(Ep 119) Pieter Moolman

In this episode of the podcast which is sponsored by Golf Tips Checker Craig was joined by 2x Sunshine Tour winner & new 2024 DP World Tour card holder Pieter Moolman, a player with one of the saddest and devastating stories.

Pieter is from Ekerhulani in Gauteng just short of Johannesburg in South Africa, started playing Golf at 13 & would go be a member at Benoni Lake Golf Club. Pieter won 2009 South African Boys, competed at Duke of York Champions & was represented at every age group from 16 for Eastern Gauteng. Pieter is a 2x Sunshine Tour winner having won 2022 Fortress Invitational & 2023 VOG KZN and describes himself as a massive petrol head that has owned lots of different Audi's while he also fixes and modifies his own Cars. 

Turning Pro in 2011 Pieter would play on the Sunshine Tour in 2012 as well as some Big Easy Tour events and would describe the opening 4 years as a pro as a struggle having lost his Sunshine Tour card in 2015 having to go back to Big Easy Tour to play well again to win back his privileges on Sunshine Tour. Over the past couple of seasons on Sunshine Tour have been much better with multiple Top 10's including 2 wins, 2 2nd's 3 3rd's as well as some top 20s on European Challenge Tour. 

We go over why South African Golf is in a good spot with so many talented players down to different foundations in the Country and Pieter predicts in the next 5 years there will be 7 South African Major wins while I think 3 South African Major wins. 

In the last part I let Pieter go through one of the most horrifying experiences in a terrible event that would rock his world forever when travelling back from Durban with his then Girlfriend they would have a major car accident with the driver going near head on where Pieter would suffer injuries such as a Fractured Pelvis & his partner would suffer injuries as well as the Drivers wife but unfortunately the driver of the other vehicle would tragically pass away from the injuries & we discover the lasting impact that this had on Moolman's approach to life going forward.

A seriously hard hitting last 15 mins or so of the episode where it would cause a lump in the throat at one point. Very sad but Pieter believes he was given this lucky chance. 

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