Fish in tribute to SA golf icon

Sun City – South African football legend Mark Fish echoed the opinions of the host of sports stars, celebrities, professional golfers and business leaders gathered for this week’s Gary Player Invitational when he described the Black Knight as representing everything South Africa as a country should aspire towards.

“I’m honoured to play in this tournament because anything with Gary Player’s (above) name to it is of value and epitomises what we are trying to become as a country,” said Fish, who is making his debut in the SA leg of the global Gary Player Invitational charity series, which started yesterday at Sun City’s Lost City Golf Course.

Fish is joined by fellow footballers Matthew Booth, Robbie Fowler and Ruud Gullit; Springbok rugby great Chester Williams; actor and entrepreneur Maps Maponyane; former European Ryder Cup captain and 2011 Open champion Darren Clarke; multiple European Tour winner Brandon Stone; legendary women’s golfer and four-time Major champion Laura Davies; Spanish professional and two-time European Tour winner Ignacio Garrido; top women’s professionals Caroline Martens, Victoria Elizabeth and Emma Cabrera Bello; and a host of influential business leaders.

They will all join Player in helping to raise funds for the two beneficiaries, South Africa’s Wildlands and Wings and Wishes, and as part of a series that globally has already raised more than $64 million for underprivileged communities and individuals. – Own Correspondent