Johannesburg, 22 August 2025 — The Steel and Engineering Industries Federation of Southern Africa (SEIFSA) and its affiliated members took to the Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club for a day of golf and padel on August 15.
The clear spring day saw 69 four balls — 278 golfers wearing Sanlam-sponsored caps and T-shirts — make their way around the exquisitely manicured East and West courses. For first time in its history, SEIFSA hired both courses due to overwhelming demand that continues to increase each year.
Each sponsored hole offered an array of branded gifts, snacks and liquid courage for the golfers. The overall winner of the day was the Grundfos Team with 114 points.
Dynamic Fluid Control sponsored the prizes for the best stand, with Invincible Valves taking the East Course and Macsteel the West Course.
For the first time in its 74-year history, SEIFSA’s Annual Golf Day added padel — the world’s fastest-growing sport.
Rand Mutual Assurance (RMA) sponsored the padel competition, which attracted 36 players; Christine Storey from Industrial Water Cooling took first prize.
Jessica Hutchings, head of prevention at RMA, said her organisation chose to sponsor the padel because safety begins with health and wellbeing and “padel provides an opportunity to get both” as you get to play outside, destress and enjoy the company of new friends and colleagues.
“SEIFSA is extremely grateful for the excellent turnout at this year’s Golf Day. We appreciate members’ support and participation in our Annual Golf Day and the opportunity it provides to our members to network” said SEIFSA CEO Lucio Trentini.
THE WINNERS
Padel
First place: Christine Storey — Industrial Water Cooling
Second place: Shawn Wessels — KSB Pumps and Valves
Third place: Razer Cassoojee — Enza Constructions
Special awards
Longest rally: Carlien Burger — Industrial Water Cooling
Most spirited: Hilgard Meyer — Industrial Water Cooling
Golf East Course
Second place — Armcoil Superlite, 102 points
Third place — Unica, 99 points
Longest drive (men): Ruan Rheeder — BSI Steel
Longest drive (ladies): Unathi Klassie — Actom
Nearest to the pin (ladies): Nival Porum — Macsteel
Nearest to the pin (men): Justine Peacock — Mann Makhene Machinery Services
Golf West Course
First place — Grundfos, 114 points
Second place — Mentis Africa, 105 points
Third place — Visa Sub-Sahara Africa, 105 points
Longest drive (men): Keith Whiteing — BSI Steel
Longest drive (ladies): Marizelle Nicoll — Mentis Africa
Nearest to the pin (men): Prega Sundram — SMEI Projects
Nearest to the pin (ladies): Lebo Sekgabi — Sanlam
Best stand, sponsored by Dynamic Fluid Control:
East Course: Invincible Valves
West Course: Macsteel
