Golf

Haven't player golf for years. Me and the lads used to play all the time in Gt Yarmouth... on the 'Pitch N' Putt'. I've only ever played once on a full size golf course in Scotland with Nogger.

It's normally way too expensive for green fees or you have to be a member.

Here in PEI there are a ton of golf courses, and there are a ton that are public. They're also dirt cheap!

I instigated a driving range trip with me, JR and Ryan early in the week to prepare for a game at the weekend. JR then set about getting loads more people - we ended up with 8 players.

I bought a 2nd hand set of clubs - full set - for just $50 off of some guy, they even came with a bag. Absolute bargain. For some stupid reason I left my old set in the UK and did not transport them over.

So on Saturday afternoon we went to the Vista Bay golf course down on the south of the island. It costs just a minimal $15 for 9 holes + you get a proper golf cart!

Me, Bob and Matt (the beginner types) were together in the 2nd group, and Bob liked to drive the cart as fast as he could :)

I think the last time I hit a golf ball was with Paul, in the Maldives, on our honeymoon 4 years ago. My first whack wasn't too bad, can you see the ball?

Matt on the other hand has never hit a ball in his life, not even on a driving range. This is a capture of his first ever contact with the ball. Notice the power behind the shot, the speed of interception. Notice how he keeps his head up... excellent technique for a first ever shot.

I did however tell him to keep his eye on the ball... I think he was looking out to the horizon waiting for a glimpse of white, resulting from his magnificent stroke...

Shame the ball was on the floor 1 metre in front of him ;)Bob, being the tech geek that he is, brought along his very own HUD!

Hole 4, and I was sure that Bob had lost his first ball as it bumped a metre high over some shrubs and into the rough. LOL...

But... he emerged seconds later victorious!

I really needed to go for a wee halfway through the game...

Shot of the game (for our pathetic team) was granted to me for an awesome 7 iron shot onto the green.. I'd say 100 metres or so out... there's my ball... see it ?

They call it Vista Bay for a reason! The final few holes are high up and behold some superb vistas over the bay... see what they did there?

Also, upon speaking to the owner, he said it was totally legal, and he did not mind at all for us to bring our own beer next time!

The cart has a big basket in the back that I fancy is just right to hold a bucket of ice and a case of Molson :)

Next time, next time we'll take beer... and I'll blog the results :)

So hurry up and get over here Nogger... I'll provide plenty of sauce... you provide the chips... LOL