Instead, he remains caught up in the sheer love of the game, refusing to give up his time on the greens even when it’s dark or he has other commitments. Simthandile himself appears unimpressed with his sudden fame. Motaung is convinced that Simthandile already possesses an astonishing natural talent if he is able to hone his mental strength, he will become virtually unstoppable. But, according to Tumo Motaung, Simthandile’s coach at Steyn City Club, the boy has remained calm and focused throughout the media storm that follows in his wake, describing him as hard working, dedicated and focused
Small wonder, then, that the international press has been quick to draw parallels between Simthandile and that other golf prodigy, Tiger Woods, especially since US golf officials have nicknamed the young star SimTiger. In fact, Simthandile recently left South Africa to take part in the Australian Open Golf Championships in which he came fourth – and, with a global ranking of number 14 in his age category, he’s sure to keep South Africa’s flag flying high. He’s also one of the most talented, as affirmed by the significant number of trophies from both local and international tournaments he has amassed in the nine months since he started playing professionally. That’s because, at seven years old, Simthandile is not only the youngest member of Steyn City’s golf club. But few are quite as noteworthy as Simthandile Tshabalala. He came fourth in the Australian Open last weekend and has recently been ranked 14th worldwide.Ī number of august personalities have hit the greens on Steyn City’s Nicklaus-design golf course since its launch over four years ago, including the likes of players from Bafana Bafana and the Springboks.
7-year-old, Simthandile Tshabalala, the youngest member of the Steyn City club, who is taking the golf world by storm. Steyn City clubs’ youngest member, Simthandile Tshabalala is set to take the golfing world by storm.
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