{"id":211591,"date":"2019-07-16T06:30:00","date_gmt":"2019-07-16T04:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/211591\/dinwiddies-shiraz-is-above-par\/"},"modified":"2019-07-16T14:51:53","modified_gmt":"2019-07-16T12:51:53","slug":"dinwiddies-shiraz-is-above-par","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/sports-news\/2019\/07\/16\/dinwiddies-shiraz-is-above-par\/","title":{"rendered":"PRINT EXCLUSIVE: Dinwiddie\u2019s Shiraz is above par"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some people are born with natural talents.<\/p>\n<p>Shiraz Samuels (9) from Dinwiddie is one of these people.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>At the tender age of four, Shiraz swung a golf club for the first time and has been making a mark in the world of golf ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe first picked up a golf club at about three-and-a-half years old and said he wanted to play golf,\u201d explained Shiraz\u2019s dad and caddie, Ridwan.<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were not a family that was into golf or played golf, so we started looking at ways to make it happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other print exclusive articles:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/207272\/death-still-a-mystery-three-years-later\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Death still a mystery three years later<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/175813\/elsburg-suffer-defeat-in-kestrel-league\/\" target=\"_blank\">Print Exclusive: Elsburg suffer defeat in Kestrel League<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Hav<\/strong><strong>e a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Contact the newsroom by emailing: Melissa Hart (Editor)<span 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