The 2025 Seed Co Golf Open Championship got underway at Lilongwe Golf Club in Lilongwe yesterday with a record 450 golfers.
The competition has been divided into two categories, namely professional and amateur.
Zambian golfer Sydney Wemba made a promising start Thursday.
At the end of day one, Wemba was leading the professional category leader board with 70 under par whereas Zimbabwean Tonderai Masunga second with 71 under par.
Malawian professional golfer Paul Chidale was third, tied with Zambian Boyd Kapalamoto on level par of 72.
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Another Zambian Patrick Mwendapole was on position five with 73 whereas Malawian golfer Adam Sailesi was sixth with 74.
Meanwhile, Youth, Sports and Culture Minister Patricia Wiskes has hailed Seed Co for promoting golf in the country.
“Seed Co is not only promoting the agriculture sector but also sports. We need more partners to promote the growth of all sports codes,” she said.
On his part, Seed Co Managing Director Boyd Luwe said this year’s tournament was special.
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“Seed Co Malawi sponsorship of this year’s Malawi Open takes on special significance as the Seed Co Group celebrates 85 years anniversary and Seed Co Malawi celebrates 25 years anniversary of serving smallholder farmers in Malawi and across the African continent with excellence.
“The company has provided K350 million towards this year’s golf championship,” Luwe said.
He said the tournament had registered a record number of 450 golfers.
“Another new record is the level of female golfers registered at over 80. This is a new milestone and reflects the significance of this event and the growth of the game of golf in general,” he said.
Seed Co has also set aside $20,000 as prize money for the professional golfers.
The company has been sponsoring the competition for five years.
Other co-sponsors include Luthando Holdings, Nico Group, FDH Bank, Castel Malawi, First Capital Bank, Cfao, Premier Bet, Standard Bank and Blue Berry Travel.
