Madalitso Muthiya

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Madalitso Muthiya
Personal information
Born (1983-02-08) 8 February 1983 (age 41)
Kitwe, Zambia
Sporting nationalityFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Career
College University of New Mexico
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s) Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s) Nationwide Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open CUT: 2006
The Open Championship DNP

Madalitso Muthiya (born 8 February 1983) is a Zambian professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Muthiya took up golf at the age of six and at fifteen he caught the attention of Zambian president Frederick Chiluba, who asked an American, James Roth, to assist Muthiya in securing an athletic scholarship to a university. Roth arranged for Muthiya to play a junior tournament in the United States, the 1999 Nolan Henke/Patty Berg Junior Masters in Fort Myers, Florida. [1] Muthiya won in the 16- to 18-year-old age group. He went on to play college golf at the University of New Mexico [2]

Professional career

In 2005, Muthiya turned professional. In 2006, he had many highlights. In March, he finished second at the Zambia Open. He joined the Canadian Tour later in the year. In the summer he also became the first Zambian and black African to play in the U.S. Open. He missed the cut at the 2006 U.S. Open.

He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2010 where his best finish was T-7 at the Mylan Classic. [3]

In July 2016, he won his first Sunshine Tour title in a Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour event, the first Zambian to win on the Sunshine Tour and only the fourth black African.[ citation needed ]

Professional wins (2)

Sunshine Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
130 Jul 2016 Vodacom Origins of Golf at Wild Coast Sun−11 (63-70-66=199)2 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Hennie du Plessis, Flag of South Africa.svg Ockie Strydom

Safari Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
114 Sep 2019Castle Lite Uganda Open−9 (72-66-69-72=279)4 strokes Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Tongoona Charamba

Results in major championships

Tournament2006
U.S. Open CUT

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Muthiya only played in the U.S. Open.

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References

  1. ↑ "A Long Way".
  2. ↑ "Madalitso Muthiya profile". UNM Lobos. Archived from the original on 28 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "Madalitso Muthiya – Season". PGA Tour. Retrieved 5 August 2016.


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