Gary Player becomes even more popular with men!

The rematch!

So far we have played 9 rounds of golf. All were on quite different styles of courses and all of them well liked by the group in general - some more than others, though! Today, however, regardless of the score, everyone thought the course was fantastic and most people said they would like to play it again.  The course we played was the Gary Player Golf Club at Sun City - host of the Nedbank Challenge every year and where the most recognised and best golfers on the planet come to compete.

Even though we weren’t playing for big money like the Pros do, the challenge for everyone was like one of their “majors”! It was the much anticipated girls vs. boys rematch. With smart uniforms kindly arranged by tour organiser, Global Golf, the format was ‘best ball’ match play, meaning the best stableford score per hole would win. The pairs were carefully chosen by the Team Captains – Meredith and Paul. The line up for the photos shows behind every girl her opponent for the day, and those boys were more determined than ever to get us….and…they did, winning 4 out of the 7 matches! Well done to the guys! My only excuse for the girls’ performance is that we were very distracted - not only with the caddies’ sense of humour but also with all the animals we saw in the hills that frame the course, including elephants, zebras and wilderbeast.

Best score of the day was Eddy who had a fantastic score of 40 points putting him ahead of everybody in the “Game Park Guru” competition and making him gain positions in the overall. Congratulations Eddy!

It was again a hot day in this lovely part of South Africa and, being the last day at Sun City, people wanted to make the most of it. After the game some people went on safari and saw many of the animals we saw from the golf course but at much closer range. This safari was like an appetizer for what is coming up tomorrow when we move again and this time to the Kruger National Park. Others enjoyed a relaxing day in the hotel pools while drinking delicious Margaritas! Not a bad way to spend the rest of the day either! A group dinner in Santorini’s - one of the many restaurants the Sun City has to offer- finished off this full-on day.  Big moving day tomorrow and yes…early start again but I am sure it’ll be all worth it!

View of the 9th green on the Gary Player course