Archive for April, 2007
Devonvale Golf Club Review
Apr 29th
As promised here is a short review of the first course I played under the Play more golf scheme. For those of you who don’t know I play off a 5 handicap but should be more like a 10! But us golfer’s always complain about that so I’ll move on. When I first arrived at the course I was very impressed, there was ample security around and the club house looked impressive. We went into go to the pro shop where service could have been better but nothing really terrible.
The first two holes were quite bad, not because of the scenery but all I can remember is hitting about 10 really awful shots (and hitting 2 out of bounds on the 2nd) so I’ll start my review from the 3rd hole to avoid bias 
The course was very green and I’d give it probably about a 5/10 (10/10 being Humewood on a windy day!) for difficulty rating, there are lots of trees and some tight fairways. The course will really reward a smart conservative golfer as the holes are not really long, but require more strategy than power.
My favourite hole on the course is the ‘Spitting Cobra’ which is hole #14, requiring an excellent drive and then an approach with a mid to long iron for me with a very firm green to try and stick it on. I managed a par 4 here but o nly thanks to a 40 ft putt!
The course is a parkland style course and its quite spread out, the greens are softish and can be quite deceiving thanks to the surroundings (mountains, hills etc). There are quite a few deceiving views on the course which could be learnt from playing the course a few times!
For the R79 us Play more golf members pay I would definately recommend it be checked out, I’m not sure what the normal green fees are unfortunately.
I will definately be back there soon! Check back again for more reviews..
I give it an 8/10
Aussies – 2 SA – 0
Apr 25th
I’m sure all of you are feeling pretty sad as am I, we just can’t seem to get it over those damn Aussies! Oh well my support has now fully shifted to Sri Lanka. Please please someone beat the g*d damn Australians!
Play more golf, no really!
Apr 25th
Being a young, poor, aspiring golfer I know that the sport can sometimes dent the wallet. When I moved to Cape Town two months ago the price of golf memberships was really a bit crazy so I almost decided to cut down I found out about PlaymoregolfSA luckily however, for R99 per month you can get a ‘social’ membership and play some decent clubs around Cape Town (and other cities). It was a bit expensive to get started R499 start up cost, and I was a bit skeptical about the quality of the courses, but the last two weeks I have played Mowbray Golf Course and Devonvale and I was really impressed! So if you’re looking for a game on a budget, I suggest you check it out.
Clickatell 2.0
Apr 24th
Clickatell has launched their new website, which is a considerable improvement on the previous edition. Congratulations to all the guys on the marketing team it is really an excellent result. I would urge you to visit the site at www.clickatell.com to find out exactly what is on the table.
Hello World!
Apr 24th
Hello everyone! Yes, and by everyone I mean you my one reader. I decided to put up a blog so I could share my 2 cents with the planet. I will be putting up articles that relate to what I’m interested in, which in short is:
- Work (Programming, Analysis and Design, Business, Technology)
- Golf
- … Life (as I am still in the process of getting a life this may take longer than the others!
This site will continually evolve so all positive (ok and negative) feedback welcome
