Spectacular scenery surrounds Aguilon…………..
Les should have had a better score with easy putts like this…………
Thought ‘climb every mountain’ was only in Sound of Music?
A lovely par 3 overlooking the sea…………..
Phil playing out of lake – in wrong direction? … it’s behind you………..
Another difficult approach shot from Neil……..
Amazing what lengths golfers go to, to avoid incurring a penalty drop!
Couldn’t resist posting this one of the canaries with a cuckoo in the nest!
This the shot that Les preferred!
Peter and Jose Javier Serrano
16 of us set off in convoy to Aguilon golf for their Seve charity day competition. Along with 12 golfers, there were also 4 non playing wives who would have a great day in the little known beachside resort of Terremos, just a few minutes from the course. It seems that it was quite lively for a Sunday with a bustling street market and many shops open.
We managed to get lost on the way there, getting within 10 minutes of Aguilon then taking a wrong turn and arriving back in the same place 30 minutes later! We managed to contact the course who considerately delayed the 09.30 shotgun start until we arrived. They couldn’t do enough for us – buggies were waiting, we got the best starting slots at 10, 11 and 12 tees (near to the bar when we finished). We then were treated to unlimited beer and tinto verano, crisps, olives, and a barbeque (all free!). The entry was 35 euros of which 20 euros were donated to the Seve charity. In total 720 euros were raised. Jose Javier Serrano (the manager) also donated 6 green fees with buggy and 4 Aguilon
t-shirts to our Seve day.
The weather was gorgeous as we teed off with cloud and wind to follow later in the day. The course is very tricky with any wayward shots finishing up in the canyons and lakes spread about the course. The greens were lush although a bit slow. The surrounding scenery was fantastic and helped the golfers to ignore their bad shots.
The best score from our group was 28pts by Peter Beatt, but this was enough to secure him runner up spot in division one. Well done Pete! He got a lovely glass momento supplied by the Seve foundation. I have included a few photos of the day – Les didn’t want me to publish the one of him centre stage in the bar, but it was so good I had to ignore his pleas!
Aguilon have made us some super offers to go back, even offering to reimburse us the motorway toll fees!
Barry