Golf is traditionally known as a rich man’s sport, while football, on the other hand, is the kind of sport one expects to find more readily in poor rural communities and townships of South Africa. Contrasting as the two worlds may seem, Norman Mphake, believes those are the two worlds that can come together.

“We call footgolf the first democratic sport in South Africa in that it combines the world of golf and the world of football and it is an opportunity for us to build a new sporting code that has no baggage, no historical predicaments or challenges. We have an opportunity to build sporting quotes that we believe represents what South Africa should be. It’s an opportunity for us to start afresh at a zero base. So, we have no excuses; when it comes issues of access we shouldn’t have excuses; when it comes to issues of transformation we shouldn’t have issues,” explains Mphake.

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Golf is traditionally known as a rich man’s sport, while football, on the other hand, is the kind of sport one expects to find more readily in poor rural communities and townships of South Africa. Contrasting as the two worlds may seem, Norman Mphake, believes those are the two worlds that can come together. “We call footgolf the first democratic sport in South Africa in that it combines the world of golf and the world of football and it is an opportunity for us to build a new sporting code that has no baggage, no historical predicaments or challenges. We have an opportunity to build sporting quotes that we believe represents what South Africa should be. It’s an opportunity for us to start afresh at a zero base. So, we have no excuses; when it comes issues of access we shouldn’t have excuses; when it comes to issues of transformation we shouldn’t have issues,” explains Mphake. Take a listen...

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