It is difficult to tell the sisters apart. Loapi and Maru turned up for the interview in matching outfits. The two are comfortable with each other, evidence of early telepathic understanding that is expected to shake up local golf’s established order. It is not entirely strange that the two ended up on the local lush green or brown golf courses as they are following in the footsteps of their father Madumetse Chokwe, who played tennis at junior level. Loapi, the eldest of the two sisters at 15, said golf first struck her last year when she was watching a television show.
“We are homeschooled so I wanted something to keep me busy. I informed my parents about the idea and they welcomed it with open hands,” she said. But she said after her parents enrolled them into the sport, she had second thoughts about golf after the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted local activities. But this year, at some stage, normalcy was almost restored and her newfound favourite sport resumed. Her love for the sport was reignited, and she took it to another level. “So far I have played about 10 tournaments and I liked about three of them. My dream is to be an LPGA tour player and get a chance to play
the best courses around the world,” she said.
