The Gauteng Women in Insurance (GWII) held their annual golf day on 24 October 2024 at the impressive Steyn City Golf Club in Midrand, proudly sponsored by Auto & General and 1st for Women, with additional sponsorship from Camargue and Innovation Group.
Registration and locker room experience
Upon arrival, players were greeted with refreshments from Envirosure and received sponsored goodies from Digicall.
Among the players were 4-balls sponsored by 1st for Women, Auto & General, Bryte Specialist Motor, Camargue Underwriting Managers, Ctrack, Echelon, Fulcrum, Horizon Underwriting Managers, Innovation Group, iTOO Special Risks, Leppard and SHA Risk Specialists.
In the locker room, players found a well-stocked array of golf essentials, including golf shirts from Innovation Group, socks from Camargue, caps from Old Mutual Insure, golf balls from Discovery, and golf towels from Qsure.
Additional treats were provided by 1st for Women, Garrun Group, and Envirosure.
On the course
The 18-hole event fostered friendly competition and ample networking opportunities.
Players enjoyed coffee at Hole 5, sponsored by Auto & General, and a chance at the R100 000 hole-in-one competition sponsored by SHA Risk Specialists, benefiting a GWII-nominated charity.
Off the field
After play, attendees enjoyed a gin bar sponsored by Emerald Africa.
The highlights for the evening included an informal conversation between GWII President, Catherine Albertyn and professional golfer Nicole Garcia, who shared insights into her career and the world of professional golf. We heard the inside scope about golf in the ‘fast lane’ (and some scandals as well).
Nicole played with the Echelon 4-ball and was introduced to the audience by Randhir Seetaram from Echelon.
Dinner and prize giving
The day concluded with a sit-down dinner, where Catherine Albertyn and Seugnette van Wyngaard, Head of 1st for Women, addressed the guests.
The main prizes, sponsored by Bryte, Discovery, Emerald Africa, GuardRisk, GWII, Optix, and SHA, were awarded to the day’s winners, with additional lucky draws provided by Cliff Dekker Hofmeyr, Digicall, and Global Choices.
Special thanks
GWII expresses heartfelt gratitude to all sponsors and members for their invaluable support and participation, making this event an unforgettable success!
See photo album here