In-tweets: CoJ launches 2020 Joburg Open in Randpark Ridge
RANDPARK RIDGE – The tournament will feature a field of 156 professional golfers from 19 to 22 November 2020.
The Executive Mayor of the City of Johannesburg, Geoff Makhubo attended the launch of the 2020 Joburg Open.
The Joburg Open, hosted by the City of Johannesburg, will be the first international men’s golf tournament on South African fairways, following the countrywide hard lockdown.
The return of the Joburg Open tournament will be played on the Randpark championship golf course, Firethorn. The tournament will feature a field of 156 professional golfers from 19 to 22 November 2020.
Good day Joburgers
We are in Randpark Ridge Golf Club today, for the launch of one of the most prestigious international men’s golf tournaments in South Africa #JoburgOpen pic.twitter.com/eLAO54JNYX
— Geoff Makhubo (@GeoffMakhubo) October 20, 2020
It’s with great pride that this year’s #JoburgOpen tournament will be hosted in honour of the late Ntate Andrew Mlangeni a Rivonia trialist, a former parliamentarian, a freeman of the @CityofJoburgZA who was a lifetime member of the Soweto Country Club. pic.twitter.com/L1lqUawa1n
— Geoff Makhubo (@GeoffMakhubo) October 20, 2020
We sought to bring our City to the center of sport’s tourism & golf became one of the sporting codes that we chose to market our city internationally #WeServeJoburg pic.twitter.com/t5kmYLV9hP
— Geoff Makhubo (@GeoffMakhubo) October 20, 2020
[Video📹]: As a premium destination of sports tourism, as the @CityofJoburgZA we seek to showcase that golf is not only sports for the rich. We will be taking golf to our disadvantaged communities such as Alexandra, Soweto, Orange Farm & Ivory Park #JoburgOpen #WeServeJoburg pic.twitter.com/7dEOTwPqdg
— Geoff Makhubo (@GeoffMakhubo) October 20, 2020
The tournament size will be reduced from the normal two fields to one, in terms of the number of players and caddies the number will be reduced to 156 each. The tournament will be played without spectators as per the Minister of Sport, Recreation Arts and Culture’s guidelines and directives.
The Pro-Am is a networking session where professional golfers and amateur golfers play in teams.
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