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GOLF NEWS

SILVER LAKES ANNUAL LADIES’ OPEN

BEE AMAZING!

he Silver Lakes Ladies’ Division own honey; it will soon be available for Of course, a day like this cannot happen
hosted a successful and fun Ladies’ purchase at the Pro Shop. How cool is without amazing sponsors, who always
TOpen on Tuesday, 8 March. We had that! jump in and generously donate items, be
a full field of 128 ladies participating from they in the form of prizes, wine, décor or
all over Gauteng. This is our most popular I am sure the residents of Silver Lakes snacks – and donate their time by helping
event of the year: within three hours of noticed all the ladies in their yellow, black to set up the tables, etc.
the advert going out, we were fully booked and white outfits on the course, having
with a waiting list of 6 x 4 balls. fun. The day was memorable, positive Thank you most sincerely to the following
and happy – it will certainly be a highlight main sponsors:
Our theme this year was Bee Amazing. It of 2022, as it is every year.
wasn’t just a fun theme but was also chosen One Weigh – Adele Mynhardt
to create awareness about the importance A huge thank you goes to Matkovich, Pam Golding – Inge de Klerk
of bees in our lives, given that they’re Johannes and the green-keeping staff; Boschoff Attorneys – Kim Lovegrove
indispensable to our precious ecosystem. to Brendon and the Pro Shop staff; to Rosella – Ann Margaret van Nieuwenhuizen
Having said this, we’ve also had problems Daleen and Bobby and their teams; and
with bees on the golf course, but we’ve of course, to Minas, Gawain, Jed and What a beeautiful day!
responded proactively by catching the bees their wonderful staff. And thanks to
and relocating them to an indigenous area the “feeskomitee”, who worked hard to Regards
next to the 15th fairway. The wonderful ensure that the event went off smoothly. Chantal le Roux
news is that we have started bottling our I cannot thank all of you enough. Ladies’ captain

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