Some days you wake up and go why, why WHY?! This is especially true if you are involved in mortgage-backed securities.
Other days you wake up and Greg Norman is leading a Major, at least through Saturday
, and you think that all is well with the world. Still other days you wake up and think, “WHY AM I THE ONLY PERSON IN THE WORLD THAT HASN’T BEEN TO SOUTH AFRICA TO PLAY GOLF?”
I am sure we have all had that feeling
, especially after seeing golf magazine after golf magazine feature SA on its cover. Thus, in an effort to save us all from despair, Ben and I have decided to lead a group there at the start of February next year. This is certainly a trip and not a vacation in that we will be covering some ground over the ten days. Obviously, it is a golf architecture specific itinerary featuring a mix of the old (e.g. Humewood, Durban) with the new (e.g. Pinnacle Point, Leopard Creek). All told, we are playing six different courses and yes, we are playing Durban and Pinnacle Point twice each. In fact, we are meeting with the architect of Pinnacle Point, Peter Matkovich, there which promises to be a most informative evening. We elected to pass on Sun City – having watched it for years on television, it doesn’t quite hold the same interest as the other courses. Of course, if you really want to see it, you can tack on a few days at the start or end of the trip and do it that way.
The accommodations are luxe and we are staying at some of the most famous hotels in SA, including Pezula and 12 Apostles in Cape Town. On the non-golf side, apart from the famous game reserve at Mala Mala, the part I’m looking forward the most to is being in Cape Town, which many well traveled friends consider their favorite spot in the world. For more information on the golf and accommodations, please go to this link:
GCA South Africa Trip
Ben and I are bringing our wives and other wives are coming too. One other gentleman is bringing his teenage son who is a good golfer. We hope to have at least twelve of us, in part to defray the cost of hiring a private plane for two internal trips, which will ease the rigors of getting from Durban to Mala Mala and Mala Mala to Leopard Creek.
For more information, please contact Ben through his travel company Golf TI either by email at bencd@golfti.com or phone 416.605.4653 or make a post here. The intent is to assemble a nice group of people and to enjoy our time on the African continent. We are going to meet some interesting folks along the way and it should be a highly educational experience. Personally speaking, I don’t know when we will be going back so we have endeavored to do this trip up right – hope you’ll consider joining us.
Cheers,