Swing for Literacy, Drive for Change: Sportingbet Tees Up for Vintage with Love

This Friday, 13 November, 140 golfers will head to Parkview Golf Club for the 2026 Vintage with Love Golf Day, raising funds for literacy and education in South Africa. Sportingbet is proud to be sponsoring Hole 3.

Some days on the golf course are about the scorecard. This one is about something bigger.

The 2026 Vintage with Love Golf Day, themed Swing for literacy. Drive for change, will bring 140 golfers to Parkview Golf Club in Johannesburg for an afternoon of good company, good golf and a cause that matters. Every four-ball and hole sponsorship goes towards supporting literacy and education across South Africa.

Vintage with Love is a non-profit organisation that supports a large network of literacy and education charities around the country. Its model is simple and clever: it sells gently worn, pre-loved designer items and donates the profits to reputable NPOs. The annual golf day is one of its flagship fundraisers, and it’s a way for businesses and golfers to put their game to work for South African learners.

Reading is where every other kind of learning starts. A child who can read with understanding can learn maths, science and history, and can keep learning for life. Supporting the organisations that build those foundations is one of the most direct ways to invest in the country’s future.

As the sponsor of Hole 3, a par 3 that’s normally a chance to go for the pin, Sportingbet is making things a little more interesting.

With a shotgun start at 12:00, the first group will tee off at our gazebo straight away. Every golfer who arrives will be welcomed by our team, with a pink Sportingbet cap to keep and ice-cold water to beat the afternoon heat.

Then comes the Wheel of Not Ideal. Before teeing off, each player has the option to spin the wheel and play their shot with whichever club it lands on. Driver on a short par 3? Putter off the tee? That’s the game. Land on a club that isn’t in your bag and you spin again. Land on the lucky red Sportingbet section and you get to choose any club you like. It’s one spin and one shot each, and plenty of laughs from the rest of the four-ball!

A big thank you to the Vintage with Love team for putting the day together, to Parkview Golf Club for hosting, and to every golfer and sponsor backing the cause. If you’re playing on Friday, come and say hello at Hole 3. We’ll have the wheel ready!

You can still make a donation at withlovefundraising.org/makeadonation or shop pre-loved designer pieces at vintagewithlove.co.za 

Every cent helps fund literacy and education charities across South Africa!