PRETORIA \u2013 Victorious European Ryder Cup captain Jose Maria Olazabal still admits to being envious of the wealth of talent South African golf produces.<\/p>\n
The victorious captain of the 2012 European team is one of the star attractions in this week\u2019s inaugural Tshwane Open at The Els Club, Copperleaf.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s been impressed with Ernie Els\u2019 sweeping golf course, which is hosting a major European Tour-Sunshine Tour co-sanctioned tournament for the first time.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a long course, even though we\u2019re not off the back tees all the time. The front nine is particularly long.<\/p>\n
\u201cOverall it\u2019s a great golf course. I\u2019m struggling with my driving, and the golf course being as long as it is, you need to drive it well,\u201d said Olazabal.<\/p>\n
He\u2019s also enjoyed the sunshine after a week of snow back home that limited his practice.<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s the level of golf talent that keeps emerging from South Africa that impresses Olazabal, whose own Spanish homeland has given the game Seve Ballesteros, Sergio Garcia, Miguel Angel Jimenez, Manuel Pinero and of course himself.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou have a lot of great players, no question. For whatever reason this country is able to deliver great players. I don\u2019t now why.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo be honest, the level here is much better than in Spain. It\u2019s true that for a while we had great players in Spain, but we are struggling to see a new generation coming up.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you have a lot of great players, Major winners, in this country. In a way I envy that.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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