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Meeting up with Fabiano on the Olympic Golf Course in Round 1 of the Women’s Olympic Golf competition!
I first met Fabiano Pericles Gois Espinola on the original October 2013 initiated ‘Journey to Olympic Golf.’ After playing hickory golf on October 15th, my birthday, at Glen Echo CC in St. Louis. it took me another 33 days to drive down through Arkansas, Texas, Mexico, and Guatemala to San Salvador, El Salvador which is where I met Fabiano for the first time, courtesy of Perry Dye! We played ‘dirt golf’ at the Perry Dye newly designed, newly created El Enchanto, the Charm! Wow, what fun!
With Rick Moreno (L), Fabiano Espinosa (C) and Alejandro Lahrssen (R) at El Echantro in El Salvador in November 2013!
Although he wasn’t part of Gil Hanse’s ‘Merry Men’ when I continued on and made it to Rio to visit the well-designed sandbox of an Olympic Golf Course in January 2014, Fabiano’s irrigation expertise was needed shortly thereafter.
What a great surprise and good fun to connect again and meet during Round 1 of the Women’s Olympic Golf competition on the golf course he so expertly well-irrigated! Great to catch up and learn that he is staying on after the Olympics to care for the Olympic Golf Course and complete another chunk of his formal education.
No doubt Fabiano Espinosa is somebody you will hear more about in the World of Golf and someone I look forward to seeing again as soon as possible!
CLICK HERE for JTOG Day 38: Playing Dirt Golf at El Encanto & First Meeting Fabiano!
