'I have no words. I feel blessed': one man's journey from homelessness to professional golfer

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'I have no words. I feel blessed': one man's journey from homelessness to professional golfer
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“I carried my first golf bag when I was only 10.”

“I carried my first golf bag when I was only 10. Those days, working as a caddy paid well. I was paid 30c for a day’s work, enough to buy bread and a cold drink. This is where my love for the game started. I dreamed that one day I would become a professional golfer,” he was quoted as saying.

Years later, after failing to reconnect with his mother and experiencing difficulties living with relatives, his path led back to Zwartkops, where he again worked as a caddy. On days when caddying work was slow, he sustained himself by finding golf balls in the Hennops River.

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