Living Golf
SHOW #58
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Hosted by Don Riddell
SNOW GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS
The Living Golf team is often accused by CNN colleagues of chasing the sun and best courses – and they accept this as true. But on this occasion the team heads for the snow fields of St. Moritz for the annual Snow Golf Championships. Don Riddell explores why 75 competitors from all over the world would want to test their game on the frozen fairways of St. Moritz.
GARY PLAYER JOINS THE MIDDLE EAST GOLF RUSH
South African legend Gary Player has joined the long list of top players, past and present, designing golf courses in the Middle East. On this occasion, Justin Armsden joins the Black Knight on Saadiyat Island – the 27 square kilometer island off Abu Dhabi city where he is designing two signature courses. Now in his early seventies, Player is also famous for being able to do 1000 sit-ups – so Armsden puts him to the test.
NEWS
Monthly catch-up of the latest golf news from around the world.
CHARLIE HULL
11-year-old Charlie Hull put the golf world on notice of her ability when she became the youngest winner of the Great Britain and Ireland Ladies Amateur championship last year. She beat more experienced players two and three times her age. She has ambitions of becoming world number one and, as Justin Armsden found out, she certainly has the talent to do it. Armsden joined Hull at her local course in Kettering, near London, where the youngster managed to put his game to shame.
PGA MERCHANDISE SHOW
The annual PGA Merchandise show in Orlando, Florida puts the world on notice of what equipment and other golf gadgets are due out this season. Living Golf’s Chris Meadows heads inside the show to explore what is on offer and tests some of the equipment that’s due to hit the shelves over the next 12 months.
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