Inside Golf’s Andrew Crockett loves his golf, chatting with celebrities and selling all issues to do with charitable causes and the numerous methods golf assists in elevating consciousness and far wanted funds.
That being the case, this month he was in his ingredient when greedy the prospect to interview former Australian cricket captain and avid golfer Ricky Pointing.
Andrew lined Ponting’s introduction to the sport, his time as a travelling cricketer and {the golfing} alternatives that supplied, the place ‘Punter’ has performed since, whereas additionally relating a few essential subjects, together with the foremost renovations going down at The Nation Membership in Launceston and Ricky’s work with the charitable basis which carries his title.
Ricky Ponting, a cricketing legend and avid golfer.
As reported on in a earlier version of Inside Golf, The Nation Membership Launceston has some vital plans round upgrading not solely the course however the whole facility, whereas The Ponting Basis raises cash for kids and households battling childhood most cancers.
“Golf’s been an enormous a part of my life, from these early days at Mowbray to enjoying programs world wide,” Ponting advised Andrew. “I nonetheless can’t get sufficient of it and play each probability I get. It’s additionally been an effective way to attach with individuals, whether or not by cricket excursions or charity occasions. I’m enthusiastic about what’s taking place with the Nation Membership in Launceston and may’t wait to see it turn out to be a prime vacation spot.”
Learn extra from Ponting on pages 20-21 of this version of Inside Golf.
Younger weapons enter the professional ranks
SUNDAY on the Ford NSW Open may need been a day to overlook, nevertheless in his professional debut Declan O’Donovan confirmed sufficient to point an enormous future lies forward, because it does for fellow Sydneysider Adam Coull who was additionally spectacular in his first outing as an expert.
The pair had been partnered, alongside Ben Henkel, within the closing group at The Classic within the NSW Open and whereas it was the skilled Chris Wooden who got here out on prime in a three-way playoff, at the least for the primary three days O’Donovan carried into the occasion the shape which noticed him win back-to-back NSW Newbie titles in being rated certainly one of Australia’s most enjoyable prospects.
Adam Coull was spectacular in ending sixth on the NSW Open in his first event as an expert.
Maybe much less is understood of Coull, a former membership champion at The Lakes in Sydney who attended Midland School in Texas then the College of Memphis. Nonetheless in rivalry deep into the final day at The Classic, Coull would finally end in a tie for sixth, simply three photographs shy of the playoff.
Harry Takis, certainly one of O’Donovan’s teammates representing Australia within the latest Asia-Pacific championship, received’t be becoming a member of him as an expert simply but and can proceed within the newbie ranks. Takis, who made the 36-hole lower in capturing 10-under to put thirtieth on the latest Singapore Open on the Asian Tour, returns to the San Diego State College to finish his Sophomore (second) season with the Aztecs.
