Golf
Meet the member Meet Club captain of Tavira Golf, June Scott
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ast month I met up with this years Captain of Tavira golf club June Scott to hear about her thoughts on the course and to find out a bit more about what it's been like being a club captain. June, thank you for coming along this morning, tell me, how long have you been a member here? Under various options about 16 years. Wow... that's a long time, you must know the course well! Well... you would like to think so! What was your home course? A small gem, a bit like this one, called Carnwath in south Lanarkshire, Scotland, it's a bit like this course in as much it's not a long course, but if you are out of position you pay for it. How many years have you been playing golf? About 18 years OK, so what's your current handicap? Currently 21.6 And your lowest handicap?
I got down to twenty, my aim is to get to 18. What's your favourite hole here at Benamor? I think it would probably be 14, I know it is difficult for the guys, but because of the position of the red tee's I can get there in two. And the one that you dread? Well, I go between 6 and 16, 16 is long for a par 4, and I am tired by the time I get to 16, especially in this weather. How does this course compare to others in the Algarve? Well as I have said, it is not the longest course but because of the positioning of the tree's, it is tight. I have played a lot of the courses and they are quite open, here you have just got to be fairly accurate. What advice would you give someone who hasn't played this course before? Stay straight... it does not matter if you are short, just stay straight. What do you think makes this course in particular, successful? I think it is the whole ambiance of the place,
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the staff, you can not fault the staff, they are all so friendly and helpful. When we had our presentation day, I came in early with the polish for the trophies, but they had already cleaned them for us, it was a lovely touch, they are like a family. Have you been a captain anywhere else? Yes, I was Ladies captain at Carnwath, at the same time my husband was Gents captain, a first for the club. How has your captaincy been here? Well obviously last year was very, very difficult because of the Covid situation, we did not manage any fundraisers, so hopefully this year... we have had one already and we are hoping to get captain's day and Charity day to raise as much money for the charities, because that's the whole point of the captaincy, so fingers crossed we can go ahead with that. Thank you so much for your time June, it has been a pleasure meeting you, hopefully we will get a game together soon.
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