Lejan Lewthwaite - © Tristan Jones / LET

Lewthwaite has been knocking on the door since the start of the sixth season with a third place finish at the Canon Sunshine Ladies Tour Open.

She finished seventh with her partner Nobuhle Dlamini at the Serengeti Tag Team Championship and then scored from close range Swazie to the finish line at the Dimension Data Ladies Challenge in George Town the following week.

A week later, the 28-year-old who had already made a name for herself at Investec celebrated her first win in San Lameer and now she is looking forward to starting all over again at Westlake Golf Club.

"I am definitely a much better golfer than a year ago, as the Investec SA Women's Open approached", said the Serengeti golfer after her tie for 10th at the Women's New South Wales Open in Australia.

“I manage the pressure a lot better than last year. Taking part in the IGT Challenge Tour last year and winning twice taught me a lot about how to stay cool when entering a competition and how to win. "

“In my previous starts on the Sunshine Ladies Tour and in Europe, I let the status of the event dictate my game and frustration took over me. This time around, I didn't paint the Women's NSW Open as such a big event. I approached it like any other golf tournament and got to play my own game. I faced the Women's NSW Open with a strong mindset and that's what I bring to Cape Town. Town this week. "

“I can't wait to play Westlake again. I have a lot more confidence in my course management and on a tight, tree-lined track like this, your position in front of the tee is crucial in setting up scoring opportunities. I can't wait to have a good week. "

Lewthwaite will join a host of local and international champions in the R2-million event, jointly sanctioned by the Sunshine Ladies Tour and the Ladies European Tour.

Reigning champion Ashleigh Buhai, a ten-time local champion and three-time Ladies European Tour champion, will seek a fourth victory.

Carrie Park of South Korea won her fourth Sunshine Ladies Tour title with a five-stroke victory at the Cape Town Ladies Open at Royal Cape last week and Dlamini, who leads the Investec Property Fund Order of Merit , has also been in good shape this season.

England's Meghan MacLaren will fly high after successfully defending her Women's NSW Open title with a three-stroke victory on Sunday, while Christine Wolf of Austria and Valdis Thora Jonsdottir of Iceland - fourth and sixth respectively - could also be on the radar in Cape Town.

German golfer Karolin Lambert and last year's runner-up also showed great form with a top-eight spot in Australia last week.

Olivia Cowan (Germany), Swede Julia Engstrom (Sweden), Spaniards Noemi Jimenez Martin and Silvia Banon and French Manon Molle and Isabelle Boineau are also among the top 30 players in the Order of Merit of the Ladies European Tour to follow.

Several Sunshine Ladies Tour rookies have also set a scorer this season for the success of the National Open.

Jane Turner earned a four stroke victory in the SuperSport Ladies Challenge at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club, while compatriot Gabrielle Macdonald rose to fourth in the Investec Property Fund Order of Merit in just four starts .

Entrance is free for all three rounds of the Investec SA Women's Open and there are many public car parks nearby.