The Fried Egg Cup
The side-comp of all side-comps. Birthed by Lj on the terrace of Killarney Country Club - The Fried Egg Cup was born in 2022!
The Fried Egg Cup (FEC) runs from one Galloway Invitational to the next (1 June to 30 April). Those participating compete on a monthly basis by submitting their best Stableford score, from two monthly-pre-nominated rounds, which is then tallied and totalled at the end of the season to determine a winner.
The Fried Egg Cup Final Leaderboard is used as qualification for the annual Three Cup Putt which sees Team Blue take on Team Red in a fierce 8v8 battle over 5 rounds in October of each year.
Rob’s monthly summaries of the FEC events and happenings should be bundled and published - it will result in a best seller.
Winners
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2022 | Estian Fourie
Birthed by Lj on the terrace of KCC - The Fried Egg Cup was born!
The Winner of the very first FEC was Estian Fourie with a cumulative score of 442.These points were made up of 410 regular season points and a steady 32 pointer at George Golf Club sealed the deal for him.
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2023 | Gert Erasmus
The regular season took place from 1 November 2022 to 30 April 2023
The Winner of the second ever Fried Egg Cup was Gert Erasmus who amassed 237 points in the regular season and then added another 31 points at the season finale first round of GI 2023 (Elements) to end on 268, pipping Estian by 2 points.
The 2024 FEC season sees some new, improved rules coming in to play! -
2024 | Rob Van Hille
1 June 2023 to 30 April 2024
The first full cycle is complete!
There were 24 regular players competing for 16 TPC spots.
After finishing TIED at the top with Gert Erasmus on 401 points, Rob VH took the decider on Day 1 of GI2024 at St Francis! Sensational golf all round!
Special mention must go to Wykie and Wynand who, joining only half way through the FEC cycle both had monthly averages which would have put them in the top 5!
The 2025 FEC season starts on 1 June 2024 with some tweaks in play!
Read the full summary from Rob below! -
2025 | Thomas Kingsley
1 June 2024 to 30 April 2025
The second full cycle was scintillating!
There were again 24 regular players, some dropping out from last year, and some new ones jumping in!
Thomas Kingsley played superb golf averaging a whopping 37.55 points per month for an eventual 11 point victory on 413 points over Rob Van Hille on 402 points for the season.
Rob’s full summary will be posted below!
The 2026 FEC season starts on 1 June 2025 with some more fun tweaks in play! -
2026 | Hilton Heydenrich
1 June 2025 to 30 April 2026
The third full cycle was, yet again, sensational with a monthly average higher than JP Duminy could ever dream of for his test career!
Full-time newcomer Hilton averaged a whopping 38.82 over the 11 months which saw his handicap drop incredibly from 40-something to 20-something! He played a marvelous season amassing a monstrous 427 points - a massive 21 more points than second placed Gert!
This year also saw the formalisation of the FEClectic (and HEClectic). Gert Erasmus topped the FEClectic with a stunning gross of 12 under par, 60! Second place was Andrew Galloway 2 shots back on 10 under, 62!
Rob’s full summary will be posted below!
The 2027 FEC season starts on 1 June 2026.
