Player hails Higgo as ‘destined for greatness’
SA’s newest golfing star emerges as the winner at Palmetto in South Carolina
14 June 2021 - 13:56
An overjoyed Gary Player said that he had never been as excited as when he watched Garrick Higgo win his first PGA Tour title at the Palmetto Championship in South Carolina on Sunday, and has declared the 22-year-old Sunshine Tour star to be “destined for greatness”.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been more excited about anybody winning a golf tournament. I had tears in my eyes,” Player said after a phone call to Higgo shortly after his one-shot victory at Congaree Golf Club, his first win in his second PGA Tour start. He is the first player to achieve this since 1988...
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