Madalitso Muthiya (born 8 February 1983) is a Zambian professional golfer.

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Madalitso Muthiya
Personal information
Born	(1983-02-08) 8 February 1983 (age 41) Kitwe, Zambia
Sporting nationality	Zambia
Career
College	University of New Mexico
Turned professional	2005
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	Nationwide Tour Canadian Tour
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	CUT: 2006
The Open Championship	DNP

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Muthiya took up golf at the age of six and at fifteen he caught the attention of Zambian president Frederick Chiluba, who asked an American, James Roth, to assist Muthiya in securing an athletic scholarship to a university. Roth arranged for Muthiya to play a junior tournament in the United States, the 1999 Nolan Henke/Patty Berg Junior Masters in Fort Myers, Florida.^[1] Muthiya won in the 16- to 18-year-old age group. He went on to play college golf at the University of New Mexico^[2]

In 2005, Muthiya turned professional. In 2006, he had many highlights. In March, he finished second at the Zambia Open. He joined the Canadian Tour later in the year. In the summer he also beacme the first Zambian and black African to play in the U.S. Open. He missed the cut at the 2006 U.S. Open.

He played on the Nationwide Tour in 2010 where his best finish was T-7 at the Mylan Classic.^[3]

In July 2016, he won his first Sunshine Tour title in a Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour event, the first Zambian to win on the Sunshine Tour and only the fourth black African.^{[citation needed]}

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Muthiya only played in the U.S. Open.