{"id":109532,"date":"2016-01-09T07:34:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-09T05:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109532\/sa-open-officially-opened-at-glendower-golf-club\/"},"modified":"2016-01-10T10:20:39","modified_gmt":"2016-01-10T08:20:39","slug":"sa-open-officially-opened-at-glendower-golf-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/01\/09\/sa-open-officially-opened-at-glendower-golf-club\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Open officially opened at Glendower Golf Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The executive mayor of Ekurhuleni, Clr Mondli Gungubele, officially teed off the 105th edition of the SA Open Championship tournament and declared it open at Glendower Golf Club, in Edenvale, on January 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe second oldest open championship tournament is now on and is proudly hosted by the metro for the fifth consecutive time,\u201d said Themba Gadebe, spokesman for the metro.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe golf tournament is set to continue until Sunday, January 10, with the tournament\u2019s five times champion and tournament host, Ernie Els, also expected to show off his best swings and putting on the Glendower Golf Course throughout the tournament.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-109532 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2016\/01\/09\/sa-open-officially-opened-at-glendower-golf-club\/attachment\/02gcnsportsteeps2_54593\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/02GCNSPORTSTEEPS2_54593-270x203.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-109534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/02GCNSPORTSTEEPS2_54593-270x203.jpg 270w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/02GCNSPORTSTEEPS2_54593-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/31\/2016\/01\/02GCNSPORTSTEEPS2_54593.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-109534'>\n\t\t\t\tErnie Els takes a big swing at the Glendower Golf Club at the start of this year&#8217;s edition of the 105th SA Open Championship tournament.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>You might also be interested in:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/109495\/sa-open-maestros-impart-golf-skills-to-ekurhulenis-young-stars\/\">SA Open maestros impart golf skills to Ekurhuleni\u2019s young stars<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='f619cf7d4bbc91d3600210f110d0d88d'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Clr Mondli Gungubele, Ekurhuleni&#8217;s executive mayor, did the honours of officially teeing off the 105th edition of the SA Open Championship tournament at Glendower Golf Club. 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