Dylan Frittelli is teeing off on November 25 at the Joburg Open with a strong desire to give back to South African golf and win a tournament on the home fairways where he grew up watching his own golf heroes compete.
The PGA Tour campaigner made it his priority to get back to South Africa from his American base in time to be a part of this South African Swing of three events on the DP World Tour, starting with this week’s Joburg Open and including the South African Open and Alfred Dunhill Championship.
“I always look forward to coming back to South Africa. It’s the highlight of my year to see family and friends, and then a few familiar faces on the Sunshine Tour.
“It’s important for me to give back to the South African golf community because I remember as a child going to watch tournaments and seeing the top golfers, and I always want to support South African golf in that way as well,” he said at the first round at Randpark Golf Club.
Brandon Stone said, “As South African professionals, we’re blessed with incredible opportunities over these next three weeks, and indeed the next few months. We have another two co-sanctioned events on the DP World Tour that have been added to these three, and seven tournaments co-sanctioned with the Challenge Tour next year.
“So if you’re a South African professional, you are smiling because the lure of making it onto the DP World Tour is now within your reach. The Sunshine Tour has done an incredible job of making these events happen. We have such an abundance of talent out here at the moment that I think you’ll definitely see a lot of South African flags at the top of those leaderboards.
“You look at our current golfers who have catapulted themselves onto bigger stages on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour, and it all started right here for them. I think it’s all shaping up to be a fantastic few months in South African golf.”
Veteran DP World Tour campaigner David Howell is just as excited about the start of the new DP World Tour season with a Joburg Open tournament, where he finished second in 2015.
“It’s great to be down here in South Africa. The DP World Tour partnership with the Sunshine Tour has only been strengthened in recent years. Everyone has always enjoyed coming to South Africa to play golf. The country has wonderful courses and lovely people.”
