INNER STRENGTH
When a fresh, new face wins on tour, it’s easy to assume that player’s fate was never in doubt – just another story of potential fulfilled. This isn’t always the case, though. For Christiaan Bezuidenhout, who won his maiden European Tour title at the Andalucia Masters in June, life has followed a different path – and it’s been anything but plain sailing. In actual fact, the South African is lucky to be alive. Aged two, when playing in the street, he took a sip from a random bottle believing it was Coca-Cola. In that split second, his life changed forever. The bottle contained rat poison. It was a freak accident that impacts the 25-year-old to this very day. His
