Back in Time - Dolphin Coast Classic

Contrary to popular belief the Ryder Cup is in fact NOT the most coveted and prestigious match play structured golf competition in the world.....it is in fact The Dolphin Coast Classic played right here in KZN. Participation is by invite only and there have only ever been 4 golfers to have had the honour of taking part, plus one very special caddy.

Over the years, myself and Tont have squared up against Verve and Shuz in some titanic battles on courses such as Princes Grant, Zimbali, Southbroom, Mount Edgecombe 2, and Selbourne. The Dolphin Coast Classic is an awesome event and is not an every day occurrence. With all of us venturing in different directions over the past few years it has been a rare bit of luck that all 4 of us have been in the same country at the same time and so it's become more and more difficult to stage the Classic. However, myself, Tont and Verve are all currently living in South Africa and Shuz is set to arrive back in the country on the 10th of December after a stint of travelling around South America, which is the culmination of a good few years based in the UK with fiance' Robyn. So we are set for another clash in the coming months and it's going to be nothing short of mammoth. At time of going to print Shuz and Verve hold a marginal lead of 3 victories to 2.

Anyway, enough rambling, this 'Back in Time' post takes us to pre-2002, where the Dolphin Coast Classic was hosted at Zimbali Country Club along the North Coast. Although there isn't a single photo of the actual golf that was played, these pictures of us at the after party following the standard fines meeting, pretty much sums up the reason why this event is held in the first place.....aaaaaahhhh....good times.

Back in Time - Snow Boarding Trips

On a recent trip to my bedroom cupboard, in search of a pair of slops, I uncovered an old bag full of old developed photos. Some of them were taken during this new, so called "digital era" but the bulk of them are old school........captured using film on a dodgy old analogue camera. Either way, they're getting no exposure stuffed inside a bag in a shoe cupboard (did you see what I did there......with the 'exposure' thing) so I've started going through them and thought I'd stick some of the good ones up here. I've got a pile of them to go through so keep coming back over the next couple of weeks, because there's a very good chance that a lot of you will feature.

First up in the 'Back in Time Chronicles' are 2 snow boarding trips I did while overseas. This first series of shots are from Pas de la Casa in Andorra. In total, from South Africa, Ireland, and the UK we pulled a crew of around 38 guys and girls together. Needless to say it was a BIG week on the slopes.

Nicky with a firm grip on Brendan's 'nana

The second trip was to Passo Tonale in Italy. This time round it was only 6 of us but was possibly one of the most enjoyable, hilarious trips I've done.