Free State golfer Tumelo Molloyi won his first professional golf event thanks to the assistance and sponsorship from a company’s philosophy of giving back.
“Elite sportsmen with huge sponsorship deals have a one-up on those who have to scrape the money together to compete in an event. They have the time to properly prepare and can focus on an event, whereas I have to continue to worry and work at getting money together to attend the next event. It plays on your mind during an event and impacts your concentration because you are constantly planning on how to attend the next event in order to progress,” he explained.
According to Molloyi, Evotel’s sponsorship has helped his game. “Because of Evotel’s support, I had time to properly prepare for my events and recorded my first-ever professional event win as a result,” said Molloyi.
Molloyi recorded the win with four points and a six under-par score in the Blue Label Golf series one-day tournament which was held at the Observatory Golf Course on 12 December 2022. Molloyi, who turned pro in 2018, currently ranks 1682 on the Official World Golf Ranking (OWGR). He has competed in over 55 events on the main Tour and small Tour calendar since getting his Sunshine Tour card in 2020.
His last event was competing as a pre-qualifier at State Mines Golf Club in Benoni.
“We are so proud of Tumelo for his hard work and dedication to become a professional golfer and recording his first professional win of the Blue Label tournament in the one-day event held at the Observatory Golf Club in Johannesburg. We are more than delighted that our support and sponsorship have led to Tumelo excelling at what he does, showing the growth that can be achieved in his efforts to become a leader in the golfing world, all because you have people backing you all the way,” said Evotel General Manager, Bradley Bekker.
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