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Teeing off for cancer

Qualifying for the National Finals of the Sanlam Cancer Golf Challenge at Sun City From left to Right are B. Ktjimune, U. Etzold, C. Robinson, L. Koch, B. Nolte and G. Adams with tournament organiser, Wessel Kotze.

Qualifying for the National Finals of the Sanlam Cancer Golf Challenge at Sun City From left to Right are B. Ktjimune, U. Etzold, C. Robinson, L. Koch, B. Nolte and G. Adams with tournament organiser, Wessel Kotze.

Golfers in the Namibian leg of the Sanlam Cancer Golf Challenge on 30 August battled it out for the number one spot. The finalists who qualified in the men’s division are: L. Koch from Okahandja (A Division), B. Katjimune from Tsumeb (B Division) and U. Ezold from Omeya Club (C Division). In the Ladies division, the qualifiers are: C. Robinson from Windhoek (A Division), B. Nolte from Omeya Club (B Division) and G. Adams from Windhoek (C. Division).
The Sanlam Namibia Cancer Golf Challenge started in May this year, with close to 600 players from 13 golf clubs. The winners will now compete in the 36-hole National Finals from 20 to 21 October 2014 at the spectacular fairways of the Gary Player Country Club and Lost City Golf course in Sun City South Africa.

The primary aim of the Challenge is to raise funds for CAN, and Sanlam Namibia has since 2004 donated more than N$2 million for the fight against cancer. Local organiser, Wessel Kotze, said, “We are very proud of our players and stakeholders this year, especially Mona Klose from the Sanlam SFD Branch at Mariental who spearheaded a contribution of N$87,000.”
Tertius Stears, Group CEO of Sanlam Namibia said, “This project is only a success because of the concerted efforts of all the players, all the golf clubs and all the Sanlam Namibia employees in the country. We want to thank every person and club who contributed to this worthy cause.”

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