Golfers birdie a Mauritius trip with Mercedes-Benz

POLOKWANE – Golfers gathered at the Polokwane Golf Club to battle it out during the Mercedes-Benz golf challenge last Tuesday.

The golf club parking lot was filled with Mercedes-Benz vehicles, with the challenge being for those who drive Mercedes-Benz.

After an intense struggle and a long day on the course, Eddy Baloi, was announced as the winner in the A division category after accumulating 37 points, followed by Duane Viljoen in the second place with 40 points and Mike Moagi in third place with 36 points.

In the B division, Leon Steenkamp claimed the first place with 42 points, followed by Piet Fourie with 40 points while Hein Viljoen claimed the third place with 40 points on a count-out.

Harshad Mistry scooped the first place in the C division with 35 points, the second place was awarded to Eddie Jacobs with 35 points on a count-out and the third spot was occupied by Antonie Abramse after accumulating 34 points.

Baloyi, Steenkamp and Mistry will proceed to Mauritius to compete against other winners from various provinces in August.

Viljoen should have been the winner in the A division but he was discounted since he was the winner last year. He has to wait for two years to be taken into account for another opportunity to compete against other golfers in Mauritius.

Jon White, Mercurius Motors dealer principal, thanked everyone who made the Mercedes-Benz golf challenge a success and wished the winners the best of luck in Mauritius.

White again explained that golfers had to own a Mercedes-Benz to take part in the challenge since the challenge is German motivated.

He added that Mercedes-Benz golf day was a world tournament and therefore the need to stick to the rules and regulations.

In other prizes, Steenkamp claimed the prize for playing nearest to the pin at hole four in the men’s category while Candice de Jongh scooped the prize for playing nearest to the pin at hole 11 in the women’s class.

Luan Steenkamp received the prize for the longest drive at hole 12 in the men’s category while De Jongh won the prize for the longest drive at hole two.