ROSEMARY ABBOTT | Sport
HITS MORE TREES THAN FAIRWAYS
Angus Thorpe, 28, has once again had a day filled with a mix of anger, disbelief, and general confusion.
Despite a resolute dedication to the game, the Cantabrian has not improved one iota in his quest to conquer the fairways. In fact, after playing an entire 18 holes every Saturday at Hagley Park for the past year, his golf game remains as erratic as his mood.
“I still don’t get it. What’s the point in spending all this time on the course if I can’t even hit the ball straight?” Thorpe huffed, pacing back and forth after his 15th slice of the day.
As he took yet another swing at the ball, which predictably veered off course, his face reddened as the ball landed in the bunker—again. “A bunker! A bunker! Is this what I’ve become? A man who can’t escape the sand?”
Beside him, his friend Kade, who has started to look forward to these regular meltdowns, couldn’t help but joke, “Mate, I think you’ve got a future in forestry, not golf. You’ve given the trees more of a workout than the actual course.”
“You really are on a mission to collect every bunker on the course, huh?” Kade quipped, watching Angus storm off silently into the nearby trees.
More to come.
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