So many question marks, so many doubts – So much worry, but at the end hope.
It has been one year in the making. Hours and days of practice, sleepless nights going through all possible scenarios. Even the Corona virus couldn’t stop us. The GinCup Team is about to arrive to the LaCala Golf Resort in Spain to compete for the most important trophy in amateur golf – The GinCup.
What are the different competitors aiming for? What can we expect from the Rookies? How will the ones experience the event that had to stay home? Can the champion do the impossible and claim the trophy for a third consecutive time? Let´s have a look…
The Onion. Even having covid19 must feel like a chilly breeze compared to the rock that sits on Bob´s back for the past years. Nobody wants to become last. And for sure not for a fourth consecutive time. The farmer from northern Luxembourg tried everything in the past year: He became part time vegan, he stopped drinking alcohol for a while, he went to the gym part time and he found Harry – His golfing pro, that still has to prove a positive influence to Bob´s game. We wish him all the best. But will his hands do what his head tells them to?
The Rookies. They simply don’t know what they got themselves into. All the athletic experience that Jerome and Robert bring to the table is worth absolutely nothing when the pressure of GinCup will hit them. They will rise, they will fall, they will fight and they will fall, they will find excuses and then fall again. To avoid the onion is the ultimate target. But maybe they will all prove us wrong… Most likely not.
The Legend. As much as we all hoped and prayed that our first time Champ Pete can make it happen, destiny didn’t want him to travel to Malaga this year. But it will feel as he is right there with us – sharing all his wisdom, playing the smartest, swearing with all his experience.
The Prisoner. The Bermuda triangle is ripped in pieces this year. At the end Corona found a way to rip a piece out of our hearts. South African travel restrictions made it impossible to get our beloved Jan Solms to our side. Always in contention to grab a day victory this will make the life of the favorites that bit easier. He will be missed…
The Peloton. The field comes in with different expectations. While Helmut and Mulles are still searching for their form, others are aiming high. Obi had a fabulous start to the season with a few rounds in the seventies. The closer GC came, the more his mind took over. Rumors say that he invested in a new Driver that he has less under control than his wife. Robi is always a major scare. With his new lifestyle he might have wasted to much energy and time in different fields. This could affect his game in both ways. Chris is on paper obviously the main favorite. Arriving with the best handicap and knowing at least one of the GinCup Main event courses like his own pocket he will be hard to beat. Anyways he will have to cure his front 9 symptomatic that he carries for most of 2020.
The Champion. Only PJ himself knows what he is doing with all his time up in Sweden. The information that we received say that he changed jobs to understand better how to handle heated situations even better and how the grass grows to improve his putting to absolute perfection. This guy is a maniac. He wants to eat us alive. Can he bring the trophy home for a third year in a row. Nobody would be surprised.
Now it is time to head into the competition. Like they say in skiing: There are no friends on powder days! And so there are none during GinCup. Buckle up, fasten your seat belts, put your FFP3 masks on. It is about to happen… Painful moments - situations of pure doubts – Pure joy. Let´s bring it on boys!!!
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