112 Miss World entrants visit golf club, PR man gets promoted.
In what was surely the finest week the club has seen, all 112 girls fought it out to have a chance to play “The world’s most exhilarating golf hole” – the Extreme 19th at Legend Golf & Safari Resort.
A selection of girls each had a go at trying to hit the green on the iconic hole, where the tee sits an incredible 430 metres above the green and is accessible only by helicopter.
From the breathtaking tee on the top of Hanglip mountain in the 22 000 ha Entabeni Safari Conservancy in South Africa, the girls not only had to try and negotiate the 361 metre shot but land the ball on a green shaped and contoured like the African continent.
After all 112 contestants were put through their paces with a golf putting lesson from lucky, David Riddle, director of golf at the resort, five of the most competent players were given the opportunity to play the world’s longest par three golf hole.
England’s Laura Coleman, who has previously worked at Stapleford Park GC, Scotland’s Stephanie Willemse, Anne-Kathrin Walter from Germany, Paraguay’s Gabriela Mercedes Rejala Llanes and Ly Truong Thien Duong from Vietnam were the lucky girls to have a go.
They all missed the green in varying degrees but who cares? All 112 Miss World contestants have spent six days at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort at Entabeni, learning a variety of tracking and ranger safari skills as well as brushing up on their golf game.
Coleman said: “It was an amazing experience to play the Extreme 19th at Legend. Having to take a helicopter up to the tee is incredible and I’ve never heard of anything like it.
The Extreme 19th at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort is the ultimate golf challenge and sits next to a unique golf course… where each of the 18 holes has been designed one of the world’s leading golfers.
The list of signatures who have been honoured to design a hole reads like a who’s who of world golf….Trevor Immelman, reigning US Masters Champion; Padraig Harrington, reigning British Open and US PGA champion; Bernard Langer, Colin Montgomerie, Justin Rose, Vijay Singh, Sergio Garcia and Retief Goosen to name but a few.
The unique 18 signature golf course is due to open for play in March 2009 but is already one of the most talked about in Africa. See what I mean – PR genius. Now I wonder how I can get the girls to come and play at my local club…hmmm.
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Beatuies in a golf course. Sounds good both are looking gorgeous.
Hmmm.. Hope they come again:) Was it for any promotional event?
Yeah, it was to Launch the local golf tournament I think. What a great idea tho! I think I might see if I can get them down to my club to launch the weekly medal competition. What do you think my chances are? Lol….