Superstars Open 2015 was held at Golfington de la Porcelaine near Limoges. This challenging course brought out the best in the competitors. Here are some photographs of them in action:
First hole: Balrog’s Bridge. With fierce crosswinds blowing into the out-of-bounds area, this was a punishing hole for many.
Kings and Lars weighing up their options before stepping up to the teeTim strides to the first tee, with an eye on the weatherCharles takes a shot, part way to an eye-wateringly high score due to the high windsAmanda floats a shot back up onto the “bridge”Joslyn displays concentration, excellent socks and beer insulation.Jan’s second shot in the second round, leading to his legendary eagle on the first holeGaf’s second shot. Waiting for the wind to calm down.
The second hole. The twisting staircase made for some interesting shots…
Amanda tees off for the second hole. Only finely honed concentration skills can prevent her from being distracted by the dubious horse art beside her.Charles reaches around the corner to play down the stairs on the second hole
Bryn gets completely tangled up in the stairs – the ambitious shot was eventually a success.
Amanda, about to play around the door towards the green on the second hole
The third hole… out of the sauna, through the kitchen and dining room and to the bar.
Gaf reaching out of the sauna area on the third holeJoslyn plays through the dining room on the third holeVarious onlookers as Murdo plays through the dining room towards the green
The fourth hole had many twists and turns and narrow corners in the corridor. Not many pictures though… we are scouting for more.
Stephen plays from one doorway through the final one towards the green. Jan relaxes in a clash of colours and patterns.
On the fourth hole, after an initial rush for the front door during the first round, many opted for the back door in the second round.
Amanda plays in through the front door. This shot landed in the sliced green beans. Her next landed in the chicken stock. The hazards of playing golfington through a busy kitchen!
Out of the door, through the vines and into the barbecue. There are no pictures of the sixth hole from this competition. All the papparazzi must have popped to the bar at the same time.
The seventh hole, Pizza Off offered a tantalisingly visible but difficult to hit hole.
Charles tees off on the seventhThe tantalisingly close but notoriously difficult to hit pizza oven hole
Child’s Play…
Bryn tees off around the treeStephen tees off around the tree in a similar fashionCluster of cocks and JoslynCharles hits it home on the eightth
Pool Party, the ninth hole, was again heavy affected by the windy conditions. This led to more than a few out of bounds shots into the pool and difficulty coming back up to the green against the wind if shots went astray.
Amanda tees offGaf struggles to reach the green playing into the wind
Jan takes a power-nap between roundsKate, Murdo and Joslyn discussing the conditionsBest-dressed player winner Bethany models her sensational outfit
Tournament winner Stephen and best-dressed winner Bethany
