One level distinction between high three groups in Desert Classic golf tournie
Father and son combo, Michael Tune Senior and Michael Tune Junior, received the Nedbank Desert Classic at Rossmund on the finish of December, scoring 94 factors over the two-day match.
The match during which 72 groups performed follows the Better Ball Stableford format.
In second place was one other father and son group, Fritz Coetzee Snr and Fritz Coetzee Jnr, trailing by a single level over two days, scoring 93 factors.
In third place, additionally with 93 factors, had been John Emuno and Gabriel Andreas.
Afterwards Michael Tune Snr commented “I have played in this tournament for the past ten years with different partners. I only joined up with my son in 2023 when we finished sixth. It was a fantastic tournament with a strong field, and for us to dethrone the two-time back-to-back father-and-son champions makes this victory even sweeter.”
After Saturday’s play, the Tunes had been nonetheless trailing by 4 factors however their regular play on Sunday finally pushed them into the lead.
“At the 18th hole, I told my son that we were probably in the top four, but he seemed confident that we had won it. When we went in for the results announcement, I noticed everybody was looking at us, so I started to believe we won,” he stated.
Tournament organiser, Dan Zwiebel of DZ Golf stated that the Desert Classis shouldn’t be referred to as Namibia’s Major with out cause. All the highest novice gamers make it a degree to compete on this well-liked year-end match.
“Once again, we have witnessed great success with the 2024 Nedbank Desert Classic golf tournament. We are extremely proud and grateful to the players who took time during their festive season celebrations to be with us. Thank you to Nedbank Namibia and Hollard for being part of this great spectacle. We are looking forward to yet another great 2025 amateur golfing season,” he stated.
From the left, Michael Tune Jnr; Nedbank Namibia Managing Director, Martha Murorua; Michael Tune Snr and Nedbank Namibia Executive Head of Marketing and Communications, Gernot de Klerk.
