Season’s Greetings from everyone here at Golfington Towers. We hope that Santa brought you all the golfington gear that you wished for, and that you were good enough to deserve it! In this edition, we bring you updates from the 2016 Superstars Open and indispensable reviews of the latest golfington equipment.
Superstars Open 2016
The big talk in the second half of the year has obviously been about the Superstars Open. The tournament was held at the Course de l’Ours in Ariège, south-western France.
A course walkthrough is now available, narrated by none other than the voice of golfington himself:
There is a round-up of the tournament on the Superstars Open 2016 page, as well as a video of the action available here:
Lars played a brilliant final round which included an eagle on the par 6 second hole, to finish on a winning score of 35. This made him the first player in the history of the Superstars Open to win two tournaments. Murdo had been the early leader on 37 but had to settle for second place, his highest finish yet. Kings finished on 38, bringing up his second consecutive Superstars Open third place.
The best-dressed award deservedly went to Joslyn for her fabulous florals.
Drinks!
Over the festive season we have been putting in a bit of drinks-related research, as we expect have many of you readers. To most players, the thought of golfington-appropriate drinks conjure up images of a cold beer or well-chilled glass of Cava to enjoy in the sun between shots. For those who like to put in a bit of practice in the chilly off season though, a hot mulled wine or Irish coffee can be a welcome companion as you crunch through frosty grass on a winter’s day.
In summer, cold drinks get warm in the sun. In winter, warm drinks get cold in the snow. And all year round, all drinks run the risks of being knocked over, lost when left in a “safe” place or, most unfortunately of all, being accidentally drunk by a fellow player.
The “wine sippy cup” is an excellent solution to many of these problems. It will hold any wine, sparkling wine or even mulled wine and will protect the precious contents from being spilled if it is knocked over. Its double layer provides insulation to keep your chilled drink cool in the sun. In addition, the range of colours available means that you won’t mistake someone else’s drink for yours on the course. We can’t help you if you leave it somewhere “safe” and forget though; let’s hope for an upgrade that includes a GPS locator.
As great as the wine sippy cup is, it just isn’t very appropriate when you fancy beer rather than wine. For that, we bring you the “beer sippy can”! Again, this will protect your drink from spilling when knocked over and is available in a range of colours for easy identification. It does insulate too, which will keep the contents chilled for longer on a hot day should you for some reason take a long time to drink your beer.
Don’t forget to take some mulled wine with you if you venture out onto the course during the cold winter months. Top golfington fan and part-time TV chef Jamie Oliver has a recipe available here: Jamie’s Mulled Wine. He has somehow forgotten the final step in that recipe: add a generous measure of brandy… to make up for any alcohol that evaporated during the heating process of course.
Cyder Cup
Team USA won the 2016 instalment of this biennial contest by a substantial margin. Golfington Quarterly caught up with USA team captain Penelope Featherington: “It is good to be winning again! I understand that team Europe have had some internal problems and that may have affected their game. Sucks to be them.”
Team Europe captain Jacques LeCoq was unavailable for comment. Rumours are that he has barricaded himself inside the wine cellar of his family’s Bordeaux chateau and refuses to leave, communicating with the outside world only by passing notes scrawled onto labels from empty wine bottles under the cellar door.
Kit Corner
Are you the type of player who gives 110% on every shot? Are you the type of player who reaches so far forward to gain that extra inch that you are permanently in risk of falling over and injuring your knees? Are you the type of player who maybe lives in Spain? Then you need some knee pads! Here is a selection from top equipment providers:
In the top left, we have heavy-duty knee-pads with extra protection which are recommended those who tend to fall over often. These may not go well with your carefully chosen outfit though, so the next couple may be better suited, with red or blue highlights. As for the final pair, these “training” pads are inexplicably also available in adult sizes.
Badges
If you want to show everyone your love for golfington then what better way to do it than with an iron-on golfington patch? These are now available, so let us know if you would like one!
That is it for this edition, so signing off from Golfington Towers until next “quarter”. May your shots be true!