2020 – The Year so Far – WP Golf Newsletter

There has been no competitive golf for nearly 100 days!

2020 got into full swing with tournaments; the Women’s Silver Bronze & Copper Cups, and Town vs Country; the Seniors competed for the WP Senior Amateur Championships … then the worldwide Corona Virus-Covid 19 pandemic hit South African shores. Golf came to a standstill – golf courses were closed. National and provincial tournaments were cancelled; the competitive golf calender has yet to re-open.

Our work at WP Golf has continued on a different level.
With no golf for almost three months all clubs have had to endure a huge financial burden.
WP Golf created relief funds to alleviate some of the financial losses incurred by the clubs, and to assist with the clubs being compliant with protocols in order to re-open their courses. With limited funds available, clubs who did not require financial assistance were happy that funds be made available to clubs who were in dire need of this financial assistance – a HUGE thank you from WP Golf to those clubs.
WP Golf has also assisted by returning the Rand-a-Round funding to all clubs from 2019, but urged the funds be used for the development of the game as initially intended.

We would like to thank all involved who assisted in the return of golf as soon as it did, it could well have been a different situation had those golf bodies not been so proactive with their discussions with the respective government departments.

GolfRSA has announced the cancellation of all remaining Inter Provincial Tournaments. They are: Premier Inter Provincial 14-18 September; SA Women’s Inter Provincial 22-25 September; Mid-Amateur Inter Provincial 5-9 October & SA Junior Inter Provincial 7-11December 2020.

Finally, we have yet to receive confirmation of when tournament golf will return, but we are prepared; details will be announced – until then, stay safe and stay healthy.

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