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Article: Hang-gliding pro sets his sights high on Sunshine Tour.(Goodlife Golfer Supplement)

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The Mercury (South Africa)
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September 16, 2008
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PORT ELIZABETH: A hang-gliding golfer should feel quite at home on the windswept Humewood links this week when the Sunshine Tour travels there for the Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour Eastern Cape.

Jaco van Zyl, who recently took up hang-gliding as sinking tricky three-footers for a living was evidently not extreme enough for him, heads into tomorrow's first round of this tournament in sublime form.

The former PGA Tour professional has claimed three top fives and one top 10 in his last four tournaments, and has a new perspective on the game.

"I've been playing very well and have worked hard in the gym on my fitness. I also had about two months when ...

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