The South African Kids Golf organisation started in 2004; the organisation is supported by the PGA (Professional Golfers Association) of South Africa and sanctioned by GolfRSA.
SA Kids Golf holds 24 annual events at various golf courses in and around Gauteng, 12 in Western Cape and 12 in KwaZulu-Natal, and are busy exploring other provinces to host more events. SA Kids Golf (previously known as Little Kids Golf) is a Section 21 Non-Profit company which relies on sponsorships and fees from its members to achieve their mission.
SA Kids Golf has been awarded the rights to hold qualifying events for the State Farm Youth Classic Golf Championships, the Kids Golf Malaysia Championships, the Pepsi Little Peoples Junior Golf Championship, the IMG Academy World Championships (previously Callaway), The Optimist International Championships, Australian Junior Golf Championships, Champions of Champions in Dublin Ireland, World Stars of Golf and FCG Callaway World Championships which are held annually in the United States, Australia and Malaysia.
One qualifier event is held every year in February, over a period of two days and the top children in each age group are selected to play in these prestigious tournaments and represent SA Kids Golf. SA Kids Golf is proud to host the SA Kids Junior African Challenge at San Lameer Country Club from 23 to 26 August 2021 as well as the Dunbar Cup on 27 August 2021. This event will attract the top junior golfers from numerous countries. The age groups will range from Boys U6 to Boys U18 and Girls U7 to Girls U18.
There will be individual age groups as well, except for the Boys and Girls U15-18 age groups, which will be combined. The event will be held over five days with the Monday being the official practice round and the official tournament rounds taking place from the Tuesday till the Thursday. A one day team event will be held on the Friday, based on the Ryder Cup format and will also be played with South Africa being the host country, competing against a team lead by American, European, and international players for each age group. The top two children per age group for South Africa will play against the top two International finishers per age group.
Our Mission
It is our mission to promote kids golf at a level of competitiveness, by creating opportunities and awareness of the rules of the game, integrity and the etiquette of golf, while also enabling them to compete internationally.
Our Values
- We promote golf etiquette
- We strive for service excellence
- We passionate about the game of golf
- We respect each other
Our Vision
We aim to expose South African kids to regular golf tournaments in a fun and competitive environment. This has successfully been achieved over the last 15 years in Gauteng through monthly tournaments at local golf clubs for children between the ages of 5 and 14 years.