A Trip to the Bush, Thanda Private Game Reserve, July 2022
At the end of July Robin and I went to Thanda Private Reserve with her sister, Denise, and nephew Brad. We were met at the gate by a neatly dressed and well spoken guard...
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Third Term 1st218, July / August 2022 Lesson 5 20 August 2022
Saturdays lesson for both classes was pitching. Neil and I made a circle with cones about 25 metres from the practice tee with a cone in the middle which was the “flag” and the...
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Third Term 1st218, July / August 2022 Lesson 4
Lesson Four was a continuation of the third lesson where we did chipping from the edge of the green except in the second class we also did did some short pitch shots. Here we...
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Third Term 1st218, July / August 2022 Lessons 2 and 3
The second and third lessons of the Third Term was chipping from the fringe of the green and some more putting. Both classes did very well and while there were no competition rounds for...
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Third Term 1st218, July / August 2022 Lesson 1
The first lesson of the new school term is traditionally putting and Neil and I were really happy when three young ladies, Sadie, Ava and Chiara joined us for their first golf lessons with...
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Second Term 1st218, 30 April 2022
Saturday morning, 30 April 2022, dawned bright and clear and perfect for the start of the new golf term which should have started on the 23rd but for rain. It was great to see...
First Term 1st218, 19 March 2022
Saturday, 19 March was our last classes of the school term and we hit 7 irons. Neil placed cones down the hitting area which was “the middle of the fairway” and the youngsters were...
First Term 1st218, 12 March 2022
We did chipping on Saturday morning and and welcomed back Yunal back into the 1st218 fold after an absence of two years. The youngsters were asked to chip into a small circle Neil and...
First Term 1st218, 26 February and 05 March 2022
On Saturday, 26 February we had a pitching competition for both classes. The youngsters hit some great pitches and it was Jayceon who took the prize in the first class and Ethan who, for...
First Term 1st218, 21 February 2022
2022 has got off to a pretty slow start with two lessons being washed out by rain. The two lessons we’ve had have been very good with the youngsters playing some great shots. The...
Congratulations Carter
Congratulations to Carter Ross on his invitation to play in the SA Kids Golf World Qualifiers at Huddle Park in Johannesburg. Carter, who is five and a half, started his SA Kids Golf career...
Third Term 1st218, 25 September 2021
On Saturday morning the first class hit irons and the second class played the practice fairway where six youngsters teed it up including five year old Carter who has come up from the first...
Third Term 1st218, 18 September 2021
On Saturday, September 18, while yours truly was soaking up the magnificent wildlife this beautiful country has Neil got the youngsters on the putting green. He mapped out a course on the green, put...
Eighth Week of 1st218 Second Term, 5 June 2021
Saturday, June 05 dawned bright and clear but unfortunately the days building up to the weekend saw around 100mls of rain dumped onto the golf course leaving it pretty wet. The only part of...
Sixth and Seventh Week of 1st218 Second Term, 22 and 29 May 2021
On Saturday, 22 May we did the longest and straightest shots with the youngsters using their seven irons and we saw some great shots. In the first class Carter walked away with the honours...
Fourth and Fifth Week of 1st218 Second Term, 08 and 15 May 2021
08 May saw Neil help the youngsters with their putting. Neil used stainless steel mirrors so the youngsters could could see their eyes over the ball when they’re putting. Having your eyes over the...
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