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Old January 10th, 2007, 01:13 PM
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Anyone ever played golf in Africa?

My best friend is a son of missionaries in Africa, and they live in a poor village and help out with schooling and stuff....He went to visit and played some golf when he was there!!



They rake the green before you putt!!! Crazy!!!

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Old January 10th, 2007, 01:16 PM
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Which country is that NikeRep07 ?
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Old January 10th, 2007, 01:17 PM
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And just think, it was the same way over here not that long ago.
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Old January 10th, 2007, 01:27 PM
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Which country is that NikeRep07 ?
I know its in Central Africa, I believe its called Bangui...
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Old January 10th, 2007, 01:32 PM
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They actually have some nice courses there somewhere. I had a buddy a couple of years ago send some pics back from a course in Africa.
Lots of wildlife lurking near by if you get my drift.
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Old January 10th, 2007, 03:21 PM
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Lots of wildlife lurking near by if you get my drift.

Uh no, I don't get your drift. Please explain.
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Old January 10th, 2007, 05:08 PM
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I went to Tanzania on a mission trip in 05, and plan on going back in 08, and also maybe to Zambia, but I never considered packing my clubs! Ha! I really don't have time while there, but it would be cool to play golf on another continent.
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Old January 10th, 2007, 08:57 PM
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They actually have some nice courses there somewhere. I had a buddy a couple of years ago send some pics back from a course in Africa.
Lots of wildlife lurking near by if you get my drift.


COOL! Hit the ball.......Pick up your rifle........walk to next shot.........Lay down your rifle...........Hit the ball.........Etc, Etc.
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Old January 10th, 2007, 08:59 PM
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That's a neat picture, NikeRep! Sounds like your best friends' parents are wonderful people.
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Old January 10th, 2007, 09:28 PM
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Did he make that putt?

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Old January 10th, 2007, 09:31 PM
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HAHA...Probably..He has an amazing short game, but hits the ball terrible...He's good for about a 78 every time he tees it up!
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Old January 10th, 2007, 09:35 PM
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My uncle in law (is that even a real relation?!?!) or whatever he is was in the diplomatic corps in Kenya...he claimed that they not only had a great climate but some of the best courses he had ever played on...

http://kenya.com/weather.html

Kinda funny...went to the website looking for general climate information and they had a golf tie in!
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Old January 10th, 2007, 09:37 PM
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My uncle in law (is that even a real relation?!?!) or whatever he is was in the diplomatic corps in Kenya...he claimed that they not only had a great climate but some of the best courses he had ever played on...

http://kenya.com/weather.html

Kinda funny...went to the website looking for general climate information and they had a golf tie in!
HAHA thats awesome......I wanna go!
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Old January 11th, 2007, 10:57 AM
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South Africa has some of the finest golf courses and produces some of the world's finest golfers. Ever hear of Gary Player, Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman?

I learned to play in South Africa, at this course.

Africa is a large continent, with varying degrees of wealth and poverty, amenities and the lack thereof. Any country that has even a small amount of tourism will probably have at least one golf course.
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