This page has been added to include a few of the funnier ‘bits and bobs’ of Golf.... enjoy !

Remember this :-

You’re a GOLFaholic if......

Fancy a bit of putting practice ? ..... Click here or on the image below to try a Putting Game

Ever wondered what to do with your old golf balls ?..... Click the ball below

 

Coming soon to an electrical store near you..... if we’re lucky !! - It’s the Beer Launcher. Just click the can below to view a demo.

A Golfing Poem.....

In my hand I hold a ball.... White and dimpled, rather small....

Oh , how bland it does appear.... This harmless looking little sphere....

 

By its size I could not guess.. . The awesome strength it does possess....

But since I fell beneath its spell.... I've wandered through the fires of hell....

 

My life has not been quite the same.... Since I chose to play this stupid game....

It rules my mind for hours on end... A fortune it has made me spend....

 

It has made me swear and yell and cry... .I hate myself and want to die....

It promises a thing called par....If I can hit straight and far.....

To master such a tiny ball* . Should not be very hard at all .

But my desires the ball refuses.... And does exactly like it chooses....

It hooks and slices, dribbles and dies.... And even disappear s before my eyes....

Often it will take a whim....To hit a tree or take a swim....

 

 With miles of grass on which to land....It finds a tiny patch of sand....

Then has me offering up my soul....If only it would find the hole....

 It's made me whimper like a pup.... And swear that I will give it up....

 And take a drink to ease my sorrow.... But the ball knows.....

 

I'll be back tomorrow!!!!

The Longest Par Three....

The world’s longest and highest par three, the signature hole at Legends Golf and Safari Resort, has its tee box poised at a dizzying height atop of Hanglip Mountain, 1 410 feet above the green and is only accessible by helicopter!

This means that the ball needs to travel an incredible 830 metres from tee to green (the total distance across and down)!

Still, Padraig became the first-ever golfer to make par on this amazing hole in a playoff against Raphaël Jacquelin.

Balls hit off the tee are estimated to have a 'hang time' of 26 seconds, so a little help is needed in keeping an eye on the white dimpled orb. With technology in the form of four separate cameras and tracking equipment, Padraig and Raphaël were able to track their tee shots and the flight of their balls, while ball watchers stood ready to point out where the balls had landed on the ‘map of Africa’ green.

Your average thrill-seeking golfer can play this bizarre hole in addition to a round of 18 holes, or as an experience on its own, and a hole-in-one will earn you one million US dollars!

Raphael and Padraig may not have posted holes-in-one, but they are two of 18 well-known golfers who have each designed one of the course's signature holes. Trevor Immelman, Bernard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Justin Rose, Vijay Singh, K J Choi and Retief Goosen have each designed a hole at Legends.

Legends Golf and Safari Resort was just one of the stands on display at the 2009 PGA Golf Show held last weekend at Country Club Johannesburg. For more on what was on offer at SA’s only Golf Show and to see which products won the Mole’s approval, click on the equipment tab at the top of the page and read ‘The Mole’s Golf Show Awards’.

The Famous  Backwards Chip by ‘Lefty’....

Golf is a really an easy game.... the video below proves it !

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