Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Golf in South-Africa

We got two golf-addicts (Tomi & Visa) in our group and every once in a while we try to pack our stuff and hit the greens. Turkish Airlines is awesome when it comes to golfing, we got our bags in for FREE. Anyway, what can I say, beautiful courses and buildings, cheap green fees (10€) and the weather is astonishing. Courses are mainly super-good and the greens are fast as Maurice Green. There are plenty of options when choosing the golf course.

Sounds perfect if you only scratch the surface.
As we have played few rounds, we have noticed that the golf-culture is a bit different here. Of course, with a lot of tourists playing we may get the wrong picture, but still, three times the golf-ball landed 3 meters away from us and no one shouted FORE. Also some people hardly use pitch forks, which is a shame if you notice your ball lying on a ball-mark. But mainly, everyone is very nice and greets as you walk by. If there is something here to learn for the finnish clubs, it would be that in S-A, student-prices are half the normal price, which you barely ever see in Finland.

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