About Us
Who we are, and what we doThe SA Golf Development Board (SAGDB) is the only official body tasked with growing the game of golf in South Africa by the country’s official golfing bodies such as SA Golf Association, Women’s Golf South Africa, the Sunshine Tour and the Professional Golfer’s Association of South Africa.
Founded in 1999, the SAGDB is supported and endorsed by Venfin, Remgro, Sports & Recreation SA and the R&A, golf’s international rule making body.
Our PGA-approved coaching programme, has the capacity to offer weekly coaching to over 3,500 children aged between 7 and 18 in the following ten regions: Boland, Border, Central- and Northern Gauteng, Eastern Province, Ekurhuleni, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Southern - and Western Cape
Our team consists of full time and contract administrative staff, a development manager per region and 60 contracted development and head coaches. All coaches are skilled golfers from the PGA or local communities. They speak the language of the children in their care, and understand their social & economic backgrounds.How we make a differenceGolf’s history of tradition and etiquette, its handicapping system and discipline of self regulation and integrity nurtures honourable qualities in its followers.
Primary – our primary impact lies with the sport itself. We actively broaden the golfing community and transform its composition to be more representative of society.
Secondary - The learners in our programmes are often children that would never have come into contact with golf, and the additional social benefit this exposure brings is immense. These children develop to become positive and stable role models in their own communities because of the discipline and deep values they learn through the game. They further develop into healthy and active members of society as adults, and become economically independent with their acquired skills.
“To date we have introduced the game to over 16,000 youngsters and produced 56 junior provincial players.”Our goals are to:1) “Take the game to the people”, including underprivileged communities - By providing free coaching and practice equipment2) Nurture elite players - By sponsoring equipment, club fees and competition participation3) Make facilities more accessibleOur Board of Directors: Honorary President: J. P. Rupert Chair: S. M. Nathan Deputy - C.M.E.Mostert Executive Director: - K. J. Viljoen Directors: S. Hackner I. W. Leach D. P. Bruyns Ms. C. M. Rayner Ms. L. J. Copeman Ms. A. Rycraft D. M. Egdes G. Tindall R. Gobel P. van der Poel
