He may only be a sophomore at the University of Texas, but South Africa’s Christiaan Maas has been a shining star at the inaugural Africa Amateur Championship.
His stardom shined brightest on Friday, when he fired a bogey-free 9-under 63 during the third round. Maas made seven birdies and an eagle to soar up the leaderboard. But that superb score also set the course record at the Gary Player-designed Leopard Creek Golf Club, which hosted the DP World Tour’s Alfred Dunhill Championship this past December.
Louis Oosthuizen won that week, with Charl Schwartzel finishing two strokes behind him.
And yet, Maas, the 13th-ranked amateur player in the world, hopes
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