The stage is set for the Sunshine Senior Tour that will see senior professional and amateur golfers share the greens in at the Humewood Golf course on Friday, 17 May 2024.
The event started on Wednesday, 15 May 2024 with the ProAm leg that will be a two day program.
In this format of the sport, amateur golfers are given the opportunity to compete alongside professional golfers within a tournament setting. The climax will then be on Friday, 17th of May 2024, where professionals will compete for the Championship trophy.
The annual event, sponsored by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality through the Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture is on its fourth year.
Part of this event includes coaching clinics by the senior professional golfers of children from the township schools. As part of this initiative, the Golf RSA development team, along with various professionals participating in the tournament, have earmark children for development.
These scholars will attend a tuition program at the Humewood Golf Course on the 15th and 16th of May. Each participant will receive a beginners’ kit that has been provided to a local professional for ongoing tuition within the children’s programme.
The tournament has partnered with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, directing fundraising proceeds toward elephant conservation efforts both regionally and nationally. Furthermore, a portion of the funds raised will also be allocated to a local social charity, selected by the Executive Mayor.
Member of the Mayoral Committee for Sport, Recreation, Arts and Culture Bassie Kamana said he was pleased at the way this programme has been structured.
“The way is has been structured clearly shows the intention to shift the narrative that this sport is only for the elite. The programme focused on children from the disadvantaged background is a good foundation for producing professional golfers from the underprivileged communities,” said Kamana.
He said it was justifiable for the municipality to support the Sunshine Senior Tour.
General Manager Humewood Golf Course Brendon Timm said he was looking forward and excited about this year’s event.
“We have seen this event grow. We hope to continue with this relationship that has turned out to be a great event in the golfing calendar. This event has brought a lot of tourism injection into the city’s economy. We hope the event will grow bigger and attract more golf enthusiasts across the world,” said Timm.
On Wednesday, 15 May 2024 the Executive Mayor Gary van Niekerk played as part of a ProAm team.
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