Sisters seek to do it for themselves
Fans, sponsors asked to come and support duo
The Duma sisters annual golf day takes centre stage at Westbank Golf Club on Friday.
The popular annual golf day seeks to help raise funds for East London's two professional golfers, Yolanda and Siviwe Duma, to assist in covering their costs to compete on the pro scene.
It has been another good learning year on the pro scene for the sisters and they are continuing to improve, going into their third year of pro golf.
“It has been great and exciting at the same time but better than last year as I did quite well,” admitted Yolanda. “Making the top 20 in the Joburg Open was definitely a highlight for me as well as making few cuts.
“My favourite event was the Dimensions Data because it's a pro-am and there are male professionals also who play in the same tournament, so it's a very big tournament.”
Siviwe did not have as good a season as last year but still appreciates learning a lot.
“It has been great exciting and tough at the same time but we always learn new things every year,” explained Siviwe.
“Last year was my best year but this year was a bit tough and challenging for me because last year I made some pretty good finishes.
“Next year we are hoping to win at least one tournament and make all of the cuts.”
With the golf day fast approaching the sisters are looking forward to what should be another enjoyable day out with their friends, family and the local community that supports them.
“We’re very excited because we've been getting great help from the parents of the kids we coach and the Uhuru Society so that we can make our golf day a success and we appreciate all the help we've been getting from everyone through our pro golf journey because being a pro golfer is very tough without a sponsorship,” said Yolanda.
“It is an important day for us as we all know that travelling to play in all these tournaments cost a fortune and golf is a very expensive sport so we need to make enough money so we can play stress free and produce good results.
“It helps to not worry about the next tournament while I'm playing so we are trying to raise as much funds as possible because we utilise the same funds for practice throughout the year.”
Some big companies are expected to come out and take part in the day in an effort to support the sisters attain their goals.
“We are expecting to see people from big companies like Audi, Mercedes-Benz, Red Alert, Hollard and Transnet, businessmen from East London and of course the Uhuru Society Members,” said Siviwe.
“Asking for sponsorship is not always about asking for money, we appreciate anything someone can help with even if it's golf clubs, bags, shoes, gloves, golf clothes or a company car that we can travel with to all the tournaments that we will be playing,” Siviwe added.
“We will also be like ambassadors or walking billboards for those companies, it will be good advertising for their companies because in all the tournaments we play in there's always media.”
For more information or bookings contact Yolanda on 063-690-3465
It has been great exciting and tough at the same time but we always learn new things every year