Grand Finale at the Capital

Biv, Paul and Meredith with Capital club house in the background

There was a special prize for those of us lucky enough to finish in the top 3 of the tour competition. Paul promised those on the podium a game at the exclusive and very private Capital Golf Club in Melbourne. It took a bit to settle on a date since we are back with our busy lives… but on 1^st December Paul delivered on his promise. The lucky ones to go with him were 3 girls (go girls!!!) – Fiona, Meredith and me (Biv).

The capital is absolutely stunning! The entrance resembles the famous Magnolia Drive at Augusta National with the club sitting proud at the end of a road framed by beautiful trees.  We had the golf course and practice facilities entirely for ourselves and so we decided to make the most of it! After a bit of practice we hit the fairways at our leisure. The golf carts were equipped with a handy GPS system and loaded with drinks! The golf course has some fantastic holes and few of them had similar features to The Links at Fancourt. Fiona would’ve probably been the winner on the day but we had decided to just have a friendly one!

Was Fi excited or what?

Trying to follow a good South African tradition, a big meal also accompanied the game…only we had it at the end of the round and not half way like they do! Much easier to play the back nine without a full belly! The meal was a huge and delicious steak sandwich in the well decorated and impeccable club house…very enjoyable!

This game really concludes our 2010 Golf’n’Safari adventure…ohhh…wait…what about the boys vs girls rematch??? Oh well, maybe such a great trip really has no end!

 

Signature hole at The Capital Golf Club