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Cape Town - Proteas' captain Graeme Smith hailed South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen after the latter won the Open Golf Championship, one of the four Majors of the game, by a runaway margin of seven strokes at the legendary Royal & Ancient Golf Club, St. Andrews, on Sunday.
Like most of his cricketing colleagues Smith is a keen golfer and hardly missed a stroke that Oosthuizen played in the final round.
“It is another wonderful moment for South African sport,” commented Smith, “and builds on the feel good atmosphere created by our successful Soccer World Cup. “I would also like to congratulate Jordy Smith who won the Billabong Pro J-Bay 2010 and became the No 1 surfer in the world on the ASP World Title rankings.
“We have got Cricket South Africa’s golf day coming up on Tuesday and there is only going to be one topic of conversation there! Louis has been a huge inspiration to all of us and is a wonderful example of how to live one’s dreams.
“For this to happen on our beloved Madiba’s 92nd birthday adds to what is a truly special occasion for our country.”
CSA CEO Gerald Majola said: “This has been an amazing day. First, CSA and the Proteas spent the morning contributing 67 minutes of our time to paint Johannesburg’s Nkosi’s Haven in celebration of Mandela Day, and now, this incredible win by Louis.
“I am sure the whole country is celebrating this victory. It is heartwarming that South African sports stars across sporting codes continue to fly the flag for our beautiful country. We must carry this momentum forward and build a wonderful tomorrow for our nation and our continent.”
Like most of his cricketing colleagues Smith is a keen golfer and hardly missed a stroke that Oosthuizen played in the final round.
“It is another wonderful moment for South African sport,” commented Smith, “and builds on the feel good atmosphere created by our successful Soccer World Cup. “I would also like to congratulate Jordy Smith who won the Billabong Pro J-Bay 2010 and became the No 1 surfer in the world on the ASP World Title rankings.
“We have got Cricket South Africa’s golf day coming up on Tuesday and there is only going to be one topic of conversation there! Louis has been a huge inspiration to all of us and is a wonderful example of how to live one’s dreams.
“For this to happen on our beloved Madiba’s 92nd birthday adds to what is a truly special occasion for our country.”
CSA CEO Gerald Majola said: “This has been an amazing day. First, CSA and the Proteas spent the morning contributing 67 minutes of our time to paint Johannesburg’s Nkosi’s Haven in celebration of Mandela Day, and now, this incredible win by Louis.
“I am sure the whole country is celebrating this victory. It is heartwarming that South African sports stars across sporting codes continue to fly the flag for our beautiful country. We must carry this momentum forward and build a wonderful tomorrow for our nation and our continent.”
