Teeing off.
I had one or two golf lessons in the fifth form at school. I seemed to be quite good, as far as can remember. Twenty years later I had my first game in Uppsala, Sweden. I was directing a show written by John Fiske and starring 'Kesselofski and Fiske'. Paul Kessel took me out for a round. I surprised everyone, including myself, with the quality of my game. Twenty years later I had my next game of golf whilst working on an Alan Plater play, End of Empire, at the Watermill Theatre, Bagnor near Newbury. My game had somewhat deteriorated through neglect and the ageing process. However, the spark had turned to fire and now I'm a member of the local nine holer and play off a 28 handicap with an electric buggy and a set of Callaway X-16's (Steelhead). My favourite course. so far, is Seaford Head. The Hell Hole, number 12 is amusing and the 18th, The Head, is awesome.
My local nine holer is small-ish, but make a mistake and you pay for it.
