Bluff National Golf Club’s youngest star player, Abigail Thamiran.
ELATED to be back on the golfing green and giving her seniors a run for their money, is the Bluff National Golf Club’s youngest star player, Abigail Thamiran.
The eight-year-old started playing golf at the age of three after her father, Sean, introduced her to the sport. She explains that it was love at first hit for her and has never looked back.
“I like it because it’s a calm and peaceful sport and takes a lot of concentration. Without a lot of concentration, you can’t just assume ‘I’m going to hit this ball well’ because it’s just not that simple and the ball probably won’t go as far as you’d like.”
“For example, putting is very challenging. Some people tend to think that putting is all about getting the ball in the hole, but there’s more to it. It requires concentration and skill.”
“My dad taught me this very early into my playing. No matter how challenging a game may be, I remind myself to be positive and work on my concentration. This always helps me hit a positive shot. I’d say I’ve grown from strength to strength through the years,” she said.
Abigail Thamiran practices her swing at the Bluff National Golf Club.
Abigail truly lives up to the catchphrase; ‘dynamite comes in small packages’, being the youngest golfer at her club as well as the youngest girl SA Kids Golf.
Some of her career highlights and achievements include winning second place at the 10th Annual Little Linksters Best Pee Wee Golf Swing virtual competition last year.
Previously, she also secured second place at the 2017 Little Linksters Best World Pee Wee Golf Swing competition for U4s. She levelled up and came first as an U6 at the same international competition in 2018.
She is currently preparing for the inaugural Junior Africa Challenge at San Lameer Golf Estate at the end of August.
Here, South Africa’s leading junior golfers and visitors from nine countries put their talent on display. The event attracts the top children golfers from 52 countries. The age groups for the tournament were for boys U6 to U18 and girls U7 to Girls U18.
Abigail has competed in this tournament before, achieving first place in 2018, second in 2019 and is excited to achieve her personal best this year.
“I am very excited because I will be competing with players from all over the world.”
She has also been making some impressive scores at her most recent local golf competitions in Amanzimtoti, Kloof and Bluff. Her supportive parents as well as her faith in God have been pivotal to her success.
“Abigail would love for more girls to be involved in the sport. I think that’s an important aspect for us to also empower other young girls along the way as we continue to support our daughter.”
“It’s not just about her success. Our goal is to also inspire others especially those who haven’t had the opportunity to access golf. That’s something we always strive for, hence we’ve also donated our pre-owned clubs to other aspiring players.”
“The support from her school, St Henry’s Marist College, has also been amazing. The principal and staff always encourage her and have also been promoting golf which is really motivating,” said Sean.
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