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GOLF: Internet sensation Ho-sung Choi joins Kenya Open bonanza

Ho-sung Choi of South Korea. [Courtesy]

Internet sensation Ho-sung Choi will tee it up in this year’s Magical Kenya Open presented by Absa (parent company of Barclays Bank of Kenya) as he brings his unorthodox swing to a European Tour event.

The South Korean – who became a social media sensation after footage of his “fisherman’s swing” was widely shared online — has accepted an invitation to compete in the East African event, which takes place at Karen Country Club in Nairobi from March 14-17.

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