Junior Africa Challenge for San Lameer
San Lameer Country Club, home of the SA Women's Open, will be hosting an internationally recognised junior tournament.
A WORLD Junior Golf Championships qualifier – the Junior Africa Challenge – will take place alongside the Dunbar Cup at San Lameer Country Club between August 29 and September 1.
This is a sanctioned US Kids Golf event and the tournament is for children aged 6 to 18 years.
It serves as a qualifier for the World Junior Championships, which are held in the USA in August every year.
According to Andrew Weir, chairman of SA Kids Golf, its organisation arranges monthly tournaments around South Africa, and this is one of the key events.
It has already received 110 entries, and is expected to see no less than 130 entries.
SuperSport has confirmed that it will be at the final round of the event as well as the prize-giving, which will take place on September 1.
Some big-name sponsors are behind this event including the Mark McNulty Junior Golf Foundation, Srixon SA, MotoXpress, Goldwagen and ABI.
Ugu South Coast Tourism will be supporting this internationally recognised event alongside key VIPs such as Karen Olivant, president Women’s Golf SA, Jason Bird, PGA of SA regional chairman, Ivan Curlewis, vice president KZN Golf Union, and Joy Crutchfield, chairman of Ugu South Coast Tourism.
Justin Mackrory, CEO of Ugu South Coast Tourism, said: “It is great that an event of this nature has selected our wonderful golf destination as the venue for the qualifier. The young golfers will really enjoy the challenge at San Lameer and as their passion for golf grows so will their desire to return and play any of our 11 stunning golf courses on the South Coast.”
Another key supporter is airline CemAir, offering five percent discounts when using the booking code JAC2016, for competitors and spectators wanting to fly between OR Tambo in Johannesburg and Margate.
To enter and for further information, please visit www.sakidsgolf.co.za.
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