After a short lived week last week at the Wild Coast its back to the grind and I’m teeing it up at Glendower Golf Club in Johannesburg tomorrow.
The course is in great condition and playing rather long for a course that’s two thousand feet above sea level but this won’t be stopping me from making lots of birdies because the greens are running at around twelve and I’m putting rather nicely. (Nice and FAST!)
I can’t wait for the day when my shoulder is no longer a problem but it’s running at about 95% at the moment and I must admit that it gets a bit tired during those last few holes but I’m grinding it out and trying to learn from this whole ordeal. It feels better every week so I’m excited to see how it holds up this week.
For those of you who are new to my blogs I try add a funny story every other week or whenever they decide to appear.
As I mentioned earlier I missed the cut last week and was asked to play in a Pro-am in Joburg on Saturday morning. After finding out I’d get paid to play I confirmed my participation without thinking about too many travel arrangements. (Was thinking there’d be shuttles from the main hotel to the airport two hours away…) Mental note to self: Don't think.
I got off the course at 6pm and the last shuttle did in fact leave while I assume I was busy playing the 11th hole… So... No transport, 10:30 flight (two hours away), zero lift to the airport and a hefty fine from the Tour if I miss the Pro-am… I made my flight by one minute after paying a caddie on the Tour to drive me the 2 and ½ hours to the airport!!!! (the ½ hour was added after we drove to the old “Durban International” completely not knowing about the new King Shaka International thirty minutes away… brutal… one minute!!)
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1st round start is 6:50am tomorrow!
Cheers and God Bless.
Christian