By Mabvuto Kambuwe:
At least 64 foreign golfers have confirmed their participation in the Malawi Professional Golf Association (PGA) Warm Heart Tour slated for next month at Lilongwe Golf Club.
This was disclosed over the weekend when
donated K7.1 million to the organisers ahead of the tour.
PGA Malawi Chairperson, Patridge Shycal, said the Warm Heart Tour has received overwhelming response from international golfers.
“We have 64 golfers from outside the country who have registered to take part in the event. We are pleased that more golfers are still coming in and we are hoping for more competitors,” Shycal said.
He thanked FDH Bank for the donation, saying it was timely and would help them host the event without challenges.
“We are grateful to FDH Bank for supporting us. We do not take this kind gesture for granted and we appeal to other companies to emulate the example,” Shycal added.
FDH Bank Head of Marketing and Communications, Levie Nkunika, said the bank is committed to promoting sports in the country.
“As a bank, we believe that golf is one of the sporting disciplines that give us a platform to interact with our customers. We want to be part of the success story as Malawi hosts this big golf event,” Nkunika said.
Malawi PGA has so far received monetary donations from companies such as Toyota Malawi, TNM, Airtel and Umodzi Park.
The donations have taken the total amount of money raised for the event to $45,000 [about K33.7 million].
The competition will attract top golfers from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Zambia, Botswana and hosts Malawi.
Zimbabwean top golfer Tongoona Charamba and Ryan Cairns have confirmed their participation in the event.
Malawi’s hopes for the show piece lie in seven professional golfers namely Paul Chidale, Victor Kachepatsonga, Adam Sailesi, Dingaan Chirwa, Kondwani Mphula, Gabriel Kambalame and Shycal.
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