A day of big adventures

Ed and Reg on the signature hole 7th

Contribution to the blog by Paul Van Ryn:

Today had an early start leaving the Fancourt Resort at 6:30 am for an hour bus trip to Pinnacle Point Golf Course. This course was on cliff tops and very challenging with many golf balls lost -  over the side is the Indian Ocean! This course was completed in 2007 and whilst is currently unrated it is expected soon to be included in the list of the World’s Top 100 golf courses, once sufficient analysts have rated the course. This would likely make it the top rated course in South Africa.

Today’s leading players were Roni, with 38 points and Stephen T. with 33 points on a count back over Biv. Great scores considering we have gone back to our original golf link handicaps to start the second leg of the golf tour called the “Game Park Guru”. The weather was very friendly and calm considering that the course will be very tough in windy conditions. After finishing golf and a quick bite and drink we took our bus to George Airport for our flight to Johannesburg and then 2 hour bus trip to Sun City – our venue for the next 3 nights. All didn’t go to plan as we had a 3 hour wait due to a booking mix up, providing time to write post cards, post on blogs, play cards or go to the café.

The shot that made Paul famous! 

Contribution to the blog by Meredith:

Best shot I’ve seen on tour so far....

The wind was kind to us at Pinnacle Point which made it easier to appreciate the spectacular scenery of a golf course perched on an ocean cliff side surrounded by appalling unsympathetic architecture…OK back to the shot...

7^th PAR 3 – 111 meters where the tee and the green are completely separated by a ravine, the carry is about 100 meters and the pin was at the front. Paul cracked a pitching wedge long into the back greenside bunker then flew out of the bunker long back into the ravine. The ball ended up suspended 15cm up in the branch of a shrub. Undeterred, Paul played his third shot delicately balanced on the hill to within 3 feet and dropped the putt for bogie 4 – A Masterpiece!

View of the 18th hole

Contribution by Biv:

AS good aussies do they turned the wait into a bit of a party and took over the lounge offered to us by the Fancourt Resort. There was a “Nearest the Pin’ competition about the total weight of the luggage – 17 people, 14 golf bags & 15 suitcases…take your bet! A previous golf winner  proved to be very good in other calculations too! It was  Helen, who after a late change won the bet just 4 kg over the weight of 428kg! Well done Helen!!! Edddy shared some of his knowledge about Sun City with us - sounds like a really exciting and exotic place!

View of the 12th hole