Team South Africa has delivered on its promise to secure a historical win and home victory at the 19th Amateur World Golfers Championship, which was played in KwaZulu - Natal this week.
Determination, perseverance and the "drive to win" paid off when Team SA1 finished with a runaway victory of 1143 Nett, 25 strokes ahead of 2nd place winner, Indonesia on 1168 Nett. The individual scores for Team Indonesia were Wisnu Sanjaya (290 Nett), Liesan Jafar T (291 Nett), Islah Bahrawi Q (295 Nett), Julius C Barito (302 Nett) and Vincent N Kusame (304 Nett)
Team SA2 shared the podium with another impressive finish in 3rd place on 1183 Nett.
In the individual flightings, Valentin Savelsberg from Germany made an impressive win in the 0-5 flighting by sprinting through the field from 8th place at the start of play on the final day and finished 2 shots ahead of Grant Olivier from South Africa who lead the flighting throughout the championship.
First time entrants in the championship, Swaziland, returned home with the 11-15 flighting trophy when Bernhardt Joubert finished first on 292 Nett.
In the Invitational, the leaders from the outset Team Sweden/Namibia claimed the winning trophy with a 584 Nett finish. Malaysia Team 4 finished on 609 Nett, followed by their counterparts Malaysia Team 2 in 3rd place on 613 Nett.
“It has been an unforgettable week of golf with over 200 golfers, representing 26 countries from all over the world competing
for the 19th World Final title across four of KwaZulu-Natal's championship courses, Durban Country Club, Prince‟s Grant Golf
Estate, Umhlali Country Club and Cotswold Downs Country Club.
To add to the excitement, a first-ever recorded "hole-in-one" was achieved in the World Final by Maksyn Poliakov from the Ukraine on the 14th hole at Cotswold Downs Golf Club,” said Craig Clay-Smith, spokesperson for World Golf Events South Africa, the SA event owners and organizers.
This year the Sven Tumba Spirit Trophy, was awarded to Team Spain for the camaraderie and positive spirit that they brought to the championship, reminding all of Sven's vision that World Golfers Championship is not only about winning, but also
about forging new friendships and business opportunities.
In a further tribute to the vision of Sven Tumba to develop numeracy and literacy through sport, World Golf Events South Africa together with Mona Tumba handed over a cheque for R100 000 to the Sven Tumba Education Fund in commitment to Sven's legacy that every child has the right to grow up with love, with play, with sports and above all with education.
Nils Nordh, CEO and Chairman of World Golfers Championship, said, “On behalf of World Golfers Championship and all the countries who participated this year, we would like to congratulate World Golf Events SA on another highly successful and
most enjoyable World Final”.
Craig Clay-Smith, Marketing Director of World Golf events SA, concluded, “The international acclaim we have received for the successful hosting of the 19th World Final is attributed to the unwavering support received from Tourism Kwazulu-Natal, Trade & Investment KwaZulu-Natal and the Department of Economic Development & Tourism.
A further thanks also goes to our loyal sponsors, Tsogo Sun, Business Report, The Golfers Club and Bavaria 0.0% who in each of their roles help us to deliver a golfing experience with ever lasting memories”.
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