Dale Hayes Golf Events

There are numerous benefits to contracting the services of Dale Hayes Golf Event Management. As professional golfers and members of the PGA of South Africa, we are able to offer the complete golf event solution. Our previous work experiences at hign profile golf estates and resorts allows us the opportunity to offer a five star networking opportunity to our corporate clients. We have intimate knowledge of the golf industry from the booking of a golf course, to administrating the event, to sourcing of prizes and of managing the actual day from start to finish. This allows our clients the opportunity to relax and enjoy their day with their clients and to network effectively.

As a professional golf event management company we are able to offer a five star golf experience to all invited guests. As PGA professionals we have an intimate knowledge of the ins and outs of a golf course operation and are therefore able to make effective decisions regarding certain queries. We add to the day by providing a networking opportunity to our client by allowing them to focus on meeting with their clients and by generally enjoying the day instead of running around attending to golf related queries. As PGA professionals we are also able to assist by doing golf clinics, golf coaching and by playing in the day with preferred clients. A lot of amateur golfers enjoy the opportunity to play golf with a PGA professional.

A PGA professional is a professional golfer who has completed a 3 year training and studying course managed by the PGA of South Africa. All PGA apprentices are required to work within the industry for a period of 3 years under a qualified PGA professional. The studies are very indepth and cover all aspects of the golfing industry, this includes Rules of Golf, Golf Swing Theory, Sports Science, Sports Management, Business Management and Apprenticeship work. FORE Golf Event Management is a partnership between 2 fully qualified PGA professionals, Ivano Ficalbi and Joseph Phiri. Their years of expertise within the golf industry at various golf estates and the prestigious Sun City Resort has given them a background to deliver a 5 star golf experience to all their clients.

The Country of South Africa has many talented black golfers and over the next decade or so we will see an increase in black professionals winning golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. Joseph Phiri, the black empowered partner of Dale Hayes Golf Event Management has the potential to be the next Norman Mashaba of the PGA professionals. Joseph has risen through the ranks at Sun City. He started as a caddy in 1990 and was the assistant caddy to Nick Faldo and Tiger Woods during the Nedbank Golf Challenges of 1998 and 1999. In 2000 he was appointed as the course marshal at the Gary Player Country Club before being appointed the Assistant Golf Professional at the Lost City Golf Course in 2001. In 2006, Joseph completed his apprenticeship and was awarded full membership of the PGA of South Africa. Sun City then promoted Joseph to the position of Head Golf Professional for the Sun City Resort and this is the position he still holds today. Ivano Ficalbi, the Managing Director of Dale Hayes Golf Event Management, himself a previous Head Golf Professional for the Sun City Resort, developed a close relationship with Joseph during his time at Sun City and they have been good friends ever since. Joseph is hard working, diligent and capable of handling any obstacle thrown at him, he also hits a 2 iron further than any person I have ever seen. He will be the next black golfing celebrity in South Africa as he has the total package, loves the country of South Africa and loves the game of golf.

For those of you whom may not know, SuperSport has a Golfing show called SuperGolf on SS1 every Wednesday night at 19h30. Each week, SuperGolf  features a course of the week from somewhere in South  Africa.

Should your golf club host a Hayes Classic Golf Day, filmimg will be done on the day and your course will be featured on the show in this slot. Normally the course will be shown 3-4 weeks after the event, but this  depends a lot on what is happening in golf at that time. All players in the golf day and the golf club are notified via our offices when confirmation of their slot has been made.

For more info on this subject, please contact Kate Simmons at Dale Hayes Golf Events on (012) 660 3640 or kates@hayesgolf.co.za