He made the observation after attending events where African juniors showed how it is done at the 2025 All Africa Junior Team Championships (AAJTC), held at The Residence Golf Course in Tunisia, and l..

Botswana hosted the event, which included teams from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Throughout the tournament, Van Rooyen was one of just three players to record an under-par round.

Tanzania and Madagascar occupied the last two slots with scores of +141 and +153 respectively.