The Sunshine Legends Tour has announced its clear vision to create a sustainable and thriving circuit for the country’s senior professionals, including working closely with the Legends Tour in Europe on possible future tournament collaborations.
Ian Smith, the Commissioner of the Sunshine Legends Tour, said this is the first step in a broad plan to reinvigorate senior professional golf in South Africa.
“The Sunshine Legends Tour will hopefully be a worthy platform to pay tribute to all of the wonderful careers that have helped to shape South African golf and allow our senior professionals to play more regularly and compete in proper tournaments.”James Kingston
“The Sunshine Legends Tour is about legacy and heritage. It’s about celebrating the golfers who were all household names in this country, and who through their incredible achievements created the stories golf fans still tell to this day, and which is a valuable part of the history of South African golf. It’s a proud moment for us to launch this new era in the senior game, and we’re thankful to Srixon South Africa for being our partner in this.”
Louise Cooper, Managing Director of Srixon South Africa, said she was thrilled to be a part of this dynamic partnership: “We are absolutely excited to team up with the new era of Board members and create some magic for the Sunshine Legends Tour.”
Thomas Abt, Commissioner of the Sunshine Tour, said: “We wish the Sunshine Legends Tour all of the best as it starts its own journey to becoming a fully independent and sustainable Tour, and led by a passionate Board that has the interests of senior professional golf at heart and wants to see this area of the game flourish.”
On behalf of the professionals, James Kingston, a winner of 22 tournaments worldwide and part of a rare club of golfers to have won both the South African Open and the South African Senior Open, said this represents an exciting new era for the senior game in Africa.
Published on sunshinelegendstour.com.