INSIDE THE 30M RULE WITH CASEY JARVIS

I was born and grew up in Boksburg. I started playing tournament golf from the age of 6. My first international tournament was to the USA in 2010. I am currently in Grade 11 at Homezone Edu Centre in Benoni.

My parents have always been my biggest supporters. My late Grandad was a huge influence; he encouraged me to never give up. My favourite South African golfer is Ernie Els and internationally is Tiger Woods.

Being part of the GolfRSA squad has afforded me the opportunity to travel substantially and in turn I have missed a lot of school in the past.

Lockdown was a first for us but probably not such a bad thing as I have been able to catch up on school work. I had a few online extra maths lessons etc.

As far as practice goes, it is not the same hitting into a net ball after ball. I tried to stick to a routine, do some school work online, hit a few balls and then onto my gym workouts.

I’ve tried to work on my physical strength and get into shape during lockdown; I actually have managed to lose 2 or 3 kgs by just eating correctly and exercising more often as I have had more time. I think everyone is built differently and you must find what best suites you.

I was super excited when GolfRSA announced that we could start playing again. The behind the scenes work they put in to get us back on the course was phenomenal. I have been practicing and playing pretty much every day since then.

My game needs a bit of work, but I am having fun being back on the course. With the current restrictions, I am fairly sure we won’t be playing tournaments this year.

Eventually things will return to normal and hopefully I can pick up from where I left off.