Alfred Dunhill Championship

December 15th, 2008

A panoramic view across Leopard Creek Golf Club. Undoubtedly one of the most idyllic golfing settings on the planet

Leopard Creek is approximately three hours north-east of Johannesburg by car on the border of the Kruger National Park and is widely regarded as one of the best courses in South Africa. The course is home to an array of South Africa’s spectacular wildlife including hippos, crocodiles and, of course, the leopard from which the course takes its name. Each hole at the Leopard Creek complex features a statue made from pure copper honouring the big cat. Across the 18 holes, each statue tells the story of a day in the life of the leopard.

Titleist European Tour Representative Mattias Jelver gets acquainted with the local wildlife

Another player looking at the 909 metals was 23-year old Austrian Bernd Wiesberger. Bernd is currently using a 906F2 15° but is looking forward to testing the 909F3 15°. Bernd’s first event on the 2009 European Tour was punctuated by an excellent opening round of 68 (-4) which helped to ensure he played all four rounds of the event. Bernd will be looking to build on this solid start over the coming weeks.

Full line Titleist player Paul Waring has been testing the 909D3 8.5°, but felt that it might be flying a little too low for the early season tournaments in South Africa and the Middle East. To combat this and provide Paul with the higher flight that he is looking for he’s ordered the 9.5° version. Paul has also been waxing lyrical about the 909F3 fairway following his recent switch and, while speaking to the team about his driver took the opportunity to order the matching 909F3 18°.

Titleist Ambassadors Martin Wiegele, Paul Waring & Bernd Weisberger on the 1st tee with Titleist European Tour Representative Guy Smith

This week the European Tour heads to Capetown for the South African Open at Pearl Valley. This is the last European Tour event before Christmas and a number of Titleist ambassadors, such as Rory McIlroy, Robert Dinwiddie and Paul Waring will be looking for an early present by claiming the lion’s share of the €1.1 million purse on offer.

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