Don’t want to leave the Emperors Palace Hotel Casino Convention and Entertainment Resort my home the last 4 nights… 4 diferent hotels… an Emporium… a Casino… right at O.R. Tambo International Airport… easy access to Joburg including Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club… special place in the history and business of South Africa… do you know what CODESA is or what an AEROTROPOLIS is?… very interesting… more details later… off to you guessed it, play golf, today at the Observatory Golf Club with a rich Bobby Locke history… CLICK here for the Peermont Mondior Website (Facebook Post, Andy Reistetter, 1/18/16
Day 39: Haydn Porteous Triumphs in Joburg Open at Royal!
January 17, 2016 By
Enjoying the Sunshine Tour’s Joburg Open at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club… only one more week to the Golf Journey to South Africa… (Facebook Post, Andy Reistetter, 1/16/16)
Congratulations to 21-year old South African Haydn Porteous for winning his first European Tour & Sunshine Tour event at Royal Johannesburg & Kensington Golf Club. Solid final round 69 to win by 2 strokes. He along with Zander Lombard & Anthony Wall earned spots in the 145th Open Championship to be played at Troon. Exciting day, can’t tell you how much fun I have had and how well I have been treated these past two weeks on tour in South Africa! Great country, great people & great golf! Loving Joburg! (Facebook Post, Andy Reistetter, 1/17/16)
Colt Ford, American Rapper, Musician, Songwriter & Golfer
January 16, 2016 By
Will Larry the Cable Guy win the 2016 Diamond Resorts International Invitational at The Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe in Orlando? Not sure if he will show up on time for the final round… but I do know for sure all the Diamond Resorts International members had a great time… like I did on Media Day enjoying a Colt Ford concert at Mystic Dunes Resort & Golf Club…
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Day 37: Play Killarney Golf Club with Bobby Lincoln & His Buddies!
January 15, 2016 By
Centipedes, baboons & now peacocks… I think there is more to this video than meets the eye… (Facebook Post, Andy Reistetter, 1/16/16)
Day 36: Sun City Resort is as Spectacular as They Say!
January 14, 2016 By
Going to Sun City, gonna have some fun… going to Sun City Resort because there’s two golf courses there, two golf courses for every player to play… I am here… Gary Player CC tomorow and Lost City GC on Wednesday… (Facebook Post 9 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/11/16)
This place is cool… can’t believe I am trying Ostrich & Crocodile pie! Awesome golfing experience on the Gary Player Country Club course today… Loving Sun City Resort! (Facebook Post 7 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/12/16)
Okay, back to the golf… what an amazing golfing experience playing the Gary Player CC course yesterday… Lost City Golf Course today… another beautiful day in this paradise called Sun City! (Facebook Post 19 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/12/16)
I think if I get lost on this golf course and see a crocodile like that this may be my last golf journey… better to take stroke & distance than be eaten! (-: (Facebook Post Video, Andy Reistetter, 1/13/16)
Not something you see every day on the practice putting green! Pretty amazing, never saw a centipede before… wonder if there are really 100 legs?… wonder how they coordinate them so well why sometimes I trip & fall with only two… know what I mean? Sun City Resort is all about being out there with nature too… adjacent to the Pilanesburg National Park (Facebook Post Video, Andy Reistetter, 1/14/16)
Planet of the Baboons… they have taken over the clubhouse… the ultimate alpha male has yet to swing a golf club though talks a good game. Eerie call to mark his territory. We still went in for lunch after nine as that is the custom in South Africa and we were hungry! (Facebook Post Video, Andy Reistetter, 1/14/16)
What can I say other than I loved playing Lost City Golf Course at the Sun City Resort… from the moment I arrived… to playing with father Jerry & son Elliott… to the Crocodile Pit on the 13th… to views of the Palace of the Lost City… great golfing & living experience! TROML designation for sure! (-: (Facebook Post, Andy Reistetter, 1/14/16)
Incredible 3-hour property tour of Sun City Resort today with PR manager Nicole Turner… felt like a king touring the Palace of the Lost City… quite an interesting history and very detailed and ornate… went up into the King’s Tower for a view of the kingdom and then checked into the African Suite where Michael Jackson would come for months at a time… then dinner with Nicole and entertainment manager Cecile Brody … then awesome entertainment with the talented Andy Swan & Urban Swan duo… a magical day in South Africa’s version of Disneyland… (Facebook Post, Andy Reistetter, 1/14/16)
American Hero Chad Pfeifer Loving Life and Golf…
January 14, 2016 By
CLICK here for the Chad Pfeifer Video on why he loves Golf…
American Hero, three-time Warrior Open Champion, and Golf Channel Big Break contestant Chad Pfeifer… at the Diamond Resorts International Invitational Media Day… truly inspirational person… really think about what he says about his first golfing experience… for me it put some things in perspective and inspired me to not sweat the small stuff… all about finding the sweet spot in life… more we learn about life and golf, the more we fall in love with life and golf… TROML Baby! Catch the tournament this week on The Golf Channel from The Golden Bear Club at Keene’s Pointe in Orlando (-:
CLICK here for the full article on the Diamond Resorts Invitational.
From the Media Day for the 2016 Diamond Resorts Invitational.
Brian Gay on the Ups & Downs in Golf…
January 11, 2016 By
CLICK here for the Brian Gay Video on the Ups & Downs in Golf…
From the Media Day for the 2016 Diamond Resorts Invitational.
