SA-born golfer Rory Sabbatini won an Olympic silver medal at the Tokyo Games on Sunday — for his newly adopted country of Slovakia.
Sabbatini, who based himself in the US after studying there, would not have qualified for the showpiece for any of the other nations where he has held citizenship or passports — SA, America and even Britain.But he delivered in Tokyo to finish one stroke behind American winner Xander Schauffele after shooting an Olympic record 10-under-par 61 in the final round.
Christiaan Bezuidenhout finished in a tie for 16th on 11 under and Garrick Higgo ended joint 53rd on level par. SA’s top-ranked golfer, Louis Oosthuizen, who finished in the top three at all four majors this year, didn’t make himself available for the Games.
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