Newcastle’s Sheng-Po Tseng to hit the ball out of the park in Mauritius
Sheng-Po Tseng has been chosen to represent South Africa at the BMW GCI Golf Cup World Tournament in Mauritius from March 19 to 25:
“I always thought golf was an old man’s sport until I hit my first good shot, and from then on, I was hooked.”
These are the words of Sheng-Po Tseng, 45, who has been chosen to represent South Africa at the BMW GCI Golf Cup World Tournament in Mauritius from March 19 to 25, where he will compete against golfers from 50 other countries.
This came after he won the BMW GCI Golf Cup SA Tournament Men’s B Division in January hosted at Gary Player’s Country Club, one of the most prestigious golf courses in South Africa and is situated in Sun City.
One of the first rounds of the competition was hosted by Newcastle BMW at the Vulintaba Golf Course, where Sheng-Po and two other players were chosen to represent Newcastle at Sun City.
Armed with his golf clubs, Sheng-Po set out to the ‘city of the sun,’ thrilled to be given the opportunity to play on such a platform.
“It was an incredible experience. Every competitor was treated like a VIP. We were also graced with the surprising presence of South African golf icon Gary Player, who appeared as our golf clinic professional and delivered an incredible motivational speech and provided us with tips and advice on day one. I have to say that he is probably one of the humblest people I have ever had the honor of meeting, and for that I am extremely grateful,” he said.
When asked about his prestigious victory, Sheng-Po said, “I was lucky enough to have an excellent caddie Freddy. Freddy’s green reading skill is precision like a machine which has contributed and built confidence on my putting, I also simply followed Gary’s advice, which was to have course management mindset to stay out of trouble, stay motivated and focused while playing shot for shot.”
“The support of my four ball format teammates was also a big part of my victory although we were competing against each other for the ultimate win, we motivated each other throughout the competition it kept me going the whole time,” he said.
He admitted that the competition was tough and that he was under a lot of pressure because he was competing against roughly 30 of the country’s best amateur players.
“There were many players who played a better game than me. However, I changed my luck around the 12th hole and it just got better from there.”
Sheng-Po now plans on spending his weekends on the golf course as he prepares for his biggest competition yet.
“I must also say that no matter how much one practices ahead of time, your mindset on the day of the game is what will ultimately determine the outcome,” he said.
According to him, he was not going into the world tournament with a must win mindset, he will give his best efforts and it will be the experience he would have in Mauritius, as well as the excitement of meeting new people and professional players, that piqued his interest in the upcoming tournament.
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