Sterne on the comeback trail

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After nearly a year out of the game, South African Richard Sterne is set to make his return from injury at this week's Africa Open.
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and his first goal is to come through this week at East London GC unscathed.
At one stage in his career, after winning the 2008 Joburg Open, Alfred Dunhill Championship and South African Open, Sterne was flying as high as 29th in the world golf rankings, but persistent back injuries eventually forced him out of the [url=http://www.golfcombo.com/goods-599-TaylorMade+RocketBallZ+RBZ+Driver.html]taylormade rbz driver[/url]
completely.
"I have three bulging discs in various places in my back and I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of arthritis," he said.
"Unfortunately, there is no overnight cure for this type of injury and the recovery process is a long one. At the start I wasn't patient enough and didn't give the therapy a proper chance to work, so within a week or two I'd be on the crutches list again.
Though his main focus will merely be getting through 72 holes of the tournament, Sterne will still be trying his best to be genuinely competitive. He holds the course record at East London GC, a 61, so he knows he is capable of playing [url=http://www.golfcombo.com/goods-623-New+2012+TaylorMade+RocketBallZ+RBZ+Irons.html]taylormade rbz irons[/url]
very well there.
"It is early days, so I'm not over-confident but the record is still unchallenged and I hope I'm the one to equal or better it," he said.
"I just love this course. I played inter-provincial here in 1997 and the South African Amateur, where I did quite well, so the course definitely has some good memories. It's a thinking man's course. I enjoy the fact that you have to play a lot of feel shots around this track.
"The wind does blow here and that eliminates quite a few of the players. I think the course suits my eye very well and that's why it's so exciting to come back at this venue."
Sterne is currently only able to compete on the European Tour on a medical exemption, a situation he is keen to address.
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this week," he said.