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A SNAPSHOT IN TIMEGary Player, circa 1970s.Uploaded:September 30, 2018
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July 23, 2019
STARS OF THE GOLFING WORLD UNITE FOR THE 2019 BERENBERG GARY PLAYER INVITATIONAL
Grand Slam Champion, Gary Player, united golfers at Wentworth Club for London’s edition of the world-leading Invitational Series. London, England (23 July 2019): A selection of golfing royalty and representatives of the business world gathered at Wentworth Club yesterday (Monday 22nd July) for one common cause: Golf and Giving. A magnificent amount of more than $125,000 was raised during the event to support underprivileged children and communities at the 2019 Berenberg Gary Player Invitational. A total of 72 players took to the Gary Player-designed Edinburgh Course to compete for the Baobab Trophy. Amongst the all-star field were eight Ryder Cup legends, eight Major champions and a host of PGA Tour, European Tour and Ladies European Tour stars. Of those, it was the team led by professionals Alvaro Quiros and Julia Engstrom that claimed the victory and took home the iconic trophy. Representing the team, Engstrom commented of the day: “What […]
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July 15, 2019
GOLF AND BUSINESS PREPARE TO CHANGE LIVES AT BERENBERG GARY PLAYER INVITATIONAL
The worlds of golf and business will combine at the spiritual home of European golf, when the Berenberg Gary Player Invitational takes place at Wentworth on July 22. Major winners, Ryder Cup heroes and European and Ladies European Tour stars will join golf’s most successful Major-winner-turned-businessman, Gary Player, and representatives of Berenberg, the world’s second oldest bank, to raise funds to support underprivileged children and communities globally. The 2019 event marks the 8th year that Berenberg has sponsored the Gary Player Invitational. A successful 2018 event saw legends of the game unite to raise more than $100,000 for various children’s charities including Depaul, whose mission is to empower young people experiencing homelessness, providing emergency accommodation, supported housing and other services to help rebuild lives. Berenberg has actively supported the sport of golf for many years, having previously been the title sponsor of The European Senior Tour’s Berenberg Masters and sponsorship […]
For Ian Player, it seemed almost impossible that in the seventy-two thousand acres of the Umfolozi Game Reserve four hundred white rhino found their home. When he first visited the silent, red bush in 1952 he saw nothing but a few solitary animals and miles of grasslands. Yet, he quickly was overcome by the majesty of the white rhino’s presence and would spend years ensuring their existence. The white rhino has not always been the most sought-after animal by poachers. In fact, for a short period of time they were one of the least killed. Between the 1920s and the 1960s wide scale efforts to eradicate the dangerous tsetse fly became a main focus of the Department of Veterinary Services, who were widely in charge of the African grassland reserves during this time. The tsetse fly is a form of parasite that lives by feeding on the blood of animals. […]
