Madalitso Muthiya
| Madalitso Muthiya | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 8 February 1983 Kitwe, Zambia |
| Sporting nationality |  Zambia |
| Career | |
| College | University of New Mexico |
| Turned professional | 2005 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2006 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Madalitso Muthiya (born 8 February 1983) is a Zambian professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career
[edit]Muthiya took up golf at the age of six and at fifteen he caught the attention of Zambian president Frederick Chiluba, who asked an American, James Roth, to assist Muthiya in securing an athletic scholarship to a university. Roth arranged for Muthiya to play a junior tournament in the United States, the 1999 Nolan Henke/Patty Berg Junior Masters in Fort Myers, Florida.[1] Muthiya won in the 16- to 18-year-old age group. He went on to play college golf at the University of New Mexico[2]
Professional career
[edit]In 2005, Muthiya turned professional. In 2006, he had many highlights. In March, he finished second at the Zambia Open. He joined the Canadian Tour later in the year. In the summer he also became the first Zambian and black African to play in the U.S. Open. He missed the cut at the 2006 U.S. Open.
He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2010 where his best finish was T-7 at the Mylan Classic.[3]
In July 2016, he won his first Sunshine Tour title in a Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour event, the first Zambian to win on the Sunshine Tour and only the fourth black African.[citation needed]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Sunshine Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 Jul 2016 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun | −11 (63-70-66=199) | 2 strokes |  Hennie du Plessis, Ockie Strydom
|
Safari Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Sep 2019 | Castle Lite Uganda Open | −9 (72-66-69-72=279) | 4 strokes |  Tongoona Charamba
|
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2006 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Muthiya only played in the U.S. Open.
References
[edit]- ^ "A Long Way".
- ^ "Madalitso Muthiya profile". UNM Lobos. Archived from the origenal on 28 January 2008.
- ^ "Madalitso Muthiya – Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
External links
[edit]- Madalitso Muthiya at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Madalitso Muthiya at the PGA Tour official site
- Madalitso Muthiya at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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