Limpopo’s Economic Development, Environment and Tourism MEC, Rodgers Monama, says the Limpopo Championship golf tournament has continued to contribute enormously to the province’s economic growth.
Monama was speaking during tee-off at the 6th edition of the championship in Mookgophong.
The tournament attracts some of the most prominent golfers from around the world.
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The 2024 Lim Championship will see household names such as defending Champion Ryan ffel and tling out on the greens fan Fels and won the tournament last year in a scintilating fashion DP World Tour winner thron Lawrence and Gant campaign Xander lomber are expected to participate in this year tournament limo’s economic development environment
And tourism Amo J mama has held the tournament’s consistent growth since his Inception 6 years ago you have about 166 registered scers professional for that matter and about 23 of international St so you can see the economic value that it brings the province and the job opportunities that it brings because it
Lies on the our core mandate as the department of Enterprise development whereby we are able to strengthen the enterpreneurship ecosystem in the province and majority about 600 people will be coming here you can imagine the the hospitality environment how they derive benefits out of this and if you
Can come to this area all the establishment the hospitality establishment are fully booked and it create job opportunities for own people and that’s what we need established golfers batted out with amateur during the tournament pre case on Tuesday afternoon prominent zimb golfer Robson shoi saw off a few mes as he gets ready
To square off with some Giants of the game it’s always uh it’s always a great uh feeling to be to be here in you for you it’s been it’s my second time to be here I played uh the last time I played here was 2019 and uh this year I’m here
Again and I’m looking forward to to see how we going to finish the weekend since uh Zim open last year I think I’ve play I’ve played in uh all the event and um including last week uh still our toy Dan fan finished top 21st I was
Leading the first two rounds and uh I had a rough uh weekend on Saturday but all in all I think I’m feeling great and um looking forward just to keep the ball in play and give myself uh good chances on the greens and try to make more betes
And see if we can come up with a win for amateur golfers the tournament provides a platform to rra shoulders with the jugut of the game it’s always special to to be invited to the lopo Championships and and compete in the in the pram so
I’m I’m as ready as I I’ll ever be yeah look I think preparations because we do you know we we do have full-time jobs so unfortunately our preparations will never be as good as we want them to be but I do believe that um you know I I
Play regular Golf and I I believe that the muscle memory will get me get me get me through a through today and a good score the tournament’s final will be played on Sunday news
