SA Golf Trader Magazine Jul Aug 2022

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Whatever happene South African golfer Justin Hobday was a big name back in the 80s and 90s. He represented South Africa on four occasions as a Springbok, once to Switzerland, once to Taiwan, and hosted both of these countries in South Africa. He turned professional in 1985 and playing on the Sunshine Tour in his first year as a pro, he won the Bobby Locke Rookie of the Year Award. Justin played on the European Tour for eight years, from 1989 – 1995 and 2000. He also played on the Asian Tour in 2001 and 2002.

All in all, he was involved in p 20 years. We caught up with the past and to see what he

He explained “I was fortunat apprenticeship under Kevin back in 2003.

He provided fantastic suppo to complete my Golf Directo which is a Diploma run by th endorsed by the British PGA 3-year Diploma covers Busin Coaching, Sports Science, Eq 18 tournaments during my c

“Since having left the profes 15 years of experience at sen years of experience has been risk management and consu

I received a lot of support an years and have developed a management teams to maxi efficiencies”.

“I have developed experienc business and have the ability make it dynamic and progre financial side of the business with financial statements”.

“I am currently the Chief Ope handling their Health and Sa related to auditing, consultin operation based in China”.

Clearly, Justin has certainly n laurels, but with all these wo wondered if he still has time


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