Dylan Naidoo on His South African Open Victory and Lessons from a Life in Golf

Dylan Naidoo is a South African Professional golfer and the winner of the 2025 South African Open at The Durban Country Club.

A former NCAA College golfer at the University of Arkansas, Dylan plays on The DP World Tour and the South African Sunshine Tour.  He joins #OntheMark to share lessons learned from his life in golf culminating with the career highlight of winning his National Open Championship.

Dylan and Mark Immelman revist the 2025 SA Open victory and Dylan takes you inside the ropes, and inside his emotions as he elaborates on the tournament, his play, the emotions and the nerves he felt, and how he navigated the challenges en route to the win.

He also talks about his approach to game improvement and technique and shares insights on various topics including:

• Playing "carefree golf"
• A positive mindset during the struggles
• Learning from career lows
• "Ball-flight" golf instruction
• Making small game tweaks in contrast to big overhauls for improvement
• How he hits and shapes shots
• Having a "go-to shot" under pressure
• The value of being a student of the short game
• Using statistics for success, and
• Mental clarity on and off the course.

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