Sunshine Tour back in Windhoek

THE president of the Namibia Professional Golf Association (NPGA), Adri Basson, has announced that the Sunshine Tour, which is sponsored by MTC in Namibia, will be held from October 18 to 20 at the Windhoek Country Club golf course.

Basson said a successful planning meeting was recently held where members of the Sunshine Tour of South Africa, Mobile Telecommunications Limited (MTC) and the NPGA met in Windhoek. The Sunshine Tour is the biggest golf tournament in Namibia and this year’s prize for the winner will be N$700 000.Basson said the event will be played over 54 holes, with a pro-am preceding the main tournament, with 36 teams participating.”The NPGA expects a full field of 154 players again from all over Africa, Europe and the United States,” he said.Last year’s winner of the Namibian Sunshine Tour leg was Anton Haig, who also won the Malaysian leg of the competition.”Only the best of the best golfers will be seen at the Windhoek Country Club competing in the MTC-NPGA championships,” said Basson, who is also one of Namibia’s top golfers.He said the public is welcome to watch the event free of charge.* Meanwhile, Adri Basson Private Wealth Management recently sponsored the second annual Six Ball Golf School.This year, 28 players competed, including six juniors.Some of the players who vied for top honours were Steven Short, Charl du Preez, Graham Fransman, Roan Huysamen, Glen de Waal and Roux Jeffrey.Erickson the caddy master, Dikkos and Benjamin were also among the golfers who stood out on the day.”Erickson and Benjamin played excellent golf and won the day with 48 Stableford points,” according to Basson.He said the juniors also played great golf and the selectors need to start looking for players to be included in the national side.Basson added that what made the day was the two hole-in-ones on the same afternoon by former MTC managing director Bengt Strenge on the third hole and Phillip Barnard on the ninth hole.”This must be a record for the Windhoek Country Club,” he said.The Sunshine Tour is the biggest golf tournament in Namibia and this year’s prize for the winner will be N$700 000.Basson said the event will be played over 54 holes, with a pro-am preceding the main tournament, with 36 teams participating.”The NPGA expects a full field of 154 players again from all over Africa, Europe and the United States,” he said.Last year’s winner of the Namibian Sunshine Tour leg was Anton Haig, who also won the Malaysian leg of the competition.”Only the best of the best golfers will be seen at the Windhoek Country Club competing in the MTC-NPGA championships,” said Basson, who is also one of Namibia’s top golfers.He said the public is welcome to watch the event free of charge.* Meanwhile, Adri Basson Private Wealth Management recently sponsored the second annual Six Ball Golf School.This year, 28 players competed, including six juniors.Some of the players who vied for top honours were Steven Short, Charl du Preez, Graham Fransman, Roan Huysamen, Glen de Waal and Roux Jeffrey.Erickson the caddy master, Dikkos and Benjamin were also among the golfers who stood out on the day.”Erickson and Benjamin played excellent golf and won the day with 48 Stableford points,” according to Basson.He said the juniors also played great golf and the selectors need to start looking for players to be included in the national side.Basson added that what made the day was the two hole-in-ones on the same afternoon by former MTC managing director Bengt Strenge on the third hole and Phillip Barnard on the ninth hole.”This must be a record for the Windhoek Country Club,” he said.