SOUTH Africa’s amateur golf squad could manage only a disappointing third-spot finish behind Australia and Argentina in the inaugural four-nation quadrangular tournament held in Buenos Aires. The South African players, Jaco Olver, Jaco van Zyl, Jaco van der Merwe and Richard Sterne scored only one win, beating New Zealand by 3-1/2 to 2-1/2. The amateurs lost 2-4 to Australia and were beaten 2-1/2 to 3-1/2 by hosts Argentina. In an international team event in Buenos Aires the previous week, the South Africans finished third behind Australia and Holland, scoring 578 while Australia managed 572 and Holland 576. Van der Merwe finished 6th in the individual event, with Olver 13th, Van Zyl 21st and Sterne 27th.