Day 33: Play Glendower Golf Club, Host of the South Africa Open
January 11, 2016 By
Fantastic ‘Play It Like the Pro’s’ Monday After the South Africa Open golf day at Fantastic ‘Play It Like the Pro’s’ Monday After the South Africa Open golf day at Glendower Golf Club… WOW, what a golf course! More than I can handle, 6,914 meters from the tips, firm & fast conditions with uncut rough and Sunday hole locations… still managed to par half the holes and have a great time with Kyle, Boy, and Jason and our caddies Andreas, Killer, Clay & Lucky! Later joined by the great South African golfer Bobby Lincoln! Thanks 15 million rand Sandy! (-:
… WOW, what a golf course! More than I can handle, 6,914 meters from the tips, firm & fast conditions with uncut rough and Sunday hole locations… still managed to par half the holes and have a great time with Kyle, Boy, and Jason and our caddies Andreas, Killer, Clay & Lucky! Later joined by the great South African golfer Bobby Lincoln! Thanks 15 million rand Sandy! (-:
Day 32: Brandon Stone Rolls to Victory in the South Africa Open
January 10, 2016 By
Back to ‘work’ today… at Glendower Golf Club in the City of Ekurhuleni for the third round of the BMW South African Open Championship on the Sunshine Tour & European Tour… first played in 1903… previously won by Bobby Locke, Sid Brews, Gary Player, Harold Henning, Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, Trevor Immelman, Richard Sterne… England’s Daniel Brroks leading after 2 rounds, Branden Grace 2 strokes back… off to see the leaders tee off… who’s that young American kid leading in Maui??? LOL (-: Gonna be a good year in global golf… looking forward to the PGA Show in Orlando… anyone going? (-: (Facebook Post 6 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/9/16)
Enjoyed my first day here at the South Africa Open at @Glendower Golf Club hosted by the City of Ekurhuleni… impacted by weather but looking forward to the conclusion tomorrow Sunday… great golf course, tournament well staged and run, and of course met some great people outside the ropes! (Facebook Post 19 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/9/16)
Golf Journey to Ernie Els Country”… awesome to meet him at his Oubaai Golf Resort & Spa (means Old Bay, pronounced “Oh-Bye,” my read “Oh-Boy,” what a place!)… missed him at his Ernie Els Wines winery in Stellenbosch… good to see him again here at the South Africa Open at Glendower Golf Club in the City of Ekurhuleni (pronounced “e-koo-roo-le-ni)… does this mean I am a stalker or that the Big Easy represents the heart, soul, & inspiration of South Africa… which is that which I am seeking and finding… (Facebook Post Ernie Els Video, Andy Reistetter, 1/9/16)
WOW, exciting finish to the South Africa Open… walked the back 9 with the leaders… congratulations to Brandon Stone, what a display of perseverance & talent… 6 birdies in last 11 holes to finish a 65 in Round 3… then bogeys 6 of 8 holes mid 4th round and finishes with 4 birdies on last 6 holes to win by 2 strokes! Reminded me of seeing Jordan Spieth win the Australian Open in Sydney last year… keep an eye out for Brandon Stone… might be the start of the Stone Age! (-: (Facebook Post 12 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/11/16)
Fantastic ‘Play It Like the Pro’s’ Monday After the South Africa Open golf day at Glendower Golf Club… WOW, what a golf course! More than I can handle, 6,914 meters from the tips, firm & fast conditions with uncut rough and Sunday hole locations… still managed to par half the holes and have a great time with Kyle, Boy, and Jason and our caddies Andreas, Killer, Clay & Lucky! Later joined by the great South African golfer Bobby Lincoln! Thanks 15 million rand Sandy! (-: (Facebook Post 16 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/11/16)
Day 32: Protea Hotel Wanderers, Home to Me in Joburg!
January 10, 2016 By
Taking respite at the Protea Hotel Wanderers in Joburg for 3 nights before heading to Durban, George, the Garden Route & Cape Town. Very nice place, very comfortable & restorative… good place for a wanderer like me! (-: (Facebook Post 12 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 12/21/15)
A most remarkable evening sky after a Joburg thunderstorm like no other… Kind of a cross between puffy & swirled… not sure if I have seen one like this before.
A most remarkable evening sky after a Joburg thunderstorm like no other… Kind of a cross between puffy & swirled… not sure if I have seen one like this before. A most remarkable evening sky after a Joburg thunderstorm like no other. Kind of a cross between puffy & swirled… not sure if I have seen one like this before. — at Protea Hotel Wanderers. (-: (Facebook Post 1 Pic, Andy Reistetter, 12/21/15)
Awesome 3 nights at the Protea Hotel Wanderers in Joburg! Enjoyed my time just wandering about here & there… Completely revived and heading to the coast today… Durban, George, the Garden Route and then Cape Town for New Year’s Eve! Great people here at Protea Hotels… invited me back for my first 3 nights when I return to Joburg for the South African & Joburg Opens in January. So blessed on this trip to meet so many great people with an interest in this Golf Journey to South Africa! (Facebook Post 12 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 12/23/15)
4 weeks into the 6-week ‘Golf Journey to South Africa’… going all too fast… back in Joburg for the 2nd time after arriving on December 11th… both times staying at the Protea Hotel Wanderers, in my opinion the flagship property of the all Protea Hotels… very classy place… absolutely love it here! (Facebook Post 11 Pics, Andy Reistetter, 1/9/16)
