Royal Flush Gong Shoot — 28 Mar 2026

1st · Winner

Fred vd Westhuizen

6 Dasher

160

19 hits · Relay 1

2nd

Gerrit van Rooyen

30 Sherman Magnum

127

16 hits

3rd

Robert Meintjes

7 RSAUM

124

16 hits

Shooters 70	Total Shots 1,400	Hit Rate 55%	Avg Score 80

400m

multiplier 4× · 5 gongs

253/350 · 72% hit rate

500m

multiplier 5× · 5 gongs

214/350 · 61% hit rate

600m

multiplier 6× · 5 gongs

166/350 · 47% hit rate

700m

multiplier 7× · 5 gongs

130/350 · 37% hit rate

■ MATCH REPORT Each row: 20 shots, 5 per distance · green = hit · red = miss

#	Shooter	Cartridge	400m · 4×					500m · 5×					600m · 6×					700m · 7×					Score	Rel.	Hit%
#	Shooter	Cartridge	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	10 1×	J 1.3×	Q 1.5×	K 1.8×	A 2×	Score	Rel.	Hit%
1	Fred vd Westhuizen	6 Dasher																					160	100	95%
2	Gerrit van Rooyen	30 Sherman Magnum																					127	79	80%
3	Robert Meintjes	7 RSAUM																					124	78	80%
4	Gerhardu Odendaal	300 WSM																					124	78	80%
5	Francois van der Walt	7mm Dakota																					123	77	80%
6	Kobie Nel	300 Norma Magnum																					121	76	80%
7	Simon Steyn	7 RSAUM																					119	74	80%
8	Daniel Bonthuys	6.5 Creedmoor																					118	74	75%
9	Erwin Potgieter	7 RSAUM																					117	73	75%
10	Aiden Boshoff	243 Win																					117	73	75%
11	Johan Nel	25x47																					115	72	75%
12	Christo Els	284 Shehane																					115	72	75%
13	Pieter Meyer	.260 Rem																					112	70	75%
14	Schalk van der Merwe	6.5 Creedmoor																					111	69	75%
15	Steven Dyke	243 Win																					111	69	75%
16	Andries de Beer	7 RSAUM																					110	69	75%
17	Andre PJ van der Westhuizen	6 GT																					108	68	75%
18	Morne van der Merwe	7 Shehane																					106	66	70%
19	Danie Viljoen	6.5 Creedmoor																					105	66	65%
20	Danie Koch	7 PRCW																					104	65	65%
21	Shaun Flink	284 Shehane																					104	65	65%
22	Emil Engelbrecht	6.5 Creedmoor																					101	63	70%
23	Morton Mynhardt	6.5 PRC																					99	62	70%
24	Louis Raubenheimer	6.5 Creedmoor																					95	59	65%
25	Werner Bonthuys	6.5 Creedmoor																					92	58	65%
26	Warren Britnell	300 Norma Magnum																					92	58	65%
27	Pieter Grobler	7 RSAUM																					88	55	65%
28	Coenie van Tonder	6 GT																					88	55	60%
29	Jason McLean	6mm Dasher																					86	54	60%
30	Brandon Ulrich	6.5 Creedmoor																					86	54	60%
31	Mohamed Daya	308 Win																					84	53	55%
32	AJ Snyman	6mm Dasher																					83	52	55%
33	Jose Alves	.260 Remington																					83	52	55%
34	Paul Charsley	6.5 Creedmoor																					82	51	50%
35	Rudi Viljoen	7mm PRC																					77	48	55%
36	Mohamed Ayob	308 Win																					76	48	55%
37	Ruan du Plessis	6.5 PRC																					76	48	55%
38	Dries Bekker	6.5 Creedmoor																					76	48	55%
39	Jannie Jacobs	6mm																					74	46	50%
40	Brian Beeming	6.5 Creedmoor																					71	44	35%
41	Zander Els	6.5 Creedmoor																					70	44	50%
42	Morne Steyn	6mm Creedmoor																					70	44	50%
43	Stephan van der Merwe	6.5 Creedmoor																					69	43	50%
44	Aresi Viljoen	6.5 Creedmoor																					69	43	50%
45	Lee Thompson	6.5 Creedmoor																					69	43	50%
46	Steven Coombs	7mm PRC																					68	43	50%
47	Carel	6mm Creedmoor																					66	41	50%
48	Johan Smith	308 Win																					66	41	40%
49	Danie du Preez	6.5 Creedmoor																					66	41	40%
50	Sean van Wyk	7mm PRC																					66	41	40%
51	Ismail Arbee	6.5 Creedmoor																					65	41	45%
52	Imanuel Coutinho	243 Win																					63	39	45%
53	Mohammed Ahmed	6.5 Creedmoor																					62	39	45%
54	Jeane van der Merwe	6.5 Creedmoor																					57	36	40%
55	Ian van Heerden	6.5 Creedmoor																					56	35	35%
56	Abdul Aziz Amod	6.5 PRC																					51	32	40%
57	MC van Tonder	6 GT																					48	30	35%
58	Muzzammil Hassim	7mm PRC																					47	29	35%
59	Quinten Kok	6.5 Creedmoor																					46	29	35%
60	Jurgen Roets	6.5 PRC																					44	27	35%
61	Martin Roets	6.5 Creedmoor																					42	26	35%
62	Michael Coutinho	6.5 Creedmoor																					39	24	30%
63	Brian Beeming 2	7 PRC																					39	24	30%
64	Diedrik Pretorius	22-250																					38	24	30%
65	Harry Wassermann	6.5 Creedmoor																					38	24	30%
66	Savvas Xenophontos	30-06 Spring																					32	20	25%
67	Brian Koen	7mm PRC																					28	17	25%
68	Petrus Wassermann	6.5x55 SM																					28	17	25%
69	Reinier Kuschke	308 Win																					28	17	20%
70	Wilfred Robson	223 REM																					25	16	15%

Hit · Miss · No shot recorded · Royal Flush scorecard · 10 / J / Q / K / A across each distance

■ ROYAL FLUSHES BY DISTANCE Full-sweep = every gong at the distance · 27 total this match

400m

Flushes

Fred vd Westhuizen, Gerrit van Rooyen, Gerhardu Odendaal, Robert Meintjes, Kobie Nel, Simon Steyn, Erwin Potgieter, Aiden Boshoff, Johan Nel, Christo Els, Andries de Beer, Andre PJ van der Westhuizen, Morton Mynhardt, Pieter Grobler, Jason McLean, Brandon Ulrich, Rudi Viljoen, Steven Coombs

500m

Flushes

Francois van der Walt, Kobie Nel, Pieter Meyer, Schalk van der Merwe, Steven Dyke, Louis Raubenheimer

600m

Flushes

Fred vd Westhuizen, Francois van der Walt

700m

Flush

Fred vd Westhuizen

■ MATCH FACTS Highlights & quirks from the day

MarginFred vd Westhuizen took it by 33 points ahead of Gerrit van Rooyen.

Flushes27 Royal Flushes shot across the match.

Toughest700m was the hardest distance (37% field hit rate); 400m was the most forgiving at 72%.

Field26 different calibres in the field — variety from 6 Dasher, 30 Sherman Magnum, 7 RSAUM, ….

NemesisThe 700m G5 gong was the nemesis of the day — only 1% of attempts landed.