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Young Jimmy "Tiger" Musandiwa with the 7-iron and ball he hit the hole-in-one with on Saturday at the Soutpansberg Golf Club.

Watch out Tiger Woods!

 

Watch out Tiger Woods, because young Jimmy “Tiger” Musandiwa is on his way.

The 13-year-old Grade 6 pupil at Soutpansberg Primary School became one of only a select few golfers who can claim to have hit a hole-in-one in their golfing career.

Lady luck was smiling down on him on Saturday, 14 May, when he managed exactly that – hitting a hole-in-one on the second hole (Par 3) at the Soutpansberg Golf Club during the annual Sanlam Cancer Challenge.

Dad Willie, also a very keen golfer, said on Tuesday that he was very happy for his son. “I do, however, want him to remember that education comes first,” Willie said.   

Young “Tiger” Musandiwa takes his golf seriously. He receives coaching from the South African Golf Development Board and plays from a 10 handicap. If he keeps up his good form, it might just cost his dad more than he planned for. As part of the golfing tradition, any person who hits a hole-in-one at any club must buy all players a drink at the bar afterwards. Being under-aged, Jimmy did not have to do this, but his dad was not as lucky. He ended up having to buy everybody a drink.

Hole-in-ones are a rarity at the Soutpansberg Golf Club, with the last one being hit on 28 February 2015.

Sport - Date: 20 May 2016

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Andries van Zyl

Andries joined the Zoutpansberger and Limpopo Mirror in April 1993 as a darkroom assistant. Within a couple of months he moved over to the production side of the newspaper and eventually doubled as a reporter. In 1995 he left the newspaper group and travelled overseas for a couple of months. In 1996, Andries rejoined the Zoutpansberger as a reporter. In August 2002, he was appointed as News Editor of the Zoutpansberger, a position he holds until today.

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