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MBABANE – For the first time in the history of the Previc Golf Challenge, the champion emerged from outside of the Mananga Golf Club.
Amateur golfer and Mbabane Swallows legend Cosmo Mthethwa, a member of the Mbabane Golf Club, was on Saturday crowned champion of the Previc golf Challenge. The 11th edition of the Mananga golf experience fielded 46 golfers who were not only in the race for the overall championship but the hole-in-one’s E6 500 incentive which remained unclaimed since the inception of the tournament in January. A count back (c/b) on 38 points separated Mthethwa from the runner-up, Fortune Ngwenya, who came close to registering his name for the second time on the champions’ charts after winning his first trophy in March 19, 2022 edition.
Courtesy of the sponsor in Previc Investment Director Pastor Victor Masilela, the Champion, Mthethwa walked away with a brand new golf bag valued at around E4 500. Mthethwa revealed that he was on top of his golfing game lately and exposure in foreign greens after a composition in KwaZulu-Natal was an inspiration for Mthethwa to thrive outside his capital city home turf.
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“My golf is good these days and obviously keeping a clear mind-set is a positive because you can’t go to the golf course with a clouded mind and hope for the best performance. I really enjoyed the tournament and getting out of your comfort zone brings out the best in you. Thank you to the sponsor, Pastor Masilela and the lucrative golf related prizes,” Mthethwa said.
Mandla Gama came in third with a total of 35 points while BK Mbhamali secured fourth place with a count back on 34 points, followed by Mancoba Magagula who also recorded a similar score but was placed fifth. In appreciation of the sponsor who injected E85 000 on
1. Cosmo Mthethwa
2. Fortune Ngwenya
3. Mandla Gama
4. BK Mbhamali
5. Mancoba Magagula
● Nearest to the pin 2/11
● Nearest to the pin 5/14
● Longest drive 7/16
● Best gross 74
1. Zweli Dlamini
2. Zenzie Radebe
3. Fortune Ngwenya
4. Mbuso Mdluli
5. Mbuso Mdluli
6. Comfort Mahlalela
7. Robert Kugara
8. Nathan Koen
9. Victor Mavundla
10. Wandile Simelane
11. Cosmo Mthethwa
NOVELTIES:
WINNERS OF THE PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT EDITIONS:
39 points 40 points 40 points 40 points 39 points c/b 40 points 41 points 38 points c/b 38 points 39 points 38 points c/b
an annual basis, Mananga Golf Club Captain Wandile Simelane commended the golfers for their competitiveness and congratulated the champion, who travelled nearly 200 kilometres from the capital city to win the Lubombo –based monthly golf challenge.
“The tournament was a success as usual and for the first time, the champion is not a member of Mananga Golf Club. Congratulations to Cosmo Mthethwa 38 points 38 points 35 points 34 (count back) 34 (count back) (count back)
Mandla Tshawuka Thabo Mamba Fikile Mdluli Fortune Ngwenya
– January 29, 2022 – February 19, 2022 – March 19, 2022 – April 19, 2022
– May 21, 2022
– June 18, 2022
– July 16, 2022 – August 20, 2022 – September 17, 2022 – October 15, 2022 – November 19, 2022
for the victory and thank you to our sponsor for investing in Eswatini golf development. We are looking forward to the grand finale, which will be held on December 17, 2022,” Simelane said.
Simelane said the end-of-year event was set to be an epic tournament, thus encouraging golfers to keep up with their training in order to stand better chances of scoring high and winning very good prizes.