Southern Open back after three-year absence

The championship was last played in 2010.The championships will be held on January 25 and 26. BGU secretary-general Mpho Kelosiwang says the main obstacle has always been the timing of the championships.

  He explained that BGU had an agreement with the previous Lobatse Golf Club committee to have the event every January but when the committee was voted out of office, the arrangement fell by the wayside. He said the other factor was that Lobatse normally receives high rainfall and that results in the greens over growing. He observed that it took time to get the greens ready. Kelosiwang said since Lobatse has a small course, most golfers rarely play there.