NEDBANK
SOUTH AFRICAN
CHARITY GOLF DAY
FRIDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER 2025
FOXHILLS GOLF CLUB
The day is organised, administered and supported by the South African Need In Trust (S.A.I.N.T.) registered UK Charity No. 1192321
Our Focus
GOLF
Whether you’re a serious golfer or just enjoy playing the game, join us for a day on the picturesque Longcross Course at Foxhills Country Club.
CHARITIES
SPONSORS
We value our Sponsors and supporters who have helped us raise almost £4.5 million for our chosen charities over the past 29 years.
BBQ
The evening provides an excellent opportunity for networking and/or entertaining clients, colleagues and friends. We end off the day with terrace drinks, prizegiving, and a hearty traditional ‘Braai’ (BBQ).
The Event
Venue
Discover one of the UK’s most celebrated golf resorts with three highly-regarded courses with remarkable countryside views and a Clubhouse. Foxhills Club & Resort is located in Chertsey, Surrey, just outside of Woking. Foxhills is near the M3 and M25, and just a 20-minute drive from Heathrow airport.
ADDRESS: FOXHILLS COUNTRY CLUB, Stonehill Rd, Ottershaw, Lyne, Chertsey, KT16 0EL
Golf
The Golf will be with a shotgun start at 12:00. The required handicap for men is 24 and 36 for women.
Players must comply fully with the club dress code, both on and off course. There will be numerous sponsored prizes for competitions: nearest the pin on all par 3 holes, straightest drive and also a prize for the longest drive.
In the past, the event has been one of the largest of its kind in Europe, with around 360 golfers and 500 Gala dinner guests, including partners and non-playing guests. For the 2023 event, we had to stage a smaller event due to the restriction on using one golf course. The exact format will apply this year, with a shotgun start followed by a traditional South African-style braai (BBQ) to wrap up the day in true South African spirit.
Registration
On arrival, you will be greeted by our team of volunteers, who will guide you to the registration area within Foxhills clubhouse. Your team members will be confirmed, and if you are the team captain, you will receive your team’s electronic scoring device. You will receive a premium gift bag featuring Cutter & Buck golf apparel, top-quality golf balls, and more, courtesy of our generous sponsors. A welcome breakfast with rolls, tea, coffee, and juice will be served from 09:30.
POST-ROUND CELEBRATIONS
After the golf, there will be terrace drinks, prizegiving, and a hearty BBQ. The evening provides an excellent opportunity for networking and/or entertaining clients, colleagues and friends. We hold an incredible silent auction throughout the day, which enables you to bid on a variety of highly sought-after items and allows us to raise much-needed funds for our charities.
Charities
Supporters and sponsors have helped us to raise close to £4.5 million for distribution to our chosen charities over the past 27 years. We intend to raise even more money this year to help vulnerable children in South Africa by improving their education, health, housing and sporting facilities, as well as assisting the disabled. These areas are the main criteria for selecting charities we support.
In 2025 we will be supporting the following charities:
The Foundation has, for more than 15 years, assisted organisations that care for disadvantaged and disabled children. It has raised almost R5 million, primarily overseas, for this purpose, which it has channelled to the following wonderful organisations:
The Global Humane Conservation Fund of Africa (GH-CFA) was formed to conserve, rewild and protect Africa’s wildlife and wilderness areas, including flora, fauna and the biosphere.
The Fund is a program of Global Humane Society, the international arm of the American Humane Society. Established in 1877 as the United States’ premier national humane organisation, the American Humane Society is dedicated to ensuring the safety, welfare, and well-being of animals. For nearly 150 years, our pioneering, science-driven leadership initiatives have been at the forefront of fostering and nurturing the connections between animals and humans.
Our mission, through our strategic initiatives – Space for Species, Wildlife and Biodiversity, and Conservation for Communities – underscores Global Humane’s commitment to species conservation, biodiversity preservation, and the expansion of natural habitats through rewilding initiatives, community collaborations, and forward-thinking projects.
Founded by a small group of volunteers in 1999, Masicorp has partnered with the people of Masiphumelele to expand educational and skills development opportunities. This is achieved by listening to the community’s needs, recognising that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.
Formally registered as an NPO in 2005, today Masicorp’s education and skills development programmes benefit nearly 4000 members of the Masiphumelele community annually.
Masicorp is registered in South Africa, the USA, and the UK, with our headquarters on the Chasmay Road Campus near Masiphumelele, Cape Town, South Africa.
Our vision is to ensure everyone in Masiphumelele has access to quality education, training, and support. We work with community leaders and partners to provide a wide range of educational programmes.
These programmes range from Early Childhood Development (ECD) programmes, to literacy and numeracy programmes for Primary School children, and skills development programmes in sewing and computers for adults and youth.
Sponsors
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About
Our History
2025 marks the fourteenth year of Nedbank being our title sponsor. We are delighted to announce that we will be staging the event this year at FOXHILLS COUNTRY CLUB. Although this is the 26th official South African Charity Golf Day, the event dates back 29 years, when Geoff Johnson organised relatively small golf days for South Africans between 1994 and 1997. This prompted the idea of having a larger charity golf day. Geoff and a few enthusiasts organised the first South African Charity Golf Day at Mentmore in 1998, where it was held annually until 2002. The event then moved between Moor Park, Foxhills, Stoke Park and back to Foxhills from 2006 till 2013. From 2014 to 2022, Burhill Golf Club and, in 2023, Essendon Country Club were our hosts. Last year, Foxhills Country Club was our host and will again be this year.
Our event is generally accepted as one of the largest of it’s kind in Europe with 360 golfers and 500 Gala Dinner guests which includes golfers partners and additional dinner guests. The late South African President, Mr FW de Klerk, joint Nobel Peace Prize winner in 1993 with the late President Nelson Mandela, remains the Life Patron of the Nedbank South African Charity Golf Day.
Several sponsors such as SAB Miller and Callaway have also contributed to the success of the event over the years. The generous donation of airline tickets by British Airways, Virgin and SAA has always added much needed revenue in auctions at the Gala Dinners. Every year the golf day promotes tourism to South Africa through prizes and auctioned holidays mainly sponsored by the Mantis Group.
Our Vision
Organisers & Administrators
SOUTH AFRICANS IN NEED TRUST (S.A.I.N.T.)
“Each One, Teach One”
Registered UK Charity No. 1192321
TRUSTEES
Geoff Johnson (Chair)
Bernadette Washer
Eugene Kinghorn
Vicki Blair
Zulandi van der Westhuizen
NEDBANK SOUTH AFRICAN CHARITY GOLF DAY – ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Geoff Johnson – Founder & Chair
Andre Venter – Former Head SuperSport SA
Andy Stubbs – Formerly of DP World Tour
Bernadette Washer – Charity Liaison & Contracts
Carlo Lourenco – Nedbank Private Wealth
Cathy Cowin – Nedbank Private Wealth
Eugene Kinghorn – Finance, Systems & Budgeting
Glen Corbett – Nedbank London
Ian Thomas – Branding, Program & Printing
Janet Broadhurst – Raffle Sales & Volunteers
Margo Thomas – Website, Branding, Registration
Vicki Blair – Volunteers & Sponsors
Zulandi van der Westhuizen – Evening Gala Dinner
Special Thanks to Esther Schoonraad (Photographer 2024) for all the fantastic images.
Our Mission
Life Patron
THE LATE PRESIDENT FW DE KLERK
South African President 1989 – 1994
Joint winner Nobel Peace Prize 1993
Patron
In 2023, we invited Mike Brown, the former of CEO Nedbank Group, to be our Patron. A task that he gladly accepted.
