Botswana golfer regains form in Sunshine Tour
Wednesday, April 16, 2014
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Botswana Golf Union (BGU) secretary general, Mpho Kelosiwang said after a mediocre start in which Smith missed the Johannesburg Open and Africa Open qualifiers by one stroke, the golfer has been working hard. Smith competed in the Dimension Data tournament at Fancourt in South Africa in March, but failed to make it to the top. Kelosiwang said last week, Smith made his first break of the year when he made it to the Telkom PGA qualifier at Johannesburg Country Club, a co-sanctioned European Tour event. “To top that, Smith made the cut for earnings after two rounds on -2, and went to finish tied 56,” he said.
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