Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Thomas Aiken nwere ike ọ gaghị agbachitere aha ya, mana ndị egwuregwu Saụt Afrịka ga-achọ ijigide akara ha na Africa Open na East London n'izu a. Andy Sullivan nke England bụ onye a na-achọsi ike imebi atụmatụ ha mgbe o meriri Joburg Open na Sọnde gara aga, onye dị afọ iri abụọ na asaa na-ekwu na ọ bụ ya bụ nke abụọ ya na European Tour na South Africa n'ime izu asatọ. Mana ndị egwuregwu ụlọ na-emeri ihe omume ahụ kwa afọ kemgbe ọ malitere na 2010, ebe onye bụbu onye mmeri Masters Charl Schwartzel meriri ihe omume mmeghe ma soro onye mmeri isi Louis Oosthuizen (ugboro abụọ), Darren Fichardt na Aiken soro ya banye n'ime ndị mmeri. Andy Sullivan na-eme ihe n'oge pro-am tupu Africa Open na East London Golf Club. Onyeisi asọmpi Ryder Cup nke mba Europe bụ Darren Clarke gbara ọkpụ goolu n' asọmpi asọmpi ahụ. Mmeri Aiken meriri n'ọnwa iri na abụọ gara aga nyeere ya aka n'elu Sunshine Tour Order of Merit ma nweta ebe n'ọhịa maka WGC-Cadillac Championship, nke a na-eme kwa izu a na Doral. Nke a na-eme ka ndị dịka Fichardt na George Coetzee bụrụ ndị ga-ebute ụzọ n'asọmpi a ga-eme n'ụlọ ha, ebe Coetzee na-achọsi ike ijide iko a n'aka ndị South Africa. 'Ọ bụ oge mbụ m na-egwu egwu (na 2010) ma ọ bụ nnukwu ihe ịhụ ndị egwuregwu mba ọzọ niile na-adọta na East London,' ka Coetzee kwuru, onye mechara 24th na ịgbachitere Joburg Open ya n'izu gara aga. 'Kemgbe ahụ, asọmpi Africa Open na-adọta ọtụtụ ndị na-agba bọọlụ n'obodo na mba ụwa. Ìgwè mmadụ ahụ na-adị egwu mgbe nile, n'ihi na ha na-anụ ọkụ n'obi ma na-anọpụ iche. Naanị ihe ha chọrọ bụ ikiri egwuregwu golf na ịgba mmadụ niile ume. Ọ bụ ihe na-atọ ụtọ igwu egwu n'ihu ụlọ ngosi ihe osise dị otú ahụ. 'Onwe m, ọ ga-amasị m itinye aha m n'okpuru Thomas' n'ihe nrite ahụ tupu ndị egwuregwu mba ụwa enwee ụbọchị ha.' Matthew Baldwin nke England na-agba bọọlụ na oghere nke ise n'oge ọzụzụ na East London Golf Club dị ịtụnanya. Onyeisi ndị European Ryder Cup bụ Darren Clarke bụ aha a ma ama n'ọhịa mana ọ bụ Sullivan, n'agbanyeghị nke ahụ, bụ onye o yiri ka ọ ga-akacha nwee ike ịbata n'ụlọ oriri ahụ. 'Echere m na ọ bụrụ na m...
Andy Sullivan bụ onye a na-atụ anya na ọ ga-emeri asọmpi Africa Open n'izu a. Nwoke bekee emeriela ugboro abụọ na European Tour n'ime izu asatọ. Mana ndị Saụt Afrịka eburula ụzọ nweta ihe nrite kemgbe e bidoro asọmpi ahụ.