15th April 2017. Conrad Pezula and Pezula Championship Golf Course

We wake following an excellent evening and a luxurious sleep, to find almost perfect conditions with clear blue skies and almost no wind.  

Following breakfast we drive along the coast road back into Knysna to complete some shopping at Woolworths and Jeanette also finds some tops. 

We arrive back at the Conrad, where we are greeted in reception and transferred by golf buggy down to our suite, where Ken has to change for his 12.20 tee time at the next door Pezula Championship Course.  He arrives at 12.05 and finds that he is playing with  15 year old German national scholarship player who is holidaying with his parents and another local member off 7.  Suffice to say it is somewhat daunting.  But we hit off and for the first 2 holes Ken has a bogey and par, then a 4 on the par 3.  So he is very happy.  But we are playing off the blue tees and loses a ball in the rough on the 5th and double bogeys the hole.  The scenery is just stunning with dramatic ocean vistas.   

We finish the first 9 with Ken having 47 strokes and playing very well.  Now the real challenges commence, because we see the majestic sweep of the course and the stunning scenery with a strengthening wind.  It is very up and  down with slope of 137, so you continually face challenges.  At the 12th , Ken sinks a 25 foot putt, and is delighted.  The local member continues to struggle, loses 2 balls slicing a little wide, then 3 putts from 15 foot and is really upset and our young German star is just like a machine, 260 yards down the middle , followed by a 7 o8 iron and 2 putts.  He had 42 on the front and is playing even better on the back.

The day passes quickly, with Ken shooting 97 ( off 24 modified handicap) so net 73 is very satisfying.  He would have preferred the white tees, the blue were in many places 30 metres longer. 

Otto the German lad shoots 78 off the stick do a net 71, very good for a talented 15 year old.  The local member just has a bad day. 

Ken is picked up by Hotel staff from the golf club and dropped off at our Villa.  We change , have a drink and then go down to the waterfront for dinner at Cafe Mario, and without reservations we have to sit outside by the canal.  We enjoy a superb Italian meal and good chianti.  Then back to our villa at 9.00pm where Ken watches European football on the large screen.  A great day.  

We decide to turn in at 11.15pm.  Our body clocks are well adjusted and we have a long drive from Knysna to Kenton on Sea tomorrow. 

We are still concerned that we have to visit a residential address in Kenton on Sea, which is an upmarket holiday resort area, to check in.