MARU SPORT

SA Open

The South African Open Championship was first played in 1893. It is the second oldest national Championship after the British Open and the second oldest event in South Africa after the Absa Currie Cup. The Championship has been won thirteen times by Gary Player, and has been staged a total of 100 times. Past winners include golfing legends Vijay Singh (1997), Ernie Els (1998, 2007 and 2010), David Frost (1999), Mathias Gronberg (2000), Mark McNulty (2001), Tim Clark (2002 and 2005), Trevor Immelman (2003 and 2004), Retief Goosen (2006), James Kingston (2007), Richard Sterne (2008) and Richie Ramsay (2009).

The SA Open is often regarded as the gateway to international golfing stardom and this is evidenced through the champions that it has produced over the years. It's the breeding ground of South Africa's golfing legends.

As tournament Promoters for the SA Open, Maru successfully managed to achieve the goal of returning the SA Open Championship to it’s rightful place as the most prestigious golf championship in the country. Maru rebuilt the SA Open brand successfully over the years. In 2010 the SA Open celebrated 100 years.

J&B Met

For the past 32 years, the J&B Met has become one of South Africa's premier horse racing and social event, with up to 50 000 attendees recorded to date.

In 2006 Maru Sport was awarded the exclusive contract to manage the hospitality experience at the J&B Met. Maru Sport helped grow the hospitality village at the J&B Met and more importantly created a unique hospitality experience in line with the brand attributes of the J&B brand.

Over the past 5 years of managing the J&B Met Hospitality Village, Maru Sport increased the uptake of hospitality packages, especially from the greater Gauteng area, whilst reshaping the experience at the event.

ICC Twenty20

In 2007, Maru Sport was appointed to manage the entertainment experience at each of the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup matches played throughout South Africa. This role involved managing all event logistics around the spectator experience with the aim of providing an exciting cricket spectacle at participating stadia.

To achieve this, Maru Sport had to explore various ways of creating excitement and interest around the tournament from the launch function across to each match played. The resounding success of the ICC T20 Cricket World Cup spectator experience contributed to South Africa's success hosting a World Class tournament.

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