Young Masole plans to up his golf

Calistus Kolantsho | Friday December 13, 2013 16:19

The only distinctive difference about him is that he is the winner of the 2013 Orange Classics Golf Championships.

The 23-year-old golfer became involved in the sport in 2007 through his cousin, Christopher Masole in Sowa Town.

Masole is now a member of Gaborone Golf Club after relocating to the city. The soft-spoken golfer started his primary education at Mahube Primary School in Francistown followed by junior and senior secondary school education at Gaborone International School.

Masole went on to do B. Com at the University of Botswana from 2010 and completed in 2012. The player is the first-born in a family of two.

He said that while growing up his interest was in football as it was the main sport in his neighbourhood.

Masole told Mmegi Sport during an interview that he fell in love with golf with immediately after being introduced to the sport by Christopher.

Due to his good performance, Masole was selected in the senior national team that was to play in Kenya but did not make the trip due to school commitments.

“I continued working hard and managed to be one of the best players in the country. I was actually among the top five. I was selected for another national assignment -– the Zone Six competitions in Malawi – but the team did not go due to financial constraints,” said Masole.

He got another chance to represent Botswana at the Zone Six competitions that were held in Namibia early this year.

Masole went on to be part of the national squad that participated in the All Africa Games that were held in Swaziland in October.

He says that representing the country is always a great feeling and it gives exposure as one gets to mingle with other golfers from other countries.

He recalls that one golfer from South Africa told him that he should improve on his swing. He observed that South African golfers are finding it easy to play in different courses because the game is developed in that country.

Some of tournaments he played are the Jwaneng and Makgadikgadi open tournaments where he came second.

He also played the Independence Cup in July but did not make the cut.

Due to hard work, he subsequently won the Orange Classics. “My intention is to start 2014 by winning the Jwaneng Open and also qualify for the Windhoek Africa Jacket Championships that will be held in Namibia next year,” he said.

He pointed out that last year his practice was interrupted by studies but now he has enough time to tone his game. He explained that he had been playing off handicap nine but he managed to drop it to handicap five.