INSIDE THE 30M RULE WITH CASEY JARVIS

Getting to know Casey

I was born and grew up in Boksburg. I started playing tournament golf from the age of 6. My first international tournament was to the USA in 2010. I am currently in Grade 11 at Homezone Edu Centre in Benoni.

My parents have always been my biggest supporters. My late Grandad was a huge influence; he encouraged me to never give up. My favourite South African golfer is Ernie Els and internationally is Tiger Woods.

A frustrating time at home

Being part of the GolfRSA squad has afforded me the opportunity to travel substantially and in turn I have missed a lot of school in the past.

Lockdown was a first for us but probably not such a bad thing as I have been able to catch up on school work. I had a few online extra maths lessons etc.

As far as practice goes, it is not the same hitting into a net ball after ball. I tried to stick to a routine, do some school work online, hit a few balls and then onto my gym workouts.

My opinion on strength training

I’ve tried to work on my physical strength and get into shape during lockdown; I actually have managed to lose 2 or 3 kgs by just eating correctly and exercising more often as I have had more time. I think everyone is built differently and you must find what best suites you.

A return to Golf

I was super excited when GolfRSA announced that we could start playing again. The behind the scenes work they put in to get us back on the course was phenomenal. I have been practicing and playing pretty much every day since then.

My game needs a bit of work, but I am having fun being back on the course. With the current restrictions, I am fairly sure we won’t be playing tournaments this year.

Eventually things will return to normal and hopefully I can pick up from where I left off.