“Christmas Cup” raises N$ 55 000 for Have a Heart

“Christmas Cup” raises N$ 55 000 for Have a Heart

On 2 December 2023, Gerbie Van Wyk and Dan Zwiebe held their annual Christmas Cup at Omeya. This year, the Have A Heart Namibia Spay and Neuter Project was chosen as the beneficiary for funds raised. Not only was the day blessed with rain, but close to 100 animal loving golfers gathered to battle it out on the golf course. And later, they battled it out with their wallets during […]

December 15, 2023 35

Sport

Dubuisson retires at age 33

Frenchman Victor Dubuisson, a former Ryder Cup winner, announced his retirement from professional golf at the age of only 33 in an interview published on Tuesday. Dubuisson climbed to a career-best of 15th in the world rankings in 2015 but lost form after a series of injuries and is now ranked outside the top 1,000. "It's life, for me it's not an end," he told French sports daily L'Equipe. […]

December 6, 2023 2

Sport

Scheffler wins Hero World Challenge by 3 shots

World number one Scottie Scheffler fired a bogey-free 68 on Sunday for a three-shot win in the Hero World Challenge, where 15-time major champion Tiger Woods said he'd "come a long way" in his first tournament since April. Scheffler had four birdies in his four-under par 68 on the Albany golf course in the Bahamas, his 20-under total of 268 beating Austrian Sepp Straka by three shots to give […]

December 4, 2023 4

Sport

Min Woo Lee sole leader at the Australian Open

Min Woo Lee sunk an eagle at the 18th to surge into the sole lead at the Australian Open on Friday as he targets back-to-back DP World Tour titles, while major winner Shin Jiyai took charge of the women's event. Australia's hottest new golf star recovered from a bogey at the first to make six birdies before finishing with a bang on his way to a seven-under-par 64 to […]

December 1, 2023 2

Sport

South African open tees off today

The Blair Atholl Golf & Equestrian Estate course will make history this week as the longest course ever played on the DP World Tour with the first round of the Investec South African Open today. The 7 528-metre par-72 course designed by Gary Player is predicted to be a tough test this week with a few changes from last year. This is the second time that this course, built […]

November 30, 2023 2

Local

Old Mutual Namibia swings into action at annual golf day

Windhoek, 28 November 2023 – On Friday, 24 November 2023, Old Mutual Namibia demonstrated its golfing prowess at the highly anticipated annual corporate golf day, held at the distinguished Windhoek Golf and Country Club. This event served as a gathering point for Old Mutual Namibia's esteemed corporate clients, providing a platform for networking, friendly competition, and camaraderie amidst the lush greenery of the golf course. Mignon du Preez, Group Marketing, […]

November 28, 2023 14

Sport

Spieth replaces McIllroy on PGA Tour Policy Board

Jordan Spieth was selected to replace Rory McIlroy as a player director on the PGA Tour Policy Board considering a Saudi-backed merger deal, tour commissioner Jay Monahan announced on Monday. Spieth, a 30-year-old American and three-time major winner, was chosen in a vote of the other five player directors on the panel – Tiger Woods, Webb Simpson, Peter Malnati, Charley Hoffman and Patrick Cantlay. He will serve out the remainder […]

November 21, 2023 2

Sport

Young golfer putting Namibia on the map

Namibian golfer Todd Parker (18) has once again put Namibia on the map in the USA after securing third position in the Quatro Amigo College golf tournament he competed in in San Angelo, Texas, last week. Parker who started college at Midland College in Texas in August had a score of 71, 70 (141) over his 36 holes to shoot 3-under par and secure a strong finish. He finished just […]

October 18, 2023 10