Nearly two years have passed and I’m itching. Itching to get back out there. Itching to compete. The 8th of July can’t come soon enough. To be blunt, I merely made up the numbers in my first two disabled golf events. I was still searching, searching for that repeatable and reliable swing. A golfer’s Holy … Continue reading #6: Itching
“Live each day as though it’s your last”. That’s the philosophy of golfing amputee Trevor Reich. As a disabled person one has a choice. One can wallow in self-pity or confront life’s challenges head-on. Since losing his left leg in a boating accident on Boxing Day 1998, Reich has chosen the latter with astounding grit … Continue reading #5: Losing My Leg Enhanced My Life — Reich
My hand shakes as I tee the ball up. My heart is pounding. The ball falls off the tee. Once. Twice. These first tee jitters are different. Different because it’s my first round. My first round in a South African Disabled Golf event. “You’ve got this boy. Back of the ball, crush it” Zack tells … Continue reading #4: My First Round
Momentum in golf is everything. Both good and bad. It can send you spiralling to the depths of despair as you scrape together a shade under R30 000 in a calendar-year. It can also swing back in your favour in the nick of time, keeping your dream alive for one more year. Just ask Sean Bradley. … Continue reading #3: Living the dream… Maybe
At the traditional Champions Dinner ahead of last year’s Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods told Jack Nicklaus that he was “done”. After four back surgeries in three years and numerous aborted comeback attempts, a career which had captured the imagination of golf fans for two decades appeared to be coming to a premature and undignified end. … Continue reading #2: Tiger to roar at Augusta once more?
Nine-time champion Ben van Zyl will headline a strong local contingent at the Canon South Africa SA Disabled Golf Open to be held at Magalies Park from 13-17 May 2018. The 61-year-old right leg amputee will be seeking an astonishing tenth title at South Africa’s premier disabled golf event which will celebrate its 20th staging … Continue reading #1: Van Zyl eyes 10th SA Open title
Momentum in golf is everything. Both good and bad. It can drag you down to the depths of despair as you miss five straight cuts and ultimately relinquish your playing rights. But it can also help you scale heights you once thought unimaginable. Just ask Chris Paisley. Paisley knows more intimately than most what momentum … Continue reading Momentum finally with Paisley
As Roger Federer lifted the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup for his 20th Grand Slam with tears streaming down his face, Tiger Woods would have sat up and taken notice. There is no disputing the fact that the pair are the greatest players of their generation, if not of all-time. The sheer weight of numbers places … Continue reading RF shows TW what’s possible
Tommy Fleetwood's impressive play over the past year has him primed to become the first English winner of the Open since Nick Faldo won at Muirfield in 1992. As memorable years go, 2017 is a tough act to follow for Tommy Fleetwood. In a year which saw the Englishman win twice, capture the Race to … Continue reading Fleetwood to snap English Open drought?
Golf fans need to manage their expectations ahead of Tiger Woods’ latest comeback. Ten months is an awfully long time to be away from competitive golf. Even more so for a man in his forties who has had four back surgeries in the space of three years. When players who play 25 events a year … Continue reading Tiger needs time
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