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What does it really cost to become a professional golfer?

In this episode of Everything Counts: Sports Edition, Investec-sponsored SA professional golfer Kaiyuree Moodley shares what it really takes to build a career in professional golf – from funding a career on tour to managing pressure, uncertainty and financial mistakes along the way.

From picking up her first golf club at just four years old to competing on the Sunshine Ladies Tour and Ladies European Tour, Kaiyuree reflects on the financial and emotional realities behind the sport.

She opens up about:

• The true cost of becoming a professional golfer

• Why “making the cut” doesn’t always mean making money

• A costly currency mistake she’ll never forget

• Life as a student-athlete in the United States

• The financial pressures of performing for a paycheck

• Why visibility matters for the future of women’s sport

This is more than a sports story – it’s a conversation about discipline, resilience and building a sustainable career in an unpredictable profession.

If you care about:

• Financial literacy

• Career uncertainty

• Long-term financial planning

• Building a sustainable income

this episode is for you.

00:00 Introduction

01:15 How Kaiyuree Moodley got into golf

03:30 Early sacrifices and family support

06:00 Life as a student-athlete in the U.S.

08:30 The real cost of professional golf

11:00 Why making the cut doesn’t guarantee income

13:00 Kaiyuree Moodley’s biggest money mistake

15:00 The pressure of playing for a paycheck

17:00 Financial realities of women’s sport

19:30 Key money lessons and discipline

22:00 Financial literacy for young athletes

24:00 Closing thoughts

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CHAPTERS

00:00–09:00: Fracture, grievance and the limits of institutions

09:00–21:00: Power, disconnection and when listening fails

21:00-34:00: Place, community knowledge and what actually works

34:00–48:00: Stories, legitimacy and shaping the future What Next? · Investec Focus Radio SA

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With little sign of an early resolution to the war in the Middle East, supply constraints on commodities such as oil, gas, and helium may well endure. Chris Holdsworth Chief Investment Strategist, at Investec Wealth & Investment International notes that fuel prices likely to feed through quickly into consumer inflation, central banks like the SA Reserve Bank are likely to face rate hikes this year. Investec Focus Radio SA

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00:00 Predictability is the first enabler

07:30 Transition policy is industrial strategy

15:30 The foundations for future competitiveness is shaped by coordination today

26:30 Examples of effective coalitions What Next? An Investec-Cambridge podcast series · Investec Focus Radio SA