▁in ▁Bind ura , ▁Southern ▁Rh odes ia ▁( now ▁known ▁as ▁Z imb ab we ). ▁He ▁was ▁raised ▁on ▁a ▁farm ▁in ▁the ▁Cent en ary ▁area ▁of ▁Z imb ab we . ▁His ▁step - father ▁was ▁an ▁amateur ▁pilot ▁who ▁had ▁an ▁a irst rip ▁on ▁the ▁farm . ▁When ▁his ▁step - father ▁was ▁diagn osed ▁with ▁ep ile ps y , ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁give ▁up ▁flying . ▁He ▁converted ▁the ▁a irst rip ▁into ▁a ▁three - hole ▁golf ▁course , ▁where ▁Mark ▁first ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁golf . ▁ ▁Mc N ulty ▁became ▁an ▁Irish ▁citiz en ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁el ig ible ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁because ▁his ▁mat ernal ▁grand m other ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁B ally men a ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁reason ▁for ▁doing ▁so ▁was ▁his ▁concern ▁that ▁as ▁a ▁non - res ident ▁Z imb ab we an ▁it ▁could ▁take ▁him ▁up ▁to ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁get ▁his ▁pass port ▁renew ed ▁if ▁he ▁lost ▁it . ▁Comment ators ▁elabor ated ▁that ▁the ▁farm ▁that ▁his ▁family ▁had ▁been ▁man aging ▁for ▁ 4 0 - something ▁years ▁had ▁been ▁conf isc ated ▁by ▁the ▁M ug abe ▁regime . ▁He ▁lives ▁in ▁Sun ning dale , ▁England . ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁a ▁successful ▁amateur ▁career , ▁Mc N ulty ▁began ▁his ▁professional ▁career ▁on ▁the ▁Southern ▁African ▁Tour ▁( now