Africa Golf Summit launched at Serengeti Golf Estate

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng, South Africa – The Africa Golf Summit (AGS) organized by Pure Grit Project and Exhibitions Management (Pty) Ltd., the management company for INDABA Tourism Fair, launched on Jun

JOHANNESBURG, Gauteng, South Africa – The Africa Golf Summit (AGS) organized by Pure Grit Project and Exhibitions Management (Pty) Ltd., the management company for INDABA Tourism Fair, launched on June 24, 2015 at the prestigious Serengeti Golf and Wildlife Estate. The summit will take place from September 9-11, 2015, and the event aims to bring together key stakeholders from the private and public sectors from across Africa for the much-needed dialogue in the areas of evolution in the golfing industry as well as its impact on inbound and domestic tourism. This will be complemented with an exhibition for the golf and related industries to showcase their products and services and engage in direct business transactions.

As a sport played by over 80 million people in 130 countries, golf has a significant global reach. Unfortunately, the popularity of golf across the African continent is relatively low in comparison to the rest of the world. This is largely due to limited golf development programs and the fact that golf has traditionally been inaccessible to many Africans.

โ€œI believe AGS will bring together industry experts, private sector to craft an executive golf industry strategies that will drive sustainable golf development and social cohesion across Africa. It is my hope that through the AGS, golf will become one of Africaโ€™s most favored investments sector as well as sport, education, tourism, enterprise developments and destination marketing tool across the continentโ€, says Gary Player, the golfing legend.

The summit aims to advocate for the development of Africa Golf Centre of Excellence initiative seeking to establish pilot projects in Africa through public-private partnerships. The thrust of this initiative is to enhance youth golf and enterprise development through education and skills transfer allowing the continent of Africa to cultivate and hone in on global opportunities including golf as an Olympic sport.

โ€œGolf is not just a sport, but a foundation for development in multiple sectors of an economy including sustainable community development and empowerment, tourism industry development and youth developmentโ€, says Kwakye Donkor, Publisher of South African Golf and Leisure Vacations book and the Marketing and Communications Director of the Regional Tourism Organization of Southern Africa (RETOSA).

The summit has been endorsed by Gary Player and Gary Player Design, The R& A, the West Africa Amateur Golf Association in Nigeria, Swan Golf Designs Limited and Golf Consultants Association in England, Hills & Forrest International Golf Course Architects in USA, Property Hospitality Fund in South Africa, Golf Research Group in USA and the Sunshine Tour in South Africa among others.

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