Cape Town - South Africa's golf prodigy Simthandile Tshabalala ended the 2019 Australian Open at the Riverside Oaks Golf Resort with a top-5 finish on Sunday.
Tshabalala, who played in the Boys under-7 category, carded 39 and 38 to finish on 77, 5-over par and in fourth place.
The seven-year-old was the sole South African representative in the US Kids Golf Partner Championship, which was played over two rounds of 9 holes each.
Australian Jay Deoskar won the title after posting 35 and 32 to finish on 5-under, 67.
Known as 'Sim Tiger', Tshabalala struggled to make his trip Down Under following an issue in obtaining his visa.
His father took to Twitter pleading for help and his post caught the attention of South Africa's Sports Minister Tokozile Xasa and was resolved shortly thereafter.
I am so proud of you my son, well played and a top 5 finish is all I asked for and you did it. Very proud dad. Thank you South Africa for all your support #SimTiger @tiger_sim pic.twitter.com/jOsa1VMFgP
— Bonginkosi (@Bongs_Donga) April 7, 2019
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