Golf4uAlicante Blog

 
My name is Steven Franchi and have been playing the great game of golf for over 42 years now and my handicap is 2. Reading a very interesting article about golf balls the other day in a magazine called Bunkered, it got me wondering how many golfers are using the correct ball to suit them.  

You may not know it, but I have been very busy over the last couple of  years putting my thoughts and ideas together into a book. I am very proud of the results and, in order to market the publication, I am  asking friends and family to assist.

Football who would have thought!
Living in the country which has managed to make it through to the final of the World Cup has been an interesting experience ( having moved from Scotland bless em don’t do well in International football) we have enjoyed the street parties as each time they have moved through the stages of the tournament.

Open at St Andrews
The Open will be staged for the 150th time and will be watched by one of the biggest TV audiences in The World over the four days of fierce competition.

I am not an expert ( being a woman) and I am not ( even though I am Scottish) one of the many who would support any football team in the World Cup except England.
We have watched many of the games and find that the expectations of people have been dashed as scores fall short of what should have happened. Several of the really good teams could have played much better than they have and begs the question as why do the players who play well for their clubs appear unable to achieve the desired results for the fans in this World Cup in South Africa.

Spain looks to follows suit after the UK and Ireland ,a recent article that may become the law next year to ban smoking indoors.
 The smoking ban did financially damage many bars, restaurants and hotels as people may choose to stay at home with a carry out instead of a night down the local.

The fun starts now….
For many, the age of 50 may be the beginning of the end, but a group of scientists claim the good life begins only when people reach their fifties.
Despite increased risk of death and disease, it seemed that people in their fifties worry less, ignore the negatives and accentuate the positives, according to scientists at Stony Brook University, New York.

I recently received a very interesting email which I would like to share with you all:-
An Obituary printed in the London Times – Interesting and sadly rather true.

Volcano threatens high season
Costa hotels have lost millions and experts forecast a troublesome summer
RATHER than storm clouds gathering over the Costas this summer season, it is a cloud of another sort threatening to scupper any hopes the tourism sector had of recovering from a disastrous 2009 and of recuperating the failing British market.

As the high season slowly moves into low season the golf courses in Spain offer further discounted green fees to encourage more golfers to golf in the rising heat.