Bard Santner Road to SA Challenge continues

Emmanuel Marambe

CHIEF SPORTS WRITER

THE Bard Santner Race to SA Golf Challenge, a monthly event that is staged at Royal Harare Golf Club, continues on February 8 with local golfers battling for the winners’ prize which comes with all-expenses-paid trips to South Africa’s premier golfing events, namely, the Investec SA Open in Durban and Nedbank Golf Challenge in Sun City.

Launched in October last year, the tournament was launched by Bard Santner as a way of not only promoting participating in sport, but also as a way of building a sustainable clientele base and sense of community, while ensuring its corporate social responsibility role.

It is held under an innovative Medal Stableford format, combining elements of stroke play and Stableford scoring with Bard Santner director in charge of wealth management Tatenda Hungwe saying the unique approach enables golfers of all skills sets and levels to compete on an even playing field, fostering relationships and mutual benefit among participants.

Bard Santner is an emerging local financial institution which specialises in asset management, corporate finance, wealth management, treasury services and remittances.

“This tournament is primarily Bard Santner’s way of celebrating its high-value clients and relationships they have built. By bringing together industry leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals, the tournament reinforces the company’s commitment to nurturing relationships that extend well beyond deals and financial transactions,” said Hungwe.

“It is more than just a tournament; it is a statement of the company’s forward-thinking approach and commitment to creating value for its clients and community. By bridging the worlds of business and golf, Bard Santner is building a legacy that resonates far beyond the greens, positioning itself as a progressive, community-oriented institution.

“Bard’s commitment to social capital extends beyond financial services and business relationships. Through this golf initiative, the company is contributing to the growth of golf in Zimbabwe, using sport to unite communities and social integration. That is why there are plans to launch corporate social responsibility initiatives focused on nurturing young talent, expanding access to the sport and empowering youths in the process,” he added.

As the next round approaches on February 8, vitality, anticipation and adrenaline are rising for another day of spirited competition, networking and social events with Hungwe noting:

“This event creates social capital, which is basically the sum of resources, actual or virtual, that accrue to individuals or companies by virtue of forging viable networks of more or less institutionalised relationships of mutual cooperation and benefit. It’s a rewarding by-product of interpersonal relationships and social networks.

“As Bard Santner, we believe in transformational ideas, technology, and people. Every chief executive or manager out there knows that business runs much better and smoother when people within specific business circles know and trust one another — deals and transactions move faster and more smoothly.

“In the corporate world, strong, reliable and effective relationships and networks, most executives will agree, are the oil or grease of companies and business transactions.

“Business gets done, and gets done better, faster and more productively where social capital has accrued. That’s why we invest in social capital in its various forms; from linking, bridging to bonding aspects,” added Hungwe.

Bard Santner is an emerging local financial institution which specialises in asset management, corporate finance, wealth management, treasury services and remittances.

The organisation has established itself in a short space of time as a reliable business partner for high-profile executives in Zimbabwe and elsewhere.