Durban Country Club Will Host 2010 SA Open
It was confirmed on Tuesday by the South African Golf Association and Dlamini Weil Communications, the new promoters of South Africa’s flagship golf tournament, which this season was staged at the East London Golf Club and in 2009 at Pearl Valley in the Western Cape. More discount golf clubs information.
The SA Open in recent years has been jointly sanctioned by the Sunshine and European Tours and is the second of the four RSA-based tournaments that kick off the European Tour every year.
“We are delighted to welcome Durban Country Club back on board as the host venue for 2010,” said Mbali Ngqula, managing director of Dlamini Weil Communications.
Since it was first shaped from the bush and dunes of the KwaZulu-Natal coast in the early 1920s, the 18-hole championship course, designed by Laurie Waters and George Waterman, has remained a classic.
Gary Player, Bobby Locke, Ernie Els, Tim Clark, Tony Johnstone, Wayne Westner and Bobby Cole are amongst the illustrious list of past champions of the SA Open when it was played at Durban Country Club.
The 90-year-old course has achieved and maintained a standard of golfing excellence that has seen it ranked between No 1 and No 3 in South Africa and among the top 100 courses in the world.
Ann Robbie, chief executive officer of Durban Country Club, said, “We certainly have a long history with the SA Open and are deeply honoured to have been selected to host the 100th playing.”
“As always, the course will be a great test of golf and we will ensure that it is in pristine condition. We have established ourselves as a world-class golfing venue and we believe our course will enhance the reputation and prestige of the South African Open.”
Enver Hassen, president of the South African Golf Association, expressed his approval of the spectacular venue, saying, “This course, with its challenging lay-out and wonderful spectator viewing locations, will provide a dramatic stage for the world’s second oldest Open. Looking for discount golf.
“The South African Open sits proudly on the amateur and professional schedule with a list of past champions that compares with the best in the world. We look forward to welcoming the world’s best golfers to Durban Country Club in December.”
Gareth Tindall, commissioner of the Sunshine Tour, added, “The SA Open has gone from strength to strength in recent years and is truly one of the great sporting events held annually in South Africa today.”
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