

Congratulations to Connor Olfsen & Thomo Mokgatle, on their joint BSI Junior Academy 18-hole medal win, with a score of even-par, 72 on Huddle Park Golf Course on Friday 24 May. Connor continues his great form with a 5th win for the year. A second win for Thomo after his inaugural win 3 months back shows that continued practice and persistence will bring you back to the top. Personal Bests: Thomo Mokgatle 72, Ryan Croucamp 75, Daniel Khoury 77, Shaka Kariisa 77, Nate Mc Lellan 78, Lu'ay Hsu 79, Mongezi Ntombini 79 & Legofi Mokgatle 82

Gilbert Chalwe Huge congratulations to Gilbert Chalwe, on his excellent 'come from behind' win in the BSI Premier Academy Cycle 2 72-Hole Championship Medal with a score of 1-under 287 on Royal Johannesburg's East and West Courses, played from 18 to 21 June. Gilbert was 9 shots behind going into the Final round and with a faultless 4th round, shot the lowest round of the tournament with a 6-under 66 to take 1st place by a clear 5 shots. Part of Gilbert's great round was an incredible Eagle 2 on hole 16 on West. Gilbert has truly shown how one can bounce back from adversity, as...

College Player of the Month Congratulations to Gilbert Chalwe who was voted as BSI Golf Academy Premier Division Player of the Month for June 2024. Gilbert won one BSI medal tournament, he finished T53 during the Sunshine Tour- Mopani Zambia Open at Nkana Golf Course and is the BSI 72-Hole Champion for Cyle 2. Gilbert has an incredible Stroke Average of 71.75. Well done Gilbert!

Congratulations to Eric Ncube, on his third win in a row, in the BSI Junior Academy 18-hole medal, with a score of 1-under par 71 on Royal Johannesburg – East Course on 12 July.

Well done to Jamie Senekal, Pranay Kapur, Alex Lane and Adrian Andrade on winning the BSI Premier Division 18-hole medal on Friday 19 July, with scores of 2-under par 70s played at Royal Johannesburg - East Course.