Woodstock, N.B. – Four South Africans will be teeing up at the Barrett Amateur, announced the South African Golf Association (SAGA) today.

The 72 hole stroke play championship is to be played from 29 July to 1 August at the Algonquin Golf Course in St Andrews-by-the-sea, New Brunswick, Canada.

Last year three South Africans were invited. One of whom won the Barrett Amateur, namely Dylan Frittelli. The 19 year old is in his first year of a golf scholarship at the University of Texas, and has been invited as the defending champion. He will be joined by Leon Knoll, JG Claassen and Jake Redman.

Frittelli has been in good form recently on the college circuit in the United States. In the last two weekends in June he finished 9th tie in the prestigious Monroe Invitational in New York and 7th tie in the Northeast Amateur.

Leon Knoll, who is currently ranked the top amateur on the latest SAGA Player Rankings, joins Frittelli. This will be his first trip to Canada. JG Claassen ranked 83 on the World Amateur Golf Rankings and recently won the South African Amateur Stroke Play Championship and the Zimbabwe Amateur Stroke Play Championship. 22 year old Jake Redman is currently ranked fifth on the latest SAGA Player Rankings.

“We are delighted to have Dylan return and to host the South African players again this year. The quality of golf they are playing can’t help but increase the quality of our tournament. It has always been about the caliber of the field,” says Managing Director, Erin Barrett.

The winner of the 2009 Barrett Amateur gains exemption into the 105th Canadian Amateur Championship taking place at Le Club de Golf Le Blainvillier in Quebec from 9 to 13 August 2009.

For more information regarding this press release, please contact Erin Barrett at 506-328-8853.