Christiaan conversion

CHRISTIAAN BEZUIDENHOUT wrote another chapter in his remarkable golfing story as he carded a closing 69 to claim a four-shot victory in the Alfred Dunhill Championship at Leopard’s Creek in South Africa. Six years ago, his career was almost over before it began when he was handed a twoyear doping ban for taking beta blockers to control his stutter and anxiety, a condition that had developed when he drank rat poison from a cola can as a child. The South

African’s ban was reduced to nine months as a hearing found he had not intended to enhance his performance, but he had missed the chance to represent his country at the Eisenhower Trophy. The 26-year-old has excelled in the paid ranks, however, and now returns to the World top 50 after his second European Tour victory. He said: ‘It’s always been a tournament I wanted to win, so this is special.’