Maiden SAGA amateur victory for Musi Nethunzwi

BREAKING NEWS! Harrismith Golf Club, 19th February 2012

GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS development player, Musi Nethunzwi, is delighted with his maiden SAGA amateur victory!

Musi Nethunzwi followed his fine performance at the SA Amateur Stroke Play with victory at the 72-hole Free State/Northern Cape Open Amateur Championships on Sunday. His triple birdie finish was too good for 2nd-placed Zander Lombard, who was 3 shots adrift of the worthy winner.
 
"I am the happiest man in the world" stated Musi's message to his teachers and mentors at GPGE, sent as he waited for prize giving.
 
The GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS' second win in as many weeks was a very popular one. "Mooz", as he is affectionately known, is loved and respected by all on the amateur circuit as much for his smiling demeanour as for his hard-working ethic and competetive spirit. He epitomises a true development fairytale, having been sponsored and supported by Moregolf and CGGU since finishing school at the end of 2009.
 
"Musi has shown incredible commitment throughout his time with us at SFC", says Danny Baleson, pictured with Musi above. "He literally has to get up in the middle of the night to make it to our early morning training and course management sessions, and he is never late. After his disappointing final round at the SA Amateur Stroke Play a week ago (in which Musi shot 77 to finish 11th after starting in the final group in 3rd place) I told him to take heart, as he had performed well and was but one tournament closer to his first victory. And wow! He goes and does it exactly 9 days later... I can't think of anyone more deserving than Mooz."
 
The fairytale is still in the making, as Musi will tee it up with 8 of his fellow SFC students at the SA Amateur Match Play Championships at Mowbray GC from 26th Feb - 2nd March. Musi's SAGA ranking is expected to breach the top 10 when the new calculations are done and, coupled with fellow development students Sipho Bujela (#14) and Jon Raphunga (#35), the GARY PLAYER SCHOOL FOR CHAMPIONS/Moregolf/CGGU colaboration is proving to be one of the most succesful golf development initiatives in history... WATCH THIS SPACE!