TuksAlumni Golf Club
The TuksAlumni Golf Club's membership fee is R300 per annum.
Committee
Mission
To offer all alumni who play golf the opportunity to strengthen their bonds with their alma mater through this sport.
Objectives
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To get alumni involved through the activities of the Golf Club.
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To organise golf competitions, championships and events between members themselves and against other clubs or organisations.
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To raise funds for the effective management of the club and its activities, to invest funds that are not needed immediately, and to utilise such funds for worthy causes - such as bursaries - in the future.
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To promote golf as a sport amongst UP students.
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To encourage club members to promote and adhere to the rules, traditions and etiquette of the sport at all times.
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To allocate bursaries to deserving students annually.
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Calendar 2013 (Larger events only)
- 2 March – Alumni Golf Championships and 50th Anniversary Dinner
- 26 July – EBIT Golf Day
- 12 October – TuksAlumni Golf Day
These dates and courses are subject to change. Notice of golf days are distributed per e-mail two weeks in advance.
http://www.daviscupgolf.co.za
The club presents numerous other golf activities. Kindly contact Tersia Pelser, 082 4123548, alumni.golf@up.ac.za for more particulars.
Alumni golf club sponsors bunkers at Pretoria Country Club
The TuksAlumni Golf Club recently resumed its close association with the Pretoria Country Club when members of both clubs collaborated to collect the R90 000 required to cover the cost of changes to the first-hole bunkers at the Country Club.
The UP emblem will be displayed at the hole to acknowledge the sponsorship. The TuksAlumni Golf Club will be celebrating its 50th birthday in 2013 and will mark the occasion with a golf day and dinner on 2 March. The TuksAlumni Golf Club was founded in March 1963 by Messrs Bags Cilliers, Ted Boezaard and Tucker Vorster in the office of Mr Bags Cilliers, former Director of Public Relations at UP. The first golf tournament was held in November 1963 at the Pretoria Country Club. Since then the Alumni Golf Club championships, as well as the Alumni Golf Day and other alumni competitions, have been held there every year.
The Alumni Golf Club is sponsored by MiWay Insurance, with alumnus Rene Otto as its Executive Head. In April 1984 Mr Hancke Scheepers, former TuksAlumni Golf Club captain, awarded honorary membership to golf club legend Mr Tucker Vorster, who has played in all the club’s tournaments for the past 49 years.
Tucker Vorster (far left) with members of the Alumni Golf Club Committee at the opening
function of the sponsored bunker. From left: Tucker Vorster (honorary member), Tersia Pelser,
Christine Hare, Pierre Davis and Craig Carlyon.
Mr Tucker Vorster at one of the bunkers
sponsored by the Tuks Alumni Golf Club.
TuksAlumni Golf Championships - 3 March 2012
The TuksAlumni Golf Club kicked off the year with its club championships at the Pretoria Country Club on 3 March 2012. Sixty players (men and women) competed. The winners were as follows:
Men
* A division: Wim Fourie (he also won the Best Nett trophy)
* B division: Johan de Villiers
* C division: Tucker Vorster
(Tucker is 89 years old and was a founding member of the TuksAlumni Golf Club 49 years ago. It is an amazing achievement to be able to play such a good round of golf at the age of 89.)
Women
* A division: Carine Oldridge
* B division: Laetitia Steynberg
The annual general meeting was held after the championships. Dr Pierre Davis retired as chairperson of the TuksAlumni Golf Club and Craig Caryon was elected as the new captain. Next year the club celebrates its 50th anniversary, and a dinner is planned that will coincide with next year’s club championships.
Any former Tukkies who would like to join the golf club are welcome to contact Tersia Pelser at tersiapels@mweb.co.za.
Former golf captains together: Tucker Vorster, Piet Botha, Thinus Maritz, Ken Roux
Wim Fourie, Gerhard van der Linde and Pierre Davids.
TuksAlumni Golf Day - 22 October 2011
The winners: Sakkie Burger, Alfons Meyer, Sini Meyer and Delyse Burger.
 
In second place: Dawie de Villiers, Craig Carlyon, In third place: Craig Carlyon, Bernard Botha, Dirk Venter,
Jakes Jacobs, Anton Richter and Pierre Edwards. and Anthonie Botha.
TuksAlumni Championships - 5 March 2011
 
Colette de Klerk - Winner of the Ladies Lenza de Jager - Winner of the Ladies A division.
B division.
 
Wicus Olivier (Winner mens B division and Tucker Vorster (Winner C division) and Pierre Davids.
Wim Fourie.
Players on the day
 
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Last edited by: DC Jacobs