GOLFERS’ MISADVENTURES
Coetzee back on course after hobbling injury
Golfers and adventure sports are seldom a good match — as SA’s George Coetzee discovered in 2016
Golfers and adventure sports are seldom a good match — as SA’s George Coetzee discovered in 2016. In 2015, the 30-year-old was one of the game’s rising stars when he broke an ankle while surfing. This saw his world ranking plummet from a high of 41 to 151. Coetzee will tee it up at the South African Open at Glendower Golf Club on Thursday, marking the anniversary of his return to the game following his broken ankle. Coetzee has struggled in the year he has played since returning from injury. Only two top 10 finishes in 25 tournaments was a poor return for a man who had won three European tour events prior to his setback. Breaking an ankle while surfing is unusual, but Coetzee joined a growing list of players who have suffered serious injuries away from the course. Most infamously‚ from an SA perspective‚ was when Ernie Els tore knee ligaments while being towed in a rubber "doughnut " by a speedboat in 2005. At the time, Els was at the peak of his game, and despite winning another Ma...
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