Golf in Godzone: The Real Thing At a time when the Masters and Augusta National is getting all the attention
tips for golf, Mark Reason reminds us of just how good it gets in New Zealand, ‘Golf heaven is right on your doorstep’.If you’ve already had enough of the hype and the who’s-gonna-win the Masters go read what Mark has to say about golf in Godzone.Mark writes, ‘Golf is still the people's game
frisbee disc golf, just as it was in Scotland before men like Donald Trump blotted the landscape.’ And sad to say he’s somewhat right about Scotland where the cost of playing the famous links courses is way over the top. And the newer ones such as Castle Stuart, Kingsbarns and Dundonald Links pitch their prices at the kind of people, make that patrons, who’ve got tickets for the Masters
best golf swing.Qualified correction on Dundonald Links, I’ve just this minute checked and they’ve got an April weekday (not Friday) special for 40 Pounds.Golf in Godzone is the real thing whereas according to Mark, ‘Augusta is not a real place. Reality is outside the gates on Washington Rd, a strip of tedious tarmac flanked by fast-food joints
indoor miniature golf. Reality is the two-hour drive from Atlanta airport, a trip that wouldn't make the frame on "The World's Top Billion Journeys." But inside Augusta everyone is putting on a show
shot online golf. The sand is crystal white, the water is dyed blue, the azaleas are always in bloom and the grass is greener than Craig Heatley's jacket.