Well, in my last blog I told you guys about the wonderful educational trip I had in South Africa where I was accompanied by our ‘Bandit’ MD Mark Marais
Since our excellent and informative trip we have been working hard on our www.golfholidaysinsouthafrica website. We have been getting it updated with some new packages and also adding the new hotels and resorts we were lucky enough to visit.
We have also worked hard to personalise the website, telling our customers of our own experiences in South Africa. Our customers will hopefully read our reviews and comments and get a sense of what this wonderful country has to offer!
Having been to South Africa, played many rounds of golf there, visited/stayed at some beautiful hotels & guesthouses I believe we are well equipped and have an excellent depth of knowledge to create any package our customers demand.
The Masters 2011 is upon us and the tension has been building up for what promises to be one of the best tournaments ever.
The traditional fun-filled par 3 competition was won by Englishman Luke Donald after he finished his round early with 5 under par. Now those of you who are aware will know that this is not a good omen, anyone who has won the par 3 competition on the Wednesday has NEVER gone on to win the Masters outright!
Many players have had a quick look at the leader board on the 8th/9th hole of the par 3 and, if they see their name close to the top they would suddenly end up with a double bogey or worse! This is how strong this omen hangs over Augusta!
So the question is, can Luke Donald (who has been in superb form) break the hoodoo and win both tournaments?
The par 3 is great to watch especially for the relaxed family atmosphere it creates and it’s not unfamiliar to see caddies, no bigger than the clubs they are carrying walking on this wonderful course.
It was great to see Ian Poulters mum caddying for her famous son, a nice touch if I don’t say so myself!
Now that we are on Mr Poulter, has he finally stoked the fire in Tiger Woods that we have all been waiting for? His pre tournament comment saying that ‘Tiger’ would likely NOT finish in the top 5 at the Masters was picked up quick by the media and it made headline stories on the Augusta coverage.
At Tigers press conference, he was asked what he thought about Poulters comment and he sarcastically replied, “Isn’t Poulter always right!”
All that aside this promises to be a truly memorable 4 days at Augusta and I for one will be following it avidly on Sky Sports (well, if Mrs Watson allows me of course!)
I will follow up this blog with a short one next week on the trials and tribulations of what the weekend brings.
Anyways, bye for now and I hope you have enjoyed reading.
Warmest regards
Gerard
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