SAIRAC Durban annual Golf Day 

The annual SAIRAC Golf Day was held at the Royal Durban Golf Course on 9 June 2023.

SAIRAC Centre chairman Gordon Banks says: “We had a field of 112 players and industry presence on almost all the tee boxes. The day was a huge success and all industry members attending had an entertaining day. Thank you to Royal Durban Golf Course staff for hosting the SAIRAC golf day. “On behalf of the SAIRAC Durban committee, I would like to extend a special thank you to all our sponsors – without them the day would not have been possible. Only through their continued support and generosity are we able to host a golf day of such a high standard and with a bounty of prizes.

WINNERS OF THE DAY:

Durban committee members presented the following prizes.

• 1st Place prize each winning an air fryer (sponsored by Fourways Group and handed out by Grant Heather-Clark): Steve Naidoo, Rob Johnson, Duren Montague and Isaac Mathee from team Kovco Durban.

• 2nd Place prize each winning a camping chair (sponsored by SAIRAC and handed out by SAIRAC): Jaryd Scott, Derick van Niekerk, Bevan Williams and Byron Scott from team CS Air.

• 3rd Place prize each winning an AnT-corrosion voucher (sponsored by KAD and handed out by Andre Grobbelaar): Morne Swart, Herman Kruger, Robert Rungasamy and Johan Jacobs Campbell from team Eurocool 2.

• 4th Place four ball each winning a R500 gift voucher (sponsored by Hirsch and handed out by SAIRAC): Steve Ackurst, Rob Yuille, John Barnes and Steve Aburn from team SA Ventilation.

• 5th Place four ball each winning a kettle (sponsored by Livance/Midea and handed out by Gary Groves): Neeraj Ramkisoon, Cyle Muil, Clint Bullard and Quitin Ellis from team Eurocool 1.

• 6th Place four ball each winning a bottle of Johnny Walker Black whisky (sponsored by SAIRAC and handed out by SAIRAC): Greg Christensen, Len Hansel, Neil Moriarty and Chris Beattie from team Midea Black.

• 7th Place four ball each winning a German beer hamper (sponsored by Flare Beverages and handed out by SAIRAC): Stuart Williams, Don Hall, Sal Govender and Ryan Birnie from team CAREL Controls 1.

• 8th Place four ball each winning wine gift set (sponsored by Cool Comfort and handed out by SAIRAC): Peter Wilkinson, Mike Tomsett, Dustin Chetty and Jono Kimber from team IWCP KZN.

• 9th Place four ball each winning a bottle of whisky (sponsored by Evapco and handed out by SAIRAC): V Govender, K Sadahaw, R Bhagwandeen and S Chetty from team EBM Papst.

• 10th Place four ball each winning an umbrella (sponsored by KAD and handed out by Andre Grobbelaar): Preneel Soonder, Nilesh Singh, Jarryd Akiah and Reynold Duki from team SARACCA.

• Nearest to the pin on the 2nd hole (sponsored and handed out by SAIRAC) winning two sleeves of golf balls: Derick van Niekerk from team CS Air.

• Nearest to the pin 6th hole (sponsored by EBM Papst and handed out by Alain van der Westhuizen) winning a golf club: Cyle Muil from team Eurocool 1.

• Second shot nearest to the pin on the 9th hole (sponsored by Filta-Matix and handed out by Filta-Matix) winning a cap and a sleeve of golf balls: Jono Kimber from IWCP KZN.

• Longest drive on the 10th hole (sponsored by ACRA and handed out by Gordon Banks) winning R1 000 cash and a ‘Safe Handling of Refrigerant’ course valued at R7 950: Reynold Duki from team SARACCA.

• Second shot nearest to the pin on the 11th hole (sponsored by Eurocool and handed out by Neeraj Ramkissoon) winning a bottle of Johnny Walker Black whisky: Ryan Birnie from team Carel Controls 1.

• Nearest to the pin 12th hole (sponsored by Dunham Bush and handed out by Alvin Cawthorn) winning a golf travel bag: Morne Swart from team Eurocool 2.

• Nearest to the pin 14th hole (sponsored by A Gas and handed out by Werner Terblanche) winning a kettle braai: Rob Johnson from team Kovco Durban.

• Longest drive on the 17th hole (sponsored by Daikin and handed out by SAIRAC) winning an air purifier: John Barnes from team SA Ventilation.

• Longest drive on the 18th hole (sponsored by Thermal Dynamics and handed out by Alvin Brown) winning a gift/ drinks hamper: Ryan Birnie from team CAREL Controls 1.

• The longest day four ball selected by the club (sponsored by Aire Group and handed out by Dean Munsamy) winning a voucher: Vinod Govender from team EBM Papst.

• The best sponsored hole chosen by the club (trophy sponsored by ACRA and handed out by Steve Aburn) winning the floating trophy and R3 000 sponsored by SAIRAC: ACRA hole 10.

• The best dressed four ball selected by the club (sponsored by SAIRAC and handed out by Gordon Banks) winning a bottle of red wine each: Team Thermal Dynamics (Alvin Brown, Paul des Tombes, Layton Brown and Jacques du Plessis).

• Best personality (sponsored by Filta-Matix and handed out by Melissa Knox) winning a cap and a sleeve of golf balls: Wayne Muller from team Airco.

• Best individual SAIRAC non-member (sponsored by Dunham Bush and handed out by Alvin Cawthorn) winning a split unit air conditioner: Franco from team Metraclark 1.

• Best individual SAIRAC member (sponsored by Metraclark and handed out by Lisa Ebing) winning the Chris Beame Metraclark Memorial Floating trophy and a Rothenberger tool kit: Rob Johnson from team Kovco Durban.

The winning four ball for the day winning the Baltimore Air Coil floating trophy (sponsored by Livance/Midea and handed out by Gary Groves) sponsored an air fryer to each player: Steve Naidoo, Rob Johnson, Duren Montague and Isaac Mathee from team Kovco DBN.

“Also, a big thank you to Taryn Ching, the SAIRAC Durban secretary and the SAIRAC committee for helping to arrange an excellent day. Thanks to Steve Aburn for been the MC on the day. All of your efforts are greatly appreciated. “We wish you all the best and look forward seeing you next year,” says Banks.