Jaco van Zyl Archives - Compleat Golfer

Relive the brilliant moment South Africa’s Jaco van Zyl produced a famous hole-in-one on the 8th hole during the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

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PGA Champs brings out SA’s finest

As much as Jaco van Zyl is looking for his place in golf history with a fourth victory in this week’s Eye of Africa... Read more

Van Zyl banking on putter at PGA Champs

Currently sitting ninth on the European Tour’s Race to Dubai and enjoying a healthy spell on the greens, Jaco van Zyl hopes his putter... Read more

Wang holds off Van Zyl in Qatar

Jeunghun Wang took on the 18th at Doha Golf Club during a sudden-death playoff for the Qatar Masters on Sunday and was rewarded with... Read more

Van Zyl waiting on a big Friday in Qatar

Jaco van Zyl opened his account at the Qatar Masters with a round of 67 to share sixth place at the end of Thursday’s... Read more

Top shots from the SA Open

Have a look at the five best shots from the week at Glendower Golf Club, including a hole-out by Rory McIlroy and an ace... Read more

Van Zyl makes all the right moves at SA Open

Jaco van Zyl made six birdies and a hole in one on Friday morning for a round of 65 at Glendower Golf Club, where... Read more

Danish delight after historic World Cup win

Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen made history on Sunday as the first Danish winners of the World Cup of Golf after they triumphed by four... Read more

Denmark coasting, USA chasing, SA grinding at World Cup

The Danish combo of Soren Kjeldsen and Thorbjorn Olesen continued to impress at the World Cup of Golf on Saturday with a foursomes round of... Read more

Team SA bounce back in Australia

Jaco van Zyl and George Coetzee got into the zone during the second round of the World Cup of Golf on Friday, combining for... Read more

Braving Pinnacle Point

You cannot plan for extreme winds but you can disregard the pressures of trying to score well and just enjoy yourself, writes ANDRE HUISAMEN.

Players finally get up to speed with safety protocols

The ‘bubble’ on the PGA Tour doesn’t exist … it’s not breaking news nor surprising but finally the world’s best are recognising they have been wrong, writes WADE PRETORIUS.

The novelty has worn off

Day 49 of lockdown and with that the novelty of hitting balls into a net and video lessons with my coach Doug Wood has worn off.

My friend Tom Stankowski

When you think ‘golf entertainment’, the 16th-hole stadium during the Waste Management Phoenix Open is right up any list.

Halfway house heaven

I dusted off my clubs (euphemism for removing rat droppings) and gave the new decade my best shot, together with about 98 of my worst shots.

Challenging times

This month Compleat Golfer’s playing editor talks about the recent additions to the calendar that will give Sunshine Tour golfers more chances to excel.

Golf is growing

I often get the question: ‘Where does golf rank in the list of “big” sports in South Africa?

Putting still No 1

Putting remains the key aspect of winning a golf tournament. And that’s how it should be, writes JOHN GOLIATH.

It’s just gets better

Every day this event just gets bigger (and better).